WordPress News

Gravity Forms got a big update…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Gravity Forms got a big update this week. The top improvements for version 2.5 include a revamped form editor, drag-and-drop column control to more easily manage form layouts, accessibility, and new/improved markup and styles. 🚀 Some plugin companies that integrate…

WP Migrate DB Pro 2.0 has…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

WP Migrate DB Pro 2.0 has been released with a nice-looking UI update, profile improvements, CLI add-on improvements, and an all-new Media Files add-on. ✨ Explaining why it took two and a half years to get this update out, Iain…

Automattic via WooCommerce has invested in…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Automattic via WooCommerce has invested in PeachPay, a one-click checkout solution for WooCommerce. 🍑 Robert Jacobi estimates the investment at more than $450,000. Robert also had a chat with David Mainayar, co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of PeachPay. David shared…

There is a call for people…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

There is a call for people to join the WordPress 5.8 "squad." I never noticed the requirements before, which include the following: "Focus leads should be available for at least 5-6 hours a week to perform their tasks, with more…

Chris Wiegman explains how to create…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Chris Wiegman explains how to create a minimal WordPress theme "in the era of Gutenberg" with three key focus points: No JavaScript should be needed on the front end. CSS should be limited to a single stylesheet and strive to…

Michael Beckwith reflects on lessons learned…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Michael Beckwith reflects on lessons learned after the Custom Post Type UI plugin went beyond one million active installs. 🔌 He also talks about what might be next: "I know of one primary “sticking” point that came up from time…

Lucero del Alba did a recent…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Lucero del Alba did a recent side-by-side comparison of AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. As you can imagine, there is quite a lot to consider. "There may be plentiful options, but you can start by focusing on what your needs…

I’ve been thinking about burnout in…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

I've been thinking about burnout in general lately. Mario Peshev happened to reach out to me with his blog post on "9 Important Lessons About Burnout In The Workplace." 🔥 His observations square with many of my own thoughts. One…

Nuno Morgadinho is currently working on…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Nuno Morgadinho is currently working on a book about WooCommerce that covers essentials and beyond like security, reliability, performance, usability, handling high traffic — and improving conversions in your webshop. Nuno is looking for "beta readers" so reach out to…

Karen Eber shares some questions to…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Karen Eber shares some questions to ask in a job interview that will really expose a company’s culture. Some of these are very clever. "Tell me about a time a team member changed your mind" and "Tell me about someone…

Technical debt is something every developer…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Business

Technical debt is something every developer comes to experience in some form. Luca Rossi has a thoughtful piece on defining technical debt and agrees with its definition as "a disagreement between business needs and how the software has been written."…

Marko Denic shows how to improve…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Marko Denic shows how to improve your Googling skills by using ten simple yet powerful techniques. 🔎

Andrea Middleton stresses the need for…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Andrea Middleton stresses the need for "even more tenderness, even more compassion" as some in the world are close to coming out of the global pandemic. 🧡 Very good reminders here that all of us have been through a crisis…

In eCommerce news: Stripe recently acquired…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

In eCommerce news: Stripe recently acquired TaxJar — a popular provider of a cloud-based suite of tax services, which can be used to automatically calculate, report, and file sales taxes. 🍯

Cat Noone, co-founder and CEO of…

Dan Knauss

April 28, 2021

Cat Noone, co-founder and CEO of Stark — a startup with a "mission to make the world’s software accessible" — explains how flawed data is putting people with disabilities at risk: "Products that lack accessibility might not stop people with…