Initial plans for applying to Google's Summer of Code (GSoC) are coming together on the Make Core blog. It's a good opportunity to mentor someone if you've got the chops.
The folks at Orbtr launched their new plugin this weekend at WordCamp Atlanta. I spoke with them for a while, and I think their product is promising. Imagine it as a Hubspot-esque product, but all within the WordPress dashboard. It handles email marketing, landing pages, tracking etc. I also like that it integrates with some other products…
“Scope grows in minutes, not months. Look after the minutes, and the months take care of themselves.” Des Traynor gives an example account of a “small” change that probably feels familiar with any client services provider. I personally believe that we should say “yes” to some of these requests, but we should be quickly calculating…
WordPress has a lot of killer features already, and more on the roadmap for future versions. One feature I’d really like to see would be an offline editor: create and manage posts in the browser without a network connection (then push your updates live when you go online).
Conference and Event Updates 💼 Big conference news for anyone looking for a WordPress business conference: WPMRR Virtual Summit is happening September 23rd and 24th. It will be a free online event focused on helping “make monthly recurring revenue work for your WordPress business.” Take a look at the homepage where they publicly list the…
iA is developing a Markdown-based, radically simplified presentation app (called Presenter) that helps you tell stories effectively. Zed is the spiritual successor to Atom — and focused on fast, collaborative editing. You can get it at GitHub.
WP Engine recently announced the launch of Global Edge Security, an “enterprise-class advanced security solution” in conjunction with Cloudflare. They have also recently provided its customers with the Genesis framework and themes after acquiring StudioPress in June.
