WordPress News

Daniel Bachhuber makes a good point…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

Daniel Bachhuber makes a good point that he's basically the only one maintaining WP CLI (mostly volunteering the time), and for the success of the project it shouldn't be that way. I agree, especially since so many rely on WP…

In a web project, styling forms…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

In a web project, styling forms is a common exercise but not always something enjoyable. WP Site Care has a good tutorial for those who struggle with the CSS and perhaps need to rethink their techniques.

Wired’s move to HTTPS has hit…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

Wired's move to HTTPS has hit a snag, and Zack Tollman goes into the details about it. It's a great case study on the challenges massive publications can face on seemingly straightforward tasks. Related: Buzzfeed's reasoning for moving to HTTPS is pretty…

Josh Pollock shares some thoughts you…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

Josh Pollock shares some thoughts you should ask yourself if you're pondering about getting into the commercial WordPress plugin game.

WPLift reveals its new owner to…

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

WPLift reveals its new owner to be Daan Tol.

The WordPress.org recommended host page has finally updated

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

BusinessHosting

The WordPress.org recommended host page is a valuable piece of real estate. Many rumors have been circulated over the years in regard to how the page is curated and what criteria are used. It was long neglected, then transitioned to two…

Helen Hou-Sandí to lead 4.7, and committers for 4.6 announced

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

Matt Mullenweg announced that he is not going to lead WordPress 4.7 anymore, "due to some unexpected constraints on my time this year." Helen Hou-Sandí -- a WordPress Lead Developer -- will take the lead for 4.7. Her last tenure as…

A proposal for “next generation” rewrites

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

Ryan McCue has written a proposal for the "next generation" of WordPress rewrites. It's lengthy, but a great read on an area of WordPress with a lot of room for improvement. The rewrite system was initially designed to implement pretty…

Automattic has won the rights to manage .blog

Brian Krogsgard

May 17, 2016

Automattic has won the rights to manage the gTLD .blog, one of the most sought after generic top level domain extensions to date. They paid "about $19M" for the privilege, according to Matt Mullenweg's blog post (which he has since…

Trademarks, Woo, and you

Brian Krogsgard

May 12, 2016

Business

There's been talk lately about Automattic enforcing trademarks for the term "Woo", by sending takedown notices to websites utilizing the term in their domains and offering services or products associated with WooCommerce. Automattic has been sending letters, primarily to sites…

Pagely has dropped their lowest pricing…

Brian Krogsgard

May 10, 2016

Pagely has dropped their lowest pricing tier so that their lowest plan is now $99, a clear move upmarket. You get five websites with the lowest plan. They removed a $64 (3 site) and $149 (10 site) option as part…

Roy Sivan published his thoughts on how…

Brian Krogsgard

May 10, 2016

Roy Sivan published his thoughts on how the WordPress dashboard isn't focused enough for many applications. His proposal for a solution includes a single page application experience for theme and plugin administration. Roy has created basic boilerplates with Angular and React, and admits they need…

Robin Cornett offers a beginner tutorial…

Brian Krogsgard

May 10, 2016

Robin Cornett offers a beginner tutorial to add custom admin styles to the WordPress visual editor.

Google News is attempting to feature…

Brian Krogsgard

May 10, 2016

Google News is attempting to feature more local blogs and news sources during breaking news cycles. "The changes will help smaller and local news publishers who wouldn't typically appear in national news or at the top of Google's news story sources."…

A tax on links? It seems…

Brian Krogsgard

May 10, 2016

A tax on links? It seems something from The Onion, but it's really being proposed in Europe and there is an active movement to put a stop to it.

David Chandra is on part two…

Brian Krogsgard

May 10, 2016

David Chandra is on part two of a fun tutorial series for developers, focused on building a WordPress page builder from scratch. I've been playing with a separate boilerplate for admin modals lately that could pair nicely with David's work.