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About employees, job titles, and professional growth

Marieke van de Rakt

February 8, 2024

In 2019, I wrote a blog post titled Why your name should be your job title. At the beginning of Yoast, when we hired our first employees, I hated job titles. I also hated job descriptions. I found them so…

WordPress 6.5 Release Parties • jQuery 4.0 Beta • WordPress Recieves Google Ads Grant • Incident Response Nominations

Courtney Robertson

February 7, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (February 5, 2024) News The Month in WordPress – January 2024 WP Briefing: Episode 72: Why Your Website Matters Zip uploads not working from Finder/Nautilus/Gnome/etc in WP 6.4.3 Workarounds and testing the patch WordPress 6.5 6.5…

WordPress 6.4.3 • Zips Not Uploading • 6.5 Release Schedules • Better Props Tracking • Playground + Site Health for Support

Courtney Robertson

February 1, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

🚀WP 6.4.3 out, zip upload issue🔧Workaround plugin ready🛠️PHP autoloader could change the game💡Gutenberg's new commit rules & Props Bot🌟WP Playground for Site Health tests🎮Curl 8.6.0 adds features & fixes bugs🔧

5ftF Proposed Updates • Meetup Alternative GatherPress • Phase 3 Media • Translation Process Challenges • WP 6.5 Milestones

Courtney Robertson

January 25, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week in Make #WordPress 5️⃣ 5ftF Proposed Updates 🗓️ Meetup Alternative GatherPress 🖼️ Phase 3 Media 🗺️ Translation Process Challenges 🎯 WP 6.5 Milestones

WordPress 6.5 Milestones • Partially Synched Patterns > Overrides • WP-CLI in Playground • Events Page Feedback • Farewell Jill • Incident Reports Recap

Courtney Robertson

January 19, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

⏲️ WordPress 6.5 Milestones 🔷 Synched Pattern Overrides 🛝 WP-CLI in Playground 🗓️ Events Page Feedback 🫂 Farewell Jill 📓 Incident Reports Recap

Why is open source so very cool?

Marieke van de Rakt

January 17, 2024

PlanetTwo Worlds of WordPress

I am an open source fangirl. And I think it should be celebrated much more. In a world that needs more sustainability, transparency, and equality, open source should be more prominent, embraced, acknowledged, and applauded by the whole world. The…

2024 Global Sponsors • Agency Outreach • PHPCS 3.8.1 • DevHub Refresh

Courtney Robertson

January 11, 2024

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (January 8, 2024) News WP Briefing: Episode 70: A Look Ahead at WordPress in 2024 The Month in WordPress – December 2023 Leap into 2024 with these Site Editor Tools WP Briefing: Episode 69: Reflections on State of…

Join Plugin Review Team • Showcase Accessibility • Modern NPM • WP Performance on Core Web Vitals

Courtney Robertson

December 22, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (December 18, 2023) Accessibility Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: December 15, 2023 Community Meetup Organizer Newsletter: December 2023 Contributor Working Group: Mentorship Chat Agenda | December 21st 07:00 UTC (APAC/EMEA) and 16:00 UTC (AMER) Reminder: Annual Meetup…

Matrix Migration Paused • New Requirement for Themes Settings • New WordPress Events Page • WPCS 3.0.1 Released

Courtney Robertson

December 14, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (December 11, 2023) News State of the Word 2023 Recap WP Briefing: Episode 68: Toward a More Interconnected Web Community Announcing the New WordPress Events Page Community Team Meeting Agenda for 7 December, 2023 Core Roadmap…

State of the Word 2023: excitement all around!

Joost de Valk

December 11, 2023

PlanetWordPress News

Matt Mullenweg (and team) presented the yearly State of the Word from Madrid, Spain, this year, 2023. For the first time, this presentation was held outside of the United States, which, in my opinion, was a great step. The fact…

WordPress 6.4.2 • Security Team Scams • Roadmap to 6.5 • Plugin Previews • Goodbye Slack, Hello Matrix

Courtney Robertson

December 8, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (December 3, 2023) News The Month in WordPress – November 2023 WordPress 6.4.2 Maintenance & Security Release Alert: WordPress Security Team Impersonation Scams People of WordPress: Artemy Kaydash Accessibility Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: December 1, 2023…

Agile all the way

Marieke van de Rakt

December 6, 2023

PlanetTwo Worlds of WordPress

I am a true entrepreneur. I like to do things lean, mean, and quick. And I genuinely believe in an agile business model, especially in the WordPress world. At Yoast, we used to call it ‘hup hup hup’. It means…

WordCamp Sponsor Demo Tracks • Matrix Chat • Redesigning Dev Resources

Courtney Robertson

November 30, 2023

Make WordPressPlanet

This Week at WordPress.org (November 26, 2023) News State of the Word 2023 – Madrid, Spain WP Briefing: Episode 67: Openverse & Photo Directory Rewind Should We Allow Sponsor Demo Rooms or Tracks at Events? Embracing Matrix for Enhanced Communication…

Gender diversity in the WordPress community versus the WordPress boardrooms

Marieke van de Rakt

November 29, 2023

PlanetTwo Worlds of WordPress

In her post, Marieke van de Rakt discusses the contrast between the gender diversity seen at WordCamp events and the disparity in WordPress boardrooms, highlighting the need for more female representation in leadership roles.

WordPress Plugin Directory Preview Relaunches • Modules & Import Maps • PHP 8.3

Courtney Robertson

November 24, 2023

Planet

This Week at WordPress.org (November 19, 2023) News Exploration to support Modules and Import Maps Plugin Directory: Preview button revisited Block theme builder on WordPress.org PHP 8.3 Released State of the Word 2023 – Madrid, Spain Accessibility Accessibility Team Meeting…

On sponsored talks, paid talks, and WordCamps

Marieke van de Rakt

November 22, 2023

PlanetTwo Worlds of WordPress

I spoke at quite a few conferences over the years. Mainly WordCamps, but I also did an occasional SEO conference and made an appearance at a conference for bloggers. At WordCamps, it is always clear: speakers do not receive compensation.…

About employees, job titles, and professional growth

WordPress 6.5 Release Parties • jQuery 4.0 Beta • WordPress Recieves Google Ads Grant • Incident Response Nominations

WordPress 6.4.3 • Zips Not Uploading • 6.5 Release Schedules • Better Props Tracking • Playground + Site Health for Support

5ftF Proposed Updates • Meetup Alternative GatherPress • Phase 3 Media • Translation Process Challenges • WP 6.5 Milestones

WordPress 6.5 Milestones • Partially Synched Patterns > Overrides • WP-CLI in Playground • Events Page Feedback • Farewell Jill • Incident Reports Recap

Why is open source so very cool?

2024 Global Sponsors • Agency Outreach • PHPCS 3.8.1 • DevHub Refresh

Join Plugin Review Team • Showcase Accessibility • Modern NPM • WP Performance on Core Web Vitals

Matrix Migration Paused • New Requirement for Themes Settings • New WordPress Events Page • WPCS 3.0.1 Released

State of the Word 2023: excitement all around!

WordPress 6.4.2 • Security Team Scams • Roadmap to 6.5 • Plugin Previews • Goodbye Slack, Hello Matrix

Agile all the way

WordCamp Sponsor Demo Tracks • Matrix Chat • Redesigning Dev Resources

Gender diversity in the WordPress community versus the WordPress boardrooms

WordPress Plugin Directory Preview Relaunches • Modules & Import Maps • PHP 8.3

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