WordPress News

Post Status Excerpt (No. 23) — Farewell To Andrea — but not the Classic Editor

David Bisset

September 3, 2021

Cory and David discuss Andrea Middleton's departure, the Classic Editor's persistence, Frontity's acquisition, and Jonathan Wold joining Post Status.

Expand Your Business to Another State — Nellie Akalp on Post Status Live

Dan Knauss

August 27, 2021

BusinessPost Status Live

Learn about business expansion, legal compliance, and intellectual property issues facing business owners and freelancers.

How to Get a Job in WordPress

Courtney Robertson

August 25, 2021

BusinessDesign

In their debut conversation for Get Hired, Cory and Courtney discuss the kinds of jobs that are available in WordPress and where to find them.

An In-Depth Look Into the Daily Content Machine with Sean McCabe

Karen Johnson

August 19, 2021

BusinessPost Status Live

Sean McCabe joins Post Status Publisher Cory Miller for a deep dive into Sean's new SaaS business, the Daily Content Machine.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 19) — How Can New Developers Get Started In WordPress?

David Bisset

August 6, 2021

BusinessPlanet

In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about how new developers might be able to get a footing with a career in WordPress. (The first step might be more social than technical in nature.)

Post Status Excerpt (No. 18) — Is Active Plugin Install Growth Declining?

David Bisset

July 30, 2021

BusinessPlanet

David and Cory discuss a blog post David published at Post Status showing the growth of active installs of WordPress plugins declining in 2021.

Webinar: Interview with Brian Casel of ZipMessage

Karen Johnson

July 28, 2021

BusinessDesign

Brian Casel's startup, ZipMessage, is a platform for asynchronous video conversations where anyone (like your clients and colleagues) can respond with a video of their own.

Footnotes #456

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

BusinessDesign

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…

Issue #456 “One of the marvelous…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

Business

📆 Upcoming Events Gutenberg Full-Site Editing:…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

Business

📆 Upcoming Events Gutenberg Full-Site Editing: Unlocking Agility for Enterprise WordPress: WordPress VIP is holding a webinar on Full Site Editing on July 29th (10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 5 PM UTC) led by Tess Needham, David…

Podcast Picks 🎙️ Here are my…

Dan Knauss

July 23, 2021

BusinessHosting

Podcast Picks 🎙️ Here are my podcast picks: Open Sourcery: Jonathan Bossenger had a discussion with Mika Epstein about the horrific experience she had when a member of the open-source community harassed her. This leads to a good talk about…

Is The Growth Of Active Installs of WordPress Plugins Declining in 2021?

David Bisset

July 22, 2021

BusinessPlanet

Many plugins in the WordPress.org repository have shown a significant drop in active install growth this year.

How to Read Like a Vampire and Improve Your Skills as a WordPress Professional

Cory Miller

July 21, 2021

BusinessDesign

How to read a lot without giving up your personal time — and three books worth reading on business and life.

Yash Rana lays a finger on…

Dan Knauss

July 16, 2021

BusinessDesign

Yash Rana lays a finger on common mistakes and mixed messages that many product makers are unknowingly making on their pricing pages. The list includes: not creating urgency (or overdoing it), not reducing exit points, keeping design and copy simple,…