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Community Roundup February 10, 2023

Michelle Frechette

February 10, 2023

WordCamp Asia Are you going to WordCamp Asia? It’s next week! (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 looks to be an…

Product People with Vova Feldman of Freemius — Post Status Draft 140

Cory Miller

February 9, 2023

BusinessDraft

In this episode, Vova Feldman of Freemius joins Cory Miller to discuss the need for developers to prioritize products over infrastructure, the state of WordPress, and goals for providing a better user experience for customers.

Business Roundup Week Ending February 10

Mike Demopoulos

February 9, 2023

BusinessThe Week in Review

https://domainnamewire.com/2023/02/09/godaddy-announces-layoffs/ GoDaddy, the world's largest domain registrar, announced layoffs yesterday. This move affected hundreds of employees who had relied on the company for their livelihoods. The releases come from GoDaddy shifting its focus to digital transformation and automation. These reductions…

Tech Roundup Week Ending February 10

Mike Demopoulos

February 9, 2023

TechThe Week in Review

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-6-2-beta-1-released-and-ready-for-testing WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing! This exciting new version has improved auto-updates and a brand new Site Health Check feature. Developers can test this version to ensure that their websites are compatible with the latest…

WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 • Phase 2 Finale • Creating a Mentorship Program • Apply for Community Summit

Courtney Robertson

February 8, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 is out now and you can help test it before final release on March 28. With that comes the end of Gutenberg Phase 2. WordPress considers a mentorship program focused on onboarding and assisting contributors.

Community Wrap-up February 2, 2023

Michelle Frechette

February 3, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

The weekly wrap-up for the WordPress community for the week ending February 2, 2023 including WordCamps and a featured photo of the week.

Member Spotlight: Taco Verdonschot

Michelle Frechette

February 3, 2023

BlogsMember Spotlights

Taco joined Yoast back in 2013. In addition to his work there, he's an amazing WordPress contributor and community member.

The WP Agency Journey with Bradford Campeau-Laurion of Alley Interactive — Post Status Draft 139

Cory Miller

February 3, 2023

BusinessDraft

Bradford Campeau-Laurion, CEO of Alley Interactive, joins Cory Miller to talk about publishing technology past, present, and future. Working with WordPress at the enterprise level showcases incredible capability and highlights possibilities for future growth within WordPress.

When Gutenberg Phases End • Priorities in Onboarding Contributors • Redesign Roll Outs

Courtney Robertson

February 1, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

What happens when we reach the end of a phase in Gutenberg? Josepha shares what this means for additional features and requests in the WP Briefing. Josepha also posed a few questions at how we prioritize doing the work of contributing while onboarding new contributors and ways to simplify the experience new contributors have. Finally, get an early look at the design changes coming for Hosting, Jobs, About, and Dev Blog.

WordPress Origin Stories, Week 3

Cory Miller

January 30, 2023

Origin StoriesWordPress at 20

This is part of our ongoing celebration of the 20th Anniversary of WordPress. Dean Burton When I first discovered WordPress, I was messing around trying to build my own website, which at the time was an attempt to move an…

Contributing to WordPress

Michelle Frechette

January 27, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

There are many ways to contribute to WordPress, the Open Source Project. And to be honest, most of them have nothing to do with coding.

Member Spotlight: Yvette Sonneveld

Michelle Frechette

January 27, 2023

BlogsMember Spotlights

Yvette Sonneveld is a full-stack online communications professional with extensive experience in the WordPress ecosphere.

The WP Agency Journey With Mario Peshev Of DevriX — Post Status Draft 138

Cory Miller

January 26, 2023

BusinessDraft

In this episode, Mario Peshev, founder of DevriX, joins Cory Miller to discuss WordPress retainers, entrepreneurship, and the future of WordPress. Mario encourages agency owners to chase recurring revenue to build in the freedom to do quality work with the capacity to lead into your future vision for your business.

WP Community Support (Central) vs WP Foundation • Old Trac Tickets • Themes & Support Docs Redesign

Courtney Robertson

January 25, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

Can you explain the difference between Central and the Foundation? They are not one in the same, so check out what each area handles.

More teams across WordPress are using GitHub Projects for project management. The Community Team is considering this addition as well.

Let's review some very old tickets for bugs and feature requests in WordPress and admire the new things coming to Documentation and Themes sites.

Celebrating 20 Years as a Community

Michelle Frechette

January 20, 2023

The Week in ReviewWordPress Community

We’re really excited about celebrating the WordPress community! Here are some things we're planning and how you can be involved.

Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 1

Cory Miller

January 20, 2023

BusinessDraft

Corey Maass and Cory Miller go live to discuss the creation and launch of a WordPress product they have partnered to build. Crop.Express originated as a solution to a common problem Maass experienced. Miller loved the idea and wondered how to build this into a plugin to solve problems within the WordPress workflow. This is a candid conversation about the evolution of partnering to develop a WordPress product.

Community Roundup February 10, 2023

Product People with Vova Feldman of Freemius — Post Status Draft 140

Business Roundup Week Ending February 10

Tech Roundup Week Ending February 10

WordPress 6.2 Beta 1 • Phase 2 Finale • Creating a Mentorship Program • Apply for Community Summit

Community Wrap-up February 2, 2023

Member Spotlight: Taco Verdonschot

The WP Agency Journey with Bradford Campeau-Laurion of Alley Interactive — Post Status Draft 139

When Gutenberg Phases End • Priorities in Onboarding Contributors • Redesign Roll Outs

WordPress Origin Stories, Week 3

Contributing to WordPress

Member Spotlight: Yvette Sonneveld

The WP Agency Journey With Mario Peshev Of DevriX — Post Status Draft 138

WP Community Support (Central) vs WP Foundation • Old Trac Tickets • Themes & Support Docs Redesign

Celebrating 20 Years as a Community

Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 1

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