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WordPress 5.0 marks a new era for the world’s most popular CMS

Brian Krogsgard

December 6, 2018

Gutenberg has been an ambitious undertaking, but the new WordPress editor marks an important step for WordPress. The platform must continue to be both easier to use and more powerful to extend, and Gutenberg is a step in the right direction on both fronts.

Gutenberg, accessibility, and compromise

Brian Krogsgard

November 16, 2018

I had a call with Matt Mullenweg to discuss some things regarding the upcoming Gutenberg release, the critiques around accessibility, and thoughts I've had around the way this release and other releases are scheduled. I'll keep this note to the…

Gutenberg 4.3 was released with many updates,…

Brian Krogsgard

November 16, 2018

Gutenberg 4.3 was released with many updates, including core custom field meta box toggling, an API for annotations, URL validation to link input in RichText, improved navigation and interactions around the Columns and Gallery blocks, and speech announcement support for block…

Jetpack introduced a new Activity feature that…

Dan Knauss

November 2, 2018

Jetpack introduced a new Activity feature that monitors your site and adds a new tab in WordPress.com where you can see all your site’s activity outlined in an "organized, readable way." How far back you can look or how many features…

Some significant recent news about Gutenberg…

Dan Knauss

October 4, 2018

Some significant recent news about Gutenberg and its release has come out this week. Matt Mullenweg announced an expansion of the release team and named some members of the WordPress community who will help lead "the critical focuses required for…

Matt Mullenweg reported on Thursday (September…

Dan Knauss

September 21, 2018

Matt Mullenweg reported on Thursday (September 20) that Gutenberg has over 420,000 active installations, and 213,000 posts written with Gutenberg have been tracked. Note that this is only for Jetpack and WordPress.com sites. The total number would be higher if…

Sallie Goetsch has built a plugin…

Dan Knauss

September 21, 2018

Sallie Goetsch has built a plugin that generates a portfolio Custom Post Type whose entries are pre-populated with core Gutenberg blocks. When you create a new portfolio item, the blocks are pre-arranged in a template to make it easier to…

Automattic has joined other organizations in…

Dan Knauss

August 17, 2018

Automattic has joined other organizations in making an investment in RadioPublic, a podcast startup. Last year a partnership was formed with WordPress.com to make RadioPublic’s universal podcast embed player available for all WordPress.com websites.

WordPress.com continues to add features, recently…

Dan Knauss

August 6, 2018

WordPress.com continues to add features, recently adding a free stock photo library via with Pexels and "other diversity-focused image-library partners". According to Anne McCarthy, stock-image libraries have historically struggled to represent all experiences. With these new effects using diversity-focused libraries,…

Automattic acquires Atavist

Brian Krogsgard

June 25, 2018

Automattic has acquired Atavist, a "publishing and story-telling platform" for an undisclosed amount. The Wall Street Journal mentioned in its coverage that Atavist has 200,000 users, but reportedly only a small percentage pay for premium features. Atavist employees will join…

Notes from WordCamp Europe, 2018

David Bisset

June 25, 2018

Design

Another successful WordCamp Europe 2018 just wrapped up a few days ago. The event had 54 organizers, 170 volunteers, 65 speakers (from 17 countries), and 37 sponsors (with 44 micro-sponsors). Out of 2,368 tickets sold, 2,085 attendees (from 76 countries)…

Matt on Gutenberg at WordCamp Europe

David Bisset

June 15, 2018

SecurityWordPress News

The sixth WordCamp Europe is happening now on June 15-16 (it was preceded by Contributor Day on the 14th) in Belgrade, Serbia. As you would expect from a large WordCamp, the lineup is full of great talks given by a diverse group of…

Automattic has put up a new…

Brian Krogsgard

May 11, 2018

Automattic has put up a new blog devoted to privacy found at — you guessed it — privacy.blog. Right now most of the new site is devoted to explaining their commitment to GDPR Compliance, but stay tuned for updates about Automattic's "plans…

An interview with Zach Tirrell, Director of Product at Modern Tribe

Dan Knauss

May 10, 2018

DesignWordPress News

Modern Tribe takes event calendars into the cloud with Loxi, their first SaaS offering. Learn all about it from Zach Tirrell, their director of product.

Observations on a maturing ecosystem — Draft podcast

Katie Richards

February 25, 2018

DraftPlanet

In this episode, the Brians chat about the steady change that has played out in the WordPress ecosystem throughout the past decade and speculate about what is still to come.

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast

Brian Krogsgard

November 14, 2017

BusinessDesign

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.

WordPress 5.0 marks a new era for the world’s most popular CMS

Gutenberg, accessibility, and compromise

Gutenberg 4.3 was released with many updates,…

Jetpack introduced a new Activity feature that…

Some significant recent news about Gutenberg…

Matt Mullenweg reported on Thursday (September…

Sallie Goetsch has built a plugin…

Automattic has joined other organizations in…

WordPress.com continues to add features, recently…

Automattic acquires Atavist

Matt on Gutenberg at WordCamp Europe

Automattic has put up a new…

An interview with Zach Tirrell, Director of Product at Modern Tribe

Observations on a maturing ecosystem — Draft podcast

Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast

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