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WordPress in higher education, with Rachel Cherry — Draft Podcast

Brian Krogsgard

May 20, 2017

In this episode, Brian is joined by Rachel Cherry, an experienced WordPress developer, including in the realm of using WordPress in higher education. She also organizes a WordPress for higher-ed conference, WPCampus.

Is “Mobile First” really “Desktop Worst”?…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Design

Is "Mobile First" really "Desktop Worst"? Oliver Brooks (Creative Director at Metalab) explains his dislike for the unnecessary use of mobile menus in desktop browser views: Mobile First should not be taken as an opportunity to over-simplify and, by the…

Adam Soucie has a nice start…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Design

Adam Soucie has a nice start to a series of articles on accessibility over at Flywheel's design blog, The Layout. He begins with perceivability as defined by WCAG standards because, "if a visually or hearing impaired user can't perceive a…

“Data is useless without the ability…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2017

Design

"Data is useless without the ability to visualize and act on it." Andrew Coyle writes about the ingredients of a successful data table user interface design. He presents a nice list of design structures, interaction patterns, and techniques.

HackerOne opens possibilities for WordPress vulnerability hunting

Brian Krogsgard

May 16, 2017

Security

HackerOne is a popular platform for vulnerability hunting and disclosure, built on a bounty system for properly disclosed software issues. As Aaron Campbell notes on the WordPress blog, "It provides tools that improve the quality and consistency of communication with…

Publish tickets, initial speakers, sponsors

Brian Krogsgard

May 12, 2017

BusinessHosting

I'm super excited to finally be able to say that tickets for Publish 2017 are available. The event, as many of you already know, is in Atlanta, on August 3rd and 4th. That's a Thursday and Friday. Go straight to…

Matt Medeiros sits down with JR…

Brian Krogsgard

May 5, 2017

Hosting

Matt Medeiros

Business in a Box is a…

Brian Krogsgard

May 5, 2017

BusinessHosting

Business in a Box is a new small business eCommerce toolset from Paypal, and they have partnered with WooCommerce and Xero to provide a bundle to those looking to setup eCommerce sites. Michael Steele goes into more detail about it,…

DreamHost is the first host to offer Jetpack commercial option en masse

Brian Krogsgard

May 4, 2017

HostingSecurity

DreamHost has announced a new benefit for DreamPress customers: all customers can get Jetpack's commercial version -- including VaultPress backups and Akismet spam protection -- included in their plan for no additional cost. The deal was structured between Automattic and…

Maintaining Legacy WordPress Websites — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

April 30, 2017

DraftPlanet

In this episode, Brian and Joe discuss maintaining legacy WordPress websites, including how to decide between third party code vendors.

First web interaction for small businesses

Brian Krogsgard

April 25, 2017

Business

The great battle for the small business side of the web is for a customer's first web interaction. Want to create a website? Where do you go? That's the battle that every player wants to win: Automattic, GoDaddy, EIG, Envato.…

Breaking into and building community, with WordPress and beyond — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

April 24, 2017

BusinessDraft

In this episode, Brian is joined by Matt Medeiros, a veteran of building communities in the WordPress Space. They talk about the challenges and rewards of diving into a new community.

Robert Abela at WP White Security…

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

Security

Robert Abela at WP White Security has an interview with BlogVault CEO Akshat Choudhary. The conversion revolves around the security breach involving BlogVault's online WordPress backup service in February. The BlogVault service itself, it turns out, was not hacked, but…

Recurring revenue versus lifetime value

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

Business

I enjoyed a conversation in Slack recently where plugin authors were discussing the difference between recurring revenue and lifetime value. I think it's worth restating for the newsletter, as it's a common question. In recent years, there have been several…

Introducing a new way to find high quality WordPress jobs

Brian Krogsgard

April 20, 2017

PlanetPost Status Team Blog

The Post Status Job Board is a great place to find and list quality WordPress jobs. Whether you're recruiting excellent candidates or are seeking your next job opportunity, it's the place for you.

W3TC, Placester, and Frederick Townes

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2017

WordPress Community

Placester is a Boston-based startup that gears toward real estate agents, and they've recently raised $50 million in a Series D round -- bringing their total fundraising to $100 million. Why should you care? Well, two reasons. Placester uses WordPress…

WordPress in higher education, with Rachel Cherry — Draft Podcast

Is “Mobile First” really “Desktop Worst”?…

Adam Soucie has a nice start…

“Data is useless without the ability…

HackerOne opens possibilities for WordPress vulnerability hunting

Publish tickets, initial speakers, sponsors

Matt Medeiros sits down with JR…

Business in a Box is a…

DreamHost is the first host to offer Jetpack commercial option en masse

Maintaining Legacy WordPress Websites — Draft podcast

First web interaction for small businesses

Breaking into and building community, with WordPress and beyond — Draft podcast

Robert Abela at WP White Security…

Recurring revenue versus lifetime value

Introducing a new way to find high quality WordPress jobs

W3TC, Placester, and Frederick Townes

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