Matt Mullenweg

What might WordPress.com’s pricing changes mean for the WordPress ecosystem?

David Bisset

April 8, 2022

Do the WordPress.com pricing changes represent an opportunity for the WordPress product ecosystem, a blow to democratized publishing, or the beginning of a slow pivot in the service's identity away from blogging to managed WordPress hosting?

Fall of the Zamir: A Hate Symbol Enters and Exits WordPress.org

David Bisset

March 25, 2022

PlanetSecurity

How did a hate symbol get into WordPress.org? Will more transparent governance help us navigate the age of weaponized open source projects?

WordPress Podcast Picks for the Week of March 20

David Bisset

March 24, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

David's podcast (and video) picks of the week.

Post Status Notes #489

David Bisset

March 11, 2022

BusinessDesign

An App Store for WordPress.com? Performance Team Gathers Steam. WP Notify. FSE Beta. Block is Beautiful. Security, Plugin, Dev, Acquisitions.

WordPress Podcast and Video Picks for the Week of March 7

David Bisset

March 10, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Matt shares brief thoughts on Ukraine. Learn how to understand your customers through their problems. How to build trust quickly. And more!

This Week at WordPress.org (March 7, 2022)

Courtney Robertson

March 9, 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…

Post Status Excerpt (No. 47) — Should WordPress Adopt the Block Protocol?

David Bisset

February 21, 2022

DesignPlanet

Should WordPress adopt the Block Protocol? What would this mean? Leonardo Losoviz explains why the Block Protocol and why it might benefit WordPress to adopt it and allow more of the web to share and reuse blocks. Matt Mullenweg has expressed interest in taking this path.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 45) — The Block Protocol, Tumblr, and Complexity with Lesley Sim

David Bisset

February 10, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

What is the Block Protocol and why does it matter? What's the significance of Matt taking over at Tumblr? And is WordPress way too complicated?

WordPress 5.9 “Joséphine” Introduces Full Site Editing and Themes Created Entirely with Blocks

David Bisset

January 27, 2022

DesignMake WordPress

"Ever since the block editor was introduced our eyes were placed on a future where a theme could be created entirely with blocks. That future is here now..." — Matías Ventura, Lead Architect of WordPress' Gutenberg project.

Impossibly Knotted Together: Meditations on the WordPress Community

Chris Hardie

January 12, 2022

PlanetWordPress News

Chris Hardie considers Friends, Elders, the Matt Factor, and the traits of a resilient community.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 41) — WordPress Community Versions: Past, Present, Future

David Bisset

January 10, 2022

BusinessDesign

How has the WordPress community changed since its early days? How does money and market share change it? What lies ahead?

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Michelle Frechette

January 7, 2022

SecurityWordPress News

The Post Status team reflects on the year that was (good and challenging), and looks forward to 2022 with hope.

Post Status Excerpt (No. 40) — Post Status from 2021 to 2022

David Bisset

January 6, 2022

PlanetPost Status Podcasts

Post Status went through a lot of change in 2021. What's coming in 2022?

Post Status Comments (No. 5) — The First Annual WordPress News Draft

Olivia Bisset

December 30, 2021

BusinessComments

Aurooba Ahmed, Jason Cosper, Daniel Schutzsmith, Robert Jacobi, and Lesley Sim join David Bisset for three rounds of draft picks for the top WordPress stories of 2021.