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NorthStack, by Pagely, is launching pay-as-you-go WordPress hosting

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

NorthStack is a new and ambitious product line created by Pagely — but set to operate as an independent entity — where they are attempting to offer a whole new type of WordPress hosting. Very similar to Amazon's broader pay-as-you-go approach, Pagely…

Joshua Strebel looks back over nine…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

Hosting

Joshua Strebel looks back over nine years of Pagely, including how it started the managed WordPress hosting space and how it evolved to what is now a fairly crowded market.

WP Engine recently announced the launch…

Dan Knauss

September 7, 2018

Security

WP Engine recently announced the launch of Global Edge Security, an "enterprise-class advanced security solution" in conjunction with Cloudflare. They have also recently provided its customers with the Genesis framework and themes after acquiring StudioPress in June.

Ghost 2.0 has been released with a new editor…

Dan Knauss

September 4, 2018

Design

Ghost 2.0 has been released with a new editor and an impressive list of features. It's nice to see continued improvements and the evolution of UX design in applications like these outside the WordPress space.

Envato has shut down its hosting program

Brian Krogsgard

September 4, 2018

Hosting

Envato has closed down all efforts at hosting WordPress websites, it appears. They've removed the option to buy hosting when you buy a WordPress theme, and Ben Welch-Bolen, the co-founder of Pressed — which they acquired — no longer works…

Jonathan Bailey, copyright and plagiarism consultant…

Dan Knauss

August 17, 2018

Hosting

Jonathan Bailey, copyright and plagiarism consultant at CopyByte, puts his thoughts down about the future of WordPress: "WordPress is at a crossroads... it faces a new threat, and it’s not a competitor but rather an ideology." Jonathan believes the self-hosted…

Managed WordPress hosting companies continue to…

Dan Knauss

August 17, 2018

Hosting

Managed WordPress hosting companies continue to grow: Flywheel is #344 on Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of the United States's fastest-growing private companies. It is also Nebraska’s fastest-growing company in 2018.

Gutenberg 3.5 is out with another long list…

Dan Knauss

August 10, 2018

Design

Gutenberg 3.5 is out with another long list of features, but the clear majority of items are improvements that refine and polish the user experience, like styles for checkbox components and states for buttons. About 50% of all Gutenberg downloads have happened…

An Interview with Jamie Schmid, Community Evangelist for SiteLock

Dan Knauss

August 10, 2018

DesignSecurity

What's it like to be a product evangelist in the WordPress space? And how do you get to be one? Find out from Jamie Schmid.

Considerations for eCommerce merchants, with Andrew Youderian of eCommerce Fuel

Brian Krogsgard

August 3, 2018

DraftHosting

In this episode I discuss eCommerce and considerations for eCommerce merchants, with Andrew Youderian of eCommerce Fuel.

The BBC News has transitioned to HTTPS,…

Brian Krogsgard

July 10, 2018

Security

The BBC News has transitioned to HTTPS, as everyone should. James Donohue, a software engineer working with a team on the transition, briefly explains the problems that needed to be addressed and why security is so important to journalism: "In a…

4.9.7 Security Release

Brian Krogsgard

July 6, 2018

Security

WordPress 4.9.7 is a security release that fixes 17 bugs in WordPress, as announced by Aaron Campbell. The release caused some confusion from a naming perspective, as blog posts had been written scheduling 4.9.7, which are now bumped to 4.9.8…

Pagely has introduced PressThumb, a solution…

Brian Krogsgard

July 6, 2018

Hosting

Pagely has introduced PressThumb, a solution for image optimization and on-the-fly thumbnail generation. It is powered by Thumbor and integrated with Pagely’s hosting stack using a combination of custom NGINX rules and an MU plugin.

Over at the Easy Digital Downloads…

Brian Krogsgard

July 6, 2018

Security

Over at the Easy Digital Downloads blog, Mandy Jones explains how to create customer confidence for digital products in an era of hackers, fraud, and online theft. Mandy stresses how transparency means honesty and stressing how your customers' information is readily…

Notes from WordCamp Europe, 2018

David Bisset

June 25, 2018

Design

Another successful WordCamp Europe 2018 just wrapped up a few days ago. The event had 54 organizers, 170 volunteers, 65 speakers (from 17 countries), and 37 sponsors (with 44 micro-sponsors). Out of 2,368 tickets sold, 2,085 attendees (from 76 countries)…

Matt on Gutenberg at WordCamp Europe

David Bisset

June 15, 2018

SecurityWordPress News

The sixth WordCamp Europe is happening now on June 15-16 (it was preceded by Contributor Day on the 14th) in Belgrade, Serbia. As you would expect from a large WordCamp, the lineup is full of great talks given by a diverse group of…

NorthStack, by Pagely, is launching pay-as-you-go WordPress hosting

Joshua Strebel looks back over nine…

WP Engine recently announced the launch…

Ghost 2.0 has been released with a new editor…

Envato has shut down its hosting program

Jonathan Bailey, copyright and plagiarism consultant…

Managed WordPress hosting companies continue to…

Gutenberg 3.5 is out with another long list…

An Interview with Jamie Schmid, Community Evangelist for SiteLock

Considerations for eCommerce merchants, with Andrew Youderian of eCommerce Fuel

The BBC News has transitioned to HTTPS,…

4.9.7 Security Release

Pagely has introduced PressThumb, a solution…

Over at the Easy Digital Downloads…

Matt on Gutenberg at WordCamp Europe

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