Is there a Future for Business Cards I had lunch with my daughter for mother’s day yesterday. She’s a DJ in Buffalo, NY and the person running the dining room asked her for a business card. My daughter wrote down her Instagram and website and other contact information for the woman. And when we were… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending May 3
Category: WordPress News
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 12
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Corey Maass and Michelle Frechette, co-hosts of a live marketing session, delve into the nuances of marketing a WordPress product. They explore the creation of customer personas, the differentiation between various customer types, and the importance of tailored marketing strategies. The discussion covers the challenges of targeting decision makers… Continue reading Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 12
Business Roundup Week Ending May 10
Matt Mullenweg Suggests a Year of Iteration Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, has publicly pondered the idea of a “Year of Iteration” for the WordPress project in 2025. This comes amidst discussions about the rapid pace of innovation in WordPress, and the growing divide between the codebase and developers’ understanding of it. WordPress is losing market… Continue reading Business Roundup Week Ending May 10
Early Opportunity to Test WP 6.6 • WP 6.5.3 Released • 5ftF Documentation • Core Proposals
This Week at WordPress.org (May 5, 2024) News WordPress 6.5.3 Maintenance Release Apply for the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2024 Accessibility Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: May 3, 2024 Community Community Team May Meeting Recap DEIB Working Group 2024-05-03 DEIB Working Group Meeting Core Core Editor Improvement: Upgrade your designs What’s new in… Continue reading Early Opportunity to Test WP 6.6 • WP 6.5.3 Released • 5ftF Documentation • Core Proposals
Business Roundup Week Ending May 3
WordPress Plugin Directory Gets a Facelift, Needs a Bit More This week, the WordPress plugin directory got a visual update “to standardize the site’s layout, fonts, spacing, and colors with other newly updated sections of WordPress.org.” The changes look really good, in my opinion – the design team did an excellent job. But what I’d… Continue reading Business Roundup Week Ending May 3
🌐 WP Media Corps Next Steps (Marketing Team) 🔄 Gutenberg’s Persistent Inserter Sidebar 🛠 Gutenberg 18.2 Enhancements 🔧 React 19 Beta Upgrade Guide 📣 Call for Volunteers for WP 6.6
This Week at WordPress.org (April 28, 2024) News WP Briefing: Episode 78: Guided Growth: Cultivating Contributors Through Mentorship How WordPress Is Creating a Faster Web Gutenberg’s Persistent Inserter Sidebar Efforts are underway to make Gutenberg’s inserter sidebar persistently open, like other sidebars. This involves relocating tabs and considering the need for a close icon within… Continue reading 🌐 WP Media Corps Next Steps (Marketing Team) 🔄 Gutenberg’s Persistent Inserter Sidebar 🛠 Gutenberg 18.2 Enhancements 🔧 React 19 Beta Upgrade Guide 📣 Call for Volunteers for WP 6.6
Member Spotlight: Rhys Wynne
I am a freelance WordPress Plugin developer, author and speaker. I’m originally from North Wales, but now reside in Newton-le-Willows, which is a small village between Liverpool and Manchester in North West England. I have been working with WordPress since 2006, and in 2013 I wrote bbPress Complete (ISBN-13: 978-1782167242). I’ve written plugins that have… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Rhys Wynne
Community Roundup Week Ending April 26
Legacy I’ve been reflecting a lot lately about legacy and what we leave behind when we retire or leave this life someday. And in that reflection, I remembered the WordPress memorial page that was launched by WordPress awhile back. We remember those that have passed and pay homage to them in this way so that… Continue reading Community Roundup Week Ending April 26
Member Spotlight: Satyam Vishwakarma
Satyam Vishwakarma, a versatile professional, began his WordPress journey in March 2020. He’s a former diploma engineer who transitioned into roles as a blogger, content and digital marketing specialist, SEO expert, and strategic partnerships manager, with a particular focus on WordPress development. He is passionate about traveling, community building, and contributing to society. Satyam also… Continue reading Member Spotlight: Satyam Vishwakarma
Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 11
Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass delve into their experiences with design and technical challenges. They discuss the intricacies of using Beaver Builder for creating a 404 page, with Corey expressing frustration over camera issues and a desire to enhance brand representation. Michelle brings up an accessibility oversight in a… Continue reading Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 11