Local Pro from WP Engine will…
Dan Knauss
Local Pro from WP Engine will be free, and it launches next week — according to representatives at the WPEngine Summit conference this week.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 13) — WordPress Economy Study, Trying Gutenberg Again
David Bisset
More acquisitions! Is the WordPress market worth $500-600 BILLION? Cory and David discuss these topics and Gutenberg's barriers to winning back users.
Upcoming Events 📆 The Speak Up!…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 The Speak Up! Black Speakers in WordPress Workshop hosted by WP Engine is still accepting signups. It will kick off on June 5th. 🧑🏾 WordCamp Europe 2021 has announced it will take place online, June 7-10. 🏕️…
Upcoming Events 📆 New: WordFest Live 2021,…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 New: WordFest Live 2021, happening July 23, is looking for sponsors, media partners, and community partners. There's a call for speakers now too. 🧡 WordSesh 2021 was announced with sessions on May 25 – 27 and workshops from…
Upcoming Events 📆 WordSesh 2021 was…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 WordSesh 2021 was announced with sessions on May 25 – 27 and workshops from May 28 – June 1. Registration is free. 🆓 WPCampus 2021 Online is a free online conference for web accessibility and WordPress in…
Upcoming Events 📆 New: WPSessions 2021…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 New: WPSessions 2021 was announced with sessions on May 25 – 27 and workshops from May 28 – June 1. Registration is free. 🆓 WPCampus 2021 Online is a free online conference for web accessibility and WordPress…
Upcoming Events 📆 New: WPCampus 2021…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 New: WPCampus 2021 Online, a free online conference for web accessibility and WordPress in higher education, is happening September 21-22. There is a call for speakers. New: The WordCamp Japan 2021 schedule is available, and the event…
Upcoming Events 📆 EXPAND 2021 is…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 EXPAND 2021 is a free virtual event for web designers and developers being hosted by GoDaddy Pro from April 27-28. 🆓 The WordPress London Meetup is happening on April 29th and will discuss the hidden features of…
Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp CentroamĂ©rica is…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp Centroamérica is happening now for the first time between April 15-17. 🌎 WordCamp Greece is happening online today, April 16. 🇬🇷 EXPAND 2021 is a free virtual event for web designers and developers being hosted by…
Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp Europe 2021…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 WordCamp Europe 2021 has announced it will take place online, June 7-10. 🏕️ WordCamp Centroamérica will take place for the first time between April 15-17. 🌎 WordCamp Greece is happening online on April 16 and is free…
Upcoming Events 📆 A Business Value…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 A Business Value Crash Course led by Cory Miller and Jeff Meziere on April 7th will help business owners work through some key steps to assess value and plan their next move. There's an impressive amount of…
Atlas SShRugged 🤷‍♂️ Right before the…
Dan Knauss
Atlas SShRugged 🤷‍♂️ Right before the DE(CODE) 2021 conference, WP Engine founder and CTO Jason Cohen announced WP Engine's new Headless WordPress service, which is called Atlas. A new developer relations team "with focus on headless WordPress" — Matt Landers,…
Upcoming Events 📆 Speak Up! Black…
Dan Knauss
Upcoming Events 📆 Speak Up! Black Speakers in WordPress Workshop — WP Engine is accepting signups for this event which will kick off on June 5th to support "Black voices in the WordPress community" and elevate "community members to leadership…
WP Engine has hired WPGraphQL creator…
Dan Knauss
WP Engine has hired WPGraphQL creator and maintainer Jason Bahl as a Principal Software Engineer. Jason formerly worked at Gatsby. He says this move "will actually strengthen the WordPress + Gatsby integration" and "allow WPGraphQL to grow and mature faster…
WP Engine has announced Genesis Pro,…
Dan Knauss
WP Engine has announced Genesis Pro, a product that provides professional-quality blocks and page layout tools for Gutenberg. It has been released first as an add-on for WP Engine customers but is coming to all StudioPress customers later this year.…
Video and podcast picks
Brian Krogsgard
📹 Here's my video pick of the week: There's an interesting discussion at the Gutenberg Times between Enrique Piqueras and Birgit Pauli-Haack about the highlights of a full-site editing experience and how block-based themes could work. Francesca Marano has two…
