In another article published here today, we said something nice—if lukewarm—about Envato Market. Well, it seems The WordPress Helpers isn’t the only WordPress-related group expressing concerns about Envato this week. Specifically, one WordPress …
Matt Mullenweg Talks WordPress Business Decisions
Recently, I’ve found myself agreeing with WordPress/Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s business decisions on several occasions. Matt is a smart guy, evidenced a number of years back by his intentional decision …
WordPress Theme Decision Points
What are the Decision Points you go through when choosing a WordPress Theme? President Bush II likely doesn’t know, but decision points are important in any process (by the way; …
Would “I Love Lucy” Run WordPress?
And now, for something (almost) completely different. If you happened to read my piece on the Ivory Tower from which Seth Godin pontificates, you might realize that marketing is on …
Sourcing WordPress Confusion
The other day, I got what felt like a ringing endorsement of the ideas we had when we decided to start The WordPress Helpers. I’d come across a story twice that day, …
Special Themes for “Business Types” ?
Back in the day (this is a way back in the day reference), consulting companies built custom solutions for computerizing businesses, and charged big coin for them. $50,000 big, which, if …
WordPress Community Commentary
Of all the things that go into successful use of WordPress, the one that matters most isn’t technical. It isn’t social, per se. It isn’t even about how your WordPress web …
The Path to Continued WordPress Growth
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. What does he know about WordPress or WordPress Growth? Turns out quite a lot. I’ve mentioned Tom McFarlin here once before, and …
WordPress, Jetpack Market Share, and Big Brother
The WordPress Helpers is here—besides to be helpful, of course—for two reasons. We love WordPress, and WordPress is HUGE. Big market, big target. Big deal. WordPress is so big, in …
Customize WordPress Without Code
Simple Question? Hardly. Can you customize WordPress without code? Simple answer: no, you cannot customize WordPress without code, at least not in the real world. You cannot customize WordPress without …
