DigitalOcean is offering managed databases for…
Dan Knauss
DigitalOcean is offering managed databases for MySQL that integrate with the WordPress 1-Click App in their marketplace. 🌊
I love this quote — and…
Dan Knauss
I love this quote — and the whole blog post — from Jason Fried: "Excitement is a fleeting moment, not a steady state." Not every software or product release has to wow or beat previous players. Sometimes work is "dull,"…
Congrats to WPGraphQL for passing 10,000…
Dan Knauss
Congrats to WPGraphQL for passing 10,000 active installs on the WordPress.org repository since being added in November. 🙌
Silvestar Bistrović defines what it means…
Dan Knauss
Silvestar Bistrović defines what it means to "audit CSS." Then he digs deep into Chrome DevTools, which you can use to troubleshoot and monitor a variety of different things. Even if you are familiar with Dev Tools, this is worth…
Last week we reported Getty Images’…
Dan Knauss
Last week we reported Getty Images' acquisition of Unsplash. Om Malik's analysis is worth mentioning too, and I share his concerns. It will be interesting to see if a service like the old Unsplash pops up now. 📸
Taylor Arndt is a blind WordPress…
Dan Knauss
Taylor Arndt is a blind WordPress developer who has launched a weekly podcast that takes on tech topics — and WordPress — from an accessibility perspective. Taylor also has some Udemy courses and tutorials on YouTube. Topics cover how to…
HeroPress is taking over the Hallways…
Dan Knauss
HeroPress is taking over the Hallways Chats podcast — we link to the latest episode below in our Podcast picks. Congrats to Tara Claeys and Liam Dempsey for 150 episodes! Cate DeRosia writes that HeroPress will "build on their legacy…
Topher DeRosia debunked some common myths…
Dan Knauss
Topher DeRosia debunked some common myths about eCommerce with Brian Krogsgard for Commerce Journey. 💥 If you know someone starting out with an online business who isn't sure how their traditional business experience translates — or if they have none…
Joost de Valk has started a…
Dan Knauss
Joost de Valk has started a conversation about developers testing their work with other developers' plugins in Post Status Slack. Joost wants to take on what he calls an "integration problem:" "Every integration with another plugin we [at Yoast] add…
Servebolt has launched a service called…
Dan Knauss
Servebolt has launched a service called Accelerated Domains that is meant to "accelerate WordPress and WooCommerce sites by targeting key metrics. One of these is a site's "carbon footprint." "By caching at the Accelerated Domains edge and close to the…
Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp Europe 2021…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp Europe 2021 has announced it will take place online, June 7-10. 🏕️ WordCamp Centroamérica will take place for the first time between April 15-17. 🌎 WordCamp Greece is happening online on April 16 and is free…
Anil Gupta on Multicollab — A New Collaboration Plugin for WordPress
Dan Knauss
MultiDots recently released MultiCollab, a Google Docs-style internal commenting tool to take feedback from editors inside WordPress.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 5) — Acquisitions, FSE Live “Review,” Underrepresented In Tech, Taylor Arndt
David Bisset
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David and Cory talk about acquisitions by iThemes and GravityView. Also: Underrepresented In Tech and Post Status Slack.
Michelle Frechette on Diversity and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups in Tech
Dan Knauss
Underrepresented in Tech aims to "demystify diversity" and dispel the fears that get between employers and underrepresented groups in tech.
Jetpack is ten years old. 🎂…
Dan Knauss
Jetpack is ten years old. 🎂 There's a birthday celebration site you can check out for "an interactive exploration of how Jetpack has helped WordPress sites over the last 10 years."
