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New theme page has caused a large drop in referrals for commercial shops

Brian Krogsgard

March 10, 2015

The new WordPress.org commercial theme page -- which was launched just a couple of weeks ago -- seems to have greatly reduced the number of referrals to commercial theme shops. Many commercial theme providers featured on WordPress.org are noting 80%+…

WordPress security whitepaper

Brian Krogsgard

March 5, 2015

Security

The WordPress.org website now includes a WordPress security whitepaper, donated by WordPress.com VIP. It's sparse in its current form, but it's a great start. Why does this matter? Well, a whitepaper from the official project is a great tool for…

An effort for automattic responsive images in WordPress

Brian Krogsgard

March 4, 2015

The spec for responsive images is pretty settled, finally, and WordPress (rightfully so) hasn't really addressed the situation yet at a core level. Tim Evko and Mat Marquis -- both from the Responsive Images Community Group -- collaborated to create…

The most popular WordPress plugins

Brian Krogsgard

February 27, 2015

BusinessPlanet

WordPress plugin popularity has always been pretty tough to figure out. We only had download counts or independent, third party website scrapers to tell us anything. Now, WordPress.org itself has more data that's being tested and launched to give us real insight into the popularity of WordPress plugins.

WordPress.org launches brand new theme directory experience

Brian Krogsgard

February 26, 2015

The team behind WordPress.org has launched a brand new, and improved, theme directory experience. The directory also goes into a customizer-like experience when you click to preview a theme. My one beef is that I wish the demos themselves could…

It’s time to ditch download counts on WordPress.org and get real stats

Brian Krogsgard

February 25, 2015

Security

I'm grumpy today. Clickbait journalism annoys me, and WordPress security related clickbait journalism especially annoys me. Ars Technica, PC World, ZD Net, and TripWire are just a few sites that reported over a million WordPress sites were susceptible to being hacked…

Layers, by Obox, introduces a beautiful page building interface

Brian Krogsgard

February 19, 2015

DesignPlanet

Layers is the latest WordPress theme with page building as the core feature. Obox has made a heck of an effort to ship 1.0, and while I have some issues, I'm incredibly impressed with the overall user experience. I think Obox has created something that's worth checking out, though I think this market has plenty of maturing to do yet.

WordPress.org theme visualizations

Brian Krogsgard

February 17, 2015

Kelly Dwan has a two-part post with some visualizations on the popularity of WordPress.org themes. These are some neat charts with valuable insights for anyone making free themes. I can't really do justice by showing my favorite parts, as there's…

The WordPress REST API

Brian Krogsgard

February 11, 2015

DevelopmentMake WordPress

The WordPress REST API is a huge initiative and feature plugin being developed for the core WordPress project. But it can be a bit confusing if you don't know much about it yet. Let's discuss what this project is, why it's important, and how to get involved.

I peaked across the fence at hosted Joomla, then ran home

Brian Krogsgard

February 9, 2015

Hosting

Joomla.com launched as a hosted version of the Joomla! CMS. I was interested because my host (SiteGround) had blogged about how they built the hosting platform for the new Joomla.com site. The tech is neat, as is the fact that…

WordPress lead developer changes

Brian Krogsgard

February 4, 2015

Make WordPressPlanet

Yesterday and today there has been some significant news for the WordPress project. We now have two new lead developers, and two long-time leads are stepping down after outstanding tenures assisting with steering the ship.

Helen Hou-Sandí and Dion Hulse added as WordPress lead developers

Brian Krogsgard

February 3, 2015

Helen Hou-Sandí and Dion Hulse have been added as WordPress lead developers. Straight from Andrew Nacin's announcement on Make WordPress Core: The two are already highly respected leaders in the community. Dion has architected some of the most important code…

New journalism

Brian Krogsgard

February 2, 2015

BusinessPlanet

Bloggers and journalists are experimenting with new models of monetization and independent publishing. One of the pioneers of subscription-based independent blog-based journalism just called it quits, but we should still laud his pioneering effort, not call blogging dead (again).

WordPress and the new European Union VAT (Value-Added Tax) rules

Brian Krogsgard

January 15, 2015

BusinessHosting

The new European VAT rules rolled out at the beginning of January, and they really complicate selling digital goods to Europeans. I have done a ton of research and reading, and this is the most straightforward post I could make from it to try and wrap up the state of the EU VAT rules for WordPress business owners and eCommerce shops.

WordPress is an army

Brian Krogsgard

December 17, 2014

WordPress News

I'm going to make an analogy and it isn't a perfect one. That's the thing with the vast majority of analogies. This is an overly long and perhaps unnecessary post to dissuade us from writing or caring about "top" lists…

Matt Mullenweg’s 2014 State of the Word

Brian Krogsgard

October 26, 2014

PlanetWordPress News

"Oh, my name is Matt Mullenweg by the way. Nice to meet you." After the WordPress co-founder welcomed the largest WordCamp San Francisco audience ever, he introduced himself and began this year's State of the Word -- the annual talk where…

New theme page has caused a large drop in referrals for commercial shops

WordPress security whitepaper

An effort for automattic responsive images in WordPress

The most popular WordPress plugins

WordPress.org launches brand new theme directory experience

It’s time to ditch download counts on WordPress.org and get real stats

Layers, by Obox, introduces a beautiful page building interface

WordPress.org theme visualizations

The WordPress REST API

I peaked across the fence at hosted Joomla, then ran home

WordPress lead developer changes

Helen Hou-Sandí and Dion Hulse added as WordPress lead developers

New journalism

WordPress and the new European Union VAT (Value-Added Tax) rules

WordPress is an army

Matt Mullenweg’s 2014 State of the Word

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