The Legend Of The Headless Website with the WebDevStudios Team
David Bisset
What is a "headless" WordPress site? Is it a good option for you? What does headless WordPress offer in speed, security, and scalability?
Tiny, the folks behind TinyMCE, has…
Dan Knauss
Tiny, the folks behind TinyMCE, has announced they acquired Setka, a no-code WYSIWYG editor. TinyMCE powers the classic editor in WordPress and many other CMSes. ⌨️ I’m not sure I will count this primarily as a “WordPress acquisition.” Setka does…
Can small, independent WordPress makers still make it?
David Bisset
Is it still possible to make a living as a small WordPress company, freelancer, or solopreneur? The community says yes!
Shopify has updated its developer revenue…
Dan Knauss
Shopify has updated its developer revenue share percentage There have been several announcements from Shopify lately, including a new Online Store 2.0. However, what has caught the eye of many people in the eCommerce space is the update to their…
The Big 4-0 According to W3Techs,…
Dan Knauss
The Big 4-0 According to W3Techs, WordPress has reached 40% of the top 10 million websites globally. It holds 64.3% of the total CMS market share. 📈 Growth in 2020 was 4.3%, exceeding the growth rate for every previous year.…
Built by WordPress — .com that is
David Bisset
Automattic enters the low-end website market Automattic this week announced that its "premium website building service" (which was in beta in fall 2020) is now officially accepting customer applications for "websites starting at $4,900 USD." The announcement describes a turnkey…
Joost de Valk has released his…
Dan Knauss
Joost de Valk has released his fourth biannual analysis of the CMS market share numbers provided by W3Techs. There are two winners: "WordPress (and WooCommerce “within” it) and Shopify." 🏆🏆 WordPress is the #1 CMS with a 39.0% market share,…
If you ever need to migrate…
Dan Knauss
If you ever need to migrate from Shopify to WooCommerce, then this guide from Nexcess might come in handy. 🚚
Beta Quarantine Shopify is giving its…
Dan Knauss
Beta Quarantine Shopify is giving its employees a nice stipend for office equipment while they work from home. 🏘️ The Canadian company already has over a thousand remote employees, but starting March 16, the whole company (~5,000 people) will be…
WooCommerce Payments offers a more unified eCommerce experience, better feature parity with Shopify
Brian Krogsgard
WooCommerce Payments offer an in-dashboard, single-account experience for WooCommerce store owners to manage all transactions.
Syed Balkhi on Awesome Motive’s acquisition of All In One SEO
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode of Post Status Draft, I talk to Syed Balkhi about Awesome Motive's acquisition of All In One SEO, the long-running SEO plugin by Michael Torbert, which boasts more than 2 million active installs.
Black Friday / Cyber Monday WordPress Deals 2019
Post Status Support Staff
Get one of these great deals on WordPress products and services for 2019 Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
Joost de Valk has an analysis…
Dan Knauss
Joost de Valk has an analysis of CMS market share numbers from W3Techs. Joost's key findings are: WooCommerce's market share is three times as big as Shopify, but Shopify is growing. If current trends continue, Shopify, Joomla, SquareSpace, and Wix…
Salesforce Ventures invests $300 million in Automattic, at a $3 billion valuation
Brian Krogsgard
Salesforce Ventures has invested an incredible $300 million as the sole investor in Automattic's Series D, their first raise since 2014. Total investment is now $491 million over 15 years.
WooCommerce vs Shopify: A battle for ecommerce platform dominance
Jonathan Wold
Shopify has a lot going for it. WooCommerce, though, is the better platform for ecommerce on the Open Web.
CheckoutWC demonstrates how to add a…
Dan Knauss
CheckoutWC demonstrates how to add a Shopify style checkout to WooCommerce using their plugin. CheckoutWC is a paid plugin I'm not familiar with or endorsing, but I'm very interested in the differences in user experience shown between the two platforms.…
