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Get better at WordPress development, with…

January 12, 2016

Get better at WordPress development, with Tom McFarlin. You can sign up for information on his blog, and you won't want to miss it -- whether for yourself, or to recommend to a friend looking to take the leap to…

A survey of WordPress sites by…

January 12, 2016

A survey of WordPress sites by WordFence (it's from their customer base) includes a sample of over 7,000 users, and the results have some interesting data, including the conclusion that corporate sites dominate the most common use case, and more.

Keep an eye on WeFoster, “a…

January 12, 2016

Keep an eye on WeFoster, "a community where we show folks how BuddyPress is being used to create a wide range of social networking solutions in the real world." It was started by influential and longstanding members of the BuddyPress…

The Meta team accomplished a ton…

January 12, 2016

The Meta team accomplished a ton on the WordPress website in 2015, and there is much to be proud of. Check out some of what they did.

A new security release for the…

January 12, 2016

Security

A new security release for the WordPress REST API affects both version 2, which is now at beta 10, and version 1.2.x, which is updated to 1.2.5.

Stripe will now accept ACH. Keep…

January 12, 2016

Stripe will now accept ACH. Keep an eye out for WordPress eCommerce plugins to integrate this great feature that will allow much lower fees on large direct deposits.

Don’t miss Pippin Williamson’s year in…

January 12, 2016

Don't miss Pippin Williamson's year in review for 2015. It's so good.

Understanding technical debt

Brian Krogsgard

January 12, 2016

I gained a lot of value from a post by Kellan Elliott-McCrea -- who was the CTO of Etsy, and has a long history in complex web projects -- regarding technical debt. Here's the money quote at the end (though…

Easy Content Types sold for $15,000

Brian Krogsgard

January 12, 2016

Business

I reported in mid-December that Easy Content Types -- one of Pippin Williamson's oldest commercial plugins -- was for sale. He has now announced that he sold the plugin to the owners of CodeInWP. The sale amount was $15,000 for…

Challenges managing a WordPress consulting business and doing client work — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

January 8, 2016

BusinessDraft

This week’s Post Status Draft podcast is hosted by Brian Krogsgard and Joe Hoyle. This week, they talk working in an agency and doing client work.

LoopConf 2016 is announced! It’ll be…

January 6, 2016

LoopConf 2016 is announced! It'll be in southern Florida this year, and in October. Check out the LoopConf site for more information, and Ryan also did a post (on Facebook Notes, ew!) with more background.

This Acquia retrospective by Drupal found…

January 6, 2016

This Acquia retrospective by Drupal found Dries Buytaert is pretty fascinating, both because Acquia has gotten so big (750 people in 10 offices) and because it's just so... corporate feeling. Drupal and WordPress have never felt so different to me,…

Oracle acquired AddThis for close to…

January 6, 2016

Oracle acquired AddThis for close to $200 million. It's worth noting because the main AddThis plugin has 200,000+ active installs, and is used on lots of WordPress websites.

Michael Aerestad has interesting thoughts on…

January 6, 2016

Michael Aerestad has interesting thoughts on the shapes of WordPress, and how it shapes the web.

HelpScout co-founder Nick Francis wrote some…

January 6, 2016

HelpScout co-founder Nick Francis wrote some great tips for attracting top talent in a remote environment.

WordPress security release, and 4.5 development kicks off

Brian Krogsgard

January 6, 2016

DesignSecurity

It was the first truly busy day in WordPress core land since the release of WordPress 4.4. Two big things happened: A maintenance and security update was released in WordPress 4.4.1, and the security component affected all versions back that can…