Five for the Future

PHP 8.2 Compatibility, Renaming FSE, Custom Template Options, WP Feature Notifications Project

Courtney Robertson

July 27, 2022

Getting Ready for PHP 8.2, Rebooting Feature Notifications, Additional Custom Template Options, and Renaming Full Site Editing.

Post Status Picks for the Week of July 18

Dan Knauss

July 20, 2022

BusinessPlanet

Your Post Status Podcast Picks of the week include Seeking Satisfaction with Victor Ramirez on the importance of networking, managing anxiety, and rethinking the way websites are built. WP Coffee Talk features the woman with the best personal Wapuu, Michelle Frechette, talking with Mark Westguard, founder of the WS Form plugin about his work, the love and opportunity in the WordPress community, and more.

It’s not the size that matters…

Dan Knauss

July 18, 2022

BusinessPlanet

Can WordPress’s heavy reliance on volunteerism be offset or better supported by those most able to subsidize the work of others and their access to events? Do the largest WordCamps serve well, in their current form, as signature industry events that developers, product owners, and investors outside WordPress can recognize as such? Can the upper, middle, and lower markets within the WordPress ecosystem find mutual benefit through the things they share in common?

A Better REST API, Improving Developer Docs, Open Sourcing Theme Designs, WebP and multiple MIME type support for images

Courtney Robertson

July 6, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

Do you want to see the REST API improved? Get the latest on improving DevHub (Developer Docs), image formats, and access to open-source Figma files.

Counting Shadow Work: What does Five for the Future mean to you? (Part 1)

Dan Knauss

July 1, 2022

Notes

Allie Nimmons wrote a really good take on this question in last week's issue of The Repository newsletter (scroll down), suggesting we should extend our idea of "what counts" as a 5FTF contribution, particularly for WordPress community-active people and volunteers…

Feedback Requested: Proposed Rollback Feature in 6.1, Performance Team Hosting Stats, and Recording Five for the Future Contributions

Courtney Robertson

June 29, 2022

HostingMake WordPress

Get the scoop on planning for the WordPress 6.1 release, and help test its proposed plugin Rollback feature. There are also many calls for feedback from the Performance team and Five for the Future.

Promoting WordCamps, GDPR and Google Fonts, Invalid Reviews, 5FTF, and the Admin UX

Courtney Robertson

June 22, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

How should WordCamps be promoted on official WordPress channels? • How to comply with the GDPR when you're using Google Fonts. • What's the deal with invalid plugin/theme reviews? Mika Epstein explains. • Important decisions in The Five for the Future GitHub repo. • Thinking through the Admin UX.

This Week at WordPress.org (June 13, 2022)

Courtney Robertson

June 15, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

Each week we are highlighting the 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…

This Week at WordPress.org (June 6, 2022)

Courtney Robertson

June 8, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

Post Status Notes #501

David Bisset

June 3, 2022

BusinessDesign

Elementor acquires Strattic • WP Engine acquires Delicious Brains' plugins 🧠 • When the Cathedrals own the Bazaars and Shopping Centers and you're in a strip mall with a fruit stand... • Jetpack decouples • InstaWP gets seed funding from Automattic 🌱 • Automattic hire #2000 • World-class FSE, how? 🌐 • WCEU by the numbers • Weglot gives back • RoleUp rolls out • Tadlock exits WP Tavern 🍺 • Why 'why' matters most • The Big 2-0 next year • All there is to know about core WordPress email notifications, documented ✉️ • System font stack check • Do not follow by default • Museum of Block Art opens 🎨 • Meet Yvonne Doll • Mostly modest WordPress wishlists • WooCommerce Experts to go global • How to do well in a downturn 📉 • Some things we don't — but ought to — talk about. 🐘 Silent no longer about Sustainability.

Post Status Notes #500

David Bisset

May 27, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

It's the 500th issue of Post Status Notes and the Post Status newsletter coinciding with WordPress's 6.0 release and its 19th anniversary! 🎂

This Week at WordPress.org (May 23, 2022)

Courtney Robertson

May 25, 2022

HostingMake WordPress

Does Market Share Matter?

David Bisset

May 13, 2022

PlanetPost Status Team Blog

Is the WordPress market share beginning to shrink? How do we assess market share? What metrics matter? It's time we asked these questions.

This Week at WordPress.org (May 9, 2022)

Courtney Robertson

May 11, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

BobWP’s Woo Snippet for the Week of May 1

Bob Dunn

May 6, 2022

BusinessPlanet

WooCommerce RC1 and RC2 • GetEllipsis search volume trends report shows growth for Woo • Negative security perceptions • Remkus de Vries on burnout and making life changes.

Post Status Notes #497

David Bisset

May 6, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

WordPress is 19! • WP 6.0 news and Beta 4 release. • JetPack 10.9 • BuddyPress Rewrites 1.1.0 • Simple Local Avatars 2.3.0 • InMotion funds WCUS scholarships • RSS and Blogging FTW • Wishlist Member acquired • New leadership team at Yoast • and the rest of your weekly WP news roundup!