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Origami is a just announced tool that…

April 14, 2016

Origami is a just announced tool that allows you to put together a prototype, run it on your iPhone or iPad, iterate on it, and export at least some form of code. It's a product born and used at Facebook, and…

Let’s Encrypt is out of beta…

April 14, 2016

Let's Encrypt is out of beta and WPTavern points out that (according to Mozilla) more than 90% of the certificates are protecting websites that never had encryption before. Let's Encrypt is a major game changer.

Tickets are on sale for inaugural…

April 14, 2016

Tickets are on sale for inaugural WPCampus conference, which a WordPress event following in the footsteps of independent conferences like Pressnomics, Prestige, LoopConf, and A Day of REST. Tickets are $99 and attendance is limited to a couple hundred people,…

If you ever wondering what an…

April 14, 2016

If you ever wondering what an official theme review involves, then you should watch

Managing products is about focus

Brian Krogsgard

April 13, 2016

Business

I have to hand it to Jeff Chandler, he's pretty good at raising a ruckus when he's annoyed with a plugin. Yesterday, I guess he reached his boiling point with Edit Flow, the quasi-abandoned plugin by Automattic for managing an…

Understanding reference transactions and PayPal

Brian Krogsgard

April 13, 2016

Business

During my WooConf talk, I discussed a little bit about PayPal, why it's useful as an eCommerce checkout option, and why site owners with subscriptions need Reference Transactions enabled. The common question after that was: what they heck are Reference Transactions?…

WordPress 4.5, “Coleman”, released

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2016

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 4.5, "Coleman", has just been released. The release includes new inline editing features, custom logo support, customizer enhancements, and some under the hood changes that you'll like.

A Day of REST is going to Boston

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2016

HostingPlanet

The second A Day of REST conference will be in Boston, Massachusetts. The event will cover the WordPress REST API in-depth, with talks and workshops from leaders in the community. It will be co-organized by Human Made and Post Status.

WordPress 4.5 planned release date is…

April 8, 2016

WordPress 4.5 planned release date is coming up quickly - April 12. The team is looking for some final help and testing to get them to the finishing line. On a related note, the regular "things that have changed and…

Konstantin Kovshenin has spent over four…

April 8, 2016

Konstantin Kovshenin has spent over four months working on a new performance module for Jetpack that makes WordPress faster by removing slow actions and filters in core. The plan is to release it in Jetpack 4.0, provided it's been tested…

If you like stories on how…

April 8, 2016

If you like stories on how large contents sites are redesigned, then you'll like this post on the redesign of The Times & The Sunday Times websites.

Ryan Sullivan gives an honest reflection…

April 8, 2016

Ryan Sullivan gives an honest reflection on last year's inaugural LoopConf and also shares some insights into how he's making the next LoopConf (coming later this year in Ft. Lauderdale) bigger and better.

Simplenote, acquired by Automatic in early…

April 8, 2016

Simplenote, acquired by Automatic in early 2013, has recently come out with versions for Windows and Linux. The versions are also going to be open-sourced, which is certainly something a company behind owned by Automattic would do. Simplenote is one…

Paul Gibbs has written some basic…

April 8, 2016

Paul Gibbs has written some basic plugin endpoints for WordPress's REST API. Paul admits it's pretty basic, but adds that "it might help someone." I think it's exactly the kind of thing we need more of.

John Jacoby has provided an update…

April 8, 2016

John Jacoby has provided an update on bbPress 2.6. Two features -- bbPress as Post Comments and Forums as Taxonomies -- are being bumped to 2.7 so that 2.6 won't be held back. Not exactly the best news, but there's…