Yesterday being April Fools Day and geeks being the type of people most likely to find April Fools jokes funny, an April Fools concerning WordPress’ Jetpack plug-in made the rounds. …
Contentious Dialog and “Stay Classy”
Even before The WordPress Helpers launched, we were unloved in some corners of the established WordPress Community. There’s a certain irony in this when you consider that our position on WordPress’ continued growth …
The Story of WordPress (A WordPress Book)
In another piece published today, we tell you why The WordPress Security White Paper isn’t really about WordPress Security. Now let’s talk about The Story of WordPress, a not-yet-published book you …
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 …
All You Need to Know About WordPress Security
Security of your web site is important. That includes security from you making mistakes, but the topic of this story is security from bad guys. So how hard is great …
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, …
WordPress Sharks That Stop Swimming Die
One of the many sites that, depending on who you ask, either is or is not controlled by the WordPress mothership is WP Tavern. This week an article appeared there …
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 …
