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Matt Mullenweg did an AMA on…

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Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg did an AMA on Product Hunt. There's not a ton you haven't seen, but apparently there's a new WordPress mobile app that's still in "internal" beta. I wonder if it's using the new REST API? I hope it's…

WordPress REST API proposed for core inclusion in two stages

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Brian Krogsgard
The much anticipated proposal for core inclusion of the WordPress REST API is here. Ryan McCue -- the project lead -- has proposed a draft for the inclusion process that recommends a two stage approach. He recommends that stage one…

iThemes Security is integrating Sucuri malware scanning

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Brian Krogsgard
iThemes announced today that both their free iThemes Security and their commercial iThemes Security Pro plugins are integrating Sucuri's malware scanning service. The free one is just an opt-in one off option, which is nice but can also be accomplished…

The WordPress security trilogy, parts 2 and 3

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Brian Krogsgard
I love trilogies, and a WordPress security trilogy was completed today. I'm now in that weird state of having just finished a series I was super into and didn't want to end (well minus the security implications). In early August I…

WordPress to support PHP7 immediately upon release

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Brian Krogsgard
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…

Shortcode syntax and API changes drafted and under review

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Brian Krogsgard
It's been a busy few days for shortcodes. Most, if not all, core committers and project leads would tell you that they'd rather burn the shortcodes API than anything else. But it's one of those things that exists and now…

A Day of REST — a conference devoted to the WordPress REST API

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Brian Krogsgard
A Day of REST is an event devoted to the WordPress REST API. It'll happen on January 28th 2016, with a follow-on hack day on the 29th, in London. It's an exciting opportunity for developers to learn how to interact with the new WordPress REST API, and Post Status will be an official partner.

Twenty Sixteen is open for hacking

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Brian Krogsgard
Twenty Sixteen is already on Github and WordPress.org. It's not meant for production, but it's available for hacking. It's much further along than I would've anticipated. I'm not sure if it was under development by someone during the design phase…

Showing up at a gold rush with a shovel and a pan

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Brian Krogsgard
I'm a pretty big fan of Dave Pell's NextDraft newsletter (subscribe and read my interview with him and Andrew Norcross!). It's a mix of tech and current events, and today he talked about the bubble in tech. I'll show the quote…

Million dollar products

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Brian Krogsgard
Kyle Neath isn't a fan of Unicorn culture in tech-land. He would like to see more people aim to create what he qualifies as family businesses, and aim for smaller (more niche) customer bases, provide better service, build companies that…

WordPress plugin repo forking policy clarified

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Brian Krogsgard
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…

Twenty Sixteen gives me a bit of a sour taste

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Brian Krogsgard
Of course we all expected a new default theme soon enough, as the naming scheme demands; I had my money that it would be part of 4.5 early next year. It was announced yesterday with a design proposal complete, and will likely go into…

Doing what I want after 25 years

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Brian Krogsgard
The latest HeroPress essay is by Becky Davis, who describes how she got into web design and development with WordPress after 25 years of doing things for other people and their needs. She finally asked herself what she wanted, went…
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