Since many people in the WordPress…
Dan Knauss
Since many people in the WordPress community use Github, it was interesting to note Github's announcement that they plan to add support for a Dependency Graph for Composer-based PHP projects. 📊
Salesforce Ventures invests $300 million in Automattic, at a $3 billion valuation
Brian Krogsgard
Salesforce Ventures has invested an incredible $300 million as the sole investor in Automattic's Series D, their first raise since 2014. Total investment is now $491 million over 15 years.
Anders Norén has shared some attractive…
Dan Knauss
Anders Norén has shared some attractive mockups of the upcoming Twenty Twenty default theme. Twenty Twenty will be included in WordPress 5.3, which is due out in mid-November. Anders notes that "Twenty Twenty is designed with flexibility at its core"…
Google has officially released its Native…
Dan Knauss
Google has officially released its Native Lazyload plugin for WordPress to take advantage of the Chrome browser's new native lazy-loading capabilities. For other browsers, there is JavaScript fallback. Jon Henshaw explains how the plugin works, with this advice: "If the…
Sophie Koonin listed “everything she googled…
Dan Knauss
Sophie Koonin listed "everything she googled in a week as a professional software engineer" in an attempt to dispel the idea that if you have to google things then you "aren't a proper engineer." I wish some people in the…
For those who have heard of…
Dan Knauss
For those who have heard of Gatsby and are looking to get started with it, you might want to add Tori Pugh's five-minute Getting Started Using Gatsby guide to your reading list. If you're still wondering why you should care…
Lee Butterman estimates that Let’s Encrypt…
Dan Knauss
Lee Butterman estimates that Let's Encrypt now provides SSL certificates "for almost 30% of web domains," according to his analysis of 350 million SSL connections. If this is even roughly close to the true number, it is amazing. 😲
It’s been roughly one year since…
Dan Knauss
It’s been roughly one year since WP Engine acquired StudioPress, but according to Carrie Dils, "some people [feel] unsure about how to work with Genesis or best take advantage of new features." Carrie shows off some the changes and how…
The days of “like” counts and…
Dan Knauss
The days of "like" counts and similar metrics for publishers might be coming to an end. Mike Allton notes this is the reality of social networking's evolution. I think it's a good step in the right direction. 👍
WordSesh, a great virtual conference for…
Dan Knauss
WordSesh, a great virtual conference for WordPress, is happening again on September 25, 2019. Registration is free! 🎟️ This time around, WordSesh has been designed especially for attendees across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 🌍
Restrict Content Pro Version 3.2 has…
Dan Knauss
Restrict Content Pro Version 3.2 has been released with some big changes concerning Stripe, including Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance.
It was nice to hear Carole…
Dan Knauss
It was nice to hear Carole Olinger has joined the WP&UP team as the "Head To WCEU" Crew Chief. 👏
Peter Suhm notes that Branch — a…
Dan Knauss
Peter Suhm notes that Branch — a continuous integration service for WordPress developers — now supports WP Rig — "a modern WordPress starter theme."
Google is making additional changes to…
Dan Knauss
Google is making additional changes to "nofollow" links by splitting it into three declarations: rel="sponsored" rel="ugc" rel="nofollow" According to Google's Webmaster Central blog, "there’s absolutely no need to change any nofollow links that you already have," but they do say…
There’s a new, official Creative Commons…
Dan Knauss
There's a new, official Creative Commons plugin for licensing your content on your WordPress site. 🔌
After a conversation with Rachel Andrew,…
Dan Knauss
After a conversation with Rachel Andrew, Chris Coyier put together some excellent suggestions about technical writing in a detailed post. Some key takeaways: Make content scannable with thoughtful intros and outros while being mindful of the length and tone. Relate…
