Member Spotlight: Alex Stine
Michelle Frechette
Member Spotlight: Alex Stine has many years of working in WordPress, and although his current job takes him outside of the open source project, he still gives back through sharing about A11y.
New Year, Same Me
Michelle Frechette
As I reflect on 2022, I’m so grateful for the WordPress Community who supported me through all the ups & downs both personal & professional.
Member Spotlight: Seth Goldstein
Michelle Frechette
In the spotlight: Seth Goldstein has been in the digital marketing and WordPress space for more that 15 years.
On The Fediverse, WordPress, And Activity Pub With Matthias Pfefferle — Post Status Draft 135
Cory Miller
Matthias Pfefferle is head of WordPress development at a hosting company in Europe and the creator of Activity Pub, a WordPress plugin. He joins Cory Miller to discuss the rising need for decentralization in social networking, the current movement, and the future potential available within WordPress.
Community Wrap-up Week Ending December 23
Michelle Frechette
Community Wrap-up Week Ending December 23: The WordPress Community is a Wonderful Place to Be (links and more for this week)
The WP Agency Journey with Krissie VandeNoord of North UX — Post Status Draft 134
Cory Miller
Krissie VandeNoord, founder of North UX, talks with Cory Miller about their work in creating people-first solutions for the nuanced needs of ecommerce and membership site owners. Krissie shares her story from her early days as a designer and blogger to launching her own agency. Her work and energy will encourage you to think beyond what is to build the possibilities that make things work better.
Interview With Product Lead Jessica Frick At Pressable— Post Status Draft 133
Cory Miller
Jessica Frick is a huge WordPress advocate and has been a contributing community member since 2008. She is the Director of Operations at Pressable, one of our Post Status sponsors. Jess joins Cory Miller to share about the amazing WordPress hosting experience Pressable offers, in addition to her own experience and expertise as a long-time member of the WordPress community.
The WP Agency Journey with D’nelle Dowis of Berry Interesting Productions— Post Status Draft 132
Cory Miller
D'nelle Dowis has been a part of WordPress for more than a decade. Her passion for genuine, sustained relationships informs how she leads her agency, Berry Interesting Productions. D'nelle talks about her experiences meeting clients where they are and helping them leverage technology to solve the challenges of today while making room for future opportunities. She shares why she values support, her thoughts on DIY, and how she makes room for her clients to ask the weird questions.
Interview with Product Lead Robert Jacobi at Cloudways Managed WordPress Hosting— Post Status Draft 131
Cory Miller
Director of WordPress at Cloudways, Robert Jacobi, talks about WordPress and their WordPress hosting products in this interview with Post Status Publisher Cory Miller.
WordPress In The Long View With James Farmer— Post Status Draft 129
Cory Miller
James Farmer’s WordPress story goes all the way back to his launch of the first hosted WordPress multisite blogging platform — just a few days ahead of WordPress.com. Edublogs currently hosts millions of students’ and educators’ blogs. James talks about successes and failures, his views on Gutenberg, how he stays competitive with Squarespace, and how he thinks the WordPress business community should respond to the loss of active install growth data at WordPress.org.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 70) — Trust and Distrust: Microaggressions, Active Install Growth Data for Plugins, and Open Source Security
Dan Knauss
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Dan and Ny take on three issues in the WordPress community that can threaten or impair trust while also revealing how foundational trust and healthy communication are: 1) racism and microaggressions, 2) the sudden removal and uncertain fate of the active install growth chart in the WordPress.org plugin repository, and 3) open source and security. Briefly discussed: emerging US federal policy that aims to secure open-source software. Zero-trust architecture might work well for networked machines, but human relationships and communities need trust.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 69) — WCUS Afterthoughts, Accessibility, and Pay Transparency
Dan Knauss
WordCamp US, accessibility, disability, Ny's "blood feud" with Uber, and salary transparency are the topics Dan Knauss and Nyasha Green take on this week for The Excerpt.
WordCamp US San Diego 2022 Experiences — Post Status Draft 124
Dan Knauss
Cory and Michelle talk about their takeaways from WordCamp US. Highlights: The Post Status Huddle ahead of the conference. Areas to improve: Michelle explains her experience with some accessibility challenges. What everyone agrees on: we love getting together as a community!
Post Status Excerpt (No. 68) — On the Road to WordCamp US
Dan Knauss
In this episode Dan and Ny are tired! — but excited about heading to their first WordCamp of any kind. They talk about the things they're looking forward to seeing and doing at WCUS and in San Diego. Lots of interesting speakers and talks! Contributor day! Karaoke. Food comes up — a lot.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 67) — What Does Professionalism Mean in WordPress?
Dan Knauss
Dan and Eric discuss their top picks for WordPress news stories of the week and the topic of professionalism. What is it — what does it mean for us in the WordPress community, and how does it relate to a healthy open source project and business ecosystem?
Building and Sustaining the WordPress Community Through Mentorship — Post Status Draft 123
Dan Knauss
For Nyasha Green, a healthy tech community prioritizes mentoring. She credits her mentors with helping her find her place in WordPress. How well does your part of the WordPress ecosystem support mentorship? Can we make mentoring a key way people contribute to WordPress's future?
