It's sad to hear that ServerPress is closing its doors and DesktopServer has reached its end. Marc Benzakein and Gregg Franklin were active WordPress community members for years and I appreciated their work. Shared in an email to their customers:…
WP.events — Find out what’s happening next
Dan Knauss
NotesPlanet
Have you recently thought it would be nice to have one comprehensive source for all WordPress community events? Thanks to The Events Calendar and some nice people at StellarWP — Hazel Quimpo, Zach Tirrell, and Michelle Frechette — there's a…
Building and Sustaining the WordPress Community Through Mentorship — Post Status Draft 123
Dan Knauss
DraftPlanet
Mentor someone. Today! Don't wait. Start today! Talk to people. Connect with them. Go on Twitter. Just 15 minutes a day. Tell them why this community is great. Make them want to join!Nyasha Green In this episode of Post Status…
If you step out, keep the door cracked
Cory Miller
BusinessPost Status Team Blog
WordPress is an amazing community, but if you’ve been in it for long, it can be a bit rough too. We are one big messy family. For the overwhelming majority of my time in it, I’ve found the most incredible…
Refocusing the WordPress Mobile App on the Core User Experience — without Jetpack
Dan Knauss
FeaturesMake WordPress
Jetpack's mobile app will absorb outgoing features The WordPress mobile app will be dedicated to self-hosted WordPress.org sites without Jetpack-enabled services or core features enabled by the WordPress.com REST API.The Jetpack mobile app will be possible to use with any…
Market Size and Market Shares: Thinking Bigger About the WordPress Economy
Dan Knauss
BusinessFeatures
By Dan Knauss, Nev Harris, and Jonathan Wold 🗓️ July 15, 2022 📝 Updated July 16, 2022 Estimated reading time: 12 minutes The value of the WordPress ecosystem at the end of 2021 was estimated by an independent team of…
Join the Incident Response Team
Dan Knauss
Make WordPressPlanet
A training course is available at learn.wordpress.org now for anyone who wants to join the Incident Response Team (IRT), which deals with reported violations of the WordPress community Code of Conduct (CoC). This training is also a great way to…
It’s Hard to COPE Without a WordPress Lite
Dan Knauss
BusinessDesign
One thing hasn't changed much in 20 years for a really common type of CMS-based site build. Whether it's for an individual, an SMB, or a large organization they all need to COPE: "Create Once, Publish Everywhere." Typically that has…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 62) — The Open Web Universe with Matt Mullenweg
Olivia Bisset
BusinessDesign
David and Olivia Bisset sat down for a chat with Matt Mullenweg about open source, Tumblr, and how Matt deals with negativity. Matt has three roles today: CEO of Tumblr, CEO of Automattic, and project lead for the next release…
Planting Trees
Michelle Frechette
Post Status Team BlogWordPress Community
“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”Warren Buffett It seems I’ve ruffled a few feathers this week. Honestly, I’m glad. Sometimes feathers need ruffling if we want to move forward to…
Misogyny in WordPress is Real
Michelle Frechette
FeaturesPost Status Team Blog
I love the WordPress community, but a few of you are assholes. When I began using WordPress, it felt a bit fairytale-like — almost like being in the Land of Oz — as if I'd stumbled across a place where…
Goodbye But Not Farewell
David Bisset
BusinessPost Status Team Blog
As many people already know, I am transitioning away from Post Status to focus on a new opportunity within the WordPress space. It should go without saying that I will be just as involved in the community as I’ve ever…
Shifting to a new role to build the WordPress workforce
Talisha Lewallen
CareersGet Hired Blog
Most of you know me as the Director of Operations for Post Status. As of July 1st, I will be on a new adventure of my own with Cory Miller at my side. Over the last few months, I have…
Today in WordCamp History
Adam Silver
PlanetWordPress Community
Hey WordPress peeps! I’m starting a new little project, but first some background… Ten years ago this month I attended my first #WordCamp which was #WCOC in Southern California. I am 100% confident that attending that event changed my life…
This Week at WordPress.org (May 23, 2022)
Courtney Robertson
HostingMake WordPress
Each week we are highlighting the news from WordPress.org that you don't want to miss. If you or your company create products or services that use WordPress, we've got the news you need to know. Be sure to share this…
This Week at WordPress.org (May 16, 2022)
Courtney Robertson
Make WordPressPlanet
Each week we are highlighting the news from WordPress.org that you don't want to miss. If you or your company create products or services that use WordPress, we've got the news you need to know. Be sure to share this…
