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If you’re a developer looking for…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

If you're a developer looking for a tutorial on building a React + Redux app, this one might be worth looking at. It takes you through putting one together that consumes the SoundCloud API. It's a pretty "start from scratch"…

Genericons has had an overhaul recently. According…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

Genericons has had an overhaul recently. According to this Github note from Joen Asmussen, they've changed the build process to Node.js and Grunt, prioritized SVG over icon-fonts, removed social icons, and focusing on "being just an icon set." The release will be in…

There is already talk of the…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

There is already talk of the iOS "replace words with emoji" feature (shown off at WWDC) in WordPress trac. I think it's safe to say this is plugin material for now.

Most WordPress websites probably use phpMyAdmin (via hosting…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

HostingSecurity

Most WordPress websites probably use phpMyAdmin (via hosting providers), so it's nice to see that they successfully completed a security audit as part of Mozilla's Secure Open Source Fund. This fund is new to me, and looks like a great initiative.

If you’re a front end developer,…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

If you're a front end developer, then you might like a behind the scenes walk-through on how Facebook maintains its CSS quality with PostCSS and Stylelint. I always find these kinds of articles interesting (even if i'm not currently using…

Many WordPress products have screencasts, so Shawn…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

Many WordPress products have screencasts, so Shawn Hesketh's post on how to create screencasts that don’t suck should be required reading. Shawn knows what he's talking about as the talent behind WP101, and the tools he mentions are accessible with even…

Brad Touesnard shares his opinion on…

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

Brad Touesnard shares his opinion on why clients should own their plugin licenses. I completely agree with Brad's point about correctly setting client expectations: This is about expectations. Your clients may not have a procurement process but they definitely do…

Timely’s All-In-One Event Calendar had multiple security issues that caused it to be temporarily removed from the repo

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

Security

Timely's All-In-One Event Calendar -- which boasts 100,000 active installs -- had multiple security issues that caused it to be temporarily removed from the repo by the plugin security team. There were at least four disclosed issues, some of which…

WooCommerce 2.6 released with shipping zones in core; also, Follow Up Emails acquired

Brian Krogsgard

June 14, 2016

WooCommerce 2.6 is out, and named "Zipping Zebra", with a slew of new features. Mike Jolley notes in the announcement that this release has been in, "development for ~5 months, and has had over 1700 commits from 25 contributors." The most visible…

How Hari Ravichandran built Endurance, the company behind Bluehost, HostGator, and dozens more

Brian Krogsgard

June 13, 2016

BusinessHosting

For all the things I've read about EIG and the portfolio of companies they control, I never knew the backstory. In this Forbes India interview, I learned how Hari Ravichandran spent most of his $8,000 of savings during the .com…

Tom McFarlin proposes some interesting and…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Tom McFarlin proposes some interesting and practical benefits to employees who work for WordPress (or development/coding) companies. Tom's first suggestion about a subscription to a particular WordPress news service seems like a great way to start off the list :-) .…

Wordfence is getting into the “forensic”…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Business

Wordfence is getting into the "forensic" and malware cleaning business for WordPress sites. The service is a pretty logical extension of the plugin, and they're charging $179 to clean sites, or $120 for Wordfence Pro customers.

Aaron Jorbin has released an update…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Aaron Jorbin has released an update to grunt-patch-wordpress with two new features: GitHub URL support and uploading patches directly from the command line.

The Community Signal podcast has an…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

The Community Signal podcast has an interview with Brad Williams. They talk about building a Business in an open source community, primarily focused on how WebDevStudios (which contributes 60+ hours a week to WordPress) and employees are involved. Brad is also…

Lift has sold UpThemes — their theme…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

Lift has sold UpThemes -- their theme side business -- to Andy Wilkerson of Parallelus. I've always like UpThemes themes and they are in good hands with Andy. His latest theme, Caliber, is really nicely done.

I like this honest piece from…

Brian Krogsgard

June 7, 2016

I like this honest piece from Michelle Schulp on what drives her to be heavily involved in being a developer, attending conferences, and running a WordCamp. I know quite a few people that lead similar lives, where it seems like…