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Category: Opinion & Analysis
Five for the Now: Why WordPress mentorship contribution should extend beyond WordCamps
The WordPress community needs more mentors badly. What if helping newbies was an official way of contributing?
Are WordPress hosting companies ready for full site editing?
WordPress is a content management system. So why is one of the best WordPress hosts telling me to manage my content elsewhere?
Mailbag: Job ads, global companies, and keeping employment fair and equal
When is it OK to send an extra e-mail? Are ‘global companies’ with lots of contractors running afoul of the law?
What’s in a name?
Full Site Editing is confusing, but unnecessary name changes are worse.
Solving WordPress Dashboard Spam and Contributing to WordPress
We talk to Jonathan Bossenger of Automattic about the WP Feature Notifications project and how anyone can help contribute to fix the WordPress dashboard spam issue.
Interview with Amber Hinds: Co-Organizer of WordPress Accessibility Day
“If people with disabilities cannot publish with WordPress, then you are failing in your goal of ‘democratizing publishing’.”
We’re supporting independent WordPress journalism around the web
One of our missions at MasterWP is to provide a platform to a diverse group of independent community voices – and helping other writers and business owners succeed is a big part of that.
Can’t Prop, Won’t Prop – Contributor Carrots and Sticks
A very mild rebuttal to Rob’s “Toxic Scorekeeping” post and a primer on what “props” are in WordPress.
An Interview with Winstina Hughes: Being an advocate for new voices
I was able to sit down and talk to the amazing and inspiring Winstina Hughes.
Is WordPress bigger than Wal-Mart?
An investigative report into the true nature of the WordPress economy.
Two Proposals for Coding Standards in WordPress
Two Coding Standards proposals in WordPress are great case studies in how these seemingly minor decisions have major impacts and implications on the project.