Congrats to WPGraphQL for passing 10,000…
Congrats to WPGraphQL for passing 10,000 active installs on the WordPress.org repository since being added in November. 🙌
Congrats to WPGraphQL for passing 10,000 active installs on the WordPress.org repository since being added in November. 🙌
There is a new WordPress.org naming policy that prevents plugins from using the names of companies and other plugins as the first item in the name and slug. For instance, if a reader submitted, “Post Status Extender Widget” to the repo it wouldn’t be accepted but, “Extender Widget for Post Status” would. Here’s the full text…
James Farmer’s WordPress story goes all the way back to his launch of the first hosted WordPress multisite blogging platform — just a few days ahead of WordPress.com. Edublogs currently hosts millions of students’ and educators’ blogs. James talks about successes and failures, his views on Gutenberg, how he stays competitive with Squarespace, and how he thinks the WordPress business community should respond to the loss of active install growth data at WordPress.org.
Matt Mullenweg and Toni Schneider are switching jobs at Automattic. After joining Automattic eight years ago, Toni Schneider is moving into a product-focused role within Automattic, and Matt Mullenweg is the new CEO. Both Matt and Toni blogged about the change. Toni notes his confidence in Matt: Matt and I have been working side-by-side, building…
In episode #5 of the Get Hired Podcast you’ll learn about networking opportunities like WordCamps, meetups, and WordPress.org teams.
Matteo Duò has some good thoughts on advertising and cross-selling on WordPress.org and the wp-admin dashboard. Yoast and JetPack are mentioned of course, along with Matteo’s view of the guidelines in place now and how they affect new developers.
The WordPress project, software, and community are equally important. They all play a role in ensuring growth, progress, and success. A sizeable economy of users, builders, and business owners depends on it. That’s why staying informed is vital. And so much of the reporting and learning opportunities come from unofficial sources. We need more people within the WordPress community who are interested in writing and more places to amplify their voices.