Opinion

Tom McFarlin published a thoughtful piece on what he perceives to be the sad state of the WordPress community. Too … Continue reading It’s Not a WordPress Problem, It’s a People Problem →

One of the habits I developed when I started using WordPress is to always read a plugin’s changelog before updating. … Continue reading WordPress Plugin Developers Need to Communicate Better in Change Logs →

Earlier today, I watched a free presentation on how to use the WordPress REST API by Rachael Baker via WPSessions. … Continue reading My Struggle to Learn How the WordPress REST API Works →

For the last three years, the WordPress Theme Review Team has tried to encourage theme authors to adopt the Theme … Continue reading Major Changes to WordPress.org Guidelines Should Have a Request for Comments Time Period →

This opinion piece was contributed by guest author Peter Suhm. Peter is a web developer from the Land of the … Continue reading 3 Big Things that Will Happen to WordPress in the Near Future →

Donnacha MacGloinn published an excellent post on WPMayor.com predicting the end of the webhosting industry. Although he talks about the … Continue reading Donnacha MacGloinn Predicts the End of the Webhosting Industry →

Over the weekend, the WordPress plugin directory implemented a major change that better reflects how popular a plugin is. The … Continue reading It’s Time For WordPress to Automatically Update Themes, Plugins, and Core by Default →

I’ve used WordPress to write about WordPress for more than seven years, it’s how I make a living. Recently though, … Continue reading Time To Abolish Post Specific Metaboxes in The WordPress Post Editor →

In the last year or so, WordPress.com has been experimenting with a new post editor. As a user of WordPress.com, … Continue reading WordPress.com’s REST API Driven Post Editor Proves Speed Matters →

This week Envato published stats on how WordPress product sellers are doing within its economy. Theme authors make up the … Continue reading Envato Continues to Rake in the Cash from WordPress Themes Packaged as Complete Website Solutions →

Mika Epstein, who helps oversee the WordPress plugin directory, has published a simple request to stop using copy protection. Epstein … Continue reading Content Protection Plugins for WordPress Do More Harm Than Good →

Mario Peshev published a great article that looks at where the WordPress community stands on job titles and skills. Peshev … Continue reading Why WordPress Job Titles Don’t Mean Much Anymore →