Like cracked software is to the internet at large, so too are nulled WordPress plugins and themes to devs and users in the WP space — a nuisance, a danger, a badge of honor. Wait, what? A badge of honor? Unique to WordPress, having your first product ‘nulled’ is something…

Five months into my WordPress writing career, I watched a rerun of an old Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson admits that he doesn’t know a thing about how engines work. I couldn’t help but chuckle. Put it this way — if I were a motor journalist and WordPress was…

After a period of massive growth that saw the majority of markets scramble online to survive, we’re entering a time of deceleration. Growth is slowing, the COVID-19 Stock Market bubble has burst, and there’s a cautious atmosphere in WordPress. …

After a period of massive growth that saw the majority of markets scramble online to survive, we’re entering a time of deceleration. Growth is slowing, the COVID-19 Stock Market bubble has burst, and there’s a cautious atmosphere in WordPress. …

Being a newcomer to WordPress can be daunting, especially when you’re a writer, not a developer, and have no great knowledge of the space. …

At the end of 2020, then-Yoast CEO Marieke van de Rakt and her husband Joost de Valk (Yoast’s Founder and Chief Product Officer) had reached a crossroads. Though they’d created one of the most successful WordPress plugins ever and operated a flourishing company together, they weren’t happy in their roles…

Taken at face value, the UX and security fundamentals of a high-converting WordPress checkout are straightforward. If you want prospects to stay the course, you strip away friction points and remove components that aren’t critical to building confidence and completing the transaction. …

In November 2021, we launched The Gamechangers: a video series that deep-dives into WordPress mergers and acquisitions with the leading entrepreneurs, founders, investors, and business mavens responsible for the big moves in our ecosystem. Episode One came out swinging with heavy-hitter Syed Balkhi of Awesome Motive, who was recently at…

In the last two years, I’ve gone through a growth journey that has helped me transform my life from constantly feeling anxious and unsatisfied to becoming happy, more positive, and more productive. Sharing my struggles with dozens of fellow entrepreneurs taught me that anxiety is a pretty common problem among…