The White House is officially making…
Brian Krogsgard
The White House is officially making a stand to promote open source, and it's a big deal.
Garret Dimmon’s detailed story of using…
Brian Krogsgard
Garret Dimmon's detailed story of using FE International to sell his Sifter app is quite informative. Quite a few WordPress businesses have also sold through FEI.
With all the “headline” features being…
David Bisset
With all the "headline" features being thrown into the limelight, I appreciated that Drew Jaynes took the time out to point some lesser-known and minor improvements in WordPress 4.6. I for one am happy to see the "Sites" icon change…
Interesting plugin from Stephanie Leary: Citation…
David Bisset
Interesting plugin from Stephanie Leary: Citation Importer. It imports individual citations, bibliography lists, or lists of DOIs into WordPress via the CrossRef Metadata API.
If you work with a plugin…
David Bisset
If you work with a plugin or theme that uses Facebook share counts - then be aware that Facebook has made some adjustments.
Here’s some insight from Tom Harman…
David Bisset
Here's some insight from Tom Harman on BuzzFeed’s Design Process. I thought it was an interesting post, especially how he outlines the phases of product design (Define , Explore, Refine, Build, and Learn).
I missed this article when it…
David Bisset
I missed this article when it was first published, but when I saw Zack Rosen post on the open web on TechCrunch I took a few minutes to read his thoughts. His thoughts on the "open web not going anywhere"…
Itamar Turner-Trauring writes about why working…
David Bisset
Itamar Turner-Trauring writes about why working fewer hours is better for you. It's certainly a delicate balance, especially for freelancers. Working longer hours for an extended period of time will eventually result in burnout or mistakes (or both). Freelancers can…
Automattic has hired a renowned designer in newly created role
Brian Krogsgard
John Maeda is a well-known designer, who most recently hails from the extremely reputable VC firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Wired has a pretty good summation on his background and qualifications. At Automattic, he's filling a role they advertised…
WordPress 4.7 kickoff and ideas time
Brian Krogsgard
Right on the heels of WordPress 4.6 being released, it's time to start thinking about WordPress 4.7. Helen Hou-Sandà is leading the release, scheduled for shipment on December 6th (those keeping score at home know that's two days after WordCamp…
WordPress 4.6, “Pepper”
Brian Krogsgard
WordPress 4.6, "Pepper", has been released with shiny plugin management, system fonts, link syntax checking, resource hints, and more. This release post includes a special episode of the podcast.
Tom McFarlin has written a lot…
David Bisset
Tom McFarlin has written a lot about Pressmatic lately, and has made available a Pressmatic image for WordPress Trunk.
Modal dialogs are a tricky thing…
David Bisset
Modal dialogs are a tricky thing to make accessible, but Ire Aderinokun outlines some good tips with a live demo and source code.
I always find reading the experiences…
David Bisset
I always find reading the experiences of those using WordPress for the first time interesting. That includes this one from 18-year-old Roan de Vries (son of Remkus De Vries, a well-known member of the WordPress community). Also, welcome back to…
StudioPress FM is a new WordPress…
David Bisset
StudioPress FM is a new WordPress podcast hosted by Brian Gardner and Luaren Mancke. Their inagural episode focuses on Brian's starting StudioPress and the Genesis Framework. If you're a Genesis community member, this is right in your wheelhouse.
Pavel Ciorici from WPZoom writes a…
David Bisset
Pavel Ciorici from WPZoom writes a detailed post about how his WordPress theming business took off. He talks about his first theme, Yamidoo Magazine, which at one point was making $10,000 per month in revenue alone. Pavel also talks about…
