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Post Status Excerpt (No. 62) — The Open Web Universe with Matt Mullenweg

Olivia Bisset

July 6, 2022

David and Olivia Bisset sat down for a chat with Matt Mullenweg about open source, Tumblr, and how Matt deals with negativity. Matt has three roles today: CEO of Tumblr, CEO of Automattic, and project lead for the next release of WordPress. He shares what went wrong with post formats and what he would love to acquire next if he could. The answer may (or may not) surprise you! Recorded shortly before WordCamp Europe 2022.

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.

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.

Member Spotlight: Todd E. Jones

Michelle Frechette

June 28, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

In the spotlight: Todd E. Jones is a content creator, a storyteller, a digital marketer, and the founder of Copyflight.

An Operating System for the Web

Dan Knauss

June 23, 2022

BusinessDevelopment

What if WordPress, growing as an operating system for the web, spawns distributions and spins, like Linux? What do nine years of Jetpack teach us about Automattic and WordPress — the project and the dot-com? Rethinking how we think about SaaS, hosting, and the WordPress ecosystem...

Not Dead Yet! Just Mostly Dead?

Dan Knauss

June 17, 2022

DesignPlanet

Gutenberg 13.4 • Learning FSE sooner rather than later • Gutenberg in Tumblr and Day One • WordCamps and the vitality of the WordPress community • AUS WordPress community only mostly dead? • Get SEO Schema graphs • Web font loading geek out • PHP is 28! • PHP namespaces and autoloaders • You can work anywhere... why not Cleveland? • North Commerce — faster than the rest? • and more...

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

9 Things I Learned from WordCamp Europe 2022

David Bisset

June 7, 2022

BusinessFeatures

A lot of interesting things surfaced in the open conversations with Matt and Josepha at WCEU. I also learned a lot from Pablo Postigo, Feliz Arntz, Shane Pearlman, Jonathan Wold, Nora Ferrerio, Milana Cap.

Business Member Spotlight: Nexcess

Michelle Frechette

May 20, 2022

HostingMember Spotlights

Meet Nexcess' fully-managed hosting. Explore their storebuilder, faster speeds, stronger security, inherent scalability and trusted support.

WordPress Podcast and Video Picks for the Week of May 8

David Bisset

May 13, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Jane Genova on overcoming ageism. Courtney Robertson on Learn #WordPress. 10 lesser-known browser APIs. PHP encryption. Free FSE theme.

Confessions of an Event Organizer (or how to be a good organizer, speaker, and attendee)

Michelle Frechette

May 12, 2022

BusinessPost Status Team Blog

There are things that both the organizers — and all levels of attendees — can do to make sure that events are as low-stress as possible.

Getting to ‘Yes’ on Plugin “License Hell”

Dan Knauss

May 11, 2022

BusinessDesign

Is there a win-win solution for plugin owners fighting churn and their professional WordPress customers, like agencies and freelancers?

Marketing Jobs in WordPress with Terry Trout

Michelle Frechette

May 1, 2022

Get HiredGet Hired Blog

In this episode of Get Hired, Michelle Frechette speaks with Terry Trout from Nexcess about what she looks for when hiring in marketing.

The Right Way, the Wrong Way, and the Elusive WordPress Way

Dan Knauss

April 29, 2022

BusinessDesign

There are significant differences in the ways plugin owners think about and operate their businesses. This is an opportunity to learn and grow together.

Business Member Spotlight: WP Webhooks

Michelle Frechette

April 26, 2022

BusinessMember Spotlights

WP Webhooks is this week's Business Member Spotlight in our new series highlighting business members. To say I'm impressed with WP Webhooks (and Jannis Thuemmig) is, quite honestly, a huge understatement. WP Webhooks is a game changer: fully automated and codeless…