This year Post Status is celebrating a decade of serving WordPress professionals with its member-supported community. The site was founded by Brian Krogsgard in 2013, and now runs an active Slack community with 2,083 members, a weekly newsletter with 4,300 subscribers, and a job board. As a testament to the community’s continued growth, Post Status… Continue reading Post Status Celebrates 10 Years, Adds Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt as Partners
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WordPress Unveils Design for Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme
WordPress 6.4 will be shipping with a new default theme, expected in early November. The theme’s project leaders unveiled the designs and concept for Twenty Twenty-Four in an announcement on WordPress.org today. For those who have complained that past default themes have been too niche or too narrowly focused in design, this theme will take… Continue reading WordPress Unveils Design for Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme
Joost and Marieke Join Post Status as Equity Partners
The ethos of my entrepreneurial career has always been partnership. I’ve long sought to live and apply the African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” In fact, it’s been essential to my personal fulfillment and success. It was true in 2008 when I founded… Continue reading Joost and Marieke Join Post Status as Equity Partners
Is WordPress Dying? The State of WordPress 2023 Edition
Have you seen claims and rumors that WordPress is dying or about to be replaced by some newer website builder or software? You may be wondering if the rumors are true. Maybe you are even questioning whether it’s worth using WordPress at all. In this article, we will take a look at the state of… Continue reading Is WordPress Dying? The State of WordPress 2023 Edition
Organic Themes Launches Apparel Store to Raise Money for the Maui Strong Fund
Organic Themes, one of the oldest WordPress theme shops, was founded in 2009 in the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, which was ground zero for the recent devastating wildfires. Until recently, Lahaina was home to Organic Themes co-founder David Morgan, who hosted the Maui WordPress meetups for years, and co-organized WordCamp Maui in 2015. Morgan… Continue reading Organic Themes Launches Apparel Store to Raise Money for the Maui Strong Fund
WordPress 6.4 Roadmap Includes Typography Management Features, New Blocks, and Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme
Work on WordPress 6.4 is kicking off with a post from Editor Triage Co-Lead Anne McCarthy that highlights everything the team has planned for the release. This will be the third major release of 2023, and is unique in that it’s being led by an underrepresented gender release squad. Although WordPress is moving into Phase 3… Continue reading WordPress 6.4 Roadmap Includes Typography Management Features, New Blocks, and Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme
6 Best Places to Hire WordPress Developers (Expert Pick)
Are you looking to hire a WordPress developer? WordPress is a great platform for creating a basic website. However, if you need something more specialized, then you will need to hire a developer for help. In this article, we will show you some of the best places to hire WordPress developers with the right skills… Continue reading 6 Best Places to Hire WordPress Developers (Expert Pick)
#88 – Jo Minney on the State of the WordPress Community in Australia
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, the state of the WordPress community in Australia. If you’d like to subscribe… Continue reading #88 – Jo Minney on the State of the WordPress Community in Australia
7 Best WooCommerce Point of Sale Plugins (Easy POS Setup)
Are you looking for a point-of-sale plugin for WooCommerce? WooCommerce isn’t just useful for online stores. By adding a point of sale (POS) plugin to your website, you can also sell your products in a physical store and make more profits. In this article, we will share the best WooCommerce POS plugins for easy point-of-sale… Continue reading 7 Best WooCommerce Point of Sale Plugins (Easy POS Setup)
WordPress Coding Standards Maintainer Warns Maintenance Will Be Halted Without Funding: “This Is an Unsustainable Situation.”
WordPressCS 3.0.0 was released this week with what its maintainer, Juliette Reinders Folmer, says are significant changes to improve the accuracy, performance, stability, and maintainability of all sniffs, and its handling of modern PHP. The project is a collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) that are used to validate code developed for WordPress, helping developers meet the requirements… Continue reading WordPress Coding Standards Maintainer Warns Maintenance Will Be Halted Without Funding: “This Is an Unsustainable Situation.”