The Most Popular WordPress Plugins Released in 2022 on WordPress.org
With 2023 quickly approaching, I decided to take a look at the free WordPress plugins that were released in the official WordPress.org repository in the last 12 months. Is there any useful information that we can learn from? Let's find out.
The Most Popular WordPress Themes Released in 2022 on WordPress.org
With 2023 quickly approaching, I decided to take a look at the free WordPress themes that were released in the official WordPress.org theme repository in the last 12 months. Is there any useful information that we can learn from? Let's find out.
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,…
An Analysis of 18,087 WordPress.org Plugins
I decided to go through some existing WordPress.org plugins and see if I could spot some common characteristics of popular plugins. Using publicly available data available for these plugins, I have analyzed 18,087 plugins and decided to share my findings. This might be useful to plugin developers and marketers.
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!
