January 9th, 2025 Issue
A new beginning brings new opportunities. In 2025, taking the right initiative at the right time could mean the difference between success and failure. As business owners and contributors, our decisions will shape the future of WordPress, driving it forward despite any internal or external challenges we may face. Let’s make this year one of the best.
~ Team WPfounders
Latest Stories
"Learn to stay flexible among other things. Because you need to adapt and evolve as the market changes if you want to stay in the game."
~ Oleksandr Matiienko of MotoPress
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“Optimize what you offer and make it as simple as possible to use.”
~ Tadej Bogataj of CartBoss
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"Focus on bringing more ideas to capitalize on your business."
~ Mizanur Rahaman of Theme Rally
Read StoryInspirational Quote of the Month
"Don’t let challenges discourage you. Every difficulty is an opportunity to grow and improve."
~ Giovanni Cintolo of Dynamic.ooo
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Read The Latest Updates!
- WordPress.org: Matt and WP.org goes on vacation shuts down user registration on WP.org
- Robert DeVore: WordPress developer publishes code that blocks themes & plugins from activating on Matt Mullenweg’s web hosting platform.
- WordPress.org: Registrations and services resume on WP.org.
- Matt: Matt creates a post on /r/wpdrama asking the community what drama he should create in 2025.
- Nick Hamzes: Calls to make WordPress themes more creative sparks debate.
- The WP Weekly: Winners announced for 2024.
- Progress Planner Pro: Launching this week on Jan 09, 2025, is the Progress Planner Pro solution.
- BreakFusion: Launched for Breakdance users to add animated effects. by the creator of BricksFusion for the Bricks.
- Dancepad: Launched for adding beautiful animated elements to websites made with Breakdance builder.
- FluentCRM: 2.9.31v has added email preview on all campaigns screen also replaced Google Fonts URL with the Bunny CDN for faster loading.
- WordPress.com: Launches Studio Sync.
- Patchstack: Oliver Sild revealed the reason for being denied WordCamp Sponsorship.
- WordPress.org: Sustainability team dissolved by Matt Mullenweg.
- Joost de Valk: Writes a post about changing the leadership of WordPress.
2024 Wrapped:
- The WP Minute: A Look Back at WordPress 2024.
- Elementor: Elementor 2024 Year in Review (Official 2024 Recap).
- WordPress.org: A Year in the Plugins Review Team – 2024.
- NitroPack: 2024 in Review – Joining WP Engine, Mentioned on Google I/O, and More.
- WP Umbrella: 2024 Year in Review: Risks, Mistakes, and Rewards.
- WP Engine: 2024 in Review.
- Barn2: 2024 year in review & transparency report.
- BigScoots: 2024 Year in Review with BigScoots.
- PublishPress: The PublishPress 2024 Year in Review.
- WPManage Ninja: WPManageNinja 2024 – Bigger Family and New Products.
- InstaWP: Our Year in Review (2024 & InstaWP).
- WeDevs: weDevs 2024 Flashback – Breaking Barriers and Building Dreams.
Podcasts:
- The WP Minute: Matt Medeiros talks about the past year and “his WordPress 2025 predictions”.
- Do the Woo: Devin Maeztri talks with Mehr Bala and Dan Tabifranca about “WordCamp Asia 2025”.
- WP Builds: Nathan Wrigley talks with Tim Nash about “WordPress security”.
- SDM Show: Rob Cairns talks with Todd Jones about “building a strong core message for a business”.
- Seriously Bud: Bud Kraus talks to Anna Hurko, a woman from Kherson, Ukraine, trying to stay safe while running a WordPress business in the middle of a war.
- WP Tavern: Nathan Wrigley talks to Andrew Palmer about “his challenges and successes in the WordPress community”.
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Happy New Year to you and your teams!
