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New WordPress.org plugin naming policy

Brian Krogsgard

September 2, 2015

There is a new WordPress.org naming policy that prevents plugins from using the names of companies and other plugins as the first item in the name and slug. For instance, if a reader submitted, "Post Status Extender Widget" to the…

Language packs for WordPress themes and plugins

Brian Krogsgard

September 1, 2015

Sam Sidler announced today on Make WordPress Plugins that WordPress plugins will soon be able to utilize the WordPress.org language pack feature that ships with WordPress core. Language packs were introduced to core in WordPress 3.7. As I noted then:…

So you want responsive images in core?

Brian Krogsgard

August 27, 2015

Yeah, who doesn't! Well, The Responsive Images Community Group has been working hard on an official feature plugin. Joe McGill recently posted an update in regard to what's going on, the scope of the plugin, and how folks can help. He…

WordPress plugin repo forking policy clarified

Brian Krogsgard

August 26, 2015

Hosting

Mike Epstein clarified a policy for the WordPress.org plugin repo this morning, based on some recent issues that cropped up (likely the Elegant Themes / LeadPages thing yesterday). Basically, GPL-compatible unchanged copies are not allowed as part of an "above and…

Takeaways from interviewing 13 great WordPress developers

Fred Meyer

August 10, 2015

Development

After interviewing thirteen WordPress developers for a book on getting up and running with WordPress development, I have some key takeaways that I'd like to share with you.

Rogue shortcodes cause controversy for 4.2.3 security release

Brian Krogsgard

July 25, 2015

Security

The WordPress 4.2.3 security release looks like most security releases on the surface, but it has caused a good bit of controversy. The release includes a number of fixes, but one involving shortcodes is the focus of attention. Immediately after…

Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

July 23, 2015

BusinessDesign

Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg have hardly communicated with one another in the last five years, but they are ideological enemies. They have very strong personalities and unshakable beliefs on business and software. This is a story of their dispute, their idealism, and the implications it will have on the WordPress project.

Version 2 of the WordPress REST API released

Brian Krogsgard

July 21, 2015

Version 2 of the WordPress REST API has been released on WordPress.org as a whole new plugin. The decision to do this was so that backward compatibility could be maintained on version 1 on a permanent basis. So if you…

Pearson versus Mullenweg, a history

Brian Krogsgard

July 21, 2015

BusinessDesign

This is a preview of the first part of my upcoming article on Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress. Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg have hardly communicated with one another in the last five years, but they are ideological enemies. They are…

WordPress.org revamping hosting recommendations

Japh Thomson

July 3, 2015

Hosting

It looks like a change is coming to the WordPress.org hosting recommendations page. Companies will now be able to request a presence, though they have to part with quite a bit of information to do so. It will certainly be…

Say hello to UpThemes Hosting

Japh Thomson

June 28, 2015

Hosting

UpThemes has entered the hosting arena! The hosting service includes access to a great selection of over 40 themes pre-installed and ready for activation. This includes their entire library, Aesop Interactive's entire library, and a curated list of themes from…

A future API

Ryan McCue

June 19, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Ryan McCue, the lead developer of the WordPress REST API, imagines the year 2020, when the REST API is mature and in WordPress core. He tells us stories of some of the fun things that are possible.

A non-policy policy on PHP versions

Brian Krogsgard

June 5, 2015

The official stance of WordPress.org is that WordPress is supported on PHP 5.2.4 or greater. The official stance of the Plugin Team regarding what version of PHP your plugins can use is .. not that. We don’t have an official…

A commercial plugin directory

Brian Krogsgard

June 4, 2015

Business

Steven Gliebe has launched a commercial plugin directory called Pro Plugin Directory. My point is that commercial plugins are a big deal but there is no central place to locate them. I usually search WordPress.org and find something free that…

Automattic to acquire WP Job Manager from Mike Jolley

Brian Krogsgard

June 2, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Mike Jolley has agreed to terms to sell WP Job Manager to Automattic. Mike is already joining Automattic after the WooThemes acquisition -- under his role as WooCommerce lead developer -- and the sale of WP Job Manager is in part due to Automattic's rules for employee side projects.

Updates to the theme review and directory debate

Brian Krogsgard

May 29, 2015

Matt Mullenweg dropped in on the conversation surrounding the theme review debate last night, and dropped hammer. To try and summarize, he basically opened the door for all sorts of potential changes for both the theme review process and the…

New WordPress.org plugin naming policy

Language packs for WordPress themes and plugins

So you want responsive images in core?

WordPress plugin repo forking policy clarified

Takeaways from interviewing 13 great WordPress developers

Rogue shortcodes cause controversy for 4.2.3 security release

Thesis, Automattic, and WordPress

Version 2 of the WordPress REST API released

Pearson versus Mullenweg, a history

WordPress.org revamping hosting recommendations

Say hello to UpThemes Hosting

A future API

A non-policy policy on PHP versions

A commercial plugin directory

Automattic to acquire WP Job Manager from Mike Jolley

Updates to the theme review and directory debate

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