We have switched over to Slack from Discord. News There has been a lot of feedback for full site editing in the latest release of WordPress. The team over on make.wordpress.org is looking for people to sign up for usability testing by June 24th. This outreach program is going to try something new and pair…
In this episode, Andrew Palmer of Bertha.ai reflects on his time at WordCamp Europe. If you were stuck at home to watch from afar like me, your FOMO was probably running at 110%. Unlike Andrew, I missed out on the awesome talks, after parties, and the ever important hallway track. Missing friends and colleagues in…
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 exception. Sure, its devoted base of developers and users may have their pet peeves about…
Strattic was acquired by Elementor. Miriam Schwab, co-founder of Strattic writes: “Life is interesting – sometimes outcomes are obvious, and sometimes what ends up happening kind of blows our minds. When we set out to build Strattic, we expected to follow the usual path: raise Pre-Seed, Seed, A rounds etc. An exit was always on…
A vast divide has grown between two types of WordPress consultants over the last few years. On one side we’ve seen the rise of the no-code experience with tools like Elementor and Full Site Editing. On the other, there’s the high-end JavaScript developer, using React.js to create custom blocks and help the Gutenberg ecosystem advance….
Spencer Forman from WPLaunchify has a creative way to find new WordPress customers that may just surprise you! Find an existing community of non technical people that have websites (like bookkeepers or copywriters) Then look at any of these three things… 1. Above the Fold: Do they have the three things any site needs when…
News Big acquisition news happened last week when Delicious Brains, owned by Brad Touesnard, sold five of its plugins to WPEngine. You may use one or all of these plugins starting with Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), WP Migrate, WP Offload Media, WP Offload SES, and Better Search Replace. Some of the product teams will be…
If you haven’t heard, Brad Touesnard has sold his suite of Delicious Brains plugins to WP Engine. In this interview, I ask him the following question: 1. The million-dollar question: Why sell a suite of WordPress popular, profitable and beloved plugins — of which was ACF which you only acquired merely a year ago? 2….
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 and meetups have allowed us to share more than just a text message and a…
News WordPress turned 19 this year on May 27th. Sarah Gooding over at WPTavern wrote an article covering the beginning when Matt Mullenweg partnered with Mike Little and released the first version of WordPress based on the b2/cafelog software. The highlight of this year’s anniversary celebration was on the wp19.day website which has video blogs…
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