Rob Howard

The case against capitalization.

Automattic seems to be stuck between its blogging past and its web-hosting future.

After the ‘Russian Z’ debacle, WordPress needs to rewrite its rules.

Sloppy statistics and sketchy incentives are damaging WordPress’s security reputation, even though the core software keeps getting better.

The pros and cons of participating in a tech blackout.

We can learn from David Heinemeier Hansson’s childish behavior and build an even stronger WordPress community.

The brave and noble add-on is no longer necessary or valuable to developers.

Building a virtuous cycle, not just buying every random plugin.

Plus: Tumblr adopts Gutenberg, what’s new in 6.0, and our primer on ADA compliance Welcome back to MasterWP, your weekly

And what it means for those of us in the WordPress and software industries.

Yes, but don’t panic! Here’s how to do it right.

This is an archived edition of MasterWP from February 9, 2022, written by Alex and Ben.