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MOJO Marketplace (owned by EIG), introduces ThemeCloud, for quick-start WordPress websites

Brian Krogsgard

November 17, 2015

ThemeCloud is a new strategy from MOJO Marketplace, a subsidiary of hosting behemoth EIG, that aims to enable quick-start WordPress websites. The offering sits somewhere in the middle between a hosted solution and managed hosting. The biggest pitches are access…

Playing with type

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2015

DesignHosting

Good typography choices and practices can be elusive to non-designers. But choosing a great typeface is possible, even if you're not an expert. There are many great tools, resources, and tips available to help us make the right decisions.

Weekend edition

Brian Krogsgard

October 4, 2015

Hosting

Friday was a bit slow so I figured I'd wait for a weekend edition. We're going to pack it all into one Note. Jetpack had two vulnerabilities: one in the contact form (technically explained by Sucuri) and one limited to…

How WordPress core development happens — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

October 3, 2015

DraftHosting

This week’s Post Status Draft podcast is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and Brad Williams. We talk about the WordPress core development process and term meta.

GoDaddy is highlighting the top trending plugins and themes installed on their servers

Brian Krogsgard

October 1, 2015

Hosting

Well, data is awesome and this is pretty good data. GoDaddy announced what they are calling the Hot 100 that highlights the top 100 trending themes and plugins. The list updates net gains in active installs, so it's a trend measurement, versus…

WooCommerce was release four years ago.…

Brian Krogsgard

September 25, 2015

Hosting

WooCommerce was release four years ago. It's amazing. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was paying close attention to JigoShop at the time, and following the saga of WooThemes trying to come up with an eCommerce solution. The…

In depth report on affects to publishers of iOS 9 content blockers

Brian Krogsgard

September 23, 2015

Hosting

10up President & CEO Jake Goldman and 10up Lead Audience & Revenue Strategist have released a report/PDF that discusses, in depth, the impact of ad blocking for publishers. The data is based on some of their own large publishing clients,…

WordPress to support PHP7 immediately upon release

Brian Krogsgard

September 10, 2015

Hosting

WordPress will support PHP7 officially immediately upon its planned November release, says PHP7 testing extraordinaire Aaron Jorbin. As Aaron notes, PHP7 has significant speed improvements on past versions, and it will be great to be able to use it right…

WordPress plugin repo forking policy clarified

Brian Krogsgard

August 26, 2015

Hosting

Mike Epstein clarified a policy for the WordPress.org plugin repo this morning, based on some recent issues that cropped up (likely the Elegant Themes / LeadPages thing yesterday). Basically, GPL-compatible unchanged copies are not allowed as part of an "above and…

A WordPress conference for higher education: coming to a campus near you?

Rachel Cherry

August 17, 2015

HostingPlanet

WordPress is used by thousands of universities all over the world. Many universities run large parts of their web infrastructure with WordPress, and it's time for them to have a niche WordPress conference catered for their experiences.

WordPress hosting performance benchmarks, 2015

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

Hosting

Kevin Ohashi has this year's WordPress hosting performance benchmarks review up on Review Signal, and it's another great analysis. He reviewed 19 hosts and for some of them testing multiple configurations. He covers the biggest players and some I had…

WordPress.org revamping hosting recommendations

Japh Thomson

July 3, 2015

Hosting

It looks like a change is coming to the WordPress.org hosting recommendations page. Companies will now be able to request a presence, though they have to part with quite a bit of information to do so. It will certainly be…

Give your WordPress client an Apple experience

Japh Thomson

July 3, 2015

Hosting

We're all familiar with the Apple ecosystem to some extent, even if we don't own any Apple products. We know it stands for polish, accessibility, and a complete solution. Carl Alexander wishes that the situation with WordPress hosting was more…

Say hello to UpThemes Hosting

Japh Thomson

June 28, 2015

Hosting

UpThemes has entered the hosting arena! The hosting service includes access to a great selection of over 40 themes pre-installed and ready for activation. This includes their entire library, Aesop Interactive's entire library, and a curated list of themes from…

Enterprise hosting options

Brian Krogsgard

June 17, 2015

Hosting

Chris Lema wrote a post sharing his experiences with enterprise hosting options for WordPress, specifically options beyond WordPress.com VIP, which is often folks' go-to recommendation. He covers three specifically: Microsoft Azure: They have a long history of enterprise products and…

WP Stagecoach launches with host agnostic staging site tool

Brian Krogsgard

June 1, 2015

BusinessHosting

WP Stagecoach is a tool that's been in development, alpha, and beta testing for around two years. It's a host agnostic tool that allows website owners to create staging sites and merge changes back to the live site. Morgan Kay announced…

MOJO Marketplace (owned by EIG), introduces ThemeCloud, for quick-start WordPress websites

Playing with type

Weekend edition

How WordPress core development happens — Draft podcast

GoDaddy is highlighting the top trending plugins and themes installed on their servers

WooCommerce was release four years ago.…

In depth report on affects to publishers of iOS 9 content blockers

WordPress to support PHP7 immediately upon release

WordPress plugin repo forking policy clarified

A WordPress conference for higher education: coming to a campus near you?

WordPress hosting performance benchmarks, 2015

WordPress.org revamping hosting recommendations

Give your WordPress client an Apple experience

Say hello to UpThemes Hosting

Enterprise hosting options

WP Stagecoach launches with host agnostic staging site tool

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