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Post Status Excerpt (No. 47) — Should WordPress Adopt the Block Protocol?

David Bisset

February 21, 2022

Should WordPress adopt the Block Protocol? What would this mean? Leonardo Losoviz explains why the Block Protocol and why it might benefit WordPress to adopt it and allow more of the web to share and reuse blocks. Matt Mullenweg has expressed interest in taking this path.

WooCommerce Function of the Week: wc_get_customer_total_spent

Rodolfo Melogli

February 16, 2022

DevelopmentPlanet

Quickly identify your top-paying customers and get the total amount spent for each in WooCommerce. Perfect for a VIP rewards program.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 46) — Contributor Recognition and Certification with Lesley Sim

David Bisset

February 16, 2022

BusinessPlanet

Lesley Sim thinks special badges on WordPress.org could incentivize core contribution if they earned developers a boost in plugin rankings.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 45) — The Block Protocol, Tumblr, and Complexity with Lesley Sim

David Bisset

February 10, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

What is the Block Protocol and why does it matter? What's the significance of Matt taking over at Tumblr? And is WordPress way too complicated?

Post Status Excerpt (No. 44) — Small Wins with Small Plugins

David Bisset

February 3, 2022

BusinessHosting

Collins Agbonghama is the Founder of ProfilePress. He spoke with David about his recent success acquiring a plugin and breaking even in just four months.

Who is Post Status?

Dan Knauss

January 28, 2022

BusinessDesign

Here's what we've learned about Post Status members and our broader audience.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 43) — Accessibility Roundup with Amber Hinds

David Bisset

January 27, 2022

BusinessDesign

US digital accessibility-related lawsuits reached a rate of over 10 per day in 2021 with over 4,000 in total, up 15% from the previous year.

WordPress 5.9 “Joséphine” Introduces Full Site Editing and Themes Created Entirely with Blocks

David Bisset

January 27, 2022

DesignMake WordPress

"Ever since the block editor was introduced our eyes were placed on a future where a theme could be created entirely with blocks. That future is here now..." — Matías Ventura, Lead Architect of WordPress' Gutenberg project.

WordPress as a Commons

Lesley Sim

January 21, 2022

BusinessHosting

Fences can protect or inhibit care of a commons. "Do not remove a fence until you know why it was put up in the first place," is a classic piece of wisdom. What are the questions we need to ask about our fences and WordPress as a commons?

Post Status Excerpt (No. 42) — What’s Coming Up in 2022 For Post Status

David Bisset

January 18, 2022

DesignPlanet

Michelle and David discuss the three new online events Post Status is hosting in the first half of 2022.

Post Status Comments (No. 6) — The State of the WordPress News European Edition

David Bisset

January 13, 2022

BusinessComments

Get new perspectives on last years' biggest news stories — which ones mattered most, to whom, and why? This is the European edition of the first Annual Post Status News Draft.

Charitable Giving

Michelle Frechette

January 13, 2022

BusinessDesign

Charitable giving is something we're often asked to do, not only as individuals, but especially as businesses. It's assumed that if you are in business, you must have deep pockets.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 41) — WordPress Community Versions: Past, Present, Future

David Bisset

January 10, 2022

BusinessDesign

How has the WordPress community changed since its early days? How does money and market share change it? What lies ahead?

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Michelle Frechette

January 7, 2022

SecurityWordPress News

The Post Status team reflects on the year that was (good and challenging), and looks forward to 2022 with hope.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 40) — Post Status from 2021 to 2022

David Bisset

January 6, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

Post Status went through a lot of change in 2021. What's coming in 2022?

Post Status Comments (No. 5) — The First Annual WordPress News Draft

Olivia Bisset

December 30, 2021

BusinessComments

Aurooba Ahmed, Jason Cosper, Daniel Schutzsmith, Robert Jacobi, and Lesley Sim join David Bisset for three rounds of draft picks for the top WordPress stories of 2021.