Eric Karkovack

It’s Hard to COPE Without a WordPress Lite

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Dan Knauss
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It's still far from simple to do well — let alone do better — what was first possible in the Web 1.0 era, even before WordPress was born. Thoughts on "WordPress Lite" and "Create Once, Publish Everywhere."

Post Status Comments (No. 12) — WordPress Lite

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David Bisset
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What if there was a "lite" version of WordPress that was still WordPress — still customizable under the hood but tuned up for a great user experience for particular use cases? For example — could a lite version be used to allow an admin to literally build an online store in minutes from a mobile device? How about just a note taking app with cool open web features? What if, what if, what if...!!!

Eric Karkovack shares his thoughts on…

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Dan Knauss

Eric Karkovack shares his thoughts on how the more prominent developers and companies are holding more sway in the WordPress ecosystem. 🐟 🐠 🦈 Responding to concerns about the monopolistic potential in consolidation that draw comparisons to Amazon, Google, and…

Eric Karkovack shows how you can…

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Dan Knauss

Eric Karkovack shows how you can conditionally control block visibility in the WordPress Gutenberg Editor with the Block Visibility plugin. 👻

Andy Stitt is the lead developer…

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Dan Knauss

Andy Stitt is the lead developer of his state's (Delaware) COVID-19 informational website (built with WordPress). Andy sat down with Eric Karkovack for an interesting interview recently: "Initially, we worked with the governor’s office, public health, and emergency management to…

Eric Karkovack thinks WordPress’s 40% market…

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Dan Knauss

Eric Karkovack thinks WordPress's 40% market share may have been achieved because it has been stable and extensible so long people trust it and stick with it. The key to staying on top is innovation, lower barriers for new developers,…

😷 Eric Karkovack believes the state…

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Dan Knauss

😷 Eric Karkovack believes the state of COVID-19 vaccine scheduling holds lessons for designers: "A coherent strategy is vital to the success of a project... when this is lacking, we make it harder for users to get what they need."

🎯 Eric Karkovack explains why focusing…

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Dan Knauss
BusinessDesign
🎯 Eric Karkovack explains why focusing on long-term goals is so difficult: "Running a business often means dividing your focus... The irony is that long-term goals are what ensures that your design business will still be around years from now.…

Eric Karkovack asks if high-quality and…

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Dan Knauss

Eric Karkovack asks if high-quality and free WordPress themes are a thing of the past: "Right now, the WordPress theme landscape is so filled with bloat and obnoxious sales pitches that it’s hard to see how anyone benefits... Free themes…

Eric Karkovack explains an ethical dilemma…

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Dan Knauss

Eric Karkovack explains an ethical dilemma he sees for WordPress plugin developers: should plugin users be notified if automatic plugin updates are turned on? Eric says yes they should: "I’d still argue that the ethical thing to do is to…

A good, free theme is hard…

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Dan Knauss
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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…

Eric Karkovack writes about the hidden…

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Dan Knauss

Eric Karkovack writes about the hidden benefits of raising your prices. Of course, "the first thought is usually of the extra cash it can bring in," but there's a lot more that can happen too. For starters, it might cut…
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