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Finix Releases WooCommerce Plugin to Streamline Online Payments
By Lawrence Ladomery | 11 July 2025
A new integration offering fast, secure, and flexible payment processing to streamline checkout and support business growth on WordPress.

FAIR Package Manager Project launches with a lesson in how WordPress should do PR
By Lawrence Ladomery | 12 June 2025
The initiative was announced on June 6 during WordCamp Europe 2025, with co-ordinated communications and Alt Ctrl Org event.

20i unveils autoscaling cloud hosting offering
By Lawrence Ladomery | 9 April 2025
The new platform features a WordPress Manager, staging, cloning, Edge Cache engine, backups, CDN, and can host other applications too.

Barn2 partners with Setary, a bulk editing tool for WooCommerce
By Lawrence Ladomery | 3 April 2025
The 50/50 partnership will help scale Setary, starting with WooCommerce and expanding into Shopify.

WordPress 7.0 leaked: The Block Editor is being replaced
By Lawrence Ladomery | 1 April 2025
A pre-release candidate was leaked along with notes that shed light on the dramatic shift to a sphere-based editor.

Human Made publishes ‘WordPress in 2025’ report
By Lawrence Ladomery | 15 February 2025
The report highlights the 'massive enterprise opportunities' WordPress presents. It's also an example of the type of Marketing the project needs to do more of.

ClikIT acquires Infinite Uploads and Big File Uploads Plugins from UglyRobot
By Blake Whittle | 12 December 2024
Future plans include optimizing CDN caching, implementing DRM management for video content and reintroducing the affiliate program.

Rocket.net’s new Agency Partner Program is four years in the making
By Lawrence Ladomery | 15 October 2024
Rocket.net targets agencies with a new program offering 15% lifetime recurring commission.

New WordPress.org ED, Mary Hubbard, should prioritize Marketing
By Lawrence Ladomery | 10 October 2024
Will her "significantly broader scope" include and even prioritize Marketing WordPress?

WP Engine appoints Samuel Monti as its Chief Financial Officer
By Lawrence Ladomery | 6 September 2024
Monti will join the executive leadership team to strategically guide global financial strategy and execution

Etch announcement: It’s all about outsourcing risk
By Lawrence Ladomery | 5 September 2024
Etch promises to solve all of WordPress problems. The trouble is, it hasn't been built yet.

Convesio acquires Growmatik, a marketing automation SaaS platform
By Lawrence Ladomery | 11 May 2024
A smart move by the WordPress host, but not without challenges.

The WP Community Collective and GoDaddy launch program for underrepresented speakers
By Lawrence Ladomery | 8 May 2024
The program is not just about funding, but ensuring the community reflects the broad spectrum of people who contribute to WordPress.

Shutterstock enters into definitive agreement to acquire Envato for $245 million
By Lawrence Ladomery | 2 May 2024
The acquisition adds 650k subscribers to Shutterstock, more than doubling its subscriber base to 1.15 million.

WP Includes launches a survey to explore gender equality in WordPress businesses
By Lawrence Ladomery | 19 April 2024
The survey is open to everyone to take part, no matter the gender.

Gravity Forms announces SMTP plugin
By Lawrence Ladomery | 12 April 2024
Gravity SMPT is free for those who hold a Gravity Forms Elite license.

Inpsyde rebrands as Syde, reflecting its evolution and renewed vision
By Lawrence Ladomery | 9 April 2024
What can WordPress product businesses and agencies learn from the exercise?

WordPress for Minecraft leaked
By Lawrence Ladomery | 1 April 2024
An alpha version of Minecraft WordPress edition, codename Project PressCraft, has been found on a testing device.

State of Digital Publishing announces new offering
By Lawrence Ladomery | 26 March 2024
SODP Media offers consultancy and audience growth solutions to digital publishers and news media properties.

Jeff Chandler joins Mindsize in Outreach Coordinator role
By Lawrence Ladomery | 20 March 2024
The founder of the WP Tavern will be responsible for partnerships, collaborations, and seeking out opportunities in the WordPress community and beyond.
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