WordPress.com Announces New Starter Plan For $5/Month

WordPress.com announced a new “Starter” plan today for customers that bridges the pricing gap between the free plan and its $15/month Pro plan. The Starter plan is $5/month and includes a custom domain name, along with 6GB storage, and the ability to use payment collection blocks (Donations Form, Premium Content, and Payment Button). WordPress.com Pricing – 5/25/2022 When WordPress.com rolled …

#28 – Mark Root-Wiley on Creating Standards for CSS in WordPress

On the podcast today we have Mark Root-Wiley. Mark builds WordPress websites for nonprofits in Seattle, Washington, USA with a focus on accessibility and usability. He’s a long-time WordPress community member in Seattle and has previously helped organise WordPress Seattle meetups and WordCamp Seattle speakers. He maintains Nonprofit WP, a free guide for people building WordPress websites for their nonprofits, …

Open Source Initiative Launches News Blog on WordPress

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a public benefit corporation and steward of the Open Source Definition, has launched a news blog on WordPress. In 2021, OSI’s board appointed Stefano Maffulli as its first Executive Director, and he is leading the organization in overhauling its web presence. “One of the main objectives for OSI in 2022 is to reinforce our communication channels,” …

WP Tavern Is Hiring

WP Tavern is looking for talented writers who are eager to report on WordPress news every day. We cover a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to) the Gutenberg project, core development, e-commerce, community, plugin and theme ecosystems, events, and the wider world of open source software. We are looking for writers who can inform, engage, and inspire readers …