The WP Minute

The WP Minute

The WP Minute brings you news about WordPress in under 5 minutes — every week! Follow The WP Minute for the WordPress headlines before you get lost in the headlines. Hosted by Matt Medeiros, host of The Matt Report podcast.

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Just another WP Minute

Just another WP Minute

November 9, 2022 4:17 PM

The advent of WordPress Full Site Editing (FSE) has sparked plenty of discussion within the community. But it’s not just the technical aspects that have received attention. Giving the feature a more user-friendly name has also been a hot topic.

On Nove

WordPress 6.1 Boosts Performance, Writing Experience

WordPress 6.1 Boosts Performance, Writing Experience

November 2, 2022 3:56 PM

WordPress 6.1, “Misha”, was released on November 1. The new version features more than 120 enhancements and fixes over 240 bugs. 

Performance was a focus in this release, including increased efficiencies within WP_Query and the REST API. Query caching

Still not on Trac

Still not on Trac

October 26, 2022 5:16 PM

The saga of WordPress.org active install data continues as more details trickle out. At WP Tavern, Sarah Gooding reported on an appearance by WordPress contributor Samuel Otto Wood on the WPwatercooler podcast.

Wood says the decision to remove the data

Leveling up entry-level WordPress developers

Leveling up entry-level WordPress developers

October 26, 2022 12:41 PM

In today’s episode of WP Product Talk, we’ll explore the methods organizations go through to level up entry-level WordPress developers on their team.

This is a fantastic discussion with your weekly hosts Kim Colemen & Matt Cromwell. Today’s guest

Is WordPress.org good for freemium plugins?

Is WordPress.org good for freemium plugins?

October 19, 2022 5:43 PM

Discussion rolls on within the WordPress community regarding the removal of active install growth data from the WordPress.org plugin repository – but still no firm resolution is in sight. As we reported last week, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg said

How to sunset your WordPress product

How to sunset your WordPress product

October 17, 2022 7:22 PM

Have you started a WordPress theme or plugin that didn’t quite succeed like you had hoped it would? It might be time to sunset your WordPress product.

There’s 2 major things to consider: your mental health & your existing customers/users. When I sp

What Should Plugin Developers Expect from WordPress?

What Should Plugin Developers Expect from WordPress?

October 13, 2022 3:44 PM

The recent pushback regarding WordPress.org’s removal of active install growth data shouldn’t be too surprising. It’s not the first time that a decision made by WordPress leadership has ruffled some feathers.

But perhaps the people most directly impact

How open source is WordPress?

How open source is WordPress?

October 12, 2022 5:44 PM

The conversation regarding the removal of WordPress plugin active install growth data has continued this week. The data chart was officially removed from the WordPress.org plugin repository back on September 29, 2022.

Even as plugin authors and other c

Planning your WordPress product roadmap

Planning your WordPress product roadmap

October 10, 2022 12:51 PM

WP Product talk is back with co-hosts Matt Cromwell and Kim Coleman sitting down to discuss outlining a WordPress product roadmap. Nathalie Lussier joins the crew to chat about how she and her team plan the AccessAlly course software development.

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Never gonna get it

Never gonna get it

October 5, 2022 8:18 PM

The WordPress plugin ecosystem has been a big topic of discussion recently. WP Mayor’s Mark Zahra started things off with an in-depth article regarding deceptive marketing practices. Zahra provides specific examples of questionable tactics used by WordPre

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