What we can learn from the ProfilePress debacle
David Bisset
When a plugin is acquired and monetized, what's the best way to avoid the problems ProfilePress ran into this week?
Post Status Excerpt (No. 9) — Recommended Reading for WordPress Professionals and How We Update
David Bisset
Cory and David discuss three books WordPress professionals should read as well as the way they make updates to WordPress.
Danielle Joseph on Client Relations
Dan Knauss
In this episode of Post Status Draft, Danielle Joseph talks about her work with clients as a designer and how that has shaped her agency and Willowspace.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 7) — Frustrations With Admin Notices
David Bisset
In Post Status Excerpt #7, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about Cory's recent negative experiences with admin notices in the dashboard.
Beth Livingston on WordPress Project Management
Dan Knauss
Beth Livingston of WP Roadmaps talks about project management for WordPress professionals from designers and developers to agencies.
The team at Ellipsis Marketing explains…
Dan Knauss
The team at Ellipsis Marketing explains why user personas are so beneficial, how the Ellipsis team used them, and what they learned along the way. 👱
The most discussed story of the…
Dan Knauss
The most discussed story of the past week is Wix's marketing campaign against WordPress. If you have been on Twitter or Post Status Slack, you probably know many of the details by now. Wix appears to have selected several "high…
Michelle Frechette on Diversity and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups in Tech
Dan Knauss
Underrepresented in Tech aims to "demystify diversity" and dispel the fears that get between employers and underrepresented groups in tech.
Bridget Willard has published a book…
Dan Knauss
Bridget Willard has published a book — How To Market Your Plugin. It gives developers a framework for marketing their WordPress plugins, with input from Chris Badgett, Anil Gupta, Devin Walker, Marc Benezekein, Adrian Tobey, and Veto Peleg. 📕
Alex Denning took a deep dive…
Dan Knauss
Alex Denning took a deep dive into the advertising campaigns of some WordPress businesses, inspired in part by recent events involving Elementor and Bluehost. Alex looks at the different ads WordPress businesses are running and considers why they might be…
A good, free theme is hard…
Dan Knauss
A good, free theme is hard to find Post Status' Slack space sprouted some conversations this past week worth noting in our #club channel. One, in particular, started about the WordPress.org recommended hosting page and led into this observation about…
Infosec of State Among the alarming…
Dan Knauss
Infosec of State Among the alarming events still unfolding in the United States, there have been two political and security-related stories touching WordPress. First, there was the notice Monday afternoon of President Donald Trump’s biography on the State Department website…
Hashim Warren, Senior Product Marketing Manager…
Dan Knauss
Hashim Warren, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Gatsby, thinks SEO will drive serverless website adoption in 2021: "Marketers will discover that you have two options: pay a lot monthly and spend a lot of time speeding up your WordPress or…
Gatsby recently chose headless WordPress for…
Dan Knauss
Gatsby recently chose headless WordPress for its blog. Senior Product Marketing Manager Hashim Warren explains why: "WordPress enables us to have unlimited users (without paying a subscription per seat). WordPress also comes with powerful role-based permissions and has free plugins…
Joe Casabona on creating quality content and courses
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode, David Bisset talks to Joe Casabona about creating content through both his podcast and courses, plus some of the recent news in the WordPress landscape.
Joost de Valk on WordPress marketshare
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode of Post Status Draft, David Bisset interviews Joost de Valk about WordPress marketshare and CMS trends.
