We had a great time hanging out and chatting with everyone at WordCamp San Francisco this weekend. Throughout the weekend, we were lucky enough to interview some of the attendees and ask them about their WordCamp experiences. In this article, we’ve shared a few of our favorites, but you can see the full set of interviews here. Thanks to all our old and new friends for their time! Crafty Chica Crafty Chica is a legend in the craft community. Her talk focused on how bringing passion to whatever you do can pay off. As a side note, Kathy’s blog was an early […]
Dre Armeda Joins WebDevStudios as Vice President of Operations
This morning, WebDevStudios announced Dre Armeda—co-host of DradCast and co-founder of the popular website security company, Sucuri—as their new Vice President of Operations. This is exciting news, and we’re eager to see what innovation and progress comes from it! I reached out to Dre directly to understand his motives for joining the WebDevStudios team, and how his new role will impact his positioning in the WordPress Space. When I asked Dre why he decided to make the move, he said: I get really excited about building and growing ideas into something real. WebDevStudios is very real and in a great place. . .It […]
Yes, You Really Can Use WordPress To Build Apps
On a recent episode of the WordPress podcast, The DradCast, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg said that “when you think about it, we’re kind of building a web operating system.” This remark mirrored statements he made in last year’s State of the Word address about making WordPress into a foundation for mobile apps. Not only has WordPress itself evolved into a more suitable tool for app development, but there’s also a slew of new plugins and services available that make it even easier to build web and mobile apps. Thanks to these developments, WordPress is a relatively easy and affordable option […]
A Few Words from Sucuri’s New CEO, Tony Perez
Since 2010, Sucuri has been servicing the community by making the internet a safer place. In four short years, the company has evolved from a 2-man team into a multi-million dollar company. Sucuri has become a dominating force in the anti-web malware and security industry (not to mention it’s widely favored across the WordPress community). On Monday, Dre Armeda, co-founder of Sucuri, announced that he’s stepping down from his position as CEO of Sucuri Inc. He’s passing the torch to Tony Perez, former chief operating officer. In regards to this bittersweet news, I reached out to Perez. Here’s what he had to say: […]
WordPress 3.9 Is Now Available
The whopping 267 contributors to WordPress 3.9 have been working hard since Beta 1 was announced on March 11. All the creases have now been ironed out and the much-anticipated release date has arrived! Matt Mullenweg just announced the release of WordPress 3.9, and there’s a slew of new updates to enjoy: Visual editor has been updated to improve speed, accessibility, and mobile support. New image-editing abilities while editing posts. A new drag and drop features allows you to simply drag and drop images in the editor. Gallery previews display a stunning grid of images in the editor. New audio and […]
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