Member Spotlight: Jack McConnell
Michelle Frechette
Jack is a one-man WordPress web design and development agencywhose clients include Peter Gabriel, Disney & Real World Records.
The WP Agency Journey with Krissie VandeNoord of North UX — Post Status Draft 134
Cory Miller
Krissie VandeNoord, founder of North UX, talks with Cory Miller about their work in creating people-first solutions for the nuanced needs of ecommerce and membership site owners. Krissie shares her story from her early days as a designer and blogger to launching her own agency. Her work and energy will encourage you to think beyond what is to build the possibilities that make things work better.
Annual Survey • State of the Word 2022 • Suggest Community Summit Topics • WordPress Playground (WASM)
Courtney Robertson
Tune in Thursday for Matt's annual State of the Word address. Check out the WordPress Playground now. It brings key platform dependencies into the browser that you can embed in your own site today. Your feedback into the annual WordPress survey helps shape the project, so fill it out as soon as possible.
Interview With Product Lead Jessica Frick At Pressable— Post Status Draft 133
Cory Miller
Jessica Frick is a huge WordPress advocate and has been a contributing community member since 2008. She is the Director of Operations at Pressable, one of our Post Status sponsors. Jess joins Cory Miller to share about the amazing WordPress hosting experience Pressable offers, in addition to her own experience and expertise as a long-time member of the WordPress community.
More WordPress People Doing Good Things
Michelle Frechette
Lots of good things going on in WordPress. Here are just a few of them.
Member Spotlight: Jamie Madden
Michelle Frechette
Jamie is the founder & lead developer of WC Vendors Marketplace, the first free multivendor marketplace plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce.
The WP Agency Journey with D’nelle Dowis of Berry Interesting Productions— Post Status Draft 132
Cory Miller
D'nelle Dowis has been a part of WordPress for more than a decade. Her passion for genuine, sustained relationships informs how she leads her agency, Berry Interesting Productions. D'nelle talks about her experiences meeting clients where they are and helping them leverage technology to solve the challenges of today while making room for future opportunities. She shares why she values support, her thoughts on DIY, and how she makes room for her clients to ask the weird questions.
Interview with Product Lead Robert Jacobi at Cloudways Managed WordPress Hosting— Post Status Draft 131
Cory Miller
Director of WordPress at Cloudways, Robert Jacobi, talks about WordPress and their WordPress hosting products in this interview with Post Status Publisher Cory Miller.
Annual Survey • State of the Word 2022 • LearnWP Site Updates • Block Editor in Support Forums • Dev Guide to Block Theme Course Pt2
Courtney Robertson
It's time once again to share your feedback about all things WordPress in the 2022 survey. Tune in next week to hear Matt Mullenweg during is annual address: State of the Word. When submitting issues in the WordPress forums, you'll soon find several blocks to use in the editor. #LearnWP has site updates and a new block theme course for developers.
The Magic of Cooperation Between ‘Competitors’
Cory Miller
Years ago, my friend Josh Strebel gave a talk titled "Cooperation over Competition" and it resonated deeply with me. In fact, some of my first and best friends in WordPress were my "competitors." (Hey Brian and Jason!) I'm very thankful that connection, cooperation and collaboration…
All the Things This Week
Michelle Frechette
All the things from the WordPress community for the week ending December 3, 2022.
Annual Survey • State of the Word 2022 • Meetup Accessibility Overlays • Multi-line Code Comments • WP 3.7 – 4.0 Final Releases
Courtney Robertson
Should code comments switch to
// ? Meetup.com stops using an accessibility overlay. Final releases for WordPress 3.7 - 4.0 are now available. Tune in soon for State of the Word 2023, happening December 15 via livestream from New York City.
Member Spotlight: Nathan Ingram
Michelle Frechette
Meet Nathan Ingram: the creator of MonsterContracts, battle-tested contracts for WordPress client work.
WordPress is People (Weekly Community Update)
Michelle Frechette
WordPress is people. It’s created by people. It’s used by people. It relies on people to move it forward, to modify it, to moderate it, and to build community around it.
State of the Word 2022 • Dev Blog Beta • WP 3.7 – 4.0 Final Releases
Courtney Robertson
As 2022 comes to an end, State of the Word will happen in NYC again. Apply to attend or tune in to the livestream. Check out the beta version of the WordPress Developer Blog. Still have sites on WordPress 3.7 - 4.0? It's really time to upgrade as this will receive no further updates after December 1. It's team rep nomination time too.
WordPress Community Roundup
Dan Knauss
A New Home for the WordPress Community? RSS Friends • WP community stories of the pandemic • The History of Screen Readers • Dumb questions about disability • "Crip Time"
