The conversation regarding the removal of WordPress plugin active install growth data has continued this week. The data chart was officially removed from the WordPress.org plugin repository back on September 29, 2022. Even as plugin authors and other community members…
The WordPress plugin ecosystem has been a big topic of discussion recently. WP Mayor’s Mark Zahra started things off with an in-depth article regarding deceptive marketing practices. Zahra provides specific examples of questionable tactics used by WordPress plugin developers. He…
The world of content management systems (CMS) isn’t known for its rivalries – but they do exist. And although they aren’t quite at the same level of ferocity as Coke vs. Pepsi or Internet Explorer vs. Netscape – there is…
The WebP image format has been a popular topic in the WordPress space of late. Created by Google, WebP supports both lossy and lossless compression techniques. It can result in smaller file sizes than older formats like JPEG and PNG….
At its best, the WordPress community is truly amazing. In my experience, it is both giving and nurturing. People from all over the world have come together to build software and an ecosystem that benefits us all. That’s pretty special….
It took time, but the WordPress theme repository now boasts 100+ block themes. These themes are among the very first to support Full Site Editing (FSE), which was released experimentally in 2020 and officially included as part of WordPress 5.9…
When it comes to WordPress core, many of the updates we’ve seen in the past few years have been directly related to the Gutenberg block editor. To some members of the community, those developments have come at the expense of…
If you use WordPress to power your website projects, it’s a safe bet that you like one or more aspects of it. The content management system (CMS) has its flaws – but plenty of benefits, too. Still, even if you…
When you work with a tool over a significant period, it’s easy to put yourself into a “bubble” of sorts. You might not see things from the same perspective as an outsider or even a casual user. WordPress is no…
The WordPress community global. As members, we connect on a day-to-day basis via several online channels. It’s a great way to learn and get to know each other. But the icing on the cake has always been in-person events. WordCamps…
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