WordPress News

The age of Gutenberg

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2017

Gutenberg was the talk of town at WordCamp US, as you may expect. Most people have their own thoughts on the product itself, the necessity of its existence, the process in creating it, or a variety of other things. I…

Matt Mullenweg State of the Word, 2017

Brian Krogsgard

December 2, 2017

PlanetSecurity

Matt Mullenweg just completed the 2017 State of the Word, which highlights the accomplishments of the past year, and sets the direction for the year ahead for WordPress.

WordPress 4.9, “Tipton”, is released with drafts for the customizer

Brian Krogsgard

November 15, 2017

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 4.9 introduces an all new ability to draft, save, and schedule customizer changes, as well as widget improvements, added code editor safety, and more.

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast

Brian Krogsgard

November 14, 2017

BusinessDesign

In this episode, I talk to Matt Mullenweg -- co-founder of WordPress and the CEO of Automattic -- about what's happening in the world of WordPress, and his role in it all.

The WordPress product market is completely different now

Brian Krogsgard

October 30, 2017

BusinessPlanet

Building a WordPress-based product business is a much different process than it used to be. People have to do something different and better than what has come before.

How Easy Digital Downloads acquired 55 plugins

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

Business

Over the course of several weeks, the Easy Digital Downloads team executed a series of changes to their marketplace to remove all third party plugins from their ecosystem. The move affected 55 plugins from 27 authors. Some were acquired. Some…

WordPress 4.9 Beta 4 has been…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

WordPress 4.9 Beta 4 has been released with over 80 changes since the last beta. As an alternative to downloading and installing the zip archive, you can also use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin. Speaking of 4.9, Nick Halsey recently showed…

Felix Arntz has shared some planned…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

Felix Arntz has shared some planned improvements for roles and capabilities that are going into WordPress 4.9. It is now possible to manage user capabilities for activating and deactivating plugins in a more granular way. Additionally, there are some new…

I appreciated these tips from Ross…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

I appreciated these tips from Ross Johnson about preventing an event or WordCamp from losing steam and fading away over time. I (this is David Bisset speaking) have been involved in WordCamp Miami for nearly 10 years now, and I…

HeroPress is now accepting donations. Topher…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

HeroPress is now accepting donations. Topher DeRosia explains why.

If you are a plugin developer…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

If you are a plugin developer and thinking about selling your plugin, here's some good advice from Mika Epstein to consider first. Mika notes some red flags to watch out for, like prospective buyers that have "no visible, active participation…

GoDaddy Pro recently announced a rebuilt…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

GoDaddy Pro recently announced a rebuilt version of their managed WordPress service, which includes 90-day backups, SSH, WP-CLI, PHP 7, a Gravity Forms license, and other benefits. It will be interesting to see how this new platform fairs in the…

If you work with ConvertKit, you’ll…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

If you work with ConvertKit, you'll want to check out the new features in the ConvertKit WordPress plugin. It can add a tag for anyone who visits a page and customize the content they see based on tags. The integration…

In the context of the re-platforming…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

In the context of the re-platforming of the New York Times, Scott Taylor talks about "the problem with HTML" in React and GraphQL. This is a really interesting read on some of the challenges that Scott and his team have…

Here’s a gentle reminder that soon Chrome will…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

Here's a gentle reminder that soon Chrome will preload .dev domains as HTTPS via preloaded HSTS. If you use a .dev name for local development you will need to switch to another domain name or consider using localhost instead. Once the patch…

Deborah Edwards-Onoro has compiled a nice…

Brian Krogsgard

October 25, 2017

Deborah Edwards-Onoro has compiled a nice list of answers to common questions centered around how to get started in WordPress. The answers are based on real questions from beginners, so they're perfect for sharing with people you know who are…