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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 7

Cory Miller

March 30, 2023

In this episode, Corey Maass, a freelance web developer, joins Cory Miller to discuss the intricacies of creating an impactful, user-appreciated product that makes a positive impact on customers and stands apart in a saturated industry.

Security News Roundup

Dan Knauss

November 15, 2022

NotesSecurity

Critical OpenSSL vulnerability • Australia raises fines for data breaches • Apple only commits to patching the latest OS • EU may require secure code and timely patches.• NSA/CISA guidance for software developers and suppliers

Design and Development News for the Week of November 7

Jonathan Bossenger

November 11, 2022

DevelopmentPlanet

A new way to keep up with that fast-moving project we all rely on, PHP. • Making wordpress/wordpress-develop usable in GitHub Codespaces. • Help count WordPress contributors and sponsors • Directory Serve is our cool tool of the week — a way to serve files to and from your phone.

Till Krüss on Object Cache Pro, WordPress, Plugins, Testing, and Performance — Post Status Draft 126

Dan Knauss

October 14, 2022

DraftPlanet

Till Krüss explains how he found his way into WordPress and a successful business that's solving the hard problems of caching and performance optimization. His work and business model suggest several areas of opportunity for developers and founders working in the WordPress plugin market today.

Refocusing the WordPress Mobile App on the Core User Experience — without Jetpack

Dan Knauss

July 27, 2022

FeaturesMake WordPress

The boundaries between WordPress .com and .org have never been very clear. That may change as the WordPress mobile app sheds features the Jetpack app will gain.

Market Size and Market Shares: Thinking Bigger About the WordPress Economy

Dan Knauss

July 15, 2022

BusinessFeatures

$635.5 billion…That’s "billion," with a “B.” Let's look at the size of the universe inhabited by our market of markets of cathedrals and bazaars: the WordPress ecosystem. How should we think about WordPress's market share or, maybe more accurately, its shares? Are we selling them short and dampening growth?

Post Status Notes #499

David Bisset

May 20, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship returns to WCUS › Think like a platform again! › Leo Gopal on support for mental health in the community › WP Accessibility Day › Performance Lab 1.1.0 › The WordPress Way › Dropping jQuery for speed › More to WP than Headless and FSE for devs › and more...

WordPress Plugin License Renewals and the Challenge of Churn

Rob Howard

May 6, 2022

BusinessDevelopment

When you buy a WordPress plugin, what are you actually buying? Is it software? Access to support and updates? Something in between?

Automattic acquires Day One Automattic has…

Dan Knauss

June 18, 2021

Design

Automattic acquires Day One Automattic has acquired Day One, a free journaling app that has won multiple Apple design awards and is available for most major devices, systems, and browsers. According to Paul Mayne, founder and CEO, work on the…

The Kolbe Index A and How It Can Help Your Team Thrive — with Kathy Kolbe

Karen Johnson

May 7, 2021

BusinessDesign

Kathy Kolbe has been called Abraham Maslow's successor because of her work on the mind and creative problem solving. Learn the science of team synergy in this important Post Status conversation.

You can now accept credit card…

Dan Knauss

March 16, 2021

You can now accept credit card payments through Stripe using the free version of Easy Digital Downloads. However, there is an additional 2% fee per transaction processed vs. no fee with the paid versions. 💳 In this release, Easy Digital…

If you are a HomeBrew user,…

Dan Knauss

February 4, 2021

If you are a HomeBrew user, version 3.0 has been released. The most significant changes since 2.7.0 are official Apple Silicon support and a new bottle format in formulae. 🍾

Appropos of Nothing Matt Mullenweg posted…

Dan Knauss

September 3, 2020

Appropos of Nothing Matt Mullenweg posted on Twitter on August 21st that updates to the WordPress mobile app have "been absent" because "we were locked by App Store." The reason: Apple wanted in-app purchases to be available, although the app…

Apple recently announced WebP image support…

Dan Knauss

June 23, 2020

Apple recently announced WebP image support in Safari 14. That news led me to Johannes Siipola asking the first question to come to mind: is WebP really better than JPEG? The answer may depend on whether you are using the…

Tony Perez is concerned the open…

Dan Knauss

May 3, 2020

Tony Perez is concerned the open web is dying, and the pandemic is "the perfect event to push the pendulum out of balance" when it comes to privacy, autonomy, and openness. 😨 I am a bit more optimistic about Apple…

If you develop Progressive Web Apps…

Dan Knauss

March 27, 2020

If you develop Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) then this announcement from WebKit about third-party cookie blocking may have appeared on your radar recently. Now, Aral Balkan says he believes Apple is "killing" offline web apps in the name of privacy.…

Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 7

Security News Roundup

Design and Development News for the Week of November 7

Till Krüss on Object Cache Pro, WordPress, Plugins, Testing, and Performance — Post Status Draft 126

Refocusing the WordPress Mobile App on the Core User Experience — without Jetpack

WordPress Plugin License Renewals and the Challenge of Churn

Automattic acquires Day One Automattic has…

The Kolbe Index A and How It Can Help Your Team Thrive — with Kathy Kolbe

You can now accept credit card…

If you are a HomeBrew user,…

Appropos of Nothing Matt Mullenweg posted…

Apple recently announced WebP image support…

Tony Perez is concerned the open…

If you develop Progressive Web Apps…

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