I could have sworn that I’ve seen some “Coming Soon” themes in the .org theme repository but perhaps that was my over-active imagination. Chip Bennett opened up a conversation about those types of themes coming soon to .org and I think this move makes sense – sure, as Chip noted, it would break the Theme Unit Test on upload since certain features (e.g. comments) wouldn’t be available on said themes, but logistically that could be hammered out: One suggestion for handling uploads/reviews: rather than having to whitelist Coming Soon Themes in the uploader, perhaps we could add a new tag, […]
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 2.23.2013
The weekend is here and so are some new and updated plugins on today’s roundup. The RunKeeper WordPress Activity Feed looks like a pretty sweet plugin if you have health or fitness blog. There’s quite a few other nice looking plugins too. Check them out!
The WordPress Weekend Roundup
It’s been a relative “light” week as I look back on the past 7 days – although we’ve had a record amount of posts published this past week the other sources of news articles has been relatively small. And when I say “small” I don’t mean small-small as there’s always a lot going on. Just compared to the previous week I suppose. I’m rambling. In anycase, here are some great articles that you may have missed that we didn’t cover – and don’t forget to enter into our BlogDroid Giveaway!
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 2.22.2013
TGIF! I have quite a few new and updated plugins along with a new theme to share on today’s roundup to end the work week. Who else is stoked about the weekend? I’m hoping for some good quiet work time to #dowork. How about you? Here’s the list o’ WordPress awesomeness:
Meet Helen Souness, Envato's New Marketplace GM
Today’s WPOI (Word Person of Interest) Helen Souness comes to us from Australia. She is the new General Manager of Envato’s Marketplace! She has extensive experience and brings a global mentality to her new position. Get to know Helen after the jump.
Threeme Day: 3 New Themes for WP.com
Philip Arthur Moore shared yesterday the release of 3 new themes on WordPress.com that may have a more than a few users making some switches today. And why the heck not since Philip has dubbed any day that releases 3 themes as “Threeme Day” – make the best of it, shall we? The 3 new themes, Blocco, Crafty, and Hustle Express are all blogger and publisher themes, not like some the magazine themes we’ve seen release recently. Hustle will set you back $68 dollars while Blocco comes in at $75:
10 Tools That Measure Growth on WP.com
Pete Davies, the Growth Team Lead at Automattic, has recently shared an epic list of tools and applications that can help you understand not only how WordPress.com tracks and measures their growth but also how they optimize their experience for their users. Up until just a few short years ago the tracking opportunities really weren’t there – the rise of better tools and better use has continued to platform WordPress.com as a ever-growing website and service: I tell anybody that will listen that much of the work I do on growth and analytics for WordPress.com wasn’t really possible until the last […]
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 2.21.2013
How’s everyone’s Thursday? Did you get any snow? I sure am and so did my fellow intern Cam. Well, just like the post office, we are here to give the daily roundup: Rain, sleet, snow, or shine. Ok, maybe I added the snow part, but still. Here’s some new plugins for you guys to check out. Stay warm out here!
Interview: Creating a WordPress Marketplace
Pippin Williamson shared his thoughts recently with Matt Medeiros on how he created a WordPress-powered marketplace and was big on helping others to see the possibility of actually creating your own, rather than leverage or completely bank on the large and existing networks, like WordPress.com or ThemeForest. Pippin lays out the strategy fairly concisely: Create great products, in his case, plugins. Create great customer service. Don’t be naive, creating a business is tough work. Do it! Scaling the business, staffing, and compensation strategy matters! Reinvest in your own product. It might be worth your next 64 minutes if you’ve got some time […]
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