Shiny New Plugins: Nostalgia, Feedback, and Competition
This round of new, free WordPress plugins gave me some nostalgia! Softaculous!? Also see my summary of the design updates to the forums and plugin directory.
Can you Really build a WordPress Plugin with AI?
A walkthrough of my experiment building a WordPress plugin completely with AI. It’s made me a believer.
Glamming Simple Giveaways
Focusing on Discoverability and Adoption, I go step by step to GLAM the readme of Simple Giveaways.
How I Optimize Plugin README’s for Better Search Results
These are the steps and tactics I do for every free plugin I optimize on the WordPress Plugin Directory.
Shiny New Plugins: #DoingItWrong, Slow Traction, and a Pay-what-you-want monetization strategy!?
In this round-up, I get reflective about the freemium model and how we generate reviews, and highlight some bad trends in some new plugins.
Shiny New Plugins: Tables, and Video, and Flies, Oh My!
What’s a shiny new plugin without a sense of whimsy? Whether its AI or just a fly on your page, you’ll want to see these shiny new plugins.
Revisiting Plugin Activation Behavior
Being smart about the experience your users get directly after plugin activation is important and vital to your product getting good adoption. Here’s some methods and thoughts and tools for you.
The Significance of WordPress Plugin Download Counts and How to Automate Getting Them
What’s the value of daily downloads for WordPress plugins and themes? And how can you automate getting them? Here’s my take.
The Case for the WordPress Plugin Freemium Model
Despite increased competition in the WordPress plugin landscape, I’m still a strong believer in the freemium model and the power of the WordPress Plugin Directory. Here’s why.
First Impressions: WordPress Full Site Editing and Gutenberg 7.7
Full site editing in WordPress is in development and ready for testing.