Austin Gunter gives some good tips on the WP Engine blog about how to pick WordPress plugins that are likely to have good support. It’s definitely a bit of a science, and when you think of picking plugins that will last long term (5+ years), not picking the right one can have costly consequences for you or your clients.
Brian Casel, who is half of the Bootstrapped Web podcast and the founder of Restaurant Engine, has a new project called Audience Ops. Audience Ops is a recurring service business that offers content marketing for online businesses. Brian is a veteran of the WordPress-based business space and he’s worked hard to productize his services. If…
Admin Restriction is a plugin that disables installing, updating and removing plugins and themes, and disables updating the WordPress Core for all users except for the Administrator user with ID 1.
Issue #456 “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals.” — Jean Vanier, Community And Growth Howdy! Thinking about WordPress history lately in terms of business and product acquisitions, key investments and hires … it says A LOT about…
There are a number of things that concern me in regard to WordPress comments. They are one of those features that I have a love hate relationship with. Comments are great for active, well moderated communities. I genuinely enjoy receiving comments from Post Status readers, where people often add value to the conversation. For many…
In the latest episode of Post Status Draft, I talk with Ken Wallace of Mastermind Jam about… Masterminds! We cover what they are, how they work, and the benefits they have for entrepreneurs and other professionals. Check it out! Here are our own notes on the ways Masterminds and small peer groups have helped us….
Before we dive in this week’s function, please note that it’s usually against any payment provider’s Terms of Service (like PayPal’s) to add fees to a transaction based on the customer’s chosen payment gateway, so please make sure to use “cart fees” in a legal way. You got it — in this issue we’ll study…
