Results from the WordPress 2022 Annual Survey have been released. WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy notes that this was a slimmed down version of the survey. It featured 29 questions – as opposed to nearly 100 in past editions. This led to a 26% increase in completion rate. However, there was also a 56%…
On May 27, 2023, WordPress will celebrate its 20th birthday. It’s hard to fathom that the software has been around for so long. Yet some of us may struggle to remember what the web was like without it. Just think of the designers, developers, and users that have come along during these past two decades….
It looks like the days of automatically sharing WordPress.com content to Twitter are over. Automattic announced that customers will no longer be able to auto-publish to Twitter via the Jetpack Social plugin. You may recall that WordPress.com’s access to the Twitter API was suddenly suspended in April. While it eventually came back online, changes to…
Robby McCullough of Beaver Builder joins the podcast to chat about the future of page building in WordPress and at his company. Robby and his team have just celebrated 9 years running the Beaver Builder plugin, changing the page building landscape as WordPress users know it. He’s excited to press forward into his next chapter…
Managed WooCommerce hosting is a growing segment within the WordPress ecosystem. And it has a new entrant: WooCommerce. The Automattic-owned eCommerce provider recently launched WooExpress. The service is hosted by WordPress.com. It aims to be a one-stop shop for building and maintaining an online store. Packages start at $40 per month with discounts for paying…
The uncertainty surrounding social media providers like Twitter has sparked interest in alternatives. Mastodon and other Fediverse networks have received a look. But longtime WordPress users may recall a self-hosted option: BuddyPress. The venerable plugin can turn any WordPress website into a social hub. It still boasts over 100,000 active installs. And even if you…
Do you remember what made WordPress 5.6 so historic? It was the first version of the software produced by an all-woman and non-binary release squad. And it looks like history is about to repeat itself. WordPress 6.4 will once again feature an all-women and non-binary squad. Project Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy made the announcement…
There’s a blue ocean of WordPress hosting companies to choose from. From shared hosts that cost peanuts a month, to larger brand solutions that are built for the biggest bursts of traffic. But what do most consumers want out of their WordPress hosting company? When hosting companies tout the “fastest hosting on the planet” I…
The “freemium” model is popular among WordPress product makers. They provide us with a free version of a plugin or theme, with the option of a commercial upgrade. Users can get a taste of what the product has to offer. And if they need more features or robust support, they have a path to do…
After a time formatting bug caused a 24-hour delay, WordPress 6.2, code-named “Dolphy”, was released on March 29th. According to core contributor Jean-Baptiste Audras, 607 people from at least 50 countries were part of the release squad. Perhaps the biggest development in 6.2 is that the “beta” label has been removed from the Site Editor….
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