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Tech Roundup Week Ending February 24

Mike Demopoulos

February 23, 2023

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-3-released-contributors-to-host-live-product-demo-on-march-2 WordPress 6.2 Beta 3 has been released following the first-ever WordCamp Asia in Bangkok, Thailand. This beta release is open for testing by developers and users who want to try out the new features before the official release of…

Business Roundup Week Ending February 24

Mike Demopoulos

February 23, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/02/sell-product-powerful-storytelling/ Chiara Aliotta has a great piece on Smashing Magazine about using storytelling to help design your product. She is also leading a workshop on the topic next month. https://www.decktopus.com/ Decktopus is a versatile presentation tool that can help businesses…

Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 2

Cory Miller

February 23, 2023

BusinessDraft

Corey Maass and Cory Miller share the messiness of building a WordPress product live. They reveal the initial version of Crop.Express, a plugin designed to crop a featured image within the WordPress workflow and discuss their progress and ongoing development.

Interview With Product Lead Mark Westguard Of WS Form — Post Status Draft 142

Cory Miller

February 23, 2023

BusinessDraft

In this episode, Mark Westguard of WS Form joins Cory Miller to discuss OpenAI, the innovation we are already seeing, and what we can and should expect in the future when it comes to WordPress.

Post Status Case Study: Shadow Gambit

Cory Miller

February 23, 2023

Case Studies

Mimimi Games came to their friends at Luehrsen // Heinrich with a challenge. They were about to launch a new Triple A game, but while the game would be high-profile, it wouldn’t necessarily have a large budget to build. Not…

WordPress Origin Stories, Week 4

Cory Miller

February 22, 2023

Origin StoriesWordPress at 20

This is part of our ongoing celebration of the 20th Anniversary of WordPress. Lana Miro with Crocoblock Check out these WordPress origin stories from the team at Crocoblock that Lana Miro shared with us. You'll find stories from: Andrew Shevchenko…

WordPress 6.2 Beta 3 & Live Demo • Help Test • Changes to WP Release Cycle

Courtney Robertson

February 22, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 6.2 is just over a month away. Join in the live demo and help test beta and release candidate versions. Should we revise the WordPress release cycle? Share you feedback.

Member Spotlight: Anh Tran

Michelle Frechette

February 21, 2023

BlogsMember Spotlights

Anh is a WordPress developer, blogger and local WordPress meetup organizer in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he leads the development of the Meta Box and Slim SEO plugins.

Product People Arnas Donauskas, Web Hosting Product Owner at Hostinger — Post Status Draft 141

Cory Miller

February 17, 2023

BusinessDraft

Arnas Donauskas, Web Hosting Product Owner at Hostinger, joins Cory Miller to discuss his WordPress product. Arnas leveraged his experience in customer success and UX research to transition into owning a WordPress product.

Business Roundup Week Ending February 17

Mike Demopoulos

February 17, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/massive-adsense-fraud-campaign.html https://blog.sucuri.net/2023/02/bogus-url-shorteners-redirect-thousands-of-hacked-sites-in-adsense-fraud-campaign.html A recent report from Sucuri revealed a major AdSense fraud campaign that has affected over 10,000 WordPress sites. The campaign redirects traffic to fake websites to generate revenue through AdSense ads. Additionally, Sucuri's report outlines several best practices…

Tech Roundup Week Ending February 17

Mike Demopoulos

February 17, 2023

TechThe Week in Review

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-2-released-with-fixes-for-71-issues-and-important-performance-improvements-for-block-themes WordPress 6.2 Beta 2 has been officially released. The new update features improved code security, accessibility options, and even more user-friendly theme customization tools. With these changes, WordPress is making it easier for developers and non-technical users to create…

Community Roundup February 17, 2023

Michelle Frechette

February 17, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

WordCamp Asia is Amazing Are you coming to WordCamp Asia? It started today! (February 17-19 in Bangkok, Thailand.) With more than 60 speakers contributing to 2 days of talks, 100’s of organizers and volunteers, and contributor day, it is going…

Member Spotlight: Sophia DeRosia

Michelle Frechette

February 17, 2023

BlogsMember Spotlights

Sophia DeRosia has been involved in the WordPress space since she was 12 years old. She loves marketing and community engagement.

WordPress 6.2 Beta 2 • Help Test • Theme Directory Redesign • Apply for Community Summit

Courtney Robertson

February 15, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 6.2 Beta 2 is now available. Help test the latest features before the next release. Apply now to attend Community Summit. Take a look at the new Theme Directory redesign progress.