A free weekly Newsletter with a round-up of WordPress news and articles
WordPress 3.6 Release Candidate
The first release candidate for WordPress 3.6 is now available.
We hope to ship WordPress 3.6 in a couple weeks. But to do that, we really need your help! If you haven’t tested 3.6 yet, there’s no time like the present. (But please: not on a live production site, unless you’re feeling especially adventurous.)
BuddyPress 1.8 Released With Better Theming Capabilities
The BuddyPress core team promised a short release cycle for 1.8 and they have delivered! BuddyPress 1.8 was released today and cheers were heard around the world.
5 Backup Solutions for WordPress Multisite Networks
There are hundreds of ways to backup WordPress sites but very few of them are compatible with multisite networks. Here are a few backup solutions that advertise themselves as multisite compatible. Most of the major commercial plugins dedicated to backing up WordPress have only just recently added multisite support. If you’re wondering how they compare on cost and features then read on.
Our Secrets: How WPwatercooler Crossed 2.5 Million Views
I don’t know about all that. I can’t predict the future. But here’s what I can do. I can be generous with all our secrets, in the case that it helps others succeed too. We did, after all, just cross the 2.5 million view mark. Another milestone this week was that we also crossed the 1,000 subscriber mark.
The Future of WP Daily
There has been much thought and feedback over the last day about what will happen to WP Daily. Please know that we have a plan in place! We are going to put the site back online for archiving purposes for the community.
Watch out Instagram! 3 Reasons Why Pressgram is Tops
If you haven’t heard about Pressgram yet, it is essentially a mirror of Instagram, but what differs between the apps is the philosophy. For instance take the mission statement of Instagram.
Post Status v2.0
Brian Krogsgard recently updated the design and functionality of the Post Status. For those who don’t know, Brian is a web developer from Alabama and has been building websites since 2008. He has also written close to 200 articles for WPCandy, and posted some great content on his personal blog.
Interview With The Founders of WPRemote
WPRemote is a quick and easy way to monitor multiple websites all for the price of free. However, they’ve recently launched a $5.00 per month/per site automatic backup plan. I caught up with the founders of this small service to see what their plans were for the future.
