It's time to elevate the Business of WordPress collective at Post Status beyond a Slack community. The biggest next step is an Annual Summit. A time and space each year to gather together and talk about the issues and challenges we’re seeing…
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Community Roundup Week Ending September 29
Michelle Frechette
WordPress CommunityWordPress News
The Challenges Facing WordCamp Organizers I don't know if it's economy-based, apathy-based, or something-else-based, but this year seems to have proven much harder to plan and run a successful regional/local WordCamp. As a WordCamp mentor, I see the struggles that…
Jobs & Career Roundup Week Ending September 29
Michelle Frechette
CareersWordPress News
In the Spotlight Post Status professional member Nyasha Green is in the spotlight this week. Nyasha is a Software Developer, mentor, writer, instructor, and DEIB in tech & WordPress advocate. The Job Board UpdraftPlus Freelance SEO Copywriter UpdraftPlus PHP WordPress…
Member Spotlight: Nyasha Green
Michelle Frechette
BlogsMember Spotlights
Nyasha is a Software Developer, mentor, writer, and instructor. When she's not working she enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, and writing short stories. Nyasha has a Linkedin Learning Course on Block building coming out, co-runs WP Foodies, and is a co-organizer…
Business Roundup Week Ending September 29
Nathan Ingram
WordPress News
WordPress.com Plugin Pages Now Have Download Links for Self-hosted Users This week, WordPress.com added WordPress.org plugin download links to its plugin listings, but still omits attribution links likely to encourage paid upgrades. This follows last week's concerns expressed by developers…
This Week at WordPress.org (September 14, 2023) News Help Influence the Future of WordPress by Taking the 2023 Annual Survey Today WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 Community Summit Notes Community Summit 2023: Your Role in What’s Next WordPress 6.4 WordPress 6.4:…
Two Worlds of WordPress
Marieke van de Rakt
BusinessWordPress News
WordPress has two faces, two different sides, two different worlds even. At least, that’s what I see when I look at WordPress. You have the community side, with people enthusiastic about open source, contributing to the project, organizing amazing events.…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 24
Olivia Bisset
BlogsDraft
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Corey Maass and Cory Miller discuss their experience at WordCamp US and the challenges they faced in promoting their WordPress product. They talk about making changes to their homepage to provide clearer examples of…
Post Status Draft Podcast: Jake Goldman of 10Up on Merging + WP and the Web
Olivia Bisset
BlogsDraft
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Cory Miller interviews Jake Goldman, the President and Founder of 10Up, a WordPress company. They discuss the progress and good work that 10Up has done in the WordPress community over the years. Jake talks…
Business Roundup Week Ending September 22
Nathan Ingram
WordPress News
Google Updates Helpful Content System Google has made a significant change to its guidelines for how it identifies helpful content. The original language that described helpful content as "...written by people, for people..." was understood by many to mean that…
Plugin Team Sees a Shift Starting • Browser Interoperability Issues • WCUS Q&A • Enterprise WP
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (September 18, 2023) News WP Briefing: Episode 62: Enterprise Clients and the Business of WordPress Community Summit Notes Creating WordPress Curriculum and Educational Experiences WordPress 6.4 WordPress 6.4: What’s on your wishlist? WordPress 6.4 Development Cycle…
Member Spotlight: Karim Marucchi
Michelle Frechette
BlogsMember Spotlights
Karim Marucchi’s wealth of experience has helped curate and expand his vision to lead Crowd Favorite in helping Enterprise organizations solve new and complex business needs by successfully integrating Open Source-based solutions into Digital transformation strategies. Today, as the CEO…
Accessibility in Site Editor, Openverse Wins an Award, What’s New for Devs in WP 6.4, Fields API Summary
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
This Week at WordPress.org (September 11, 2023) News Openverse Wins the 2023 OEG Open Infrastructure Award Community Summit Notes Community Summit Discussion Notes: Increasing contributor recognition and celebration Community Summit Discussion Notes: Iterating on the Team Rep role Community Summit…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 23
Olivia Bisset
BlogsDraft
Transcript ↓ In this episode, Corey Maass and Corey Miller discuss preparing for WordCamp US and the upcoming launch of their product, OMG IMG. They delve into the latest developments and features of OMG IMG, including the creation of OG…
Organizing WordCamps: A Panel Discussion
Olivia Bisset
BlogsDraft
Transcript ↓ In this episode, the host, Michelle Frechette, introduces the organizers of WordCamp Atlanta: Annabel Prince, Aaron Reimann, and Will Middleton. Each organizer shares their involvement with WordPress and their roles within the community. They discuss the impact of…
Business Roundup Week Ending September 15
Nathan Ingram
WordPress News
Experts Fear Crooks Have Now Cracked Vaults Stolen in the 2022 LastPass Breach After analyzing a series of cryptocurrency thefts targeting tech-savvy individuals, security experts believe they may be linked to cracked LastPass vaults which were stolen in the 2022…
