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?”…
Acquisitions in the WordPress space, WordPress 5.8, WordFest Live, Elementor is 5, and #ClickPublish In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller chat about how the new Post Status Acquisition Tracker is a window into significant moments and trends in WordPress history. With WordPress 5.8 released this week, it will be…
In today’s episode I explain the process of moving from a support role to a developer role at Automattic.
Know everything about the 24K Steps To Mental Health Fundraiser which is happening in the second edition of WordFest Live, July 23, 2021. The post Episode 10: 24k Steps To Mental Health Fundraiser For WordFest Live July 2021 with Cinthya Anand appeared first on Unplug Tech.
Listen to the founder of HeroPress one of the most well known voices in the community talk about WordFest Live July 2021. The post Episode 9: Discover the story behind HeroPress and the latest WordFest Live with Topher DeRosia appeared first on Unplug Tech.
“Understanding who you are and who you are not goes a long way.” In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset talks with Syed Balkhi about the acquisition of SearchWP by Awesome Motive. We get a little behind-the-scenes information about how this deal came to be. Syed shares his thoughts on how SearchWP fits…
“I realized that I wanted [SearchWP] to be long term and stable…it deserved a team behind it.” In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset talks with Jon Christopher about his sale of SearchWP to Awesome Motive. The two talk about what motivated Jon — the sole developer (and marketer) of SearchWP — to…
Take 10% of your time, energy, and even money and start investing it systematically in a “Next Chapter” project. In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller talk about how to build a “career raft” for yourself — something Cory wishes he did when he sold iThemes and went looking for…
It’s Episode 518 – Happy Canada Day! We have no plugins for today, just news and a chat about what’s coming up for the show… 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…
$635.5 billion by the end of 2021? In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset briefly touch on two more acquisitions this week — one involving Extendify and another by Automattic. Cory and David review some highlights from WP Engine‘s recent report on the WordPress economy. WP Engine estimates the WordPress…
Monetization of WordPress Plugins This episode features a conversation in Twitter Spaces that took place on May 28, 2021. Our topic is monetization of WordPress plugins. Speakers: Cory Miller, Joe Casabona, Joost de Valk, David Bisset (host) along with many others commenting live in Post Status Slack. Post Status Comments provides a stage for WordPress…
Change and a vision for the future at Post Status In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset discuss the future of Post Status and Cory’s full acquisition of it from its founder, Brian Krogsgard. Brian launched Post Status eight years ago. Today, Brian shared his announcement publicly, and Cory also…
A few months ago we heard from Amber Hinds about the importance of accessibility and how her WordPress plugin can help you create more accessible content. She also said that you need a human being to catch most accessibility issues – that’s where Bet Hannon comes in. Bet tells us all about what to look…
In a move many people have admitted they didn’t see coming, Liquid Web announced this week their acquisition of GiveWP. WP Business Reviews is also part of the deal. (Both belong to the Impress.org brand.) GiveWP and WP Business Reviews will join under a new brand, StellarWP. Stellar will house all of Liquid Web’s software…
Announcement of LiquidWeb acquiring GiveWP sparks discussion: are all acquisitions good for WordPress? In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Cory Miller and David Bisset discuss the recent announcement of GiveWP and WP Business Reviews joining the Liquid Web Family of Brands. StellarWP will house all of Liquid Web’s software assets, including iThemes, The Events…
