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Brian Krogsgard

May 14, 2015

There is still some negative feedback floating around about converting theme settings to the customizer. I was going to make a list with some good resources in response, but Tom McFarlin did it for me, like the nice guy he…

How to save image media data in the customizer

Brian Krogsgard

May 6, 2015

I love me a good Justin Tadlock tutorial. I really don't have to tell most of you anything else. I "grew up" in WordPress reading Justin's tutorials. In this tutorial, Justin walks through how to save more data than just…

OptinMonster goes SaaS in effort to cater for more hosting environments and non-WordPress platforms

Brian Krogsgard

May 6, 2015

BusinessHosting

OptinMonster has changed the very core of their product today, and it is now a standalone SaaS (software as a service) product, versus a plugin that runs on users' servers.

A problem with the theme customizer and child themes

Brian Krogsgard

April 28, 2015

In response to the recent change to require the use of the customizer for theme options, Puneet Sahalot brings up an issue with the way saving options works by default when using the customizer: To use the Live Preview feature, we…

WordPress 4.2, “Powell”, released

Brian Krogsgard

April 23, 2015

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 4.2, “Powell”, has been released. The release was lead by Drew Jaynes and includes contributions from 283 community members.

Theme Review Team to require using the Customizer for all theme options

Devin Price

April 22, 2015

PlanetWordPress News

All theme options must now be included in the Customizer for themes submitted to the WordPress theme repository. Custom theme options pages will not be allowed. The change will have implications for authors, reviewers, and users of WordPress themes.

Custom settings screens no longer allowed in WordPress.org themes

Brian Krogsgard

April 21, 2015

Custom settings screens are no longer going to be allowed in WordPress themes submitted to WordPress.org. All settings are to go through the Customizer now, after a theme review team meeting in Slack today, where the change was championed by Justin…

Happytables 3 is taking on Squarespace and Wix for restaurant websites with a brand new platform

Brian Krogsgard

March 24, 2015

BusinessPlanet

The new Happytables is a slick setup, and they've invested more time and energy into a hosted WordPress solution than perhaps anyone but Automattic on WordPress.com. The difference here is they are going after a niche, and it's a huge one with a big need: restaurants.

Inherit customizer settings between parent and child themes

Brian Krogsgard

March 16, 2015

I found this plugin today, when I had a situation come up where I needed to convert customizer settings from a parent theme to a newly installed child theme. This isn't my first go at this. In fact, I think…

Press This and Customizer Theme Switcher slated for WordPress 4.2 merge

Brian Krogsgard

February 19, 2015

During the weekly core dev chat, held on #core of chat.wordpress.org, two feature as plugins candidates were up for merge consideration: Press This and the Customizer Theme Switcher. Both candidates were given conditional approval, meaning they are now preparing patches…

Layers, by Obox, introduces a beautiful page building interface

Brian Krogsgard

February 19, 2015

DesignPlanet

Layers is the latest WordPress theme with page building as the core feature. Obox has made a heck of an effort to ship 1.0, and while I have some issues, I'm incredibly impressed with the overall user experience. I think Obox has created something that's worth checking out, though I think this market has plenty of maturing to do yet.

WordPress 4.2: what you need to know going into the development phase

Brian Krogsgard

January 27, 2015

WordPress 4.2 kicked off last week with the announcement of Drew Jaynes as release lead. Drew works at 10up, and is a prolific Docs committer for WordPress. The tentative project schedule for 4.2 is up and some key dates are as…

Week in review: Beta 1, WooThemes is seeing double, and much more

Brian Krogsgard

July 13, 2014

HostingPlanet

Welcome to the third “Week in Review” on Post Status, where I hope to offer up some of the things you may have missed in the last week or so. It's been a busy week, and there's a lot to share,…

Week in review: Evolving the customizer, WordPress philosophies, and more

Brian Krogsgard

June 29, 2014

The Week in ReviewWordPress News

I thought it'd be fun to try something new here. As you've probably noticed, I've been doing fewer link posts. That is the result of a good bit of thinking, strategic and otherwise. I'll dive more into that later. I'll…

The Pressware shop is open, and ready to cater to WordPress publishers

Brian Krogsgard

June 24, 2014

BusinessWordPress News

Tom McFarlin is a veteran of the WordPress product space. Today he's announced that his company, Pressware, has opened a shop for selling WordPress products. Pressware's first product has been out for a while now; the Mayer theme has been…

Who is buying commercial WordPress themes?

Brian Krogsgard

June 18, 2014

BusinessWordPress News

To say the theme marketplace is undergoing a transition is probably an understatement. We've seen many shops sell or change focus over the past year. A few have maintained their place in the market or even grown some, but it's not easy…

Customizer resources

How to save image media data in the customizer

OptinMonster goes SaaS in effort to cater for more hosting environments and non-WordPress platforms

A problem with the theme customizer and child themes

WordPress 4.2, “Powell”, released

Theme Review Team to require using the Customizer for all theme options

Custom settings screens no longer allowed in WordPress.org themes

Happytables 3 is taking on Squarespace and Wix for restaurant websites with a brand new platform

Inherit customizer settings between parent and child themes

Press This and Customizer Theme Switcher slated for WordPress 4.2 merge

Layers, by Obox, introduces a beautiful page building interface

WordPress 4.2: what you need to know going into the development phase

Week in review: Beta 1, WooThemes is seeing double, and much more

Week in review: Evolving the customizer, WordPress philosophies, and more

The Pressware shop is open, and ready to cater to WordPress publishers

Who is buying commercial WordPress themes?

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