Tech Roundup Week Ending June 30
Mike Demopoulos
iThemes: Why WordPress Malware Scanners Are Worthless In a thought-provoking article recently published on iThemes, the effectiveness of WordPress malware scanners is critically examined. The article suggests these tools may not be as reliable as users hope, often failing to…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 18
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. In this episode, they discuss the importance of finding personal fulfillment, embracing the journey, and enjoying the process of pursuing hobbies and personal projects.…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 17
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. In this episode, they discuss designing pricing plans and creating a compelling website homepage for their new product. They delve into the intricacies of…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 16
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ In this episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass explore the delicate balance between professionalism and creativity in branding and marketing. They also discuss the importance of incorporating feedback into the product development process, utilizing user testing and testimonials…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 15
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ In this episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass discuss their progress on a project related to image generation and sharing. They explore the use of Open Graph (OG) images, social media platforms, and the importance of consistent branding.…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 14
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. They delve into the world of image-generation tools for content marketing. In this insightful conversation, they explore creating customizable templates to generate visually appealing…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 13
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ In this episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass discuss the importance of OG (Open Graph) images for social media sharing and branding in WordPress. They highlight the benefits of using OG image templates to create visually appealing and…
Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 12
Cory Miller
Transcript ↓ In this episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass discuss their experiences and opinions on the current state of WordPress. They delve into topics such as WordPress' evolution over the years, its strengths and weaknesses, its place in the…
Design and Development News for the Week of November 7
Jonathan Bossenger
WordPress Design & Development Around the Web Here’s a glimpse of what’s going on in the world of design and development in the WordPress space this past week. Keeping up with PHP JetBrains, the company behind a suite of developers…
Diversifying Revenue, the 50% Coding / 50% Marketing Lifecycle, Active Install Clawback, and Turbo Admin
Daniel Schutzsmith
WordPress Design & Development Around the Web for the Week of October 3 Diversifying Revenue Streams as a Solo Devpreneur Web Developer, Entrepreneur, Organizer, and The Man in the Arena Carl Alexander has shared his journey creating Ymir, writing a…
Active Install Charts Removed from Plugin Repo
Dan Knauss
On September 29, changesets 12097 and 12098 were committed to the Meta Trac repository for wordpress.org by Scott Reilly (Audrey Capital). These changes remove the Active Install Growth chart from the plugin repository's "Advanced" section on individual plugins. The only…
WordPress Tech Roundup for the Week of September 26, 2022
Dan Knauss
WordPress Design & Development Around the Web WP_Query Changes in 6.1 Jonathan Harris emphasized in Post Status Slack #development and on Twitter this week that WordPress 6.1 is bringing big changes to WP_Query — changes he's been working on for…
