WordPress News

WordPress themes will allow a requirement of the REST API

Brian Krogsgard

July 31, 2015

A recent theme review team meeting concluded that they would accept theme submissions that require the WordPress REST API. The move is out of the ordinary because typically themes that require a particular plugin are not accepted. This is a…

WordPress 4.3 release candidate, and a rare point release candidate too

Brian Krogsgard

July 31, 2015

Today, WordPress 4.3 hit Release Candidate 1, and there was also a rare release candidate for a minor point release, with 4.2.4 RC 1. WordPress 4.2.3 caused a couple of strange issues with comments inside inline scripts, and within shortcodes…

Paid Memberships Pro unveils business model from 2012 to now

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

Business

Paid Memberships Pro has a somewhat unique monetization method for their plugin. They largely monetize by selling support and custom work, versus selling any kind of extension or functionality. All Paid Memberships Pro features are free. A few years ago,…

Herbert is a framework for building plugins

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

Herbert is a fancy MVC framework for building WordPress plugins. If you long for a different way than how most WordPress plugins are structured, Herbert may really interest you. I have had a lot of fun looking through the documentation, the example…

Strong passwords by default

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

Mark Jaquith has further outlined the new password features in 4.3, and they are exciting. I think this may prove to be the most important new feature for this release. I've already covered this, but I'm covering it again. I…

WordPress hosting performance benchmarks, 2015

Brian Krogsgard

July 29, 2015

Hosting

Kevin Ohashi has this year's WordPress hosting performance benchmarks review up on Review Signal, and it's another great analysis. He reviewed 19 hosts and for some of them testing multiple configurations. He covers the biggest players and some I had…

Don’t make enemies, invest in friendships

Cory Miller

July 29, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Enemies are trouble and tear you down. Friends support you and build you up. Building a friendship is not easy, especially when the potential friend could just as easily be your enemy. But it's a worthwhile endeavor and a lasting investment.

Rogue shortcodes cause controversy for 4.2.3 security release

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2015

Security

The WordPress 4.2.3 security release looks like most security releases on the surface, but it has caused a good bit of controversy. The release includes a number of fixes, but one involving shortcodes is the focus of attention. Immediately after…

Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2015

BusinessDesign

Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg have hardly communicated with one another in the last five years, but they are ideological enemies. They have very strong personalities and unshakable beliefs on business and software. This is a story of their dispute, their idealism, and the implications it will have on the WordPress project.

Version 2 of the WordPress REST API released

Brian Krogsgard

July 21, 2015

Version 2 of the WordPress REST API has been released on WordPress.org as a whole new plugin. The decision to do this was so that backward compatibility could be maintained on version 1 on a permanent basis. So if you…

Pearson versus Mullenweg, a history

Brian Krogsgard

July 21, 2015

BusinessDesign

This is a preview of the first part of my upcoming article on Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress. Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg have hardly communicated with one another in the last five years, but they are ideological enemies. They are…

WordPress 4.3 Beta 3 available for testing

Brian Krogsgard

July 15, 2015

I've already talked a little about what's coming in WordPress 4.3, and now Beta 3 is available for testing. If you haven't already been testing, you absolutely should now. I know the core team will appreciate all eyes.

Freelance WordPress writers, and other tips for promoting products

Brian Krogsgard

July 15, 2015

A recent post on WPKube goes fairly in-depth on how to promote new WordPress products. Overall, it's a pretty thorough guide, even if I don't think every aspect of the guide is the best route. What I found interesting was…

Ad networks’ grip on news outlets

Brian Krogsgard

July 15, 2015

Ben Thompson's latest post tackles how web pages -- especially web pages driven by advertising and ad networks -- are bloated. Ad networks have gained huge adoption amongst big news websites, which largely cannot manage to sell their own inventory,…

Design before discovery

Brian Krogsgard

July 15, 2015

Design

Guillermo Rauch has written a post about the development of the new VideoPress, titled Pure UI. In it, he describes the workflow for creating the new player and how it was managed between design and development. He says that the…