Blogs to Blocks • Core + AI • LCP Image Performance • Testing FSE Front Page

This Week at WordPress.org (May 1, 2023) The WordPress Marketing Team is hosting a Blogs to Blocks celebration and invites you to get involved by creating and responding to daily prompts around blogging, design, development, photos, community, and more ways to contribute. The Core Team is considering how to include extendible technology to integrate AI.… Continue reading Blogs to Blocks • Core + AI • LCP Image Performance • Testing FSE Front Page

Member Spotlight: Daugirdas Jankus

Daugirdas Jankus is the Chief Marketing Officer at Hostinger, a web hosting company based in Lithuania. He has been using WordPress since he was 12 years old, and he is an active member of the WordPress community. Over 6+ years in his role as CMO at Hostinger, Daugirdas has contributed to the company’s success and… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Daugirdas Jankus

Community Roundup Week Ending April 28

A Community Gift Last week I launched a new website as a gift to event organizers, podcasters, bloggers, and speakers in the WordPress community. It’s an online database of WordPress speakers including what topics they present on, what time zones they are in, and what region on the world they live in, along with bios,… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending April 28

Tech Roundup Week Ending April 28

Accessible Target Sizes Cheatsheet Vitaly provides practical guidelines for preventing rage taps, and rage clicks on mobile devices, including recommended target sizes for icons, links, and buttons. It also offers helpful conversion tables for translating point units to CSS pixels or Android/iOS units. OpenAI is trying to trademark “GPT.” What are your thoughts? A discussion… Continue reading Tech Roundup Week Ending April 28

Talking With Valet’s Ceo Kimberly Lipari About The Changing Value Of Websites To Organizations-Post Status Draft

In this episode, Kimberly Lipari and Cory Miller discuss the ups and downs of building and selling WordPress companies. They share their experiences, including the challenges they faced and lessons learned. They also give advice to entrepreneurs and business owners looking to grow and sell their own WordPress companies. Estimated Reading Time: 30 minutes Transcript… Continue reading Talking With Valet’s Ceo Kimberly Lipari About The Changing Value Of Websites To Organizations-Post Status Draft

Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 11

From practicing mindfulness to the evolution of WordPress, Corey Maass and Cory Miller cover a wide variety of topics in this episode as they continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. Estimated Reading Time: 48 minutes Transcript ↓ In this episode, Corey Maass and Cory Miller move from personal to professional. They offer… Continue reading Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 11

Member Spotlight: Matt Laue

Matthew (Matt) Laue is a successful startup founder and CTO with a passion for innovative technology solutions. He began his career at IBM Research before moving on to lead Akiri Solutions, a technology consulting firm based in Silicon Valley. It was at Akiri that Matt discovered his love for the startup process after helping to… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Matt Laue

WP Feature Notifications • Prioritizing Performance Benefits • DevBlog updates

This Week at WordPress.org (April 24, 2023) Tired of the overwhelm of WordPress notifications? Join the WP Feature Notifications effort to streamline the alerts. What performance gains have happened in WordPress 6.2? From the Developer Blog: How webpack and WordPress packages interact. WP Feature Notifications, Performance in 6.2, and DevBlog updates WP Feature Notifications: 2023… Continue reading WP Feature Notifications • Prioritizing Performance Benefits • DevBlog updates

Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 10

Corey Maass and Cory Miller look to the future of WordPress as they continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. From sharing tips on how to keep your WordPress website safe from hacks and vulnerabilities to insights on how to optimize website performance, improve user experience, and enhance website accessibility, this episode is… Continue reading Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 10

Jesse Friedman on raising the WP hosting standard across the industry with WP.cloud-Post Status Draft

In this episode, Jesse Friedman, Head of WP Cloud, joins Cory Miller to provide valuable insights and strategies for improving infrastructure and service to deliver superior hosting. They also highlight how managed hosting can help businesses focus on their core operations while leaving the technical aspects to the experts. Estimated Reading Time: 24 minutes Transcript… Continue reading Jesse Friedman on raising the WP hosting standard across the industry with WP.cloud-Post Status Draft