Sarah Gooding

Sarah Gooding is the Editor of WP Tavern and works for Audrey Capital. When not writing about WordPress, she enjoys running, baking, reading, and knitting.

10up Unveils ElasticPress.io: Elasticsearch as a Service for WordPress Sites

10up launched ElasticPress.io this week, its new Elasticsearch SaaS product with plans starting at $299/month. […]

February 11, 2017

Sarah Gooding
Creative Commons’ New Search Tool is Now in Beta, Pulls CC Images from Multiple Sources

If you’ve been wearing out Unsplash images on your blog, it’s time to take another […]

February 10, 2017

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WordCamp Miami 2017 to Host JavaScript Track, AMA Spots, and 2-Day Kids’ Camp

WordCamp Miami is sporting an 80’s theme this year for its 9th year running. The […]

February 9, 2017

Sarah Gooding
OSTraining Partners with GoDaddy to Launch Free WordPress Beginner Course on YouTube

OSTraining has launched a free 40-video WordPress Beginner course on YouTube, thanks to a sponsorship […]

February 9, 2017

Sarah Gooding
WordPress for Android Closes Google+ Community for Beta Testers

The WordPress mobile app for Android is shutting down its beta testing community that was […]

February 7, 2017

Sarah Gooding
Google Updates AMP to Allow Sharing of Canonical URL

One of the main drawbacks of Google AMP has been brand confusion when viewing and […]

February 7, 2017

Sarah Gooding
WordPress REST API Vulnerability is Being Actively Exploited, Hundreds of Thousands of Sites Defaced

At the end of January, WordPress 4.7.2 was released to fix four security issues, three […]

February 6, 2017

Sarah Gooding
More Than 50% of Web Traffic is Now Encrypted

In October 2016 Mozilla Telemetry showed more than 50% of page loads were encrypted with […]

February 3, 2017

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WP-CLI 1.1.0 Released, Project Shifts to Expand Package Index

WP-CLI 1.1.0 is now available, two months after 1.0.0 was released. The project shifted after […]

February 2, 2017

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WordPress Telemetry Proposal Addresses Long-Standing Privacy Concerns as GDPR Compliance Deadline Looms

At the end of October 2016, Morten Rand-Hendriksen created a proposal on WordPress trac for […]

January 31, 2017

Sarah Gooding
Micro.blog Project Surges Past $65K on Kickstarter, Gains Backing from DreamHost

With one week remaining on its Kickstarter campaign, the Micro.blog indie microblogging project has surged […]

January 26, 2017

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WordCamp Europe 2017 to Experiment with Sponsors Workshops

WordCamp Europe 2017 opened its call for sponsors at the end of 2016. The organizing […]

January 24, 2017

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Wix Removes GPL-Licensed WordPress Code from Mobile App, Forks Original MIT Library

In October 2016, Matt Mullenweg called out Wix for using GPL-licensed code from the WordPress […]

January 20, 2017

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Obama Foundation Launches New Website Powered by WordPress

The Obama Foundation launched its new WordPress-powered website today. The future presidential center, which will […]

January 20, 2017

Sarah Gooding
Jetpack 4.5 Expands Monetization with WordAds Integration

Jetpack is starting 2017 with a major release that is heavy on enhancements and improvements. […]

January 18, 2017

Sarah Gooding