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Jason Coleman posted an update about…

Dan Knauss

March 6, 2020

Jason Coleman posted an update about his growing Paid Memberships Pro business, which raked in $810,000 last year and is currently at $3,000,000 in all-time sales. 📈 "By sharing our story, I hope others can learn what to expect when…

James Huff reminded folks on Twitter…

Dan Knauss

March 6, 2020

James Huff reminded folks on Twitter that neither WordPress nor WordPress.com offers phone support. If anyone claims to offer such support, it is a scam. 🚨

❤️ WP&UP, a registered UK charity…

Dan Knauss

March 6, 2020

❤️ WP&UP, a registered UK charity that supports and promotes positive mental health within the WordPress community, could use your help with a few easy things you can do to support their mission. A product or service giveaway, a fundraiser,…

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG…

Dan Knauss

March 6, 2020

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG) has published a First Public Working Draft of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2.

DAVID’S PICKS 📬 Podcast Picks of…

Dan Knauss

March 6, 2020

DAVID'S PICKS 📬 Podcast Picks of the Week 🎙️ Here are some podcasts I've listened to recently that are worth your time: WPCoffeeTalk took on static and serverless sites with Miriam Schwab (CEO of Strattic). Angel Maries, Creator Educator at…

The latest beta of WordPress 5.4…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

The latest beta of WordPress 5.4 has been released, and more information is being shared about developer-focused changes. This version will introduce new hooks to add custom fields to menu items. 🆕 Also, auto-update functionality for themes and plugins may…

Ryan McCue shared this paper…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

Ryan McCue shared this paper about Let's Encrypt SSL 🛡️ usage that has some interesting figures: Squarespace has 4.9M sites using Let's Encrypt for SSL (97% of their customers) and Automattic has 4.3M sites, or 96% of the total.…

We often share items about accessibility,…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

We often share items about accessibility, which has been a consistent effort for WordPress, but if you wonder how Squarespace, Wix, and Weebly are faring with it, read this review from Terrill Thompson.

Carolina Nymark noted only 11 themes…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

Carolina Nymark noted only 11 themes in the WordPress.org theme directory add custom block styles. No themes use the server-side rendering for block styles added in 5.3. Carolina is right: "theme authors need to adopt this faster."

Riad Benguella presents some performance improvement…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

Riad Benguella presents some performance improvement and monitoring techniques that can be used in any React/Redux application, based on his work and observations with Gutenberg. 💨

Suzanne Scacca shows how to create…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

Suzanne Scacca shows how to create booking widgets that collect appointments (and revenue) for your clients using the Amelia booking plugin. Her tips about automation are quite insightful too. 📅

If you attended WordCamp US last…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

If you attended WordCamp US last year, please fill out this survey to let them know about your experience and what you want to see this year in St. Louis. 🏕️

A critical security update was recently…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

Security

A critical security update was recently issued for Duplicator that Wordfence reported as affecting over a million WordPress sites. 🔓 Duplicator users should update to version 1.3.28 as soon as possible.

Are you working in a “feature…

Brian Krogsgard

February 29, 2020

Are you working in a “feature factory?” “Just sitting in the factory, cranking out features, and sending them down the line?” 🏭 John Cutler explained what signs to look out for three years ago, and now he's reprising that post…