Let's Encrypt recently passed the 100 million mark for certificates issued. In the 19 months since they launched, the percentage of the web using HTTPS has gone from less than 40% to nearly 58%. That's amazing. More good news: Let's…

Helen Hou-Sandí compares the bridge between WordPress.com, Jetpack, and self-hosted WordPress to a restaurant, a meal kit, and grocery shopping. It's the best analogy I've seen on this subject yet, and the post is worth checking out in full.

Tom McFarlin wrote a nice primer on Bash for WordPress developers. It covers what your bash_profile is and how to manage third-party software with it. You should also check out Tom's recent project of a simple autoloader for WordPress. It's an…

Aaron Campbell, WordPress Security Team lead, explains why the open web matters. With the internet "now an integral part of people’s lives and even entire economies," Aaron notes how seriously we should take threats to net neutrality. I share Aaron's…

Accountant Scott Deluzio has developed WP1099, a plugin that automates filing 1099-MISC forms for site owners who are running affiliate programs or an online marketplace. This niche plugin came into being after conversations Scott had with Pippin Williamson, Cory Miller, and…

WP Simple Pay Pro (a Stripe payments plugin) has a new version that's rewritten from scratch. There's a redesigned subscriptions options setup, a new payment confirmation editor, and updated docs and demos.

Ashley Rich has compiled a WordPress developer’s guide to ES2015. Harmony, ES6, and ES2015 are all the same thing: the next version of JavaScript. Ashley covers Improved Objects, Classes, Modules, Arrow Functions, Promises, Template Strings, and Default Parameters. As Ashley points…