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News and insights about WordPress and its ecosystem by Post Status staff and contributors for our members and the WordPress community.

Justin Ferriman happily notes that LearnDash…

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Dan Knauss
Business
Justin Ferriman happily notes that LearnDash received a second consecutive "High Performer" designation from G2Crowd, a popular peer-to-peer, business solutions review platform. In fact, it was the only WordPress-based solution mentioned in the learning management space, and Justin took the…

The Plugin Economy interviewed Nathan Singh,…

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Dan Knauss
Business
The Plugin Economy interviewed Nathan Singh, who at the start of 2018 acquired Envira Gallery and Soliloquy Slider from Thomas Griffin and Syed Balkhi. Nathan, a relative newcomer to the WordPress space and community, goes on to relate his thoughts…

David Aguilera, Chief Product Officer at…

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Dan Knauss
Business
David Aguilera, Chief Product Officer at Nelio, shared some insights about WordPress plugins and the plugin market in an interview with Kobe Ben Itamar at Freemius. My favorite takeaway: "I’ve seen a lot of examples of companies failing because their founders spent…

WordPress and Blockchain

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Brian Krogsgard
PlanetWordPress News
It's time to discuss blockchain technology from the perspective of the WordPress ecosystem, to discuss threats, opportunities, and generally discover how this emerging sector could impact WordPress.

WP Engine recently announced the launch…

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Dan Knauss
Security
WP Engine recently announced the launch of Global Edge Security, an "enterprise-class advanced security solution" in conjunction with Cloudflare. They have also recently provided its customers with the Genesis framework and themes after acquiring StudioPress in June.

Envato has shut down its hosting program

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Brian Krogsgard
Hosting
Envato has closed down all efforts at hosting WordPress websites, it appears. They've removed the option to buy hosting when you buy a WordPress theme, and Ben Welch-Bolen, the co-founder of Pressed — which they acquired — no longer works…

Jonathan Bailey, copyright and plagiarism consultant…

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Dan Knauss
Hosting
Jonathan Bailey, copyright and plagiarism consultant at CopyByte, puts his thoughts down about the future of WordPress: "WordPress is at a crossroads... it faces a new threat, and it’s not a competitor but rather an ideology." Jonathan believes the self-hosted…

Managed WordPress hosting companies continue to…

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Dan Knauss
Hosting
Managed WordPress hosting companies continue to grow: Flywheel is #344 on Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of the United States's fastest-growing private companies. It is also Nebraska’s fastest-growing company in 2018.

Gutenberg 3.5 is out with another long list…

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Dan Knauss
Design
Gutenberg 3.5 is out with another long list of features, but the clear majority of items are improvements that refine and polish the user experience, like styles for checkbox components and states for buttons. About 50% of all Gutenberg downloads have happened…

Ryan Sullivan, who recently sold his…

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Brian Krogsgard
Business
Ryan Sullivan, who recently sold his company WP Site Care, shares his feelings about the way a growing business can potentially interfere with your passion and get you sidetracked from the things that made you start a business in the…
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