Jeremey DuVall — a support team…
Jeremey DuVall — a support team lead and Happiness Engineer at Automattic — shares how to manage negativity with your customers on the HelpScout blog.
Jeremey DuVall — a support team lead and Happiness Engineer at Automattic — shares how to manage negativity with your customers on the HelpScout blog.
“Trust, Growth, Inclusion: A Study of Women Engineers’ Job-Search Priorities” is a whitepaper recently published by Automattic with the results of a user research study launched by their engineering hiring team. 👩🚀 The goal of the study was for Automattic to better understand how its approach to tech hiring resonates with women and non-binary folks…
WooCommerce 2.6 is out, and named “Zipping Zebra”, with a slew of new features. Mike Jolley notes in the announcement that this release has been in, “development for ~5 months, and has had over 1700 commits from 25 contributors.” The most visible feature is the new “My Account” page, which is a drastic improvement, with a new…
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.
Bet Hannon, CEO of AccessiCart, talks with Cory Miller about her journey in starting an agency focused on accessibility and e-commerce in the WordPress space. She highlights the importance of accessibility, not only as a legal requirement but also as a means to enhance the user experience for all visitors. Bet emphasizes the need for WordPress professionals to continually educate themselves about accessibility and user experience best practices, collaborate with communities, and consider the diverse needs of users with disabilities. By prioritizing accessibility and optimizing user experiences, we can create inclusive websites that benefit all users.
I have not been stunned — in a positive way — about a default WordPress theme design preview since Twenty Twelve. I haven’t had a major beef with any of the other default themes, but I haven’t been really wowed. Twenty Ten was a huge step because it was the first of the series and a break…
Matt Mullenweg announced today that Automattic has acquired WooThemes, whose flagship product is the popular eCommerce plugin, WooCommerce. All 55 team members at WooThemes will join Automattic, swelling ranks at Automattic by around 18%.