This Week at WordPress.org (October 11, 2021)
Courtney Robertson
Stay updated and engaged with the fast-paced and ever-evolving WordPress project. Product and project managers take note! Get the feed here.
This Week at WordPress.org (October 4, 2021)
Courtney Robertson
Each week we'll highlight news from WordPress.org that you don't want to miss. If you or your company create products or services that use WordPress, we've got the news you need to know. Be sure to share this resource with…
This Week at WordPress.org (September 27, 2021)
Courtney Robertson
News from WP.org for the week of September 27, 2021.
Matt Chowning opened some issues in…
Dan Knauss
Matt Chowning opened some issues in the Gutenberg repo to help begin the process of obtaining consent from contributors to relicense their work under the GPLv2 and MPLv2 licenses. Two days later Matt apologized in the wake of contributor reaction…
Missing the Bus: When the “Bus Factor” Threatens Open Source Projects
David Bisset
Accidents and unforseen setbacks happen — to open source projects and their maintainers. The "Bus Factor" has been felt a lot lately.
The Kolbe Index A and How It Can Help Your Team Thrive — with Kathy Kolbe
Karen Johnson
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.
WordPress 5.7 was released on schedule…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.7 was released on schedule on Tuesday with 66+ enhancements and 126+ bug fixes. This release was made with the work of more than 481 volunteers. Of these, 129 are first-time contributors to WordPress core. 🙌 The 5.7 release…
Change the Rhythm, Keep the Pulse…
Dan Knauss
Change the Rhythm, Keep the Pulse Continuing the conversation about WordPress release cycles, Josepha Haden put forward some ideas for making releases easier. Although the "roadmap for [2021] promised four major releases, as well as any follow-up minor releases," there…
A good, free theme is hard…
Dan Knauss
A good, free theme is hard to find Post Status' Slack space sprouted some conversations this past week worth noting in our #club channel. One, in particular, started about the WordPress.org recommended hosting page and led into this observation about…
Francesca Marano has a recap of…
Dan Knauss
Francesca Marano has a recap of the conversation about the proposal to align the WordPress release cycle with the industry standard. Adding a "Feature Freeze" period was the most popular suggested solution, allowing contributors to focus on features first and…
Jean-Baptiste Audras shared some fascinating stats…
Dan Knauss
Jean-Baptiste Audras shared some fascinating stats and colorful charts on core contributions focusing on people and companies who contributed to the WordPress 5.6 release. You may recall it was directed by a 100% female Release Squad. Some highlights: 605 people…
WordPress 5.6 planning is underway, and,…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.6 planning is underway, and, notably, this release will feature an all-women release squad. Josepha Haden hopes this experience will make it more likely that those who are involved will "return as contributors to Core and elsewhere." 👩‍💻 Meanwhile,…
WordPress 5.5 Release WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine”…
Dan Knauss
WordPress 5.5 Release WordPress 5.5 "Eckstine" was released this week, and so far it has been getting good reviews and feedback. The top three areas of focus were speed, search — with a new sitemap addition to core — and…
We are WordPress As recently reported…
Dan Knauss
We are WordPress As recently reported by The Tavern, Automattic’s marketing team has updated the company’s press page with a notice to journalists who are writing about Automattic: Automattic owns and operates WordPress.com, which is a hosted version of the…
Trouble at Longreads
Brian Krogsgard
We don't often talk about employment issues at Post Status. Good and bad stories about WordPress workplaces abound. Why single out this one? It is a very public issue, and it has to do with one of the largest employers in our space — one often cited as a great place to work: Automattic. That's why I believe it merits deeper consideration.
With BuddyPress 6.0.0 released on May…
Dan Knauss
With BuddyPress 6.0.0 released on May 14, the invitation is out for contributors to 7.0.0’s kickoff. Just reply to the call for tickets — as WordPress does before each release. 🙋‍♂️
