Yesterday, on the heels of his 30th birthday, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg announced that he would be taking over as CEO of Automattic, the company he founded just over eight years ago, marking a transition from his focus on tech and product to business. He will be swapping roles with Toni Schneider, who announced in a blog post yesterday that he felt a “sense of completion” in regard to Automattic’s early goals and that he was ready to “work on some new product ideas.” Schneider will fill the role of advisor that Mullenweg has held. “Internally this isn’t a big […]
Early Reactions to the Launch of AppPresser
On Tuesday, AppPresser shook things up by making mobile app development accessible to everyone by launching the first mobile app development framework for WordPress. Their theme and extensions allow developers to create app-like features for sites and utilize device hardware like the camera, geolocation, push notifications, and contacts. There is also an extension that supports all WooCommerce features for an app. Early reactions on Twitter have been very positive. The more I look at @apppresser, wow, the more I am totally impressed. #WordPress http://t.co/5hxfwbzrsM — BobWP (@bobWP) January 7, 2014 As I work with @phonegap and @WordPress on a regular […]
Book Release: Responsive Design with WordPress
Delivering the best possible experience to your audience across all devices is no longer a nice-to-have, but a must-have. With the release last month of Joe Casabona’s new book Responsive Design with WordPress, there is now a comprehensive resource for developers on how to utilize what WordPress offers to create a responsive site. Creating a responsive site is “not just for design, but for performance,” Joe says. His book not only covers responsive layout, but how to implement responsible responsive design—i.e., delivering features in the most optimized way. His book covers principles as well as implementation, including how to create responsive […]
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