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The WP Agency Journey with Bet Hannon of AccessiCart-Post Status Draft

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Emilee
Bet Hannon, CEO of AccessiCart, talks with Cory Miller about her journey in starting an agency focused on accessibility and e-commerce in the WordPress space. She highlights the importance of accessibility, not only as a legal requirement but also as a means to enhance the user experience for all visitors. Bet emphasizes the need for WordPress professionals to continually educate themselves about accessibility and user experience best practices, collaborate with communities, and consider the diverse needs of users with disabilities. By prioritizing accessibility and optimizing user experiences, we can create inclusive websites that benefit all users.
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Post Status Notes #498

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David Bisset
Are we up or down? What should happen when a license expires? Is the block protocol worth it? Driesnote 2022. WP Engine expands. Becoming a better writer. Best backup solutions. Define your role. Reaktiv wins a spot in Inc's Best Workplaces. Open Source JobHub. Our passwordless future.

WP Engine, which took ownership of Local…

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Dan Knauss
WP Engine, which took ownership of Local upon the acquisition of Flywheel in June 2019, has discontinued its own local development tool, DevKit, and incorporated its features into Local. Additionally, all of Local’s tools and features are free now —…

Flywheel’s latest (5.6.8) release of the…

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Dan Knauss

Flywheel's latest (5.6.8) release of the free version of Local, a popular development tool, has added a push/pull feature for staging and not just production sites at Flywheel or WP Engine. Previously, this feature was included only with the "pro"…

Flywheel recently relaunched its Local Pro…

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Dan Knauss

Flywheel recently relaunched its Local Pro app. It's a solid upgrade focused more on reducing WordPress site development pain points than being just a companion tool for Flywheel users. It syncs with WPEngine now too, and they're actively working to…

WP Engine acquires Flywheel

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Brian Krogsgard
WP Engine has acquired Flywheel -- which boasts more than 200 employees and $18 million in revenue. WP Engine is setting the stage for an IPO in the next couple years.

Managed WordPress hosting companies continue to…

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Dan Knauss
Managed WordPress hosting companies continue to grow: Flywheel is #344 on Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of the United States's fastest-growing private companies. It is also Nebraska’s fastest-growing company in 2018.

Flywheel has rolled out a whole…

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Dan Knauss

Flywheel has rolled out a whole new cloud platform built on Google Cloud that existing customers will be upgraded to without a change in pricing. CDN and staging add-ons come standard on all new and upgraded plans now. Flywheel's original architecture was…

Here’s a gentle reminder that soon Chrome will…

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Brian Krogsgard

Here's a gentle reminder that soon Chrome will preload .dev domains as HTTPS via preloaded HSTS. If you use a .dev name for local development you will need to switch to another domain name or consider using localhost instead. Once the patch…

Many WordPress developers either use or…

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Dan Knauss

Many WordPress developers either use or have clients that use WP Engine... and I recently noticed that Carrie Dils has published a guide to working with WP Engine staging. This is a concise tutorial on using some of WP Engine's…

New WordPress host, Flywheel, raises funding

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Brian Krogsgard
In an interview on Silicon Prairie News, Flywheel hosting has announced that they received funding for their WordPress hosting startup. It's worth noting that Silicon Prairie News and Flywheel share a co-founder, so the article seems very much like self-promotion.…
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