Fall of the Zamir: A Hate Symbol Enters and Exits WordPress.org
David Bisset
How did a hate symbol get into WordPress.org? Will more transparent governance help us navigate the age of weaponized open source projects?
An Inside Job: The Danger of Weaponized Open Source Projects
David Bisset
Will open source contributors who weaponize code destroy trust in open source — and destroy open source as collateral damage?
Finding the Upside in WordPress Security
David Bisset
What if the way we talk about WordPress security focused on public acknowledgement of the security team members' work, goals, and successes?
Post Status Comments (No. 8) — Getting Up To Speed On PHP News
David Bisset
In this episode of The Excerpt, David Bisset speaks with Carl Alexander and Tonya Mork about PHP news WordPressers should know about.
Cloudways and Cloudflare Partner with New Enterprise-Level Integration
Dan Knauss
Cloudways' customers will soon have access to enterprise class performance and security.
Community Conversations
Dan Knauss
With our partners, we’re bringing you new events and special programming like WP Career Summit. Some of the speakers who will be joining us at the Summit have been talking with David Bisset on The Excerpt — like Lance Robbins this week.
Post Status Notes #490
David Bisset
Newfold acquires YITH, Hostopia. Wordfence stops FastOrSlow.com. DigitalOcean acquires CSS-tricks. Tips and tricks for WordPress devs.
Would WordPress benefit from public relations messaging around security issues?
David Bisset
Should we spin up the bright side of WordPress security issues? Would it make a difference that matters to market share, brand reputation, etc.?
Post Status Notes #489
David Bisset
An App Store for WordPress.com? Performance Team Gathers Steam. WP Notify. FSE Beta. Block is Beautiful. Security, Plugin, Dev, Acquisitions.
WooCommerce Releases and a Chat with Mitch Callahan of Saucal — The Woo Snippet (March 7)
Bob Dunn
It's the WooSnippet — fresh for the week of March 7, 2022. Get the lowdown on what’s new in the world of WooCommerce with Bob Dunn.
The Block Editor: Kid Tested, Client-Approved
Bob Dunn
WooCommerce 6.3 RC2 and Blocks 7.1.0 are out. So are new guidelines for devs, and Gutenberg passes the 12-year-old usability test.
Post Status Notes #487
David Bisset
WordPress 5.9.1 released. REST or AJAX? Plugin dependency feature plugin. Testing, security, new themes and CSS standards. PHP benchmarks and more.
Podcast and Video Picks for the Week of February 21
David Bisset
What even is JavaScript? What’s it like to go through an acquisition as an employee and then get into M&A on the other side of the table?
New Ways to Win Together
Bob Dunn
It's BobWP's WooSnippet for the week of February 21, 2022. Get the lowdown on what's new in the world of WooCommerce.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 46) — Contributor Recognition and Certification with Lesley Sim
David Bisset
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
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?
