How NOT to monetize a free plugin: One Click Demo Import acquired by Awesome Motive
One Click Demo Import plugin was acquired by Awesome Motive (Syed Balkhi) from ProteusThemes. Version 3.0 now includes aggressive monetization.
Yet another Conflict of Interest? WordPress.org gives priority to a handful of Hosting Providers
WordPress.org continues to push a very limited list of "recommended" hosting providers to millions of users. Since the beginning of 2021 they took it one step further. Here's a quick explanation of the situation.
Abuse or Luck? The Real Story of Astra Theme’s Suspension on WordPress.org
In this video I will explain how the Astra theme was able to avoid a 6 week suspension on WordPress.org for multiple serious violations, which would have cost them hundreds…
The State of Themes and Plugins on WordPress.org in 2020
In this article I want to analyze the themes and plugins that are available in the official WordPress.org repository. I’m looking at the most liked and disliked themes and plugins,…
Security Issue in WordPress 5.5 with the XML Sitemap Feature
WordPress 5.5 was released to the public on August 11, 2020. A new feature was introduced that adds basic, extensible XML sitemaps functionality into WordPress core. Sounds good, right? Right?…
Who Hates Gutenberg the Most? Analysis of 1,095 Public Gutenberg Ratings
Yes, this is yet another post about the infamous Gutenberg plugin. No, this post is a little different from all the other ones. Onward!
[Updated] AlienWP.Com is Listed on Flippa with a $90,000 Reserve
Here’s a rare opportunity to get into the WordPress community with a bang: AlienWP.com, one of the earliest blogs dedicated to WordPress has been listed for sale on Flippa, with 24 hours left to go at the time of writing this.
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