How Gravity Forms acquired gravity.com. “If we don’t buy it, somebody else is going to buy it…This domain is probably unlikely to ever be available to us again if we don’t make a move and acquire it now.” - Carl Hancock My guest on this week’s ... Continue Reading1 Comment
WordPress.com, .xyz, and distributed workforces – DNW Podcast #368
· PodcastsKellie Peterson of Automattic discusses domains at WordPress, her .xyz sales, and what distributed workforces are like. This week we talk with Kellie Peterson, head of domains at Automattic, which is the company behind WordPress and offers domains ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Major security breach impacts GoDaddy Managed WordPress customers
· Domain RegistrarsHackers gained access to login and FTP credentials, along with 1.2 million email addresses. A security breach in GoDaddy's Managed WordPress environment gave hackers the keys to customers' WordPress sites. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) discovered the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Migrating WordPress sites between hosts is easier than it used to be
· ServicesMoving WordPress sites is easier than it used to be. Here's how it works at GoDaddy. Webhosting is a sticky service because it's difficult for non-technical people to move their files from one host to the other. But it's getting easier, especially ... Continue Reading2 Comments
WordPress ditches grammar checker
· ServicesAutomattic drops Proofreading tool from latest JetPack release. WordPress creator Automattic has ditched a great feature in the latest update to its JetPack plugin. As of the newly released JetPack 7.3, Proofreading is no longer ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why Wix, Weebly and Squarespace exist alongside WordPress
· UncategorizedWordPress is too much for the typical small business owner to manage. Yesterday I got yet another reminder of why managed website builder services like Wix, Weebly and Squarespace exist. I updated the plugins on one of my WordPress sites and POOF! ... Continue Reading9 Comments
WordPress Plugins + 2 more predictions – DNW Podcast #219
· PodcastsHow to avoid bad WordPress plugins. This week on the DNW podcast meet Mika Epstein, a WordPress engineer at DreamHost. She explains what to look for in WordPress plugins to make sure you aren’t opening up a backdoor to your website. We also hear ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newspack could solve one of WordPress’ problems
· UncategorizedWordPress-for-newsrooms could help small publishers avoid the IT guy. There's a problem with WordPress: it's too complicated for the typical small business owner. It's also too complicated for the typical small news publisher. So it's exciting to ... Continue Reading2 Comments
October’s top domain stories
· UncategorizedHere's what happened in the domain name and web presence business last month. These are the top stories on DNW last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. The Problem with WordPress - WordPress is too complicated for the typical small business owner, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CrowdSignal is PollDaddy’s new name
· ServicesThe CrowdSignal mystery is solved. Last week I wrote about how Automattic, the company behind WordPress, was getting ready to launch a new polling/survey service called CrowdSignal. That was sort of right. The company will indeed soon have a ... Continue Reading8 Comments
