In the Face of Constant Change, What Do Freelancers Need From WordPress? Understanding changing standards, best practices, and user expectations is key for agency growth. WordPress’ fast pace of changes might be overwhelming for some freelancers, making effective communication about these modifications essential. Freelancers are a major force behind WordPress’s growth, and their real-world insights… Continue reading Business Roundup Week Ending August 4
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Community Roundup Week Ending August 4
WCUS Releases Schedule & Speaker Lineup I’m very excited about the inclusive speaker slate for WordCamp US 2023. The roster includes incredibly qualified speakers who will present on an amazing and varied topic list. See the speaker page here. See the schedule here. There are less than 100 tickets left. Sign up for Contributor Day.… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending August 4
Community Roundup Week Ending July 28
Post Status Reveals New Community Code of Conduct If “good fences make good neighbors” (Robert Frost), then a good code of conduct makes a good community. Knowing the boundaries allows a community to thrive. Drawing heavily from the WordPress/WordCamp Code of Conduct, Post Status has implemented a new Post Status Community Code of Conduct. Why… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending July 28
Business Roundup Week Ending July 28
The best time to send an internal email: A data-dive into 8.7 million email deliveries | AXIOS HQ “Timing is Everything: When to Send Internal Communication” is a comprehensive report revealing the optimal time to distribute critical organizational messages. Based on an extensive analysis of 8.7 million email deliveries from Axios HQ, this report offers… Continue reading Business Roundup Week Ending July 28
Business Roundup Week Ending July 21
Introducing Bluehost WonderSuite Bluehost announced WonderSuite, a comprehensive tool that helps users set up and customize their websites using WordPress. WonderSuite includes several components: WonderStart, an onboarding experience that integrates user responses into the website creation process; WonderTheme, a versatile WordPress theme with customizable options; WonderBlocks, a library of block patterns and page templates tailored… Continue reading Business Roundup Week Ending July 21
Community Roundup Week Ending July 21
WCUS is One Month Away! WordCamp US is coming quickly. Will you be there? The mad dash of procuring tickets, sharing tickets, and buying tickets from one another is in full swing. In our WCUS-2023 Slack Channel, there’s a bit of wheeling and dealing going on. If you’re looking for a ticket, don’t be afraid… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending July 21
Community Roundup Week Ending June 30
WCEU Was Amazing I know it’s been a few weeks, but having come back with covid, I haven’t had a chance to share my final thoughts on WCEU, so I’ll do so briefly here. The event was incredibly well organized from a disability standpoint. The venue was navigable, the official parties were fully-accessible, and the… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending June 30
Community Roundup Week Ending June 2
WCEU Is Almost Here! In just a few short days I will join the many people headed to Athens (or who are already there). I’m excited to be going, and even more excited that my daughter has decided to join me. (I hope to introduce her to you if you’re there!) Follow me on Twitter… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending June 2
Community Roundup Week Ending May 12
If You See Something, Say Something This week I posted an observation. I observed that with 20 speakers announced for WCEU (at that point) that there were only about 25% women and even fewer non-white people. I hoped for more in the rest of the announcements. I came under attack quickly from some people. And… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending May 12
Community Roundup Week Ending May 5
AI and WordPress is AI and All of Us In a recently blog post, Kathy Zant wrote about using AI for new headshots, and how that caused her to think about how we perceive ourselves versus how we might perceive ourselves – and our possibilities – when we look at ourselves through AI “eyes.” She… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending May 5