WordPress market opportunities: Upmarket edition — Draft podcast
Katie Richards
In this episode, Brian and Brian continue their discussion on WordPress market opportunities with a focus on the upper-market and enterprise clients.
Liquid Web has acquired iThemes
Brian Krogsgard
Liquid Web has announced the acquisition of iThemes in an all cash deal that includes the entire iThemes team moving over to Liquid Web as an independent unit, and iThemes products will be included in various Liquid Web offerings.
Liquid Web announced the launch of…
Brian Krogsgard
Liquid Web announced the launch of its managed WooCommerce hosting, which has been in the works for some time. It will be interesting to see how other hosting companies respond. The hosted solution space — especially for eCommerce — is just…
The blend of crypto assets, blockchain, and the web
Brian Krogsgard
This is a bit of an overlap post for me. Many readers may know that I have been active in the cryptocurrency space the past year. It's a bit of an open secret. In fact, I have dug in extremely…
Hosted versus self-hosted eCommerce — Draft podcast
Katie Richards
In this episode, Brian and Brian discuss self-hosted vs managed ecommerce and whether or not conferences have outlived their usefulness.
There’s a Gender Data Protection Regulation…
Brian Krogsgard
There's a Gender Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) going into effect in the EU, which may affect how you as a website owner should collect data, including possibly informing visitors about what data you collect. Hannah Swain shares how WooCommerce is…
Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode, I talk to Matt Mullenweg -- co-founder of WordPress and the CEO of Automattic -- about what's happening in the world of WordPress, and his role in it all.
The WordPress product market is completely different now
Brian Krogsgard
Building a WordPress-based product business is a much different process than it used to be. People have to do something different and better than what has come before.
How Easy Digital Downloads acquired 55 plugins
Brian Krogsgard
Over the course of several weeks, the Easy Digital Downloads team executed a series of changes to their marketplace to remove all third party plugins from their ecosystem. The move affected 55 plugins from 27 authors. Some were acquired. Some…
WooCommerce 3.2 is out with several…
Brian Krogsgard
WooCommerce 3.2 is out with several improvements. As a reminder, WooCommerce is now on SemVer, so this is a minor release. The biggest new feature is to be able to apply coupons to orders after they're made (prior to payment),…
Speaking of WooCommerce, Liquid Web has…
Brian Krogsgard
Speaking of WooCommerce, Liquid Web has announced "Managed WooCommerce" hosting. As Chris Lema explains, "it's a total solution, not a single plugin." It isn't public yet, but they are accepting signups from interested parties. It does several things to help…
WooConf 2017, the annual conference for…
Brian Krogsgard
WooConf 2017, the annual conference for WooCommerce developers, will be in Seattle on October 19-20. Even if you can't make the trip you don't have to miss out. Livestream tickets are available. The lineup looks impressive — there are more than 30 speakers…
One last thing on WooCommerce:, Ipshita Biswas…
Brian Krogsgard
One last thing on WooCommerce:, Ipshita Biswas recently published a guide on WooCommerce wholesale strategies. Wholesale was my first ever use-case on a WooCommerce store.
Justin Sainton helpfully shares how he got…
Brian Krogsgard
Justin Sainton helpfully shares how he got WooCommerce and Quickbooks to work together for a client. Justin notes he prefers to "build things in a way that they can be decoupled and used across multiple projects," which also helps the broader community.…
HelloSales is a new WordPress Plugin…
Brian Krogsgard
HelloSales is a new WordPress Plugin and iOS App for WooCommerce recently announced by iThemes. According to Cory Miller the first version "will focus on getting accurate, valuable e-commerce reporting for your WooCommerce shop." I talked to Cory about this idea last…
Robot Ninja is an automated testing…
Brian Krogsgard
Robot Ninja is an automated testing service for WooCommerce stores. Jason Conroy explains that Robot Ninja uses end-to-end (e2e) testing principles and technologies. They are planning additional features in the future, but in the meantime they are looking for participants in…
