Matt Mullenweg noted that with the…
Matt Mullenweg noted that with the recent acquisition of Tumblr, the total number of Automatic employees is now at 1,146. π
Matt Mullenweg noted that with the recent acquisition of Tumblr, the total number of Automatic employees is now at 1,146. π
Good ideas for the future of data disclosed to plugin authors using the wordpress.org repository:
1) Identify surges of unhappy users reacting to a bad release β and the opposite, happier outcome.
2) Use pageview analytics to estimate total potential user interest and conversion rates.
3) Assess a plugin’s performance with the .org search algorithm, the quality of releases, and plugin incompatibility as well as PHP compatibility issues.
4) Collect significant user behavior data anonymously without phoning home.
5) Just reveal all the raw data with privacy options for individual authors β no interpretive analysis on wordpress.org.
BONUS: Let’s take this discussion somewhere else!
Matt, If youβre serious about forking b2 I would be interested in contributing. Iβm sure there are one or two others in the community who would be too. Mike Little’s fateful comment on Matt Mullenweg’s blog. A short history of Mike Little Late last week, Simon Wheatley sent me a video of his Code For…
Matt Mullenweg followed up on some “homework” from WordCamp US and restated his thoughts about the WordPress mission to “Democratize Publishing.”Β Joost de Valk has some good thoughts on this as well.
Matt Mullenweg did an AMA on Product Hunt. There’s not a ton you haven’t seen, but apparently there’s a new WordPress mobile app that’s still in “internal” beta. I wonder if it’s using the new REST API? I hope it’s not WP.com’s….Β Also the “internal” label brought emotions that spilled into ill-formed words and I deleted…
Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. They dive into the world of Open Graph (OG) images for WordPress. Cory and Corey explore the benefits of using OG image templates, providing customization options to meet client demands, and incorporating effective pricing models. Whether you’re a WordPress professional or a business owner, this episode will equip you with the knowledge and strategies to create visually captivating content that captivates audiences and drives engagement.
Scott Arciszewski wrote a post about how WordPress.org handles auto update signatures that had several good points, but it was written with ridiculously bad delivery. It was full of unnecessary assumptions, ridicule, and even an attempt to shame Matt Mullenweg with a hashtag. Come on. The post was taken down but it’s on archive.org. Anyway,…