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If you aren’t familiar with Patreon,…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

If you aren't familiar with Patreon, you should be. It's a membership platform that caters to artists and content creators, allowing them to be paid by fans and patrons. Patreon recently announced they are adding support for WordPress. Their plugin allows basic…

Justin Sainton has a nice recap…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

Justin Sainton has a nice recap of WooConf 2017. If you want an overview of the speakers and topics, you should definitely add this to your reading list.

I love this creative post from…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

I love this creative post from Chris Coyier about using DevTools to tackle or sidestep "obnoxious websites." Ethical grey areas aside, you can learn more about the web by looking over some of these tips.

André Staltz has turned a lot…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

André Staltz has turned a lot of heads with his provocative post, "The Web Began Dying in 2014." He notes that Google and Facebook have direct influence over more than 70% of internet traffic. This is particularly concerning because —…

Here’s a video of a presentation…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

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Slava Abakumov talks about making money…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

Slava Abakumov talks about making money with BuddyPress. His insights apply to other plugins as well.

Iain Poulson focused on SQL query…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

Iain Poulson focused on SQL query optimization for a recent post at Delicious Brains. He shows how to identify queries causing bottlenecks and understand the problems behind them. Iain suggests some quick fixes and other ways to improve performance. Speaking…

If you want to start working…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

If you want to start working more with the command line, Melanie Sumner has a newly published "getting comfortable" article for you.

Modern Tribe appears to be getting…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

Business

Modern Tribe appears to be getting into the "Calendar as a Service" business as it previews Lumin. Lumin is an "online calendar for users of WordPress and non-WordPress-based sites." In order to maintain its current WordPress calendar plugin and the…

Justin Busa and Robby McCullough from…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

Justin Busa and Robby McCullough from Beaver Builder shared their views on user feedback and the future of page builders on the How I Built It podcast. For those who are unfamiliar with it, Beaver Builder is a WordPress page builder…

WP Engine CTO Jason Cohen talked…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

WP Engine CTO Jason Cohen talked about the company's position in the WordPress community over at TechWorld.

If you are a BuddyPress developer,…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

If you are a BuddyPress developer, please consider helping out by testing these BuddyPress WP-CLI commands.

If there was a large “comprehensive…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

If there was a large "comprehensive guide" on web design, it might be this one on Smashing Magazine from Nick Babich. Smashing Magazine went through a recent (and very red) redesign.

John Blackbourn has started a “low…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

John Blackbourn has started a "low volume" newsletter for those interested in tips and tricks for WP-CLI users.

If you ever find yourself needing…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

If you ever find yourself needing a "decent sized" WordPress site for benchmarking or testing, Jason Cooper has your back. He has a ready-to-import site with over 2400 posts, 231 tags, 26 categories, and 10 pages worth of WordPress dummy…

I appreciated Joe Howard’s reminder of how…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

I appreciated Joe Howard's reminder of how to stay motivated by celebrating "small wins." If you string together enough small wins, they will eventually lead to a big win, and that is what we're all after.