On WordPress Core Updates, Anxiety, and Earning User Trust
When plugin and theme authors, and WordPress Core itself thinks of their own timelines as more important than their users, trust is eroded.
Writings
Tips and Tricks for Conquering the WP Support Forums
I was honored to speak at WordCamp Los Angeles this weekend, not only to be asked to speak, but also to cover a subject that is near and dear to my heart: The WordPress Support Forums.
Who and What I’ll Be Following in 2018
2018 will be a big year for WordPress. Here’s my list of top topics and people to be following in 2018 to stay in the know and some of the most influential things happening in WordPress this year.
Re-introducing: Send System Info
I adopted a plugin which was too good to go into the dark night of “not updated in 2 years”. If you provide Support of any kind, you’ll want to add the “Send System Info” plugin into your Support toolkit.
Outputting Caldera Form Entries on the frontend
A simple tutorial on outputting Caldera Form submissions on the frontend.
Gutenberg: First Impressions
Gutenberg is the future of content in WordPress. It will deliver the elegance of Medium but with far more power and flexibility of layouts and content types. Development is already in full swing and you can test it today. What will this mean for users and developers? I believe it opens up lots of new opportunities.
Improving Content and Conversation Quality in the AWP Facebook Group
On Monday, April 17, we’ll be implementing the Admin Approved Posts feature of the Advanced WordPress Facebook Group. We discussed over a period of time with all Admins and many members and believe this will greatly improve the value and quality of AWP for everyone.
The Case for Give
I’m writing this piece as a plea to all the friends, organizations, churches, and individuals I know who are only able to pay their bills by the goodwill of others primarily through online donations. If you are on WordPress and doing donations, stop everything and use Give.
If You Don’t Know what WP Release Day is, You’re Already Doomed
TODAY is WP Release Day. Sarah “Sassy” Vaughn is just about to hit 10’s of millions of websites. If you manage WordPress websites and have no idea what I’m referring to, you’re already doomed.
Encourage Donations to your Free Plugins with a Delayed Admin Notice
Nudging your free users to donate to your free code is a GOOD idea. But you have to do it right. Do it right with this easy “Delayed Admin Notice” library.