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WordPress minor update blocks future minor updates

Brian Krogsgard

February 9, 2018

WordPress 4.9.3 introduced a bug that causes a fatal error during automatic update attempts — effectively preventing future minor updates triggered by WordPress.org’s update system. The only way to fix it is to either manually upgrade or hosts to take…

WordPress market opportunities: Upmarket edition — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

February 9, 2018

DraftPlanet

In this episode, Brian and Brian continue their discussion on WordPress market opportunities with a focus on the upper-market and enterprise clients.

An interview with PublishPress founder Steve Burge

Dan Knauss

February 7, 2018

BusinessHosting

PublishPress recently announced the acquisition of Daniel Bachhuber's Bylines plugin for PublishPress. I got in touch with Steve to catch up with him and his unique take on the WordPress economy.

Liquid Web has acquired iThemes

Brian Krogsgard

January 31, 2018

BusinessHosting

Liquid Web has announced the acquisition of iThemes in an all cash deal that includes the entire iThemes team moving over to Liquid Web as an independent unit, and iThemes products will be included in various Liquid Web offerings.

Managing product renewals

Brian Krogsgard

January 30, 2018

Business

There was an interesting conversation over the last few days in the business channel on Post Status Slack, where members discussed the merits and potential pitfalls of various renewal strategies. Joe Guilmette kicked it off describing how auto renewals for…

Liquid Web announced the launch of…

Brian Krogsgard

January 30, 2018

Hosting

Liquid Web announced the launch of its managed WooCommerce hosting, which has been in the works for some time. It will be interesting to see how other hosting companies respond. The hosted solution space — especially for eCommerce — is just…

The latest version of Gutenberg (2.1)…

Brian Krogsgard

January 30, 2018

Design

The latest version of Gutenberg (2.1) is out with another healthy list of improvements and additions. As Matias Ventura reports, the update iterates further on aspects of the design and writing flow with enhancements like lighter up/down movers. It also…

WordPress Market Opportunities — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

January 26, 2018

DraftPlanet

In this episode, Brian and Brian discuss market segmentation across the WordPress ecosystem.

Pippin Williamson was interviewed on…

Brian Krogsgard

January 23, 2018

Business

Pippin Williamson was interviewed on one of my favorite blogs -- Indie Hackers. He talked about how he created his business and has turned it into one generating nearly $200k in revenue per month. Also from Pippin's team, they…

As is his tradition at the…

Brian Krogsgard

January 19, 2018

Business

As is his tradition at the end of each year, Pippin Williamson wrote out his 2017 year in review. He covers his price changes, revenue, the closing of the EDD marketplace, and other significant milestones for his company. I wish…

The first WordPress conferences of 2018…

Brian Krogsgard

January 19, 2018

Business

The first WordPress conferences of 2018 will soon be upon us. Two to point out: LoopConf is happening from February 21 to 24 with a solid speaker lineup. It's back in the same venue at Salt Lake City, Utah. If you're…

Awesome Motive has sold Soliloquy and Envira Gallery in a multi-million dollar sale

Brian Krogsgard

January 19, 2018

Business

Awesome Motive -- the company behind OptinMonster and WPForms -- has sold two of their products in a multi-million dollar deal. Soliloquy and Envira Gallery were first products by Thomas Griffin, who partnered with Syed Balkhi and is now the…

Hosted versus self-hosted eCommerce — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

January 19, 2018

DraftHosting

In this episode, Brian and Brian discuss self-hosted vs managed ecommerce and whether or not conferences have outlived their usefulness.

Two Brians are better than one — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

January 16, 2018

DraftPlanet

In this episode, Brian Krogsgard chats with Brian Richards, creator of WPSessions and new co-host of the Draft podcast.

Pippin Williamson has discontinued memberships on…

Brian Krogsgard

December 23, 2017

Business

Pippin Williamson has discontinued memberships on his website to provide free and open access to his tutorials. The product side of his business has grown enough that he can't consistently produce new tutorials and provide code reviews, so he's opening up…

WordPress minor update blocks future minor updates

WordPress market opportunities: Upmarket edition — Draft podcast

An interview with PublishPress founder Steve Burge

Liquid Web has acquired iThemes

Managing product renewals

Liquid Web announced the launch of…

The latest version of Gutenberg (2.1)…

WordPress Market Opportunities — Draft podcast

Pippin Williamson was interviewed on…

As is his tradition at the…

The first WordPress conferences of 2018…

Awesome Motive has sold Soliloquy and Envira Gallery in a multi-million dollar sale

Hosted versus self-hosted eCommerce — Draft podcast

Two Brians are better than one — Draft podcast

Pippin Williamson has discontinued memberships on…

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