Pippin Williamson on Awesome Motive Acquiring Sandhills Development
Awesome Motive Acquires Sandhills Development Post Status CEO Cory Miller chats with Pippin Williamson, the Founder and Managing Director of Sandhills Development, about Awesome Motive‘s acquisition of his company. Pippin announced today that Awesome Motive has acquired his company — their whole team and plugin portfolio: Easy Digital Downloads, AffiliateWP, Sugar Calendar, WP Simple Pay,…
Chris Lema on Liquid Web Acquiring LearnDash
Chris Lema talks about the latest WordPress acquisition: LearnDash is joining Liquid Web. Will it become the leading LMS turnkey solution? Post Status CEO Cory Miller chats with Chris Lema, Vice President of Products at Liquid Web, about Liquid Web’s acquisition of LearnDash. LearnDash will join Liquid Web’s StellarWP brand, and Chris will step in…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 25) — Doing "The Right Thing" & MailChimp Acquisition Thoughts
“When it comes to the entrepreneurial journey – the highest highs and the lowest lows are always people.” In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David and Cory first discuss how hard it is to do “the right thing” and potentially dealing with tough and negative feedback as a result. How does an entrepreneur prepare…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 24) — Entrepreneurial Resilience: Relying On Others
“A crisis can either build you or break you.” In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David and Cory reflect on a tough question: What can help WordPress professionals weather the storm of being an entrepreneur in challenging times? Cory shares four types of people who can offer support in their own unique ways: spouses,…
Going Squirrelly with WordPress Plugins!
It’s Episode 527 – We have plugins for Viewing Errors, Back to Classics, Creating placer text, Twitch lists, User Content Submission, Coupon Restrictions… and ClassicPress Options. It’s all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z! For more articles visit WordPress Specialist with a focus on… – WordPress Training, Classes and Emergency Support… for more articles like…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 23) — Farewell To Andrea, But Not The Classic Editor
New hires to Post Status and an acqui-hire for Automattic. In this episode, David and Cory talk about recent news from all corners of the WordPress community. First, they share how they will miss Andrea Middleton — who is taking a great new opportunity at Reddit after 10 years of full-time work on the WordPress…
WordPress Plugins Easy Listening List
It’s Episode 526 – We have plugins for All The Currencies, Lightning Bitcoin, Admin Entry, Travelling the World, Disabled Forms, On Demand Weather… and ClassicPress Options. It’s all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z! For more articles visit WordPress Specialist with a focus on… – WordPress Training, Classes and Emergency Support… for more articles like…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 22) — Dealing With Developer Overload: Organzation
We Can Be Organized In How We Multitask. In this episode, David and Cory have a conversation about another way to prevent Developer Overload: organization. Cory shares how he benefited from a mentor, while David feels that documentation, commenting code, and following some best practices can help reduce anxiety overall — if you can convince…
508 – Planning out a WordPress Plugin
Announcements Yoast Joins Newfold Digital, Team To Stay in Place Emoji Toolbar Plugin Brings an Emoji Picker Back to the WordPress Editor Automattic Releases Quadrat, a Block-Based Podcasting WordPress Theme WordCamp US Online Set for October 1, 2021, as Community Team Weighs Proposal for Returning to In-Person WordCamps Colorado Becomes First State to Require State…
WP Plugins A to Z Mix Tape
It’s Episode 525 – No Plugins just a notice with a quick chat … and ClassicPress Options. It’s all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z! For more articles visit WordPress Specialist with a focus on… – WordPress Training, Classes and Emergency Support… for more articles like WP Plugins A to Z Mix Tape.
Post Status Excerpt (No. 20) — Yoast Acquired, Businesses Need To Allow More Play
Allowing time to goof off or pursuing a passion improves team connections. Professor Jane Dutton from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business suggests “four ways to build high-quality workplace connections” — respectful engagement, support, trust — and play. Play is what Cory and David focus on in this episode — why should companies…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 19) — How Can New Developers Get Started In WordPress?
The first step to getting started might not be technical. As new people come into Post Status looking for some guidance, there is a tendency among old hands to say things used to be much easier. Although it was a simpler time ten years ago, getting started in WordPress development presented challenges to new developers…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 18) — Is Growth Of Active Plugin Installs On The Decline?
Many plugins in the WordPress.org repository have shown a significant drop in active install growth this year. In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller focus on a blog post David published on July 23rd on Post Status entitled “Is The Growth Of Active Installs of WordPress Plugins Declining in 2021?”…
Post Status Excerpt (No. 18) — Is Growth Of Active Plugin Installs On The Decline? ????
Many plugins in the WordPress.org repository have shown a significant drop in active install growth this year. In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller focus on a blog post David published on July 23rd on Post Status entitled “Is The Growth Of Active Installs of WordPress Plugins Declining in 2021?”…