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Report from WordCamp Europe 2020: The Future of WordPress

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June 22, 2020

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Another year, another WordCamp. After 2016, 2017, and 2019, I am back with a report from WordCamp Europe 2020. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, this year, everything happened online. So, instead of some venue, this time around, the entire WordCamp experience happened on the official website. All of the sessions were online (you can find both track 1 and track 2 on YouTube) and the networking as well as the sponsor events happened in Zoom channels. You could even download designs to print your own swag. So, in case you didn’t attend, I sat down in my home office […]

Grant For The Web Accepting Proposals Through June 22

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June 16, 2020

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The Grant for the Web proposal deadline has been extended through June 22. The $100M fund was set up to help developers working on “privacy-centric, open, and accessible Web Monetization ecosystem.” Grant for the Web is funded and led by Coil, working in collaboration with founding collaborators Mozilla and Creative Commons. (Additional collaborators may be added in the future.) A Program Team, led by Loup Design & Innovation, manages the day-to-day operations of the program. “Through our work building the Coil Web Monetization WordPress plugin to make it easy for people to add and control micropayment functionality on their WordPress sites, we […]

Online is Amazing– WordCamp Europe 2020

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June 9, 2020

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WordCamp Europe 2020 Online brought in 8,756 attendees, making it the biggest WordCamp to date. The conference consisted of two full days of live-streamed talks as well as a Contributor day. The team decided to move the entire conference online in order to keep community members and organizers safe in the wake of the pandemic. Though it was an incredibly tough decision, and a lot of hard work, the conference was a huge success bringing in almost triple the attendees from last year. Online is Amazing Day one ended with a conversation between WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg and Lead Architect […]

Virtual WordCamp Europe 2020 Kicks Off June 4

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June 2, 2020

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WordCamp Europe 2020 starts this weekend with Contributor Day on Thursday followed by talks on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are free and you can still register! The organizers have planned two full days of talks from community leaders such as Chris Lima, David Bisset, Miriam Schwab, and Matt Mullenweg. Talks cover a wide-range of topics and are geared toward all WordPress users from beginners to experts. Here are just a few we are looking forward to: Check out Headless WordPress with Luis Herranz and stay up to date on this exciting architecture. Pragmatic’s David Lockie will host a talk entitled […]

Learn How to Boost Your Business with WP Engine’s Virtual Summit/2020

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May 27, 2020

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Now, more than ever, businesses are looking to WordPress agencies to help them move online. To keep developers and marketers stay up to date with all things WordPress, WP Engine has moved their annual Summit online. The free virtual conference features keynotes and breakouts presented by WordPress experts from across the world. Tune in for Joost de Valk, founder of Yoast, Karim Marucchi, CEO of Crowd Favorite, John Eckman, CEO of 10Up, and more. Then finish the day with Keynote speaker, Robert Herjavec from Shark Tank. Speakers will discuss ways to accelerate your business, how to create a better experience […]

Web Monetization Plugin from Pragmatic and Coil Announced

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May 19, 2020

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Monetizing website has always been a big conversation among WordPress users. How do you get paid for your content without alienating readers? San Francisco based company Coil and WordPress agency Pragmatic, have come together to answer that question. Introducing the Coil Web Monetization. Once the site is web monetized with the plugin, payments are streamed to the site owner’s wallet for every second a Coil member enjoys content on their site. “Now, more than ever, publishers and individual creators are seeking new revenue streams,” said Stefan Thomas, Founder and CEO of Coil. “At the same time, consumers are suffering from […]

What’s New in WordPress 5.4

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May 12, 2020

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As you probably know, WordPress regularly updates its platform to incorporate new features and functionality. While using the latest version is recommended, you may feel reluctant to change. Whether you embraced Gutenberg from the get-go or still prefer the Classic Editor, it’s smart to familiarize yourself with the next version of WordPress’ Block Editor. Not only can it help streamline your workflow, but it can also take your web design and development projects to the next level. In this post, we’ll discuss some of the features introduced in WordPress 5.4 and what to expect from WordPress’ new Block Editor. Let’s […]

Coronavirus and Small Business: 12 Tips to Weather the Crisis

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April 22, 2020

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Small business owners are one of the many groups hit hard by the spread of coronavirus. Many have to close and can no longer earn money because of the lockdown. Understandably, this leaves a lot of people scrambling to make ends meet and keep their companies alive. In order to lend some assistance, we have put together a guide for small business owners on how to get through the lockdown. The tips below are aimed to keep you financially afloat, find ways to keep serving your clients, and work on your enterprise while waiting for things to blow over. At […]

WordCamp Asia Canceled

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February 12, 2020

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The first WordCamp Asia, which was set to happen later this month, has been canceled. The announcement post cites the concerns around COVID-19, more commonly known as “Coronavirus.” Organizers will refund all tickets purchased, and work with hotels to ensure full refunds for anyone who booked. The team also provided a flight cancellation fee waiver letter community members can use to try to get refunds from airlines. Wordfence created a fund for those hurting from the financial implications for this announcement. The company will give out $200 per person on a first come first serve basis. Check out their website […]

State of the Word 2019

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November 2, 2019

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On Saturday night, Matt Mullenweg took the stage in St. Louis to deliver the 2019 State of the Word. The talk provides a look at this year in the WordPress community and what is on the horizon for the platform. Mullenweg opened this year’s talk by premiering a documentary created about the WordPress community by WordFence, Open. It’s a look at the beauty and power of the people that run the CMS. It set the tone for the rest of the State of the Word. This year’s WordCamp included 47 organizers, 122 volunteers, and 90 speakers. A huge amount of […]

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