Post Status Excerpt (No. 26) — WordPress Acquisition Overload Syndrome (W.A.O.S)
David Bisset
There were at least four acquisitions announced almost back-to-back this week in the WordPress space. David and Cory review them all.
Pippin Williamson on the Sandhills Acquisition, Emerging Threats and Opportunities in WordPress — Post Status Draft 117
Dan Knauss
In the latest WordPress acquisition, Sandhills is joining Awesome Motive. Pippin Williamson talks with Cory about WordPress: past and future.
Start a Project
Courtney Robertson
In this episode of Get Hired, you'll learn how to enter the world of WordPress by starting a project to share with hiring managers.
Chris Lema on Liquid Web Acquiring LearnDash
Dan Knauss
Chris Lema talks about the latest WordPress acquisition: LearnDash is joining Liquid Web. Will it become the leading LMS turnkey solution?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 25) — Doing “The Right Thing” and Mailchimp Acquisition Thoughts
David Bisset
David and Cory discuss how hard it is to do "the right thing" and deal with tough, negative feedback as a result.
Essential Skills in the Remote WordPress Workplace
Courtney Robertson
Where do you need to have accounts in the web tech community? What tools, knowledge, and skills will you need in any remote WordPress-related role?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 24) — Entrepreneurial Resilience: Relying On Others
David Bisset
What can help WordPress professionals weather the storm of being an entrepreneur in challenging times?
Figuring Out What You Want to Do in the World of WordPress
Courtney Robertson
Discover what you really want to do in your career. Identify and acquire the minimum skills and tools you need to master.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 23) — Farewell To Andrea — but not the Classic Editor
David Bisset
Cory and David discuss Andrea Middleton's departure, the Classic Editor's persistence, Frontity's acquisition, and Jonathan Wold joining Post Status.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 22) — Dealing With Developer Overload: Organization
David Bisset
Can you beat developer overload with better organization? David thinks so, and Cory suggests going for a hike as a useful analogy.
How to Get a Job in WordPress
Courtney Robertson
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.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 21) — Dealing With Developer Overload: Focus
David Bisset
David and Cory discuss Developer Overload, which David defines as what happens when "when you receive too much information and are unable to process it, resulting in negative responses and unhealthy effects."
Post Status Excerpt (No. 20) — Yoast Acquired, Businesses Need to Allow More Play
David Bisset
Can play help us work smarter? Should companies set aside time to explore, goof off, or entertain each other with no particular outcome in mind?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 19) — How Can New Developers Get Started In WordPress?
David Bisset
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
David and Cory discuss a blog post David published at Post Status showing the growth of active installs of WordPress plugins declining in 2021.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 17) — Acquisition Tracker, WordPress 5.8 and #ClickPublish
David Bisset
As Post Status tracks acquisitions, we're seeing WordPress history from a business perspective. Cory and David discuss its significance and the 5.8 release.
