This is an interesting look at what is behind or contributes to plugin growth. On one level it seems obvious, but many could learn from it.

This is a nice interview with Nathan Wrigley where Amber shares the story of Equalize Digital and the Accessibility Checker plugin. Marketing outside of the WordPress space, building a team with diverse skills, showing up and working hard. Lots of interesting insights about marketing and decision making.

Barn2 is trying an experiment, they set their Document Library Pro plugin on a WP multisite network and are offering the features of the plugin as an embedded solution.

Ronald Huereca has had to make the difficult decision to close down his plugin business. The plugins will be shared license free on GitHub. I’m sorry to hear the news, but thank you for handling it responsibly.

WordPress is in the middle of a perfect storm. Some people blame Matt, others blame AI, but there are a lot of forces at work. In the latest issue of the WP Perspectives newsletter I outline what is going on and also discuss some areas that are stable.

For years WordPress com floundered in trying to get their message out. This supposed comparison video does a good job of keeping it interesting while highlighting their services and advantages. See Craylor’s attempts to get a $500 site from WordPress com, Fiverr, and Craigslist.

Here is an interesting take on the impact of AI for agencies and freelancers. Jake Goldman is the founder of 10up and a partner at Fueled. He argues that today we can do more faster with AI and our pricing will need to reflect that. Over time competition will force prices down or deliverables up.