Jetpack is ten years old. 🎂…
Dan Knauss
Jetpack is ten years old. 🎂 There's a birthday celebration site you can check out for "an interactive exploration of how Jetpack has helped WordPress sites over the last 10 years."
Nice to see Jetpack listens to…
Dan Knauss
Nice to see Jetpack listens to feedback — and criticism. 🙂
The debut of Jetpack CRM was…
Brian Krogsgard
The debut of Jetpack CRM was announced at the Jetpack blog. It's a "new customer relationship management tool built specifically for WordPress sites." Jetpack CRM is a standalone plugin -- not bundled with Jetpack -- and has separate pricing starting…
Jetpack has added site scanning to…
Dan Knauss
Jetpack has added site scanning to its repertoire of paid services. For $7 per month, this adds to Jetpack's backups product as a service-oriented paid feature from Jetpack. I'm keenly watching to see where else Jetpack will go as they…
JetPack has announced that its search…
Dan Knauss
JetPack has announced that its search service is available as a separately priced package. It was only available in the past as part of the Jetpack Professional plan at $29 per month. Pricing for Jetpack Search depends on how many…
One theme to rule them all?
Dan Knauss
What does the future hold for WordPress themes, for theme developers and end users? Are we ready for a single master parent theme?
Salesforce Ventures invests $300 million in Automattic, at a $3 billion valuation
Brian Krogsgard
Salesforce Ventures has invested an incredible $300 million as the sole investor in Automattic's Series D, their first raise since 2014. Total investment is now $491 million over 15 years.
Ben Gillbanks is building a lightweight…
Dan Knauss
Ben Gillbanks is building a lightweight plugin called "Toolbelt" that is inspired by Jetpack but designed for speed, simplicity, and privacy. 🧰
Sarah Gooding did a nice job…
Brian Krogsgard
Sarah Gooding did a nice job summarizing the changes Jetpack is testing for paid block upgrades. It is controversial in the community as it fits within the gray zone of what should or should not be allowed. I appreciated Jeremy…
WCEU 2019 in Review
David Bisset
WordCamp Europe 2019 hosted a record 3,200+ people, according to ticket sales. WCEU started with a contributor day on Thursday, June 20, followed by the two main conference days on Friday and Saturday.
WordPress.com is preparing a feature for…
Dan Knauss
WordPress.com is preparing a feature for subscriptions (donations and recurring payments) on WP.com sites. 💳 Automattic Happiness Engineer Maria Górska posted a link on Twitter for the beta program sign up form and is looking for feedback, especially from "independent…
Jetpack promotions in search, and fallout
Brian Krogsgard
In the last newsletter, I mentioned Jetpack's search replacement for promotions as well as the discussion and fallout that followed. It escalated quite a bit, and then it got out of hand. Jetpack has now removed the feature in version…
There was a lot of chatter…
Brian Krogsgard
There was a lot of chatter in Post Status Slack and on Twitter this week about the way Jetpack and WooCommerce are handling tracking and also feature nags within the WordPress dashboard. Mehul Gohil tweeted a screenshot for how Jetpack…
We’re sad to report that Alex…
Dan Knauss
We're sad to report that Alex Mills passed away on Wednesday evening. His loss is felt deeply and widely in the community and to his friends and family. Many people know about Alex from his software, his responsibilities at Automattic on…
Jetpack 7.0, released in early February, introduces…
Dan Knauss
Jetpack 7.0, released in early February, introduces a new GIF Block to help you quickly search and add GIFs from Giphy to your posts.
Interview with Matt Mullenweg on Gutenberg, WordPress, and the future
Brian Krogsgard
I am joined by Matt Mullenweg to discuss decision making, Gutenberg, core WordPress processes, Automattic's business, and more.
