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.
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Liz Mays about Pressbooks, the WordPress-based publishing platform we now use for all our books. We explain how it cut our book production time dramatically, and what makes it work so well. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Rod Martin, who made many of OSTraining’s most popular videos, including a Drupal 8 class with around two million views. He shares the tools, techniques and habits behind great video tutorials. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Mike Anello, a trainer, developer and camp organizer with over a decade in the Drupal community. This is the busy person’s guide to Drupal 8, and Mike catches you up on what’s new. People in this episode
In this episode of the OSTraining Podcast, I talk with Ray Bogman, who has worked with Magento for ten years. He gives newcomers a full introduction to the platform’s history, current state and future, and explains why 2017 is a great time to be in e-commerce. People in this episode
Almost every community and corporate web site can benefit from a strong calendar solution to expand event awareness and improve collaboration. For Joomla web sites, the obvious and most popular choice is JCal Pro.