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Many developers have heard the term…

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

Many developers have heard the term unit testing, but some might have nightmares about how complex it might be. That's why I enjoyed Thorsten Frommen's straightforward introduction to unit testing for WordPress. There are five questions that every unit test…

Scott Taylor talks about how is_ssl()…

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

Scott Taylor talks about how is_ssl() is inadequate in load-balanced environments in a recent blog post. Scott touches on recent issues with the New York Times recent upgrade to HTTPS and shares some knowledge. I think the last sentence in…

I sent out the first post…

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

Design

I sent out the first post and newsletter for my new Commerce Notebook project. If you didn't subscribe, I figured I'd share the Footnotes from that newsletter here, this time. If you are into eCommerce, I hope you'll check out…

If you read the Amazon post…

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

If you read the Amazon post and you're ready to sell on Amazon along with your own store, Shopify has a new program for selling with Amazon that looks pretty incredible. It syncs your products, and allows you to track…

WooCommerce was the fastest growing eCommerce…

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

WooCommerce was the fastest growing eCommerce platform in 2016, with nearly 75% growth within the top one million websites. Of the thirteen platforms listed, Magento had the slowest growth. Though it is still the dominant platform for large sites, the…

Stripe has added support to their…

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

Stripe has added support to their API for six new European payment methods that could significantly improve Stripe-powered checkout conversion rates. They cite one example: "In the Netherlands, for example, more than half of consumers prefer to pay with iDEAL…

One last random Amazon link, and…

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

One last random Amazon link, and I admit the video is boring, but if you're interested in Fulfillment by Amazon, they have an

Customization opportunities

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

Business

Mel Choyce laid out a slew of customization opportunities for the next several months. Customization is one of three core focus areas, along with the editor and the REST API. She defines the goal for the customizer work as this:…

Editor blocks design is underway

Brian Krogsgard

January 26, 2017

Design

The editor blocks concept is being designed. An extremely healthy conversation is happening on Make Design around what the behavior should be, and how people may interact with a block-style editor. I'm really liking the general UI concepts, and most…

A new vertical and sister-site to Post Status, the job board, and two years down

Brian Krogsgard

January 23, 2017

Business

I went for a double launch, and it's not quite happening. It'll end up being two close launches. I've been in the trenches early this year, strategizing and figuring out where I want to go with my business. I gave…

Shaping a vision of success

Jenny Beaumont

January 19, 2017

Planet

With the next edition of WordCamp Europe on the horizon, Jenny Beaumont finds herself thinking about event growth past and present, and about what success might look like for all of us in this new year.

Automattic’s WordAds, and other features, now available to paid Jetpack users

Brian Krogsgard

January 17, 2017

Jetpack 4.5 has several new features, including a newly designed VideoPress that I look forward to checking out further. But what caught my eye the most is that Automattic is now making WordAds -- their home grown ad platform that…

Huh brings documentation to your customer’s WordPress dashboard

Brian Krogsgard

January 17, 2017

Huh -- like the sound -- is a new documentation plugin by Nick Hamze. It offers a little tooltip to your customer that enables easy to access documentation, right within the WordPress dashboard. Having recently gone through some install processes,…

AppPresser 3 has launched with significantly…

Brian Krogsgard

January 17, 2017

AppPresser 3 has launched with significantly improved speed, free push notifications, and a dashboard for building your app within the AppPresser website. Starting at only $199 for the year, AppPresser is a really great way to get an app up…

Marcin Wichary created a Twitter script…

Brian Krogsgard

January 17, 2017

Marcin Wichary created a Twitter script that downloads your tweets and images and stores them locally. It runs right from the command line and has several options included. Apparently the default Twitter export tool doesn't include images, so that's this…

The Web, Worldwide is a site…

Brian Krogsgard

January 17, 2017

The Web, Worldwide is a site that offer global connectivity data, broken down for every country. It's designed to highlight how different the web is -- and sometimes how inaccessible -- depending on where in the world someone lives. You…