The 22nd issue of the WP Perspectives Newsletter has been published.

Here is a great post from Joost that provides some insight into the current conflict with WP Engine.

Kevin Geary suggests that WordPress should have a funding model and vision rather than rely on the principle of a commons supported solely though donations.

Not WordPress, but may be of interest to founders. Paul Graham on “Founder’s Mode”. Managing a company after it has been growing. The traditional wisdom isn’t working.

This blog post from Tammie Lister reflects on her sponsorship to work on default themes. It gives a bit of insight into working in a sponsored position. It also is partly letting people know she is available to be sponsored.

Alex Denning from Ellipsis talks about Google’s monopoly and how Google is slowing down the rollout of AI.

This is an interesting post that provides insight into being a WordPress core committer. Remember to say thank you 🙂

Mike McAlister shares about the launch of the Pro version of the Ollie theme and about developing a product for the site editor.

WordPress 6.6 is set to be released. In this video Adam Preiser looks at the new features and then shares his take on why a lot of the new features will not be used. This is sure to be controversial in some circles, but Adam joins the “lets get real” chorus.