A WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy's new TLDs, and ICANN's weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news last month? These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by pageviews: 1. WordPress offers 1 million free transfers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A brief history of 100 year internet service plans
· Domain RegistrarsWordPress announced a 100-year plan. Two previous long-term online services plans didn't last. Last week, WordPress (Automattic) announced a new 100-year product. It includes a domain name, hosting, and support for 100 years, all for a one-time fee ... Continue Reading2 Comments
WordPress gains 44,000 domains from Google Domains (so far)
· Domain RegistrarsWordPress.com will pay for up to one million domain transfers. On August 1, WordPress.com announced that it is offering free transfers for anyone who had their domains at Google Domains. WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg told Domain Name Wire today ... Continue Reading1 Comment
WordPress offers 1 million free transfers for domains at Google Domains
· Domain RegistrarsCompany hopes to siphon off domains headed to Squarespace. WordPress.com is offering to foot the bill for up to 1 million domain transfers. In June, Google announced it was selling its domains business to Squarespace for $180 million. ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Acquiring Gravity.com – DNW Podcast #380
· PodcastsHow 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