Post Status

Is Tumblr a social network?

August 15, 2019 — Updated: August 16, 2019 person

Brian Krogsgard

Sharing without a strategy. Blogging without a plan. Connecting without an angle. Maybe that’s how Tumblr shines?

Automattic — the maker of WordPress.com — has purchased Tumblr

August 12, 2019 — Updated: August 15, 2019 person

Brian Krogsgard

Automattic has purchased Tumblr from Verizon, in a firesale move reported to be for less than $3 million. There is still value in the site, however, for Automattic.

WooCommerce vs Shopify: A battle for ecommerce platform dominance

August 1, 2019 — Updated: November 16, 2019 person

Jonathan Wold

Shopify has a lot going for it. WooCommerce, though, is the better platform for ecommerce on the Open Web.

Preserving the Wilderness

July 12, 2019 — Updated: July 13, 2019 person

Dan Knauss

The web is a sacred wilderness, and it deserves preservation. What role can open source communities play? And how does it contrast with the monopolistic tendencies of the “tech giants?”

Web experience consulting in 2019, with 10up Founder Jake Goldman

Jake Goldman is the President and Founder of 10up, one of the largest consulting agencies in the WordPress space. In this session of Publish Online he talks to me about what their experience is like in the consulting realm in 2019.

Ryan McCue on doing “Big WordPress” at Human Made

Ryan McCue is the Director of Engineering at Human Made. In this Publish Online session, we talk about how they are catering WordPress for enterprise with Altis.

Nathalie Lussier on going all in with AccessAlly

Nathalie Lussier is the founder and CEO of AccessAlly, a million dollar per year WordPress course and membership plugin. She talks about going all-in to build every feature a course creator could dream of.

Building features with purpose

In this session of Publish Online, I talk to Pippin Williamson about building a big new feature for AffiliateWP, and how this time, they built strategically, rather than in response.

Matt Mullenweg on everything WordPress, Automattic, and eCommerce

In this session, I talk to Matt Mullenweg about a variety of issues facing the WordPress community, as well as what’s going on at Automattic, with his podcast, and more.

WCEU 2019 in Review

June 28, 2019 — Updated: July 1, 2019 person

David Bisset

WordCamp Europe 2019 hosted a record 3,200+ people, according to ticket sales. WCEU started with a contributor day on Thursday, June 20, followed by the two main conference days on Friday and Saturday.

WP Engine acquires Flywheel

June 26, 2019 — Updated: June 28, 2019 person

Brian Krogsgard

WP Engine has acquired Flywheel — which boasts more than 200 employees and $18 million in revenue. WP Engine is setting the stage for an IPO in the next couple years.

Introducing Team Membership

June 25, 2019 — Updated: January 26, 2020 person

Brian Krogsgard

Team Memberships are a new way to support Post Status and provide continuous education and excellent community insights for your entire organization.

Introducing the WordPress Deal of the Week: Save more, get better exposure

June 12, 2019 person

Brian Krogsgard

The Deal of the Week is an opportunity for companies to reach the Post Status audience, and for readers to save money.

Automattic has acquired Prospress, the makers of WooCommerce Subscriptions

May 23, 2019 — Updated: May 24, 2019 person

Brian Krogsgard

Automattic has acquired Prospress, the makers of WooCommerce Subscriptions — WooCommerce’s highest revenue-generating extension — for an undisclosed sum.

An Interview with Reyes Martínez of Frontity — a new WordPress framework

May 3, 2019 — Updated: April 5, 2021 person

Dan Knauss

Reyes Martínez directs Digital Marketing and Communications at Frontity. She gave us some background and answered a few of our questions about the company and the project.