Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Gutenberg, WordPress 3.8 Release, WooCommerce & Jetpack WordPress 5.8 is still marching along with modifications for release in July. Eighteen bugs and fixes were applied from Release 3 concentrating on polishing existing default themes, fixing bugs in the new block Widget screen, and squashing Editor bugs collected during beta. WPTavern posted a review of the Gutenberg 10 updates in t...
Jun 30, 2021•4 min•Ep. 16
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Its the WP Minute! This episode is brought to you by Search WP. Improve WordPress search by visiting SearchWP.com You know the drill, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Checkout thewpminute.com for the links. Sshh…no major acquisitions this week. WordPress 5.8 is slated for release on July 20. In just over a month, many users will get their fir...
Jun 23, 2021•4 min•Ep. 15
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe A major update coming to WordPress 5.8. Beta release 2 is available for testing now. This release expands WordPress’ site building capabilities, along with improvements to features users have enjoyed since the launch of the block editor. The release will also include WebP support which 95% of the web browers worldwide use. Check out the WordCamp Europe 2021 Gutenberg demo narrated by Beatr...
Jun 16, 2021•6 min•Ep. 14
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Jetpack gave us all a boost by pushing out a forced update patching a vulnerability in the Carousel feature. Tony Perez illustrated his point of view on how forced updates, in the hands of bad actors, could be a risk for the software. Brandon Kraft, part of the Jetpack team, tweeted that the forced update was justified by the meta/security team since 18% of Jetpack sites were affected. We ...
Jun 09, 2021•4 min•Ep. 13
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Today is an interview with Brad Touesnard, founder of Delicious Brains , talking about his recent acquisition of Advanced Custom Fields . A series of questions I’ve provided him, where he’s recorded answers to via audio. I hope you enjoy today’s episode and learn more about one of WordPress’ most historic acquisitions. Check the transcript at the bottom of the post and please share this ep...
Jun 04, 2021•9 min•Ep. 12
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe In a surprise tweet overnight (at least here in the US timezone), somewhere in Australia Elliot Condon announced the acquisition of his iconic WordPress plugin, Advanced Custom Fields by the Delicious Brains software company. WordPress News: @dliciousbrains acquires @wp_acf | 10 Years of ACF – A truly wonderful time https://t.co/ytgpkcQ0l8 — The WP Minute (@TheWPMinute) June 2, 202...
Jun 02, 2021•6 min•Ep. 11
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Post Status founder Brian Krogsgard has sold the remaining half of his ownership of the WordPress media brand to his partner, Cory Miller . Kicking off his his farewell post, A New Era for Post Status , Brian states: “It has been an extreme privilege to create and run this community — and see it blossom into a wonderful entity with its own identity. In the last few years, I’ve worked to br...
May 26, 2021•5 min•Ep. 10
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe WP User Avatar, a plugin that was acquired by Collins Agbongama with over 400k active installs, took a hard pivot in it’s latest 3.0 version. The WordPress tavern reports what the plugin looked and functioned like, before becoming ProfilePress , it’s new name. Lots of end users share their opinions in the comments of the Tavern, and as you can imagine, they aren’t too happy. I reached out ...
May 20, 2021•4 min•Ep. 9
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Liquid Web continues to expand it’s nexus of acquisitions with it’s latest grab of GiveWP . From GiveWP’s own blog post: The future of GiveWP remains a top priority. Every team member is critical to our success. Leadership of the team and product are staying the same. You can check out our own interview with the GiveWP’s leadership team , Devin Walker and Matt Cromwell at thewpminute.com a...
May 12, 2021•4 min•Ep. 8
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I had the chance to sit down with Devon Walker and Matt Cromwell of GiveWP to talk about their sale to Liquid Web. GiveWP has been the dominant WordPress donation plugin over the last few years. This move makes sense for Liquid Web as they continue to round out a complete managed WordPress solution for their customers. Liquid Web acquisitions have been on a steady increase lately, with the...
May 11, 2021•17 min•Ep. 7
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe We have a quick run down this week…let’s Do the Woo! (Hi, Bob ) WooCommerce has invested in one-click checkout platform, PeachPay. According to PeachPay’s PR post: Cart abandonment is a significant problem for eCommerce businesses – in 2021, the global average rate has risen from previous years to 78.65%. PeachPay aims to significantly reduce this by providing shoppers with a frictionless,...
May 05, 2021•4 min•Ep. 6
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Let’s start with the good news, before we get into the…not so good news. Matt Mullenweg announced that CC Search is joining the WordPress project stating that the WordPress community has long advocated for a repository with GPL-compatible images. I think this is timely and needed with the not-so-recent announcement of Unsplash being acquired by Getty Images. Now time for the not so good ne...
Apr 29, 2021•5 min•Ep. 5
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Full Site Editing; we’re almost there We’re almost there with Full Site Editing in WordPress core. During the meeting that was happening the same day our last episode went live, the team made the decisions for WordPress and the parts of Full Site Editing hitting version 5.8: Improvements from Gutenberg 9.9+. Introduce new blocks (Query, Site Logo, Navigation, etc). theme.json mechanism. Te...
Apr 22, 2021•5 min•Ep. 4
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Welcome to the first official episode of The WP Minute and I’m officially slapping the “beta” tag on to this thing. I’m still working out how I produce the show and fill in these posts, for now, here are the links mentioned in today’s episode. Kadence WP https://www.kadencewp.com/blog/kadence-wp-is-joining-ithemes/?ref=376 Matt Mullenweg https://ma.tt/2021/04/wix-dirty-tricks/ Avishai Abra...
Apr 15, 2021•5 min•Ep. 3
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe If you want to know why I started another podcast in the WordPress space — well — look no further. I’ll cover how I came up with this crazy idea and what I might be introducing next for the show. ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 30, 2021•5 min•Ep. 2
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Welcome to The WP Minute — its your WordPress headlines before you get lost in the headlines. Listen to the debut trailer to find out more details behind the podcast. If you’re looking for a weekly WordPress news podcast that gets you the headlines in under five minutes or less — you’ve come to the right place! ★ Support this podcast ★...
Mar 29, 2021•3 min•Ep. 1
