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ByBrian Krogsgard

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Joost de Valk has an analysis…

ByDan Knauss

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ByBrian Krogsgard

Here’s an awesome WordPress site to check out: Batman News. It’s a blog about all things Batman, and it is pretty awesome. I think it’s really well designed and put together. It was built by Brady and Brody Vercher, of Blazer Six. Great job, y’all. h/t Erik Ford.

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the new WordPress release cycle and more
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Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the new WordPress release cycle and more

ByBrian Krogsgard

I had the opportunity to interview Matt Mullenweg at the end of WordCamp US 2016, and we chatted about the new WordPress development cycle, the WordPress REST API, and more.

How a high school student became a professional WordPress developer

ByBrian Krogsgard

I’ve followed Sunny Ratilal since his earliest days contributing to Easy Digital Downloads. I remember Pippin Williamson raving about how good he was at contributing to EDD code and supporting EDD customers. Then I found out he was in high school. Sarah Gooding interviews Sunny and writes about his story with WordPress, which started when…

Design before discovery

ByBrian Krogsgard

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