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Theme design for developers

Brian Krogsgard

February 27, 2015

Yes! This is important. I get really worked up when I see basic concepts of design ignored by developers. I mean, I'm not a great designer by any means, but we can all learn a few things. Here are some…

It’s time to ditch download counts on WordPress.org and get real stats

Brian Krogsgard

February 25, 2015

Security

I'm grumpy today. Clickbait journalism annoys me, and WordPress security related clickbait journalism especially annoys me. Ars Technica, PC World, ZD Net, and TripWire are just a few sites that reported over a million WordPress sites were susceptible to being hacked…

Cedaro

Brian Krogsgard

February 19, 2015

Design

Keep an eye on Cedaro, the general purpose "playground" by the folks of Blazer Six. I discovered Cedaro last week using magic tricks, and asked Brady Vercher about the project. We enjoy the technical aspects of design and development, so…

Layers, by Obox, introduces a beautiful page building interface

Brian Krogsgard

February 19, 2015

DesignPlanet

Layers is the latest WordPress theme with page building as the core feature. Obox has made a heck of an effort to ship 1.0, and while I have some issues, I'm incredibly impressed with the overall user experience. I think Obox has created something that's worth checking out, though I think this market has plenty of maturing to do yet.

Wikimedia, Automattic, and others file amicus in Twitter privacy case

Brian Krogsgard

February 18, 2015

Security

Automattic joined Wikimedia, Medium, and other organizations in filing an amicus brief regarding Twitter's National Security Letters lawsuit against the US government. https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/567857616006676480 This is all a bit confusing, but the brief opens in this way: We are small Internet companies…

Pickle is another WordPress restaurant solution

Brian Krogsgard

February 17, 2015

Design

Pickle is a project by Jason Schuller that offers both a hosted and self-hosted solution for WordPress restaurants. It's heavily focused on design and simplicity. I can't help but wonder why there is so much focus on restaurants in this space.…

The commoditized state of web design

Brian Krogsgard

February 17, 2015

BusinessDesign

There has been a great deal of talk in general web design circles regarding what some call the commoditization of web design. I have many opinions on this, but they boil down to the part where I feel some agencies…

WPupdatePHP wants to be BrowseHappy for servers

Brian Krogsgard

February 13, 2015

Hosting

WPupdatePHP is a project by Coen Jacobs to evangelize the need for people to use modern PHP versions for their WordPress installs. It's both a website and a script people can include in their plugins, to function like BrowseHappy does.…

The WordPress REST API

Brian Krogsgard

February 11, 2015

DevelopmentMake WordPress

The WordPress REST API is a huge initiative and feature plugin being developed for the core WordPress project. But it can be a bit confusing if you don't know much about it yet. Let's discuss what this project is, why it's important, and how to get involved.

I peaked across the fence at hosted Joomla, then ran home

Brian Krogsgard

February 9, 2015

Hosting

Joomla.com launched as a hosted version of the Joomla! CMS. I was interested because my host (SiteGround) had blogged about how they built the hosting platform for the new Joomla.com site. The tech is neat, as is the fact that…

Licensing matters

Brian Krogsgard

January 28, 2015

Security

There's a popular WordPress vulnerability scanner called WPScan. To validate its popularity: it has over 1,800 commits, 750 stars, and 165 forks on Github. The scanner is used by a lot of security folks, as well as other service and…

Let’s Grow: Introducing the Post Status Membership Club

Brian Krogsgard

January 21, 2015

BusinessDesign

Today marks two years since I launched Post Status. It's been an incredible two years. Today, I'm thrilled to announce that the Post Status Membership Club is open.

What to expect from PressNomics

Brian Krogsgard

January 19, 2015

BusinessHosting

PressNomics is this week. Here's a preview of some of the things I'm looking forward to. I can't wait to hang out with those of you going!

Ideas for small improvements to the new Distraction-Free Writing

Brian Krogsgard

January 17, 2015

DesignMake WordPress

Distraction-Free Writing in WordPress changed in 4.1. It's now an extension of the regular post editor, and it's had some critics and resistance (like all new WordPress features). I took some of the complaints to see if they could be integrated into the DFW editor to make the feature better.

A small Medium experiment

Brian Krogsgard

January 16, 2015

DesignPlanet

I wrote my first post on Medium today. I wanted to see what the hype is about (late to the party, I know), and compare it to what I know and love about publishing with WordPress.

WordPress and the new European Union VAT (Value-Added Tax) rules

Brian Krogsgard

January 15, 2015

BusinessHosting

The new European VAT rules rolled out at the beginning of January, and they really complicate selling digital goods to Europeans. I have done a ton of research and reading, and this is the most straightforward post I could make from it to try and wrap up the state of the EU VAT rules for WordPress business owners and eCommerce shops.

Theme design for developers

It’s time to ditch download counts on WordPress.org and get real stats

Cedaro

Layers, by Obox, introduces a beautiful page building interface

Wikimedia, Automattic, and others file amicus in Twitter privacy case

Pickle is another WordPress restaurant solution

The commoditized state of web design

WPupdatePHP wants to be BrowseHappy for servers

The WordPress REST API

I peaked across the fence at hosted Joomla, then ran home

Licensing matters

Let’s Grow: Introducing the Post Status Membership Club

What to expect from PressNomics

Ideas for small improvements to the new Distraction-Free Writing

A small Medium experiment

WordPress and the new European Union VAT (Value-Added Tax) rules

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