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Policy on WordCamps and ads

Brian Krogsgard

November 12, 2015

Yesterday in footnotes, I mentioned that WCUS is promoting the conference with Facebook ads. I got word that it is being done with official blessing. Furthermore, I learned from Andrea Middleton (who runs WordCamps broadly, but wasn't involved in this…

BuddyPress 2.4, “Pietro”, has been released,…

November 11, 2015

BuddyPress 2.4, "Pietro", has been released, and includes cover photos for profiles and groups. Also released today, an update for older versions of BuddyPress, due to a vulnerability, "that may allow privilege escalation for logged-in users."

Wade Hammes documents his process for…

November 11, 2015

Wade Hammes documents his process for getting performance under control for the TrackMaven website. He cites WordPress in his "performance bankruptcy" admission, but his fixes are largely non-WordPress related, other than using W3TC. It's still a worthwhile read if you're…

Pippin Williamson wrote an open letter…

November 11, 2015

Pippin Williamson wrote an open letter on side projects that's well worth the read. Side projects inspire us. They give us much needed reprieve from the daily grind of our day-to-day work life. They breath new life into what we…

When someone mentions caching, they could…

November 11, 2015

When someone mentions caching, they could be talking about a number of different things. WP Shout goes into six different types of caching.

Miami has a call out for…

November 11, 2015

Miami has a call out for speakers for the February WordCamp. I know a lot of you go to this event, and wherever you live is quite likely colder than Miami in February. Just sayin.

Yoast SEO 3.0 is in the…

November 11, 2015

Yoast SEO 3.0 is in the release candidate stage, and there are quite a few new features. It's worth testing if you run a complicated install or are just curious what's going on. Here's a link to the changelog, but…

A friend sent me a screenshot…

November 11, 2015

A friend sent me a screenshot of a WordCamp US Facebook ad. I didn't know this was allowed. Maybe so, or is it special for WCUS? Curious...

WordPress 4.4 field guide, beta 4

Brian Krogsgard

November 11, 2015

Aaron Jorbin posted the WordPress 4.4 field guide, a newish tradition that I like very much. It guides you through the new features and links up where to learn more about each. Active readers will recognize most of the features,…

How to design a commercial WordPress theme — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

November 11, 2015

DesignDraft

This week’s Post Status Draft podcast is hosted by Brian Krogsgard, and he interviews WordPress theme designer Mike McAlister. Brian also talks about the value of attending events.

The website for A Day of…

November 10, 2015

Design

The website for A Day of REST is now powered by the REST API, and uses React. Better yet, it's available on Github! Happy exploring. Nice work by my podcast co-host Joe Hoyle, with design by Noel Tock.