WordPress News

Gutenberg 4.0 is out, and this…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

Gutenberg 4.0 is out, and this release covers a number of items from a long "pending items" list. Other than bug fixes, some new additions include colors for cover image overlays, a new font size picker, better pullquote features, post locking, a…

GiveWP recently open sourced their support…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

GiveWP recently open sourced their support manual, which is a document that defines "the standard by which we can hold ourselves accountable as support technicians." It covers topics ranging from the duties of support techs to documentation and the principles of…

Bob Dunn and Brad Williams talk…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

Hosting

Bob Dunn and Brad Williams talk about Liquid Web’s new pricing structure and marketplace hosting on the latest Do The Woo podcast.

Suzanne Scacca explains why it’s a…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

Suzanne Scacca explains why it's a good idea to have a disaster recovery plan that includes data breaches. Suzanne covers risk assessment, scheduled backups, stricter access rules, and how to create and train a response team.

Front-end developers might want to read this…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

Front-end developers might want to read this article on modular CSS from Scott Vandehey. CSS at scale can be difficult to maintain, so modular CSS (which started at Yahoo and Yandex) was created to solve that problem.

I’m a big fan of Wes…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

I'm a big fan of Wes Bos's series of online tutorials, and if you are moving deeper into React then you might be interested in his latest Full Stack JavaScript Apps with React.js and GraphQL course. WordPress Developers may also…

SeedProd, owned and operated by John…

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

SeedProd, owned and operated by John Turner, has joined Awesome Motive. John initially applied for the WP Beginner accelerator fund, but CEO Syed Balkhi worked out an acquisition deal instead: After several conversations, we decided that a full acquisition makes…

NorthStack, by Pagely, is launching pay-as-you-go WordPress hosting

Brian Krogsgard

October 16, 2018

BusinessHosting

NorthStack is a new and ambitious product line created by Pagely — but set to operate as an independent entity — where they are attempting to offer a whole new type of WordPress hosting. Very similar to Amazon's broader pay-as-you-go approach, Pagely…

Some significant recent news about Gutenberg…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

Some significant recent news about Gutenberg and its release has come out this week. Matt Mullenweg announced an expansion of the release team and named some members of the WordPress community who will help lead "the critical focuses required for…

WooSesh has published the full schedule…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

WooSesh has published the full schedule for both days (October 18 and 19) of the event. This fully online conference should be of particular interest to WooCommerce store builders, developers, and anyone involved with eCommerce. If you can watch at…

SiteGround has introduced a “WordPress Ambassador”…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

SiteGround has introduced a "WordPress Ambassador" program to support speakers who travel to WordCamps outside their local area.

Joshua Strebel looks back over nine…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

Hosting

Joshua Strebel looks back over nine years of Pagely, including how it started the managed WordPress hosting space and how it evolved to what is now a fairly crowded market.

Here’s a useful script for WP-CLI from Jay Wood…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

Here's a useful script for WP-CLI from Jay Wood that scrapes all posts for shortcodes on a site, even if they're not registered. It provides you with a report when it's complete, with a CSV export option. This may come in handy when you're…

Justin Ferriman happily notes that LearnDash…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

Business

Justin Ferriman happily notes that LearnDash received a second consecutive "High Performer" designation from G2Crowd, a popular peer-to-peer, business solutions review platform. In fact, it was the only WordPress-based solution mentioned in the learning management space, and Justin took the…

Phil Derksen recently announced that his…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

Phil Derksen recently announced that his product WP Simple Pay has been acquired by Sandhills Development, the home of Easy Digital Downloads and Restrict Content Pro. Phil notes that WP Simple Pay will remain an independent WordPress plugin for the…