WordPress News

Beaver Builder’s “lite” version just passed…

Brian Krogsgard

December 16, 2016

Beaver Builder's "lite" version just passed 200,000 active installs, which is quite impressive. Talking to Robbie a few weeks back, I'm excited to see where they are taking this page building plugin. I believe their deal with GoDaddy probably helped…

Mark Uraine shared about work that’s…

Brian Krogsgard

December 16, 2016

Mark Uraine shared about work that's begun to redesign the WordPress.org homepage. Sketches and prototypes have already begun, all of which spawned from WCUS contributor day. The lack of a menu is interesting, and I can't decide yet whether or…

After a private beta period, the…

Brian Krogsgard

December 16, 2016

Design

After a private beta period, the Cookbook plugin is now available for everyone. It's a commercial recipe plugin by WP Site Care and Feast, and it looks really nice. It's also a good case study in single product marketing design…

Stripe Atlas is a program for…

Brian Krogsgard

December 15, 2016

Business

Stripe Atlas is a program for easily creating a business. It came out a while ago, and I know at least a couple Post Status members have used this already. It can be especially helpful if you're trying to create…

Yesterday, I analyzed ThemeForest and Envato’s…

Brian Krogsgard

December 15, 2016

Hosting

Yesterday, I analyzed ThemeForest and Envato's new Hosted program for getting hosting alongside your theme. Vova Feldman has a really interesting blog post that's a good companion to what I wrote, which dives into the financial opportunities that still exist…

Easy Digital Downloads has raised prices,…

Brian Krogsgard

December 15, 2016

Business

Easy Digital Downloads has raised prices, pretty much across the board, for extensions. For most extensions, they've increased prices between 30% and 50%, though a few were more than that. It'll be really interesting to see how the changes affect…

WordPress.com updated their Reader design. I…

Brian Krogsgard

December 15, 2016

WordPress.com updated their Reader design. I don't use the Reader, but for some folks, its their primary use case of the service. Also in .com news, they've introduced support for VR and 360 degree photos, which is pretty neat. It's…

We have yet another big hosting…

Brian Krogsgard

December 15, 2016

Hosting

We have yet another big hosting acquisition: United Internet -- owner of 1 & 1 and more -- has acquired Strato for €600 million. Strato did about €125 million in revenue last year. The current rate of consolidation is pretty…

I was telling some friends today…

Brian Krogsgard

December 15, 2016

I was telling some friends today that I was giving up on PhpStorm, and Tom McFarlin recommended I check out Visual Studio Code from Microsoft. Yeah, my response was probably pretty similar to yours. But I trust Tom, so I'm…

Justin Shreve talks about a new…

Brian Krogsgard

December 14, 2016

Justin Shreve talks about a new CLI for the upcoming new version of WooCommerce (version 2.7). They did this by forking Restful, which is currently maintained by Daniel Bachhuber. A list of commands and examples are found on Justin's blog…

Speaking of WP CLI, Daniel is…

Brian Krogsgard

December 14, 2016

Speaking of WP CLI, Daniel is asking what it is worth to you, and asking you to pitch in to keep him around. He's exploring all sorts of options for where to go with the useful tool. There have been…

PrivacyTools.io is a nice hub of…

Brian Krogsgard

December 14, 2016

PrivacyTools.io is a nice hub of information and links with everything from file encryption software, to email solutions, to better securing your operating system. Considering a lot of what we're seeing nearly every day now, where our communications are at…

I enjoyed Mark Armstrong’s quick predictions…

Brian Krogsgard

December 14, 2016

I enjoyed Mark Armstrong's quick predictions for the future of journalism, on Nieman Lab -- as well as many of the other predictions. Mark wants a plugin for Twitter threads in WordPress. Someone please make Throgs a reality (thank you,…

Envato Hosted expands with revenue share for authors

Brian Krogsgard

December 14, 2016

Hosting

Envato has expanded the hosting program they began piloting last December, which I covered at the time. Now it's expanded from two theme shops to twelve, including several of the most popular authors on the platform. Envato Hosted is now…

GoDaddy gobbles up WP Curve

Brian Krogsgard

December 13, 2016

GoDaddy continues to gobble up talent in the WordPress space. They've acquired WP Curve, and say they intend to keep it a standalone service. WP Curve is a WordPress support service, offering "unlimited small fixes" that starts at $79 per…

Seriously Simple Podcasting sold

Brian Krogsgard

December 13, 2016

Business

Hugh Lashbrooke has sold Seriously Simple Podcasting to Craig Hewitt of Podcast Motor. This is not because I no longer believe in the product or the mission to democratise podcasting – far from it – I am in fact selling…