WordPress News

Does WordPress Need a Product Manager?

Dan Knauss

September 5, 2022

Lesley Sim thinks so, and she outlines what this could mean — plus a lot of other good ideas for keeping WordPress on top and moving forward. There's a lot in this interview with Lesley and Brian Coords over at…

127 Full Site Editing Block Themes

Dan Knauss

September 5, 2022

DesignNotes

It's not meteoric growth by any means, but it's good to see over 127 block themes listed in the WordPress.org theme directory. Highlighting block themes in the navigation was a good idea and an odd one to oppose, but I…

What is a WordPress developer?

Dan Knauss

September 5, 2022

DevelopmentNotes

That was the question on an episode of Woo DevChat with Ebonie Butler, Lisa Canini, Robbie Adair, and Kathy Zant. It's an interesting to compare their views and experiences with the ones shared by Zach Stepek, Till Krüss, and Carl…

Business Spotlight: Content Journey

Michelle Frechette

September 2, 2022

Member SpotlightsPost Status Video

In this interview, Michelle met with Lindsey to learn about what Content Journey does, as well as Lindsey's involvement in Free Mom Hugs.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 67) — What Does Professionalism Mean in WordPress?

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2022

BusinessDesign

Dan and Eric discuss their top picks for WordPress news stories of the week and the topic of professionalism. What is it — what does it mean for us in the WordPress community, and how does it relate to a healthy open source project and business ecosystem?

WCUS 2022

Michelle Frechette

September 2, 2022

BusinessFeatures

WCUS is just around the corner. Michelle Frechette presents some tips to make the most of your attendance, including networking and masks!

Post Status Picks for the Week of August 29

Dan Knauss

September 2, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Building an empire on free code: Matt talks WordPress outside the bubble. James Kemp, Anh Tran, and Phil Webster on WooCommerce options for licensing. Adam Silver on testimonials that help you grow. Anne Bovelett on accessibility and page builders. Jamie Marsland wonders if people building third-party plugins for the block editor have been too preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to ask if they should. Are they heading in the wrong direction?

Writing is a Challenging But Needed Profession in WordPress

Eric Karkovack

September 2, 2022

BusinessCareers

The WordPress project, software, and community are equally important. They all play a role in ensuring growth, progress, and success. A sizeable economy of users, builders, and business owners depends on it. That’s why staying informed is vital. And so much of the reporting and learning opportunities come from unofficial sources. We need more people within the WordPress community who are interested in writing and more places to amplify their voices.

The $500 Website

Dan Knauss

September 1, 2022

BusinessDesign

A decade ago, Chris Butler's survey and report for Newfangled provided other agencies with the numbers that meaningfully define their market. WordPress agencies and freelancers could use something similar today.

WOOF for WooCommerce

Dan Knauss

August 31, 2022

NotesPlanet

WOOF is a new directory for WooCommerce extensions and WordPress plugins with a Woo tie-in.

WordPress 6.0.2 Security and Maintenance Release: WordPress.org’s Bug Bounty Program at Work

Dan Knauss

August 31, 2022

NotesPlanet

Ram Dall over at Wordfence has a good breakdown of three vulnerabilities patched in the WordPress 6.0.2 Security and Maintenance Release.

Core Web Vitals in The Real World and The WordPress Ecosystem

Dan Knauss

August 31, 2022

HostingNotes

NitroPack is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, September 14th at 5pm EET / 11:00am ET, NitroPack’s team jointly with Salvatore Denaro, Technical Consultant at Google, will discuss all things Core Web Vitals, web performance, and WordPress. Register today!

WordPress 6.0.2, Advanced Admin Handbook, Accessibility Tags for Block Themes, and Improving the Template Creation Experience

Courtney Robertson

August 31, 2022

DesignHosting

WordPress 6.0.2, Advanced Admin Handbook, Accessibility Tags for Block Themes, and Improving the Template Creation Experience

New pricing model at Business Bloomer aims at Purchasing Power Parity

Dan Knauss

August 31, 2022

BusinessNotes

Rodolfo Melogli has changed the pricing structure at bto be more affordable to people around the globe. He's done this by calculating "Purchasing Power Parity." Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is a metric that can be used to determine the actual…

Why I (still) love…

Dan Knauss

August 31, 2022

DesignDevelopment

What do you (still) love in tech that's old? (Tell us in the comments.)

Naming is Hard: Content Types on Learn WordPress

Dan Knauss

August 30, 2022

Make WordPressNotes

Based on a public discussion led by Hugh Lashbrooke, Workshops (5-15 minute instructional videos) are going to be called Tutorials, moving forward while Social Learning Spaces (live and collaborative learning sessions) have become Online Workshops. No change to Courses (long-form…