Thankful for WordPress
It’s that time of year where many of us take time off for the remainder of the month to celebrate the holidays and think deeply about our new goals ahead. What are you thankful for this holiday season? Is it…
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State of the Word 2023
WordPress celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023, marking two decades of powering over 40% of websites. Over the past year, the open-source CMS saw significant improvements to its editor Gutenberg, default themes, innovative new tools like Playground, and a growing…
How WordPress Podcasts Have Changed Over a Decade
The message discusses the evolution of WordPress podcasts over the past decade, showcasing the experiences and insights of WordPress veterans Matt and Dustin. They talk about the challenges of balancing content creation with other responsibilities, the potential for monetization through sponsorships and optimization of online businesses, and the struggles of website management. The message emphasizes the importance of consistency, monetization strategies, and staying updated on content creation tools and platforms.
How to Contribute to WordPress as a Non-developer
WordPress is an open-source project. It relies heavily on contributions from the community. And there always seems to be a need for more participants. There are misconceptions about contributing, though. Some people believe that they don’t have relevant skills. The…
The Best Time to be a WordPress Professional
It’s about that time of year where we reflect on our accomplishments, look ahead to the goals we want to achieve, and hopefully appreciate the moment we’re living in right now. Even if it’s not your perfect place, there are…
A Place to Remember WordPress Community Members
A new project called WordPress Remembers aims to memorialize community members who have passed away. It is a page on WordPress.org that allows people to reminisce and learn about the contributions of those who have made an impact on the WordPress community. The page is maintained by a small group of sponsored contributors who review requests to be listed. The project may also integrate the memorials with WordPress.org Profile pages in the future. The goal is to recognize and honor all contributors who have left their mark on WordPress.
Is WordPress thriving?
At the time of this publication, thirty-thousand plus eyeballs have landed on John Blackbourn’s tweet that has sparked an event that goes well-beyond #WPDrama this week. It seems WordPress.com has publicly replicated the .org plugin pages. My peers at WP…
Looking Back at WordCamp US 2023
WordCamp US 2023 is now behind us! I had high hopes coming into the event. And I’m happy to say that I wasn’t disappointed. It was my first “flagship” WordCamp. And it certainly had the look and feel of a…
Here’s What I Hope to Experience at WordCamp US
WordCamp US is right around the corner. The event takes place August 24-26 in National Harbor, MD. The conference will host visitors from around the globe. And it will mark my first time attending a “flagship” event. My previous WordCamp…
What Would It Take for a CMS to Catch Up to WordPress?
WordPress has been the content management system (CMS) market leader for over a decade. According to W3 Techs, the software has ranked #1 since at least 2012. As of this writing, WordPress powers over 43% of websites. To put that…
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