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The official PHP Git server was…

Dan Knauss

April 2, 2021

The official PHP Git server was attacked this past week. The attack is still under investigation, but actions were quickly taken to protect it, and there is no active security risk. To learn more, you can read Enrico Zimuel's explanation.…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 4) – Our Job Board, Post Status Gigs, and WordPress Settings

David Bisset

April 2, 2021

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

David and Cory talk about the Post Status job board and #gigs Slack channel, as well as WordPress settings screens that make Brian scream. 😱

Speaking of accessibility, Channing Ritter adds…

Dan Knauss

March 21, 2021

Design

Speaking of accessibility, Channing Ritter adds a new perspective to the design team at Automattic on the accessibility features available in the block editor. Channing is also a new core contributor, and her post provides some context for how these…

The State of California is banning…

Dan Knauss

March 21, 2021

Design

The State of California is banning companies from using "dark patterns." This might be the start of a larger movement to prevent sneaky and just plain bad design or UI decisions — like trying to cancel a subscription online only…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 2) — Headless WordPress & Learning JavaScript

David Bisset

March 19, 2021

DesignPlanet

David and Cory discuss WordPress 5.7, the latest news in WordPress, WPEngine's new headless WordPress service, and learning JavaScript today.

Chris Hardie on WP Lookout, WordPress updates and information flows

Dan Knauss

March 17, 2021

BusinessDesign

Chris Hardie talks with Brian about winding down a consulting business, working at Automattic, running for local office, working in journalism, and launching WP Lookout.

Dumitru Brinzan writes about the “WordPress…

Dan Knauss

March 16, 2021

Hosting

Dumitru Brinzan writes about the “WordPress Web Hosting” page on the WordPress.org website. He has some disagreements with Matt Mullenweg's recent description of the hosting page as "editorially-driven" and at high risk of "bribery or conflict" if it was placed…

Robin Rendle at Sentry.io discusses how…

Dan Knauss

March 16, 2021

Design

Robin Rendle at Sentry.io discusses how enhancements to your software product, like adding a dark mode, can expose "radioactive styles" in your codebase: ☢️ "...the design of your color system shows you where your radioactive styles are... shows you how…

BuddyPress has a security release that…

Dan Knauss

March 16, 2021

Security

BuddyPress has a security release that addresses 5 security issues that were reported privately to the team. Upgrade to 7.2.1 when you can. 🔒

Post Status Excerpt (No. 1) — WordPress 5.7 & Plugin Rank

David Bisset

March 12, 2021

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

Get the latest WordPress news with Cory and David in Post Status Excerpt. Topics: WordPress 5.7, the visual editor, and PluginRank.com. 🔌

Some high-profile acquisitions to happen recently,…

Dan Knauss

March 11, 2021

HostingSecurity

Some high-profile acquisitions to happen recently, first in the hosting space: InMotion Hosting announced its acquisition of RamNode.com, a provider of "affordable and high-performance" unmanaged VPS Hosting." Mike Demo comments on the deal: "InMotion now has an EU data center…

Atlas SShRugged 🤷‍♂️ Right before the…

Dan Knauss

March 1, 2021

Hosting

Atlas SShRugged 🤷‍♂️ Right before the DE(CODE) 2021 conference, WP Engine founder and CTO Jason Cohen announced WP Engine's new Headless WordPress service, which is called Atlas. A new developer relations team "with focus on headless WordPress" — Matt Landers,…

A rising tide lifts all hosts…

Dan Knauss

March 1, 2021

Hosting

A rising tide lifts all hosts 🛥️ More WordPress news on the hosting and eCommerce front: GoDaddy has launched new WooCommerce extensions, which according to the press release are from GoDaddy's recent acquisition of SkyVerge. These extensions "increase the value…

Brad Dickason argues speed and responsiveness…

Dan Knauss

March 1, 2021

Design

Brad Dickason argues speed and responsiveness are the ultimate "killer features" that ultimately made the iPhone a success at launch. Speed in checkouts, in virtual reality, and design tools are examples Brad uses. With any product, we should keep in…

🎨 Lukas Oppermann writes about the…

Dan Knauss

March 1, 2021

Design

🎨 Lukas Oppermann writes about the more and less well-known benefits of design systems: "Knowing the benefits can be useful when you try to convince your management that a design system is not a waste of money. Or when you…

WordPress 5.7 — What you need…

Dan Knauss

February 25, 2021

Hosting

WordPress 5.7 — What you need to know A lot of information aimed at developers was shared this week about the upcoming release of WordPress 5.7, which is scheduled to be released on March 9, 2021. 📅 The most important…

The official PHP Git server was…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 4) – Our Job Board, Post Status Gigs, and WordPress Settings

Speaking of accessibility, Channing Ritter adds…

The State of California is banning…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 2) — Headless WordPress & Learning JavaScript

Chris Hardie on WP Lookout, WordPress updates and information flows

Dumitru Brinzan writes about the “WordPress…

Robin Rendle at Sentry.io discusses how…

BuddyPress has a security release that…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 1) — WordPress 5.7 & Plugin Rank

Some high-profile acquisitions to happen recently,…

Atlas SShRugged 🤷‍♂️ Right before the…

A rising tide lifts all hosts…

Brad Dickason argues speed and responsiveness…

🎨 Lukas Oppermann writes about the…

WordPress 5.7 — What you need…

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