In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Zac Gordon, who has made ‘Learn JavaScript Deeply’ his personal mission. We talk about his React Explained book and why React matters to WordPress developers getting ready for Gutenberg. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Rod Martin about Mautic, the open source alternative to marketing automation tools that often cost over $1,000 a month, and why it’s worth a look. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Patrick Rauland, who has seen WooCommerce from every angle: customer, support agent, core developer and product manager. We talk about his new book, WooCommerce Explained, and what he’s learned about running online stores. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Nick Croft, who went from Genesis support to Genesis developer to architect of the Rainmaker Platform. We talk about his new developer’s guide, Genesis Explained, and why Genesis remains so popular. People in this episode
Post Status published an interview with me that covered a range of WordPress-related topics: How ridiculously competitive the WordPress space is. The deal to purchase Bylines and where we’re going with PublishPress. Our new training-marketing focus at OSTraining. Gutenberg being a huge roll of the dice for WordPress. Many thanks to Dan Knauss for bearing with me and shaping these answers into something readable. Post Status is one of the leading sources for WordPress news. It’s well worth the membership for their newsletter and their members-only Slack channel.
This is the third time Vic Drover and I have worked together on an acquisition. Back in 2013, Vic purchased Admincredible from us. In 2016, we purchased JCal Pro from Vic. And now, we’re working with Vic again to buy jInbound. If you haven’t used it, jInbound is the most powerful marketing automation extension for Joomla.
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Pippin Williamson, creator of Easy Digital Downloads and AffiliateWP, who isn’t looking to sell. Instead he’s buying a park, opening a brewery, and trying to build a company that lasts a lifetime. People in this episode
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that we’re spending a lot more time focused on WordPress in 2018. Our primary plugin focus is PublishPress, a suite of tools enabling WordPress teams to create great content. To make PublishPress more competitive, we acquired Bylines, from Daniel Bachhuber. By default WordPress only allows one author per post. Bylines allows you to assign multiple authors to a post and publish articles from guest authors.
I’ve been deeply involved in Joomla and Drupal for years now. But our Joomla business is doing really well at the moment, and there’s a great team in place, running the site very effectively. That’s giving me more time to focus on our WordPress projects this year. There are some books of course. Genesis Explained is very close to launch, and WordPress Explained is getting a major update.
I wrote 3 very different year-in-review articles for some of our different businesses. Joomlashack’s review was standard, showcasing how well things are going. I think it’s important to show that Joomla businesses still can successful. OSTraining’s review talked about business models. In 2017, we made a major change to focus more on books and partnerships. PublishPress’s review was a very different type of review. I had written a couple of “We did great!” reviews for 2017, so wanted to show the other side too and write a “We screwed up!” review too.