WP Mainline Episode 13 – Surviving the Acquiregeddon
In this episode, Malcom Peralty and I catch you up on the news of the week and there was a ton this week. We start off by sharing what the last week has been like for both of us. Tough … Read More
Your Chance to Mint A WP Mainline Wapuu Starts Tomorrow
Since writing about the Wapuu NFT experiment and interviewing the people behind the project, I’ve noticed an increased interest in the experiment and the folks behind it. First, let me confirm that the project is legit and the people behind … Read More
Pippin Williamson Retires From WordPress
Pippin Williamson has announced that Sandhills Development, LLC has been acquired by Awesome Motive. AffiliateWP, Easy Digital Downloads, Sugar Calendar, WP Simple Pay, and the Payouts Service are joining the Awesome Motive collection of WordPress products and services. As usual, … Read More
WP Mainline Episode 12 – The Great Wapuu NFT Experiment
In this episode, I am joined by Aaron Edwards, CTO of IncSub and Joshua Dailey, CMO of Infinite Uploads, to discuss a variety of topics including, NFTs, cryptocurrency, blockchains, smart-contracts, and of course, their Wapuu NFT experiment. We started by … Read More
Save Time When Recording In-Browser Demonstrations With the Site Demo Creator Plugin
Have you ever recorded a video in your browser but didn’t want to spend time cleaning up browser tabs or anything else you don’t want people to see in the browser window? Site Demo Creator, created by Corey Maass at … Read More
Block Reference: A Handy Way to View Each Block’s Attributes
As Full-site Editing becomes a reality, theme developers may wonder what a block’s CSS class is as well as its attributes, or block supports. Check out this handy Block Reference which lists those and more. The site also has block … Read More
I Dig the Automattic Developer Relations Team
Have you published any posts about the block editor recently highlighting issues you’re encountering or bugs you’re experiencing and then check your inbox to see a message from someone who works at Automattic as a Developer Relations Wrangler? I have, … Read More
ResponsibleWP Connects EDD to Ecologi to Help Reduce Carbon Emissions
If you use Easy Digital Downloads and want an easy way to make an impact when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases by planting trees, check out a new plugin by Joshua Vandercar called responsibleWP. responsibleWP connects purchases made through … Read More
WP Mainline Episode 11 – Andrea Middleton on the Last 10 Years of WordPress and Her New Role at Reddit
In this episode, Malcom Peralty and I are joined by Andrea Middleton, Community organizer for Automattic, at least until the end of September. We begin the episode with Andrea describing what it was like to receive so much praise and … Read More
WordPress 5.8.1 Released, Squashes 60 Bugs and Patches Three Security Vulnerabilities
WordPress 5.8.1 is now available for download. This release contains 60 bug fixes and patches three security vulnerabilities and because of those patches, it is recommended that you update your site or sites as soon as possible. These security fixes … Read More