ElasticPress recently released a new version…
Dan Knauss
ElasticPress recently released a new version with some requested and helpful features, including the ability to make WooCommerce products appear as auto-suggested search results.
If you would like to get…
Dan Knauss
If you would like to get a good handle on CSS Grids, check out this newlyÂ
John Blackbourn has authored a plugin…
Dan Knauss
John Blackbourn has authored a plugin for WordPress Multisite that shares a central media library across all the sites on a Multisite network.
Envato has shut down its hosting program
Brian Krogsgard
Envato has closed down all efforts at hosting WordPress websites, it appears. They've removed the option to buy hosting when you buy a WordPress theme, and Ben Welch-Bolen, the co-founder of Pressed — which they acquired — no longer works…
There are signs that Gutenberg is being considered…
Dan Knauss
There are signs that Gutenberg is being considered for adoption on some level in Drupal. There is already a demo of Gutenberg in Drupal, and there is a talk dedicated to the subject at the upcoming Drupal Europe conference. Yoast recently showed off…
Syed Balkhi has announced the creation of the WPBeginner…
Dan Knauss
Syed Balkhi has announced the creation of the WPBeginner Growth Accelerator Fund, "the first-ever growth fund focused entirely on WordPress businesses." Syed stays it will invest between $100k to $500k "in a small group of WordPress focused businesses" and will work "intensively with…
Bob Dunn has an interview with…
Dan Knauss
Bob Dunn has an interview with Scott DeLuzio, who shares his experience of purchasing a WordPress plugin. If you have ever wondered what kind of thought process goes into a developer's decision to purchase someone else’s plugin as opposed to…
Sami Keijonen has made his highly…
Dan Knauss
Sami Keijonen has made his highly regarded themes and plugins, including EDD Members and EDD Download Info, available for free, which he says may or may not be a permanent decision. Sami's been too busy to support his products lately and has…
Tom Mcfarlin demonstrates an easy way to apply…
Dan Knauss
Tom Mcfarlin demonstrates an easy way to apply a body class based on a template name, and why a developer might want to do this.
If you are interested in adding…
Dan Knauss
If you are interested in adding WP-CLI support to your WordPress plugin, this recent post at wpreset.com explains how. Speaking of WP-CLI, version 2.0 was recently released. It's a big release: 67 contributors and 364 pull requests with numerous new features…
Jonathan Bailey, copyright and plagiarism consultant…
Dan Knauss
Jonathan Bailey, copyright and plagiarism consultant at CopyByte, puts his thoughts down about the future of WordPress: "WordPress is at a crossroads... it faces a new threat, and it’s not a competitor but rather an ideology." Jonathan believes the self-hosted…
If you were unable to attend…
Dan Knauss
If you were unable to attend the recent WordCamp For Publishers that happened a few weeks ago in Chicago, you can still watch the recorded live stream. Videos of the presentations should be posted soon.
Automattic has joined other organizations in…
Dan Knauss
Automattic has joined other organizations in making an investment in RadioPublic, a podcast startup. Last year a partnership was formed with WordPress.com to make RadioPublic’s universal podcast embed player available for all WordPress.com websites.
Matt Haughey has a great blog post…
Dan Knauss
Matt Haughey has a great blog post about "things that baffle me about WordPress in 2018," which is mainly focused on WordPress.com. At least some of his observations seem valid and have already has caught the eye of Automatticians looking for…
