While the Freemius CEO Vova Feldman has been networking with cool people at WordCamps for years, there were a lot of “firsts” for me at WCEU 2019. Not only was it my first WordCamp (gasp! ), but it was also the first time I met so many plugin and theme developers face-to-face. Product people make […]
Weekly WordPress News: Can You Sell CBD With WooCommerce?
Can you sell CBD via WooCommerce? That was a big question this week. The answer is yes…kind of. You can use WooCommerce itself, but you can’t use WordPress.com services, which are becoming an increasingly integral part of WooCommerce. Beyond that, we reviewed a bunch of great WordPress plugins that can help you back up your […]
Get Ready for WordCamp Europe 2019
WP Engine is excited to attend WordCamp Europe in Berlin, Germany next week (June 20-22). The event will take place at the Estrel Hotel and Congress Center and includes two full days of sessions (June 21-22) as well as a Contributor Day (June 20) .WordCamp organizers have also teased a possible guest performance during the… […]
Weekly WordPress News: Walking to WordCamp Europe
After the release of WordPress 5.2 last week, this week was a much quieter affair as far as WordPress news goes. Gutenberg 5.7 makes some interesting improvements to the core Columns block, and Matt Mullenweg continues his push to drive acceptance of remote work. Other than that, we have some interesting news about walking to […]
Gutenberg and CI/CD at WordCamp Nordic
Last week, along with a few members of the UK-based WP Engine team, I was sent on a mission to visit snowy Helsinki, Finland for WordCamp Nordic. The event was the culmination of a few regional WordCamp events: Helsinki, Stockholm, and Oslo. The three cities joined forces and came together under a single roof in… […]
From Speed Dating To Relationships – My WordCamp US 2018 Recap
There’s a lot that’s been going on lately in the WordPress sphere, but with WordPress, that would be true no matter when we say it. Nonetheless, I think that many people in the community had a bunch of expectations leading up to WordCamp US 2018 in Nashville. It seemed like many were eager to get […]
Recapping the State of the Word 2018
Matt Mullenweg delivered the State of the Word in Nashville, Tennessee this past weekend. The speech was almost immediately following the release of WordPress’ new editor, Gutenberg. The editor’s progress and release have been much anticipated by the WordPress community. This State of the Word was the first time Mullenweg had addressed the WordPress community… […]
WordCamp Bucharest – Tips for Enterprise WordPress Projects
I spent the weekend at Bucharest attending the local WordCamp — a wonderful event made possible thanks to passionate organizers and volunteers, top-notch speakers, generous sponsors, and the Romanian WordPress community! WordPress enterprise tips at WordCamp Bucharest The topic of my presentation was “Tips for Enterprise WordPress Projects“. I did a quick survey before filling […]
Join WP Engine at WordCamp US
For the second consecutive year, WordCamp US will be held in Music City, Nashville, Tennessee. WP Engine is proud to be a platinum sponsor for this year’s WordCamp. As usual, WP Engine will have a booth with fun swag and helpful personnel. After the acquisition of StudioPress, however, we are excited to include more additions… […]
A First Look at WordCamp US
In less than two weeks, members from the WordPress community around the world will head to Nashville, Tennessee for WordCamp US. This is the second consecutive year that the event has been held in Music City and WordPress community has evolved significantly since 2017. The most anticipated topic of discussion this year will be around… […]