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Today Cory took the lead on the Post Status newsletter release and joined Dan in co-authoring the introduction to it, which we usually share here. Some thoughts on newsletter integration, Newsletter Glue, Newspack, and the challenges facing plugin owners at WordPress.org in trying to determine the true size of their potential customer base.
Since its arrival in 2019, Automattic’s Newspack hasn’t attracted much attention within the WordPress community, despite a decent amount of coverage by WP Tavern and some from Post Status. It’s been largely unreported on beyond its role as a flashpoint in the recent Twitter drama between Matt Mullenweg and GoDaddy. Even after Matt’s explanation in…
Substacking the Deck 🃏 Jared Newman notes over at FastCompany that “writers who crave independence should skip Substack.” He refers to several WordPress-powered alternatives, including Newsletter Glue “which lets me instantly send out WordPress posts as nicely formatted newsletters.” ✉️ Personally, I don’t find Substack too appealing. It reminds me of Medium back in its…
The Knight Foundation is awarding a total of $2 Million (USD) to 24 newsrooms to upgrade their websites. Almost every winner chose WordPress. As Steve Burge of PublishPress notes, 20 out of 24 recipients of these grants will be moving to WordPress or upgrading their WordPress platform. Automattic’s Newspack platform is involved with some of…
You may recall that Newspack, a “custom news vertical on WordPress.com dedicated to addressing the needs of digital news sites,” was announced in February. This week they announced 12 initial publishers to help shape the new platform. 📰 After the pilot, newsrooms will re-launch with Newspack this fall, and up to 50 more will come…
Automattic has announced Newspack by WordPress.com, describing it as a “next-generation publishing platform” that’s “aimed at small- and medium-sized news organizations.” The main site is accepting applications for charter participants, who will receive free service until January 2020. Beyond that point, “operating fees of between $1,000 per month and $2,000 per month will be applied…
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