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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/04/09/launching-a-global-ecommerce-platform-for-okdo/" rel="bookmark">Launching a global ecommerce platform for OKdo</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-04-09T08:05:53-04:00">April 9, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/featured-partner-program-2/" rel="category tag">Featured Partner Program</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-38607 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VIPHomepage_1200x628@2x.gif?w=900" alt="OKdo case study decorative image" width="900" height="471" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VIPHomepage_1200x628@2x.gif?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="aligncenter wp-image-38607 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/VIPHomepage_1200x628@2x.gif?w=900" alt="OKdo case study decorative image" width="900" height="471"/></noscript></p> <p>Recently, we teamed up with our Silver <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partners/agency-partners/">agency partner</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/box-uk/">Box UK</a> to help OKdo launch a new, revenue-generating business line in less than eight months.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://okdo.com/">OKdo</a> is a purveyor of technology products, focused on the rapidly-evolving single board computing (think Raspberry Pi) and internet of things (IoT) markets. OKdo was looking for a holistic technology platform to get their products in front of new customers as quickly as possible.</p> <h3>Flexibility at scale</h3> <p>After a three-month bidding process, OKdo selected Box UK as their development partner. With years of experience collaborating on complex WordPress implementations at scale, Box UK knew WordPress VIP was the perfect platform to power the end solution.</p> <p>Because time was of the essence, the agility of this new platform (and its development) was key. OKdo also needed an e-commerce solution that would play nicely in multiple languages and currencies, as well as an adaptable architecture that could integrate seamlessly with third-party applications like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://www.netsuite.com/">NetSuite</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to the inherent flexibility of WordPress and the enterprise infrastructure of WordPress VIP, we were able to deliver OKdo a multi-site, multi-language, and multi-currency ecommerce system in just under eight months.</p> <blockquote><p>Certainly from my perspective, WordPress has been a great success—with WordPress VIP giving us that enterprise-level of assured quality on top.</p> <p>— Adrian Goodman, Global Digital Product Owner</p></blockquote> <h3>Key results</h3> <ul> <li class="p2">Launched a new product line in eight months</li> <li class="p2">Multisite installation powering sites in 6 languages</li> <li class="p2">Modular architecture with third-party integrations</li> <li class="p2">Enterprise ecommerce using WooCommerce</li> <li class="p2">Compliance with global trade and tax regulations</li> </ul> <h3>Learn more</h3> <p>To learn more about this project, please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://go.wpvip.com/okdo-case-study-request">download the OKdo case study PDF</a>. And if you have any questions, simply <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/contact">get in touch</a>!</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/okdo-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY</span></a></button></p> <p><i>Note: This post is part of a series providing downloadable summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </i></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-38194"> <div class="post-38194 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-webinar"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/03/26/webinar-build-an-enterprise-newsletter-in-minutes/" rel="bookmark">Webinar: Build an enterprise newsletter in minutes</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-03-26T16:20:25-04:00">March 26, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/webinar/" rel="tag">webinar</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-38211 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VIPNews_1200x628@2x.gif?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VIPNews_1200x628@2x.gif?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="aligncenter wp-image-38211 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VIPNews_1200x628@2x.gif?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/request-webinar-build-an-enterprise-newsletter"><span style="color: #ffffff;">WATCH NOW</span></a></button></p> <p>Content is at the core of your customer experiences, so it’s absolutely essential to get it right. But to really drive value, how you manage content matters just as much as what you create.</p> <p>In this on-demand webinar, WordPress VIP and Gold agency partner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/rtcamp/">rtCamp</a> will show you how the Mortgage Bankers Association slashed the time it takes to produce their monthly newsletter from several hours, down to 10 minutes.</p> <p>After all, the equation is simple: decreased time to market = increased value. Now, MBA’s marketing team is empowered to focus on innovation instead of fussing with templates.</p> <h3>In this webinar, you will:</h3> <ul> <li>Learn how the WordPress block editor can speed your time to market</li> <li>Get fresh ideas for building replicable, scalable workflows</li> <li>Study real-life examples of Gutenberg use cases</li> <li>Participate in a live Q&A with rtCamp’s Guten-experts</li> </ul> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/request-webinar-build-an-enterprise-newsletter"><span style="color: #ffffff;">WATCH NOW</span></a></button></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-37261"> <div class="post-37261 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-webinar"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/03/02/webinar-recording-salesforce-content-marketing/" rel="bookmark">On-demand webinar: How Salesforce is Transforming Content Marketing</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-03-02T12:11:01-05:00">March 2, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/webinar/" rel="tag">webinar</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-37160 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-37160" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VIPSite_1200x628@2x.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/request-webinar-salesforce-transforming-content-marketing"><span style="color: #ffffff;">WATCH NOW</span></a></button></p> <p>Effective content marketing is key to customer engagement.</p> <p>Yet <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.gartner.com/en/marketing/insights/content-marketing">according to Gartner</a>, less than 40% of marketing leaders have a defined content marketing strategy.</p> <p>The good news? It might be easier than you think to produce content that delivers on your business goals.</p> <p>Go behind the scenes with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://twitter.com/hayley_nelson">Hayley Nelson</a>, Salesforce’s VP of Content Marketing, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://twitter.com/nickgernert">Nick Gernert</a>, CEO of WordPress VIP. You’ll learn how Salesforce is driving growth by rethinking its entire content ecosystem from the ground up.</p> <h3>In this webinar, you will learn:</h3> <ul> <li>Salesforce’s new approach to audience engagement</li> <li>Practical tips for creating values-driven storytelling</li> <li>How agile processes can reduce pain points in your content production</li> <li>Answers to your pressing questions in a live Q&A</li> </ul> <h3>Presenter: Hayley Nelson</h3> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-37168 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=280" alt="Hayley Nelson, Salesforce" width="280" height="280" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 800w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?resize=120%2C120&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?resize=280%2C280&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&quality=90&strip=all 768w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=280&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-37168" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=280" alt="Hayley Nelson, Salesforce" width="280" height="280" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?resize=120%2C120&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?resize=280%2C280&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hayley.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&quality=90&strip=all 768w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px"/></noscript></p> <p>As the first VP of Content Marketing at Salesforce, Hayley oversees content strategy and operations, social media, video, podcasting and web publishing for the global marketing team. Previously Hayley lead content strategy at Airbnb, where she implemented a “newsroom” approach to social media and spearheaded experimentation with podcasts, magazine and film. Her expertise is in leveraging technology and content to engage customers and build communities. Hayley is a passionate mentor and advisor to startup founders and CEOs.</p> <h3>Presenter: Nick Gernert</h3> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-37169 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=280" alt width="280" height="280" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 800w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?resize=120%2C120&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?resize=280%2C280&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&quality=90&strip=all 768w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=280&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-37169" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=280" alt="" width="280" height="280" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?resize=120%2C120&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?resize=280%2C280&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Nick.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&quality=90&strip=all 768w" sizes="(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px"/></noscript></p> <p>Nick is the CEO of WordPress VIP, the leading provider of enterprise WordPress. With more than two decades working across the open web, Nick is responsible for WordPress VIP’s overall business strategy. His passion lies in enabling the world’s most demanding businesses to drive results through digital customer experiences.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/request-webinar-salesforce-transforming-content-marketing"><span style="color: #ffffff;">WATCH NOW</span></a></button></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36945"> <div class="post-36945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bigwp"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/02/06/how-accuweather-leverages-decoupled-wordpress/" rel="bookmark">How AccuWeather leverages decoupled WordPress</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-02-06T10:00:45-05:00">February 6, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/bigwp/" rel="category tag">BigWP</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36578 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="472" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?quality=90&strip=all 2107w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=1032%2C541&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=1536%2C805&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=2048%2C1073&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36578" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="472" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?quality=90&strip=all 2107w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=1032%2C541&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=1536%2C805&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rachaeltrost3.png?resize=2048%2C1073&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p>At BigWP NYC, associate product manager Rachael Trost took the mic to discuss how <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://accuweather.com/">AccuWeather</a> makes use of decoupled WordPress. Founded in 1962, AccuWeather is recognized as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world.</p> <p>These days, AccuWeather serves roughly 1.52 billion people a day with over 50 billion data calls across their product lines. These products include weather forecasts, local media partnerships, enterprise solutions, APIs, videos, podcasts, and more.</p> <h3>A small but mighty force</h3> <p>Although content forms only a small part of AccuWeather’s traffic, content delivery still adds up to over 75 million data calls a day. And content is a key element of AccuWeather’s competitive advantage in a market where weather data has become a commodity.</p> <h3>Conscious CMS decoupling</h3> <p>Earlier this year, AccuWeather migrated its CMS from Brightspot to WordPress because the editorial team was struggling with Brightspot’s lack of customizable features. After some initial deliberation, AccuWeather selected WordPress thanks to its inherent flexibility, extensive documentation, and straightforward integrations.</p> <p>Watch Rachael’s talk to learn:</p> <ul> <li>The pros and cons of decoupled WordPress</li> <li>How AccuWeather extends the REST API to deliver localized content</li> <li>Rachael’s three key takeaways from their recent CMS migration</li> </ul> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="507" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Us84gbPW6t4?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/bigwp/">BigWP</a> is our enterprise WordPress event series. It brings together developers, business leads, and product people who work with high-scale WordPress applications every day.</p> <p>Find all of the talks in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkf42uNxYMfy4a-Q6z6fVI10MsdfKygxq">BigWP NYC November 2019 playlist</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36473"> <div class="post-36473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-case-study-summaries"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/02/04/kaiser-family-foundation-case-study-summary/" rel="bookmark">Evolving the Kaiser Family Foundation from Sitecore to WordPress VIP</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-02-04T07:00:08-05:00">February 4, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-37008 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-37008" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x-1.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/KFF-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY</span></a></button></p> <p>The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) had 20 years’ worth of legacy data bottlenecked in Sitecore and Commonspot. WordPress VIP helped KFF unify all their content onto a single, intuitive platform. KFF’s teams are now empowered to advance their mission through beautiful and accessible data.</p> <blockquote><p>“Other data-heavy organizations like ours, still operate multiple websites with data and CMSes that are not integrated. I think we’re the first in our space to do that—with as much diverse content as we have all in one home.”</p> <p>— David Rousseau, Kaiser Family Foundation Vice President</p></blockquote> <p>To learn more about our work with KFF, including detailed results of their successful migration, download the executive summary.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/KFF-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD CASE STUDY</span></a></button></p> <p><i>This post is part of a series providing executive summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these executive summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </i></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36953"> <div class="post-36953 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-webinar tag-gutenberg tag-reaktiv-studios tag-webinar"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/02/03/webinar-recording-upgrading-to-gutenberg/" rel="bookmark">Webinar recording: Upgrading to Gutenberg</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-02-03T15:32:07-05:00">February 3, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/webinar/" rel="category tag">Webinar</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/gutenberg/" rel="tag">Gutenberg</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/reaktiv-studios/" rel="tag">Reaktiv Studios</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/webinar/" rel="tag">webinar</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36972 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/blocks-blog1200x628.gif?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/blocks-blog1200x628.gif?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36972" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/blocks-blog1200x628.gif?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/request-upgrading-to-gutenberg-webinar-recording"><span style="color: #ffffff;">ACCESS WEBINAR</span></a></button></p> <p>Put simply, the new WordPress block editor, known as Gutenberg, makes <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/11/26/webinar-gutenberg-for-enterprises/">creating content easier</a>.</p> <p>It might not feel so easy, though, to bring a complex enterprise site over to Gutenberg for the first time.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/request-upgrading-to-gutenberg-webinar-recording">That’s where this free webinar comes in</a>.</p> <p>In this dev-centered presentation, our friends at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/reaktiv-studios/">Reaktiv Studios</a> will walk you through each step of making the transition using real-life examples from Microsoft, Atlassian, and more.</p> <h3>In this webinar, you will:</h3> <ul> <li>Study real-life Gutenberg use cases from Xbox, Atlassian, and others</li> <li>See examples of when to use core blocks, 3rd-party block libraries, or custom blocks</li> <li>Learn how to plan for dependencies and ensure backward compatibility</li> <li>Get tips on managing the human element (think buy-in, usability, and training)</li> <li>Hear audience Q&A with Reaktiv’s Gutenberg experts</li> </ul> <h3>Presenter: Cory Webb, Reaktiv Studios</h3> <p><img class="wp-image-36779 size-large alignleft jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=400" alt="Head shot of Corey Webb" width="400" height="400" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 400w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?resize=120%2C120&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?resize=280%2C280&quality=90&strip=all 280w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=400&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-36779 size-large alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=400" alt="Head shot of Corey Webb" width="400" height="400" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?resize=120%2C120&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cory-webb-photo-e1579125069115.jpg?resize=280%2C280&quality=90&strip=all 280w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px"/></noscript></p> <p>Cory Webb is a senior full-stack developer. Before joining Reaktiv, he ran a web development company specializing in WordPress and Joomla. His educational background is in engineering and business, but his true passion has been development since he built his first web page as an electrical engineering student at the University of Texas way back in 1997.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/request-upgrading-to-gutenberg-webinar-recording"><span style="color: #ffffff;">ACCESS WEBINAR</span></a></button></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36470"> <div class="post-36470 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-case-study-summaries"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/01/16/ione-digital-case-study-summary/" rel="bookmark">The scale and speed behind iOne Digital’s massive reach</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-01-16T17:18:31-05:00">January 16, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36809 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36809" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x-1.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/ione-digital-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p>iOne needed a seamless way to syndicate content across multiple brands and sites. So WordPress VIP built a platform with the strength and flexibility to power iOne’s viral content. iOne no longer sweats traffic spikes, thanks to the agility, stability, and security of WordPress VIP.</p> <blockquote><p>“We have huge spikes of traffic as a lot of our content goes viral with our users on social networks, and WordPress VIP’s infrastructure is able to sustain those with no changes on our end; it just works!”</p> <p>— Grant Cerny, Chief Product Officer, iOne Digital</p></blockquote> <p>To learn more about our work with iOne, including detailed results of their successful migration, download the executive summary.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/ione-digital-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p><i>This post is part of a series providing executive summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these executive summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://go.wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </i></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36585"> <div class="post-36585 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bigwp category-presentations"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/01/08/how-to-spin-up-a-wordpress-powered-react-app-in-1-step/" rel="bookmark">How to spin up a WordPress-powered React app in 1 step</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-01-08T08:03:22-05:00">January 8, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/bigwp/" rel="category tag">BigWP</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/presentations/" rel="category tag">Presentations</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_36588" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36588" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-36588 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt width="900" height="675" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 4032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-36588 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" width="900" height="675" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 4032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0462.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-36588" class="wp-caption-text">Gina Trapani on stage at Big WP discussing the powerful relationship between WordPress and React</figcaption></figure> <p>“People are wrestling with the same issues across the software industry,” declared Gina Trapani, Managing Partner at Postlight, during her talk at BigWP NYC.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/postlight/">Postlight</a> is a newly-minted WordPress VIP Silver partner who builds digital experiences for clients like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://www.goldmansachs.com/">Goldman Sachs</a>, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.obama.org/">Obama Foundation</a>, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://postlight.com/work/audubon">National Audubon Society</a>, and more. As a premier product, design, and development agency, the Postlight team is exposed to content management challenges across sectors and organizations large and small.</p> <p>So, Gina took to the stage to address one of the questions clients often struggle with.</p> <h3>Pattern recognition</h3> <p>React is a popular JavaScript framework with more than a few fans. Unsurprisingly, countless companies are seeking the best software solution to deliver content to their React applications. Gina’s answer? For many scenarios, decoupled WordPress is the way to go.</p> <p>After successfully arguing this case, the Postlight team found themselves writing the same code for the same architecture over and over again. So they decided to combine a front-end, back-end React/WordPress instance into a downloadable, user-friendly package.</p> <h3>Converting the decoupled doubters</h3> <p>With Postlight’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://postlight.com/labs/wordpress-react-starter-kit">WordPress + React Starter Kit</a>, users get two working example sites out of the box. Each site contains React components that implement common WordPress features like rendering pages, posts, taxonomies and content previews; in addition to custom post types with fields exposed via APIs.</p> <p>The bottom line of the starter kit, explains Gina, is that WordPress works beautifully with modern technology and tooling.</p> <p>Check out her full talk about creating the WordPress + React Starter Kit, including actionable tips for countering anyone who argues that WordPress doesn’t play nicely in forward-thinking software implementations.</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="507" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/46gXl81jNGM?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/bigwp/">BigWP</a> is our enterprise WordPress event series. It brings together developers, business leads, and product people who work with high-scale WordPress applications every day.</p> <p>Find all of the talks in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkf42uNxYMfy4a-Q6z6fVI10MsdfKygxq">BigWP NYC November 2019 playlist</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36448"> <div class="post-36448 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-case-study-summaries"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2020/01/07/pmc-case-study-summary/" rel="bookmark">Defining PMC’s digital playbook</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-01-07T15:05:36-05:00">January 7, 2020</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36706 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36706" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/pmc-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p>After multiple acquisitions, including Rolling Stone, PMC needed a streamlined approach to digital content management. Establishing a common framework helped PMC innovate across its entire portfolio. Today, all of PMC’s brands align around a common goal: driving revenue.</p> <blockquote><p>“They’re able to work across brands a lot better because there’s a common language there. It’s interesting to see how the things we’re streamlining within product and engineering have this knock-on effect across the entire company.”</p> <p>—Gabriel Koen, Penske Media Corporation</p></blockquote> <p>To learn more about our work with PMC, including detailed results of their successful migration, download the executive summary.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/pmc-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p><i>This post is part of a series providing executive summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these executive summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </i></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36372"> <div class="post-36372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bigwp tag-bigwp"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/12/18/updating-the-apple-news-plugin-to-be-gutenberg-native/" rel="bookmark">Updating the Apple News plugin to be Gutenberg native</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-12-18T13:19:41-05:00">December 18, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/bigwp/" rel="category tag">BigWP</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/bigwp/" rel="tag">bigwp</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_36508" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36508" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-36508 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt width="900" height="675" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 4032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-36508 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" width="900" height="675" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 4032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_KevinFodness.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-36508" class="wp-caption-text">Kevin Fodness onstage at BigWP talking through the process of updating an existing plugin to be Gutenberg-native</figcaption></figure> <p>WordPress VIP featured partner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/alley/">Alley</a> originally created their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/plugins/publish-to-apple-news/">Publish to Apple News</a> plugin to help users seamlessly submit and edit their Apple News content straight from the WordPress editor. Version one of the plugin automatically converts HTML content to JSON and sends it to Apple to publish via their API.</p> <p>After the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/12/12/november-roundup-wordpress-5-gutenberg-is-here/">WordPress 5.0 update</a>, which brought the new <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/documentation/gutenberg-at-vip/">Gutenberg editing experience</a> to core WordPress software, Alley began developing version two of the plugin, which provides full native support for Gutenberg. Chief plugin contributor and Alley’s director of software development <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfodness/">Kevin Fodness</a> recently shared learnings from this project at BigWP NYC.</p> <h3>All things considered</h3> <p>The biggest challenge of making the plugin fully Gutenberg compatible? “We had to embrace the future of WordPress while not losing users who weren’t fully embracing Gutenberg.” (Yet.)</p> <p>In a simpler world, Gutenberg adoption would be binary. Either a site is taking advantage of the new software, or it’s not. However, in practice, business cases are nearly always more complex. In this case, many enterprise users have selectively enabled Gutenberg on some but not all of their content types within the same site. This creates a tricky scenario for plugin developers who need to ensure their product’s functionality across a dozen different platform scenarios.</p> <h3>Rethinking the metabox</h3> <p>Inspired by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/plugins/yoast/">Yoast</a> and Jetpack, Alley opted for the popular sidebar approach to integrating Gutenberg functionality directly into the plugin interface. Now, editors can configure Apple News settings in four sleek collapse/expand panels which replace the cumbersome metabox.</p> <p>The end goal for this project was simple: provide a better experience for editors using the Apple News plugin. Achieving this goal was anything but simple, and in his talk, Kevin walks through Alley’s approach to updating the plugin–including all the things they broke along the way.</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="507" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/RSzYlPnbnGM?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/bigwp/">BigWP</a> is our enterprise WordPress event series. It brings together developers, business leads, and product people who work with high-scale WordPress applications every day.</p> <p>Find all of the talks in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkf42uNxYMfy4a-Q6z6fVI10MsdfKygxq">BigWP NYC November 2019 playlist</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36482"> <div class="post-36482 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-case-study-summaries"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/12/16/usa-today-case-study-summary/" rel="bookmark">The platform of record for USA TODAY’s Sports Media Group</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-12-16T14:58:27-05:00">December 16, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-36490 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="aligncenter wp-image-36490 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/USA-TODAY-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p>The USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s portfolio was splintered across sites, brands, and platforms. So WordPress VIP helped build a common framework for all of its sites. Now, the Sports Media Group can optimize their content delivery without the headache of DevOps.</p> <blockquote><p>“By moving to WordPress VIP, we were able to not worry about downtime… Things like security we no longer have to think about. So this allows our team to focus on building awesome stuff.”</p> <p>— David Parsons, Software engineer, USA TODAY</p></blockquote> <p>To learn more about our work with USA TODAY, including detailed results, download the executive summary.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/USA-TODAY-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p><i>This post is part of a series providing executive summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these executive summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </i></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36159"> <div class="post-36159 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bigwp category-featured-partner-program-2 category-presentations"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/12/11/bringing-xbox-to-the-block-editor/" rel="bookmark">Bringing Xbox to the block editor</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-12-11T07:03:11-05:00">December 11, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/bigwp/" rel="category tag">BigWP</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/featured-partner-program-2/" rel="category tag">Featured Partner Program</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/presentations/" rel="category tag">Presentations</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_36349" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36349" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-36349 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?w=900" alt="Reaktiv CEO Josh Eaton gives talk at Big WP SF on using custom Gutenberg blocks for Xbox" width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-36349 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?w=900" alt="Reaktiv CEO Josh Eaton gives talk at Big WP SF on using custom Gutenberg blocks for Xbox" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BigWP_JoshEaton.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-36349" class="wp-caption-text">Josh Eaton, CEO of Reaktiv, presented at BigWP about building custom blocks Gutenberg blocks for Xbox and Microsoft</figcaption></figure> <p>The block editor, part of the project known as Gutenberg, is one of the biggest changes to WordPress core software in over a decade and a half. It brings unprecedented agility for enterprises to customize media-rich content directly within the WordPress editor.</p> <p>WordPress VIP featured partner agency <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/reaktiv-studios/">Reaktiv</a> recently worked with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://xbox.com/">Xbox</a> to build custom blocks that leverage Xbox’s existing design components to streamline workflows. Together, these new blocks reduce manual effort, speed up time to publish, and deliver a better user experience.</p> <p>The day of BigWP SF, Reaktiv CEO <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.linkedin.com/in/josheaton/">Josh Eaton</a> was celebrating Xbox’s successful launch on Gutenberg. In his presentation, Josh walked attendees through Reaktiv’s approach to implementing the block editor on four of the entertainment company’s regional sites.</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="507" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/lJgxj3CUK2k?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p>So far, the project includes eight new custom blocks, including <code>Countdown timer</code> which adds a stopwatch-style ticker alongside sale items and automatically eliminates the entire post once the deal has expired.</p> <p>Josh shared his biggest piece of advice for transitioning to the new block editor: iterate, iterate, iterate. With an enhanced ability to sync styling in the front and back ends, Gutenberg facilitates new processes that were previously impossible (or at the very least, cumbersome) in the old editor. If you’d like to explore what’s possible for the block editor in your organization, please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/contact">get in touch</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/bigwp/">BigWP</a> is our enterprise WordPress event series. It brings together developers, business leads, and product people who work with high-scale WordPress applications every day.</p> <p>Find all of the talks in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM7lgieOdzc&list=PLkf42uNxYMfwXi14056BGcMK6lHf1v8yO">BigWP SF November 2019 playlist</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36072"> <div class="post-36072 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-case-study-summaries"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/12/10/venturebeat-case-study-summary/" rel="bookmark">Solving performance and stability for VentureBeat</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-12-10T13:11:20-05:00">December 10, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36309 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-36309" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@2x.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/venturebeat-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p>Rising technical debt was bogging down VentureBeat’s team and performance. So they turned to WordPress VIP to handle updates, maintenance, and support. As a result, response time (and performance) have evolved from problematic to outstanding.</p> <blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The response time on the site was running 1,500 milliseconds and up. Once we finished the migration it’s down to 200 to 300 milliseconds, and often quite less. So basically it’s a tenth of what it was originally.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">— Steve Tidwell, Director of Technology</span></p></blockquote> <p>To learn more about our work with VentureBeat, including detailed results of their successful migration, download the executive summary.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/venturebeat-case-study-request"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p><i>This post is part of a series providing executive summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these executive summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </i></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36123"> <div class="post-36123 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bigwp category-featured-partner-program-2 category-presentations"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/12/05/implementing-dark-mode-in-wordpress/" rel="bookmark">How implementing dark mode in WordPress boosted 9to5’s sites</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-12-05T10:05:51-05:00">December 5, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/bigwp/" rel="category tag">BigWP</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/featured-partner-program-2/" rel="category tag">Featured Partner Program</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/presentations/" rel="category tag">Presentations</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <figure id="attachment_36124" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-36124" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-36124 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt width="900" height="599" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 6021w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=280%2C186&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=768%2C511&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=1032%2C687&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-36124 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" width="900" height="599" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 6021w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=280%2C186&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=768%2C511&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=1032%2C687&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wordpress-0272.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-36124" class="wp-caption-text">At BigWP, 10up president Jake Goldman demonstrated two ways to enable dark mode support</figcaption></figure> <p>WordPress VIP Gold agency partner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/10up/">10up</a> recently worked with media company 9to5 to add light and dark mode support to its most popular sites, including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://9to5mac.com/">9to5Mac</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://9to5google.com/">9to5Google</a>. Jake Goldman, founder and president of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://10up.com/">10up</a>, took the stage at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.meetup.com/Big-Media-Enterprise-WordPress-Meetup-SF/">BigWP SF</a> to discuss the project and provide a practical primer on supporting native, OS-level dark and light settings.</p> <p>As of this year, all major operating systems and browsers have begun to support the ability to view different display modes (light and dark), based on user preference.</p> <p>Beyond aesthetics, dark mode is a contributing factor in improving accessibility for users who suffer from eye strain or other vision difficulties. Additionally, enabling dark and light mode options empowers users to personalize their experience with your content–which can improve engagement.</p> <p>The good news? Dark mode is relatively easy to enable. It took 10up only about 30 people hours to set up five sites on the 9to5 network that shared an overarching layout.</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="507" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/a4DRcDc48qA?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p>In this talk, Jake walks through two approaches to achieve similar results. First, a CSS path to deliver content in light or dark mode based on a user’s predefined settings. Next, a JavaScript method to allow users to toggle between light and dark mode on their own, which defaults to user device settings.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/bigwp/">BigWP</a> is our enterprise WordPress event series. It brings together developers, business leads, and product people who work with high-scale WordPress applications every day.</p> <p>Find all of the talks in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM7lgieOdzc&list=PLkf42uNxYMfwXi14056BGcMK6lHf1v8yO">BigWP SF November 2019 playlist</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36215"> <div class="post-36215 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-case-study-summaries"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/12/04/remaking-the-new-york-post-for-the-digital-age/" rel="bookmark">Remaking the New York Post for the digital age</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-12-04T09:00:56-05:00">December 4, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="size-large wp-image-36211 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="size-large wp-image-36211 aligncenter" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?quality=90&strip=all 2400w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=1536%2C804&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/NYPost_VIPNewsPage_1200x628.png?resize=2048%2C1072&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/newyorkpost-PDF-download"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p>The <em>New York Post</em> struggled to keep pace with the changing world of digital-first content. In critical need of new infrastructure, the <em>Post</em> migrated its proprietary CMS to WordPress VIP. Since then, the <em>Post</em> has enjoyed major gains in every key metric they track.</p> <blockquote><p>“Whether you wanted to look at it from a performance standpoint or in terms of speed metrics, or you wanted to look at downtime, or the traffic pre- and post-launch, all the data supported the decision that we made.”</p> <p>— Remy Stern, Chief Digital Officer, New York Post</p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p>To learn more about our work with the <i>New York Post</i>, including detailed results of their successful migration, download the executive summary.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/newyorkpost-PDF-download"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p><i><br/> This post is part of a series providing executive summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these executive summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </i></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-36114"> <div class="post-36114 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-partner-program-2 category-presentations category-webinar tag-big-bite tag-gutenberg tag-webinar"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/11/26/webinar-gutenberg-for-enterprises/" rel="bookmark">Webinar recording: Gutenberg for enterprise</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-11-26T13:29:39-05:00">November 26, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/featured-partner-program-2/" rel="category tag">Featured Partner Program</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/presentations/" rel="category tag">Presentations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/webinar/" rel="category tag">Webinar</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/big-bite/" rel="tag">big-bite</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/gutenberg/" rel="tag">Gutenberg</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/webinar/" rel="tag">webinar</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-36155 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="aligncenter wp-image-36155 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/bigbitewebinar-ondemand-twitter.jpg?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/gutenberg-for-enterprises-webinar-recording"><span style="color: #ffffff;">VIEW THE RECORDING</span></a></button></p> <p>The new WordPress block editor, known as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://testgutenberg.com/">Gutenberg</a>, is the biggest change to the software in over 15 years.</p> <p>Gutenberg introduces a brand new editorial interface designed to help cross-functional teams publish content better, faster, and leaner than ever before.</p> <p>Yet few enterprises have realized the full extent of its capabilities.</p> <p>Let’s change that.</p> <h3>Details:</h3> <p>This webinar, led by WordPress VIP featured partner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/big-bite/">Big Bite</a>, showcases examples of how the block editor can implement design systems in custom blocks that streamline content creation.</p> <p>The presentation is ideal for developers, marketers, project managers, and content creators who want to discover how blocks can help enterprise brands increase efficiency and accelerate workflows.</p> <h3>You will:</h3> <ul> <li>Learn the capabilities of the new WordPress block editor</li> <li>Study real-life examples of custom publishing workflows that boost efficiency</li> <li>Discover how custom blocks could improve your organization’s production capacity</li> <li>Access a live Q&A with Big Bite design and development experts</li> </ul> <h3>Presenter: Jonny Waters, Big Bite</h3> <p><img class="size-large wp-image-35624 alignleft jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=354" alt width="354" height="345" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 354w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?resize=120%2C117&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?resize=280%2C273&quality=90&strip=all 280w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=354&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="size-large wp-image-35624 alignleft" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=354" alt="" width="354" height="345" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 354w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?resize=120%2C117&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jonny-bb_720.jpg?resize=280%2C273&quality=90&strip=all 280w" sizes="(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px"/></noscript></p> <p>As head of design, Jonny leads on all of Big Bite’s creative direction and design standards. With 10+ years of experience in design and front end development, specifically complex UX processes and techniques, Jonny has a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement — which he dedicates to improving the effectiveness of design in the WordPress community.</p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/gutenberg-for-enterprises-webinar-recording"><span style="color: #ffffff;">VIEW THE RECORDING</span></a></button></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-35787"> <div class="post-35787 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies tag-case-study-summaries"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/11/22/capgemini-case-study-summary/" rel="bookmark">Why Capgemini migrated 38 sites from Drupal to WordPress</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-11-22T08:05:30-05:00">November 22, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries/" rel="tag">Case study summaries</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-36102 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="471" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="aligncenter wp-image-36102 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="471" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=120%2C63&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=280%2C147&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=768%2C402&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/VIPNewsPage_1200x628@1x.png?resize=1032%2C540&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p> </p> <p><button style="font-family: 'Noto Sans','Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; font-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; border: none; background-color: #c29c69; padding: 11px 24px 11px 24px;"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/capgemini-executive-summary"><span style="color: #ffffff;">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></button></p> <p> </p> <p>Capgemini is a multi-billion dollar international consultancy focused on leader technology services and digital transformation. Capgemini’s global workforce comprises 200,000 team members in over 40 countries. Capgemini underwent a huge re-platforming project, migrating their network of 38 sites from their legacy Drupal CMS to WordPress VIP.</p> <h3>Drupal had become a choke point, causing unnecessary production delays</h3> <p class="p1">Capgemini’s legacy Drupal CMS was no longer improving workflows or supporting their editorial needs. To make matters worse, Drupal’s lack of backward compatibility made the website increasingly unstable. Finally, the system no longer supported their digital roadmap. To make matters worse, teams across Capgemini were becoming frustrated with the lack of usability and extensibility. Understandably, teams created their own solutions outside the group platform. These workarounds created a governance nightmare.</p> <h3>Capgemini migrated 38 sites to WordPress—which immediately increased productivity</h3> <p class="p1">Capgemini had a clear requirement: their new platform would promote a decentralized approach to publishing and provide a workflow and communication framework to increase visibility into the production process. Migrating to WordPress quickly alleviated Capgemini’s content creation challenges.</p> <blockquote> <p class="p1">“We needed a system and a piece of technology that would force a reckoning of our team members to actually learn what digital publishing is, and what digital marketing means today, in a bunch of different cultures, languages, and markets.”</p> <p class="p2">— Parker Ward, Director, Content Marketing and Communications</p> </blockquote> <h3>Now, Capgemini’s teams deliver seamless user experiences across languages, cultures, and markets</h3> <p class="p1">WordPress VIP helped Capgemini leap into a new digital culture of creation with a robust, usable, and intuitive CMS. Now, the CMS supports Capgemini in delivering their business objectives and empowers their global network of teams to do their jobs effectively.</p> <p>To learn more about this work with Capgemini, including detailed results of their successful migration, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://go.wpvip.com/capgemini-executive-summary">download the executive summary here</a>. You can also watch Parker Ward discuss the project during <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2017/12/18/capgeminis-move-from-drupal-to-wordpress/">his talk at Big WP London</a>.</p> <p><em>This post is part of a series providing executive summaries of WordPress VIP case studies. For a complete list of these executive summaries, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://wpvip.com/tag/case-study-summaries">click here</a>. </em></p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-35168"> <div class="post-35168 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-case-studies category-featured-partner-program-2"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/11/07/kaiser-family-foundation-wordpress-data-visualization/" rel="bookmark">Data visualization using custom map types</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-11-07T08:30:03-05:00">November 7, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/case-studies/" rel="category tag">Case Studies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/featured-partner-program-2/" rel="category tag">Featured Partner Program</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="1k07d" data-offset-key="aftqq-0-0"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">WordPress VIP collaborates with our featured partners to deliver unparalleled digital experiences for our clients. A recent interactive mapping project with </span><a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partner/alley/">Alley</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> and the </span><a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://www.kff.org/">Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> demonstrates what’s possible when we collaborate on forward-thinking implementations of enterprise WordPress.</span></div> <div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="1k07d" data-offset-key="8rbq5-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8rbq5-0-0"> <h3>The initial migration</h3> <p>The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is a non-profit which focuses on delivering free, trustworthy, non-partisan content relating to national health issues. They are a leading source of data and analysis that a wide array of publications and researchers use to inform their own reporting.</p> <p>WordPress VIP first <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/case-studies/evolving-the-kaiser-family-foundations-data-rich-platforms/">teamed up with Alley</a> in 2012 to help KFF unify all their legacy content and sites on a new platform. This undertaking required migrating 20 years’ worth of data (spanning nearly a dozen data sources) to WordPress.</p> <p>Together, the team identified several success metrics for KFF’s new platform. First, it needed to improve user experience. Second, it must scale the ways people can access their work. Third, it should increase efficiency, and fourth, reduce costs. Finally, the platform also needed to evolve with the digital landscape for years to come. You can read more about the success of that initial project <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/case-studies/evolving-the-kaiser-family-foundations-data-rich-platforms/">in this case study.</a></p> <h3>Alley’s data visualization solution</h3> <p>In 2018, building upon the success of that migration, KFF approached Alley with a challenge. The foundation needed a way to display state-level data on a map. They also requested an accompanying table, in a format that was easy to use. Furthermore, it should be embeddable within posts across their WordPress site.</p> <p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-35169 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?w=900" alt="A screenshot of the Kaiser Family Foundation data map, "Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions"" width="900" height="525" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?quality=90&strip=all 1246w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=120%2C70&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=280%2C163&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=768%2C448&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=1032%2C602&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="aligncenter wp-image-35169 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?w=900" alt="A screenshot of the Kaiser Family Foundation data map, "Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions"" width="900" height="525" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?quality=90&strip=all 1246w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=120%2C70&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=280%2C163&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=768%2C448&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-09-25-at-12.46.18-PM.png?resize=1032%2C602&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> </div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8rbq5-0-0"> <p>KFF is now rolling out this application for use in posts, issue briefs, and fact sheets across the site. At its core, it’s a novel and engaging way of displaying information. It’s also a lightweight replacement for an older, heavier, and less flexible application. And there’s even more in store. Plans are in the works for a second phase of the embeddable maps project. Next on the docket is adding new functionality and refining existing features.</p> <p>Alley put together <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://alley.co/news/mapping-our-country-with-kaiser-family-foundation/">an excellent post</a> outlining the technical details of the project. Is your organization looking for a creative and powerful way to display large amounts of data? If so, get in touch to see how WordPress VIP can help.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-33781"> <div class="post-33781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-monthly-roundup category-news"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/04/08/april-2019-vip-roundup/" rel="bookmark">April 2019 VIP Roundup</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-04-08T11:33:32-04:00">April 8, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/monthly-roundup/" rel="category tag">Monthly Roundup</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Spring has sprung (in the northern hemisphere, at least) and as you scroll through March’s updates, you’ll see fresh growth everywhere: We’ve got new launches for Hilton and Alaska Airlines. Development for WordPress 5.2 is well underway. Our teammates and partners are winning awards and earning certifications. And we’re thrilled to announce expanded support for enterprise clients in Asia Pacific. Explore details on all that and more below, including the latest from WordCamp Europe and a special spotlight on our work supporting female leaders in digital media.</p> <p style="text-align:center;"><img class="wp-image-33784 size-large aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image" style="font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="At WordCamp Kolkata, CEO of rtCamp Rahul Bansal wears a white blazer and poses next to VIP Anand Natarajan in front of a blue banner celebrating rtCamp as a featured partner of WordPress VIP" width="900" height="506" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 3892w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=120%2C68&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=280%2C158&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=1032%2C581&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-33784 size-large aligncenter" style="font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="At WordCamp Kolkata, CEO of rtCamp Rahul Bansal wears a white blazer and poses next to VIP Anand Natarajan in front of a blue banner celebrating rtCamp as a featured partner of WordPress VIP" width="900" height="506" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 3892w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=120%2C68&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=280%2C158&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=1032%2C581&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newsletter.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">CEO of rtCamp Rahul Bansal poses with VIP’s Anand Natarajan at rtCamp’s 10th Anniversary Celebration</span></p> <figure id="attachment_33660" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width:900px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33660"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-33660" class="wp-caption-text"></figcaption></figure> <h3>News and Releases</h3> <p><i>Updates from around VIP, our clients, and our agency and technical partners.</i></p> <ul> <li><strong>WordPress 5.2</strong> is slated for release within the next month, bringing the block editor into WordPress mobile apps and shaving 35% the load time for large posts. The software is still in development, but you can <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/news/2019/03/wordpress-5-2-beta-1/">download the beta</a> or experiment with the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/">WordPress beta tester</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://newspack.blog/"><strong>Newspack</strong></a> is a collaboration from Automattic and partners News Revenue Hub and Spirited Media that aims to make it easier for smaller publishers to produce sustainable journalism. Project leads have selected <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://newspack.blog/2019/04/03/newspack-chooses-12-publishers-new-platform/">12 newsrooms</a> from around the world to pilot the first live version of the platform. Among this first cohort are Chile’s <em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://elsoberano.org/">El Soberano</a></em>, Prague’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.tol.org/client/"><em>Transitions</em></a>, and San Antonio’s <em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://therivardreport.com/">The Rivard Report</a></em>.</li> <li>Automattician <strong>Seyward Darby</strong> was named a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.foliomag.com/go/2019-top-women-in-media/">Top Woman in Media</a> for her work as Editor-in-Chief at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://magazine.atavist.com/">The Atavist Magazine</a>.</li> <li>VIP welcomed Anand Natarajan to the team as Sales Director for Asia Pacific, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/wordpresscom-vip-expands-server-infrastructure-in-india/article26597875.ece">expanded our infrastructure</a> with a new data center in Mumbai.</li> <li>Does your team deploy on GitHub? If so, <strong>10 Up’s</strong> new plugin, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://10up.com/blog/2019/introducing-github-actions-for-wordpress-plugins/">GitHub Actions for WordPress</a>, might make your life a little easier.</li> <li>Congrats to <strong>Alley</strong> on the launch of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://foodlearninglocator.org/">Food Learning Locator</a>. They’re also behind the design and development of <strong>Alaska Airlines</strong>’ <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://blog.alaskaair.com/">redesigned blog</a>, and the development of <strong>Hilton’s</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://cr.hilton.com/">corporate responsibility site</a>. CEO Austin Smith was featured in a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2019/03/19/user-experience/index.html">Local News Initiative story</a> on the need for improved user experience of news websites.</li> <li>Three cheers for <strong>Big Bite</strong>, who achieved certifications in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://bigbitecreative.com/iso-standards/">two ISO standards</a> for Information Security and Quality Management, and won the Northeast England Chamber of Commerce’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/NEBizAwards/status/1111388850595622912">Small Business Award</a>.</li> <li>Petya Rakovska of <strong>Human Made</strong> has started <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/petyeah/status/1103753951390900225">hosting kid’s workshops</a> at WordCamps across the globe, teaching the next generation of WordPress superusers to build their own websites and custom themes. She created an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://paper.dropbox.com/doc/WordPress-Workshop-for-Kids-organiser-kit-kxmOjjycWysa3jFYoaBTv">organizer’s kit</a> to spread the movement.</li> <li><strong>Inpsyder</strong> Frank Bültge shared <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://inpsyde.com/en/ecommercecamp-2019-ecommerce-digitalization/">this recap</a> of <strong>eCommerceCamp 2019</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Reaktiv Studios</strong> released <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://genesisdesignpro.com/release-notes/design-palette-updated-to-version-1-6/">Design Palette Pro 1.6</a></li> <li><strong>rtCamp</strong> celebrated their 10th anniversary. You’d expect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/rtCamp/status/1105458107247927296">the cake</a>, but <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/rtCamp/status/1105126173770543105">the lemons</a> were a surprise. CEO Rahul Bansal spoke at <strong>WordCamp Kolkata</strong> and <strong>COEP FOSSMeet’19</strong> about <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.slideshare.net/rtcamp/hiring-the-right-way-in-the-wordpress-ecosystem-by-rahul-bansal-wordcamp-kolkata-2019">Hiring in WordPress Ecosystem</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.slideshare.net/rtcamp/careers-in-wordpress-and-open-source-by-rahul-bansal-coep-fossmeet-april-2019/rtcamp/careers-in-wordpress-and-open-source-by-rahul-bansal-coep-fossmeet-2019">Careers in WordPress and Open Source</a>. Another Rahul (Prajapati) introduced students to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.slideshare.net/rtcamp/hooking-with-wordpress-coep-fossmeet-march-2019">WordPress Hooks Concept</a> at COEP FOSSMeet’19. Amidst the revelry, they also released <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://rtcamp.com/blog/automated-wordpress-code-review-deployment-using-github-actions/">three GitHub Actions</a> for automated code review, deploying WordPress, and Slack notifications.</li> <li>Congrats to <strong>Trew Knowledge</strong> on the recently launched <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://independent.com/">independent.com</a>, the new site for the Santa Barbara Independent, a weekly newspaper in California which moved to WordPress and VIP after years using EllingtonCMS. Trew Knowledge also launched <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://journalmetro.com/">Journal Métro</a> on Apple News.</li> <li>Distributed teams are increasingly common. The crew at <strong>XWP</strong> identified <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.xwp.co/2019/03/15/7-experiences-that-create-team/">7 experiences</a> that help them create a sense of ‘team’ among remote contributors.</li> </ul> <figure id="attachment_33785" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33785" style="width: 825px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-33785 size-full jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt="Over a dozen kids with laptops collaborate with WordCamp Belgrade volunteers at one of the first WordCamp kid's workshops" width="825" height="510" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 825w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?resize=120%2C74&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?resize=280%2C173&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?resize=768%2C475&quality=90&strip=all 768w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-33785 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt="Over a dozen kids with laptops collaborate with WordCamp Belgrade volunteers at one of the first WordCamp kid's workshops" width="825" height="510" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 825w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?resize=120%2C74&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?resize=280%2C173&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mx5a0220.jpg?resize=768%2C475&quality=90&strip=all 768w" sizes="(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-33785" class="wp-caption-text">Volunteers at WordCamp Belgrade taught kids to build their own WordPress sites and themes. Photo via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://petya.in/wordpress-workshop-for-kids-an-organiser-kit/">Petya Raykovska</a> and provided by Ivan Gatić.</figcaption></figure> <h3>Platform Notes</h3> <ul> <li><strong>VIP Files Service</strong>, our distributed, scalable, and versioned file system, now supports a much greater range of files operations, thanks to an upgrade in the way file writes work for WordPress uploads.</li> <li>We rolled out <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/02/21/new-release-wordpress-5-1/)">WordPress 5.1.1</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/03/06/new-release-jetpack-7-1-and-7-1-1/">Jetpack 7.1</a></strong>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/04/04/new-release-jetpack-7-2/"><strong>Jetpack 7.2</strong></a> to all sites. (Links point to Lobby posts for clients.)</li> <li>We released a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/documentation/vip-go/cache-personalization/"><strong>VIP Cache Personalization API</strong></a>.</li> <li>We <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/documentation/automated-build-and-deploy-on-vip-go/#my-built-files-are-in-gitignore-how-do-i-deploy-them">updated the process</a> for specifying files to be excluded from automated build and deploy processes. It now uses a <code>.deployignore</code> file, rather than <code>.gitignore</code>.</li> <li><code>WP core upgrade</code> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1185">has been fixed</a> for local environments.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1189">Fixed an issue</a> with Contact Form 7 attachments and the <strong>VIP Files Service.</strong></li> <li>We’ve been working with selected clients on our Node.js application hosting. If you’re interested, please get in touch using the form below, or by contacting your RM.</li> </ul> <h3>What We Read (And Listened To)</h3> <p><em>Research and perspectives on the business of media and the practice of marketing.</em></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://knightfoundation.org/press/releases/news-organizations-technology-companies-citizens-must-take-responsibility-for-restoring-trust-in-democracy">News organizations, technology companies, citizens must take responsibility for restoring trust in democracy</a> (Knight Foundation)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.theguardian.com/help/insideguardian/2019/apr/02/why-were-making-the-age-of-our-journalism-clearer">Why we’re making the age of our journalism clearer</a> (The Guardian)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://digiday.com/marketing/advertising-week-europe-briefing-audios-coming-age/">Advertising Week Europe Briefing: Audio’s coming of age</a> (Digiday)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?mt=2&i=1000350845032">Hard work is irrelevant</a> (Planet Money podcast)</li> </ul> <h3>Spotlight</h3> <figure id="attachment_33789" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33789" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-large wp-image-33789 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt width="900" height="578" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 5294w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=120%2C77&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=280%2C180&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=768%2C493&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=1032%2C662&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=1536%2C986&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=2048%2C1315&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="size-large wp-image-33789" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" width="900" height="578" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 5294w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=120%2C77&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=280%2C180&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=768%2C493&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=1032%2C662&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=1536%2C986&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wla2019_spring_group.jpg?resize=2048%2C1315&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-33789" class="wp-caption-text">The spring 2019 Women’s Leadership Academy cohort at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida.</figcaption></figure> <p>This year, VIP is proud to sponsor both the Online News Association’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://journalists.org/programs/womens-leadership-accelerator/">Women’s Leadership Accelerator</a> and the Poynter Institute’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.poynter.org/shop/in-person/wla-spring-2019/">Leadership Academy for Women</a>. Steph Yiu has been attending their programs since 2016 and wrote a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/04/05/how-vip-supports-the-future-of-digital-media-leadership/">feature on the exponential impact</a> of raising new voices to the highest levels of digital media leadership.</p> <h3>Upcoming Events</h3> <ul> <li>We’re excited to sponsor <strong>WAN-IFRA’s</strong> 71st <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://events.wan-ifra.org/events/world-news-media-congress-2019">World News Media Congress</a> in Glasgow June 1-3. The event draws global news leaders passionate about media freedom and ensuring a sustainable news industry. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.wan-ifra.org/registration/71st-world-news-media-congress-26th-world-editors-forum-3rd-women-in-news-summit?nid=2837">You can register here</a>.</li> <li>We’re also sponsoring brand storytelling and digital marketing conference <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.skyword.com/forward/"><strong>Forward</strong></a>, where marketing VP Jessica Snavely will share how <strong>Automattic</strong> uses data to tell success stories.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.europe.wordcamp.org/speakers/"><strong>WordCamp Europe</strong></a> descends on Berlin June 20-22. Schedule highlights include talks from our featured partners <strong>10up</strong>, <strong>Human Made</strong>, and <strong>rtCamp</strong>; sessions on Gutenberg, accessibility in design, optimizing remote teams; and a keynote from <strong>Matt Mullenweg</strong>, CEO of Automattic. VIP’s very own <strong>Tom Nowell</strong> will do a live demo on using blocks outside of posts and pages.</li> <li>The sixth annual <strong>SRCCON</strong> returns to Minneapolis July 11-12. This event attracts over 300 journalism-technologists, newsroom leaders, and others working to change journalism for the better. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://srccon.org/">Sign up for information about tickets</a> if you want to learn more.</li> <li><strong>WordCamp for Publishers</strong> is slated for August 7-9 in Columbus, Ohio. Plans are underway for the speakers and schedule, which will include tracks for editorial, engineering, and product teams. Read our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/08/16/wordcamp-for-publishers-recap/">notes from the 2018 event</a> to get a feel for the festivities, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019-columbus.publishers.wordcamp.org/">bookmark the event page</a> to stay up to date.</li> <li><strong>The National Association of Black Journalists’</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.nabjconvention.com/index.cfm">Convention and Career Fair</a> combines education, career development, and networking to improve access for journalists of color. This year’s theme is “Fight The Power: Press Forward with Passion and Purpose” and goes down in Miami August 7-11.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-33658"> <div class="post-33658 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-monthly-roundup category-news"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/03/06/march-2019-vip-roundup/" rel="bookmark">March 2019 VIP Roundup</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-03-06T07:17:56-05:00">March 6, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/monthly-roundup/" rel="category tag">Monthly Roundup</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The WordPress team recently celebrated another major milestone with the release of WordPress 5.1, alongside news that the platform now powers a full third of the web. Huzzah! Kauffman Indicators, the Facebook Journalism Project, Rio Negro, MinnPost, and MTN now count themselves among that elite group after enjoying successful launches this month.</p> <p>Elsewhere, we were lucky to join some amazing conversations about shaping the enterprise WordPress world we want to live in, including more women leaders in digital journalism and the importance of designing for all. Read on for details, as well as the latest updates from across the community.</p> <figure id="attachment_33660" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33660" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-33660 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="A group of women from ONA's Women Leadership Academy posing in front of a brick wall." width="900" height="600" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1612w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=1032%2C688&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&quality=90&strip=all 1536w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-33660 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="A group of women from ONA's Women Leadership Academy posing in front of a brick wall." width="900" height="600" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1612w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=1032%2C688&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wla-team-mentors-photo.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&quality=90&strip=all 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-33660" class="wp-caption-text">ONA Women’s Leadership Academy participants and mentors. Photo via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/ONA/status/1096520022090903552">ONA</a>.</figcaption></figure> <h3>News and Releases</h3> <p><i>Updates from around VIP, our clients, and our agency and technical partners.</i></p> <ul> <li><strong>WordPress</strong> released <strong>version 5.1</strong>. Nicknamed ‘<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/news/2019/02/betty/si">Betty</a>,’ 5.1 introduces new Site Health features and includes performance improvements for the new block editor. Congrats to <strong>Automatticians <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://ma.tt/">Matt Mullenweg</a></strong> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://pento.net/"><strong>Gary Pendergast</strong></a> and the 561 contributors (including folks from our partners <strong>10up</strong>, <strong>Reaktiv Studios</strong>, and <strong>rtCamp</strong>) who made it possible.</li> <li>It’s official: WordPress now <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/content_management/all">powers 33.3%</a> of the web.</li> <li><strong>VIP</strong> worked with featured partner <strong>Alley</strong> to help <strong>The Kauffman Foundation</strong> launch the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://indicators.kauffman.org/">Kauffman Indicators of Early Stage Entrepreneurship</a>. This new tool offers in-depth reports and interactive data visualizations that present entrepreneurial trends across decades, geographies, and demographic groups.</li> <li>The <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://facebookjournalismproject.com/">Facebook Journalism Project</a></strong> provides products, tools, and training to promote news literacy and help journalists harness the power of Facebook for good.</li> <li>Argentina’s 115-year-old <strong>Rio Negro</strong> newspaper is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.rionegro.com.ar/">looking mighty fine</a> in its new home.</li> <li>Longstanding nonprofit news organization <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.minnpost.com/"><strong>MinnPost</strong></a> joined the VIP family.</li> <li>Congrats to South African mobile phone provider <strong>MTN</strong> on their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.mtn.com/">new site</a> launch.</li> <li><strong>10Up</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://10up.com/blog/2019/10ups-8th-anniversary/">turned eight</a> and beta launched <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://10up.com/blog/2019/introducing-wp-acceptance/">WP Acceptance</a>, a team-centric tool for writing reliable, scalable acceptance tests.</li> <li><strong>Alley</strong> shared <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://alley.co/news/quote-unquote-alley/">a reflection</a> on how creating a self-quoting SlackBot shaped their company culture.</li> <li><strong>Big Bite</strong> sponsored <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/MbroDigital">Middlesborough Digital</a>, part of several <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.investmiddlesbrough.co.uk/key-sectors/digital/">burgeoning digital sectors</a> in the UK.</li> <li><strong>Inpsyde</strong> released a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wp-onestock.com/">OneStock for WooCommerce</a> plugin to make it easier to manage product inventory across multiple shops.</li> <li><strong>rtCamp</strong> shared the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://rtcamp.com/blog/gitlab-to-github-migration/">PHP migration script</a> they used to move 300+ repos, 10000+ issues/PR and 100,000+ comments from GitLab to GitHub. Their team also <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/rtCamp/status/1097784302677438464">attended 3 WordCamps</a> in one weekend!</li> <li>HumanMade <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/miss_jwo/status/1100931089382559744">hosted their annual meetup</a> in Sri Lanka (We’re not jealous. Okay, we’re jealous).</li> </ul> <h3>Platform Notes</h3> <ul> <li>We deployed <strong>WordPress 5.1</strong> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/02/21/new-release-wordpress-5-1/">Lobby post for clients)</a>, <strong>Jetpack 7.0</strong> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/02/07/jetpack-7-0/">Lobby post</a>), <strong>VaultPress 1.9.8</strong>, and <strong>Akismet 4.1.1</strong>.</li> </ul> <h3>What We Read (And Listened To)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://digiday.com/marketing/candid-thoughts-ad-buyers-digiday-media-buying-summit/">‘Fear of the screenshot’: Candid thoughts of ad buyers at the Digiday Media Buying Summit</a> (Digiday)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/heres-the-state-of-african-american-media-today-and-steps-it-can-take-going-forward/">Here’s the state of African-American media today — and steps it can take going forward</a> (Nieman Lab)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/business/media/luminary-media-podcast-app.html">With Big Stars and Paid Subscriptions, Luminary Aims to Be the Netflix of Podcasts</a> (New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/feb/27/millions-of-ugandans-quit-internet-after-introduction-of-social-media-tax-free-speech">Millions of Ugandans quit internet services as social media tax takes effect</a> (The Guardian)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.adweek.com/digital/tiktok-has-been-downloaded-more-than-1-billion-times-globally/">TikTok Has Been Downloaded More Than 1 Billion Times Globally</a> (Adweek)</li> </ul> <h3>Spotlight: Kurator at NewsCorp Australia</h3> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="507" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KqfBehaSf8?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p>We have had the pleasure of working with News Corp Australia (NCA) since early 2015. Today they host 21 sites with us, including market leaders <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://news.com.au/">News.com.au</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://foxsports.com.au/">Foxsports.com.au</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://theaustralian.com.au/">TheAustralian.com.au</a>. For NCA, WordPress represents one important application among others, within a complex and powerful systems architecture that predated their migration. We spoke with Juan Zapata, head of the Site Production Platform team, to learn more about their custom-built Kurator tool, which brings external resources to authors and editors working in WordPress. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/12/17/client-spotlight-kurator-at-news-corp-australia/">Read all about it</a>.</p> <h3>Recent Events</h3> <ul> <li>Earlier this month, we sponsored and attended <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://journalists.org/programs/womens-leadership-accelerator/"><strong>ONA’s Women Leadership Accelerator</strong></a> at UCLA. Each year, this event brings 30 women from around the world for a weeklong leadership intensive to advance women in digital journalism. VIP has been a major sponsor of ONA WLA since the beginning and are proud to continue our support. Alternate: This year, our very own <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://twitter.com/crushgear">Steph Yiu</a> spoke about managing remote teams (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://stephyiu.com/2019/02/17/behind-the-scenes-culture-and-tools-of-remote-work-at-automattic/">recap on her site</a>) and VIP’s work promoting digital journalism.</li> <li>VIP was also pleased to sponsor February’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://changeforum.co/"><strong>Change Forum</strong></a>, where our friends at <strong>News UK</strong> brought together established media businesses and startups in London to speak candidly about product design and development. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/simond">Simon Dickson</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/allisonblanda?lang=en">Alison Blanda</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-snow-0483077">Jason Snow</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/ryansholin">Ryan Sholin</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/simonwheatley">Simon Wheatley</a> represented VIP at the event, and Automattic’s design director <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/DavidAKennedy">David Kennedy</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/NewsUKTech/status/1092729718380654592">spoke on</a> reaping the benefits of prioritizing accessibility in design. Get a summary of his talk alongside major highlights in our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/02/27/freedom-to-innovate-vip-at-change-forum-2019/">event recap</a>.</li> </ul> <figure id="attachment_33661" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33661" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-33661 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="David Kennedy on stage at the Change Forum conference, pictured in front of an audience and against a red background with the word 'Change' inscribed across it. " width="900" height="675" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-33661 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="David Kennedy on stage at the Change Forum conference, pictured in front of an audience and against a red background with the word 'Change' inscribed across it. " width="900" height="675" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/david.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-33661" class="wp-caption-text">Automattician David Kennedy speaking on designing for diversity. Photo via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/NewsUKTech/status/1092729718380654592">News UK</a></figcaption></figure> <h3>Upcoming Events</h3> <ul> <li><strong>BigWP</strong> meetups focus on the operation, development, and scaling of large, high-traffic WordPress websites. Next up is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.meetup.com/Big-Media-Enterprise-WordPress-Meetup-Toronto/events/259134964/">BigWP Toronto</a>, hosted by our friends at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://olympic.ca/">Canadian Olympic Committee</a> on March 27. These events always fill up fast, so <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.meetup.com/Big-Media-Enterprise-WordPress-Meetup-Toronto/events/259134964/">hop to it</a>.</li> <li><strong>Facebook’s</strong> developer conference <strong>F8</strong> is slated for April 30-May 1. Billed as, “A conversation about technology and human connection,” this event offers deep dive sessions and product demos across Facebook’s family of apps. You can <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.f8.com/register">apply to attend</a> or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.f8.com/watch">sign up to stream</a> the keynote.</li> <li>We’ll be attending <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://www.wan-ifra.org/">WAN-IFRA’s</a></strong> 71st <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://events.wan-ifra.org/events/world-news-media-congress-2019">World News Media Congress 2019</a> in Glasgow, June 1-3.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-33602"> <div class="post-33602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-monthly-roundup category-news"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/02/05/february2019viproundup/" rel="bookmark">February VIP Roundup</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2019-02-05T14:05:50-05:00">February 5, 2019</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/monthly-roundup/" rel="category tag">Monthly Roundup</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>After a brief stint away for the holidays, 2019 is off with a bang (or, a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/simond/status/1091373195146317825">shake</a>, for the VIP Business Development team attending a meetup in Mexico City last week). The first 1/12th of the year has seen several exciting launches, including <strong>GitHub</strong>, <strong>Prensa Libre, </strong>and <strong>Crowley</strong>. Our client <strong>USA Today</strong> came back with its <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://admeter.usatoday.com/results/2019">Ad Meter</a> rankings of the most popular ad at the Superb Owl, but our favorite might be <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/democracy-dies-in-darkness/">this shoutout</a> to the free press from the Washington Post.</p> <p>Take a look ahead at this month’s updates from across enterprise WordPress, including a spotlight straight from VIP’s own newsroom, and the running list of events we’ve got our eyes on this spring.</p> <p><img class="size-large wp-image-33603 aligncenter jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Thirteen Lego astronauts in orange jumpsuits nestled in the snow holding a black sign that reads 'VIP Launch'" width="900" height="675" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="size-large wp-image-33603 aligncenter" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Thirteen Lego astronauts in orange jumpsuits nestled in the snow holding a black sign that reads 'VIP Launch'" width="900" height="675" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vip-snow.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript></p> <p style="text-align:center;">The VIP Launch Squad met in Boulder, Colorado last week. Photo not actual size. (Photo credit <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/kgagne/status/1092237567381114881">@kgagne</a>)</p> <h3>News and Releases</h3> <p><i>Updates from around VIP, our clients, and our agency and technical partners.</i></p> <ul> <li>You can now watch and share the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkf42uNxYMfzct5ckyGc_1Lk2HbzDB6q0">videos from November’s BigWP NYC event</a>. Our thanks to Remy Stern of the <strong>New York Post</strong>, <strong>Setka</strong> CEO Katya Bazilevskaya, and Libby Parker and KAdam White of <strong>Human Made</strong> for dropping knowledge on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/01/10/push-notifications-at-scale-at-the-new-york-post/">managing push notifications</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/01/15/bringing-amp-and-gutenberg-readiness-to-setka/">AMP compatibility</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/01/22/human-mades-approach-to-gutenberg-dont-repeat-yourself/">customizing pre-existing Gutenberg blocks</a>.</li> <li><strong>GitHub</strong> has a new home on VIPGo, with a .blog TLD. Check out <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://github.blog/">github.blog</a> or their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.blog/2019-01-24-githubs-policy-predictions-for-2019/">2019 policy predictions</a> for a look around the new digs.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.prensalibre.com/"><strong>Prensa Libre</strong></a> is one of the biggest newspapers in Guatemala and one of the highest-trafficked websites in Central America. We partnered with <strong>Alley</strong> to migrate them over to WordPress and the <strong>VIP Go</strong> platform. New capabilities include a refreshed landing page module system, and the option to export wire stories straight to print.</li> <li>Congrats to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://www.crowley.com/"><strong>Crowley</strong></a> on their long-haul launch of a new site on VIP, and many thanks to the small army of collaborators from across several teams who made this one possible.</li> <li><strong>Alley</strong> published a robust <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://alley.co/news/2018-year-in-review/">2018 year in review</a>, highlighting their work with news organizations, museums, nonprofits, and more.</li> <li><strong>Hello Design</strong> worked with MDC to build the Coral One robot, which Business Insider <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.businessinsider.com/best-robot-ces-2019-2019-12?r=UK&IR=T">called the best robot</a> at CES2019.</li> <li>Clutch <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://buff.ly/2rmegHk">named <strong>Human Made</strong></a> both a “Top 1000 Global” B2B company and “Top WordPress Development Company.”</li> <li><strong>Reaktiv Studios</strong> launched <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://tala.co/">Tala</a> on <strong>VIP Go</strong> as a multilingual site.</li> <li><strong>Rtcamp</strong> is heading to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.bangkok.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Bangkok</a>, where CEO Rahul Bansal will speak on the art of pricing. Read how <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://rtcamp.com/blog/year-in-review-2018/">choosing ‘focus’</a> as a guiding theme for 2018 impacted their year.</li> <li><strong>XWP</strong> wrote a piece on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://xwp.co/what-you-need-to-know-before-you-amp/">what you need to know before you AMP</a>. They also released<strong> v1.0.0</strong> of their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/xwp/wp-dev-lib">WordPress development library</a>.</li> <li><strong>Setka’s</strong> CEO Katya Bazilevskaya was quoted in the Native Advertising Institute’s 2019 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://offers.nativeadvertisinginstitute.com/39predictions2019">predictions e-book</a> (gated download).</li> </ul> <h3>Platform Notes</h3> <ul> <li>We’re building a testing panel to give us feedback as we develop our client-facing tools. If you’re interested in helping us, please drop us a note via support.</li> <li>We’ve released <strong>WordPress 5.0</strong> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/12/10/wordpress-5-0-and-gutenberg-on-vip-go/)">Lobby post for clients</a>) up to <strong>5.0.3</strong> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/new-release-wordpress-5-0-3/">Lobby post</a>) and <strong>Jetpack 6.9</strong> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/new-release-jetpack-6-9/">Lobby post</a>)</li> <li><strong>VIP CLI</strong> has been updated to 1.3.0. You’ll notice a few updates: we now preview the date and time of the backup used for sync, show the mapped domain when listing apps, and better messaging around environments–as well as some minor bugfixes and general bolt tightening. Please update your local install with <code>npm install -g @automattic/vip</code></li> <li>MU Plugins: <ul> <li>Query Monitor is updated to 3.1.1</li> <li>Fieldmanager is updated to 1.2.4 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/new-release-fieldmanager-1-2-4/">Lobby post</a>)</li> <li>Edit Flow is updated to 0.9 (lobby post for clients (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/01/14/new-release-edit-flow-0-9/)">Lobby post</a>)</li> <li>Safe Redirect manager is 1.9.2 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/01/10/new-release-safe-redirect-manager-1-9-2/">Lobby post</a>)</li> <li>Responsive Images are rolled out to all sites (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/documentation/vip-go/images-on-vip-go/#responsive-images">Lobby post</a>)</li> <li>Getty Images 4.0 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/11/29/new-release-getty-images-4-0/">Lobby post</a>)</li> </ul> </li> <li>We’re upgrading our <strong>VIP Go</strong> Hosting to <strong>PHP 7.3</strong>, to take advantage of the performance benefits, stability, and security advantages there. Non-production environments were updated on Monday 4 February, and production sites are planned to be upgraded on Monday 25 February (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2019/02/04/notice-php-7-3-non-production-upgrade-complete/">Lobby post</a>)</li> </ul> <h3>What We Read (And Listened To)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://digiday.com/media/publishers-getting-serious-podcast-revenue/">Publishers are getting serious about podcast revenue</a> (Digiday)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/12/alert-alert-the-information-demands-on-the-modern-digital-journalist-are-overwhelming-and-leading-to-burnout/">Alert! Alert! The information demands on the modern digital journalist are overwhelming and leading to burnout</a> (NiemanLab)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/24/18129437/front-porch-forum-vermont-social-network-listserv-local-online-community">How a Vermont social network became a model for online communities</a> (The Verge)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-media-trends">The future of media is niche</a> (Axios)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://design.co/2019/01/17/s1-e0-of-aichaku-podcast-diego-rodriguez-x-john-maeda/">Design in technology</a> (Aichaku podcast from Automattician John Maeda)</li> </ul> <h3>Spotlight</h3> <figure id="attachment_33604" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-33604" style="width: 800px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-33604 size-full jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png" alt width="800" height="449" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?quality=90&strip=all 800w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?resize=120%2C67&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?resize=280%2C157&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?resize=768%2C431&quality=90&strip=all 768w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-33604 size-full" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png" alt="" width="800" height="449" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?quality=90&strip=all 800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?resize=120%2C67&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?resize=280%2C157&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/news-project.png?resize=768%2C431&quality=90&strip=all 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-33604" class="wp-caption-text">Image via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://thenewsproject.net/">thenewsproject.net</a></figcaption></figure> <p>VIP is deeply committed to the sustainability of news organizations, large and small, around the world. We’re <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2019/01/15/wordpress-com-vip-invests-in-the-news-project/">excited to share</a> we’ve doubled down on that commitment by investing in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://thenewsproject.net/">News Project</a>. According to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/merrillbro/status/1085271546262806528">founder Merrill Brown</a>, the News Project’s goal is to “stabilize existing news sites and encourage new startups by simplifying publishing and the path to sustainability.” Take <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://thenewsproject.net/product-tour/">a product tour</a> to learn more about their tools, or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://thenewsproject.net/">sign up for their newsletter</a> to stay up to date.</p> <h3>Upcoming Events</h3> <ul> <li>Tickets are <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.london.wordcamp.org/2019/01/23/tickets-for-wcldn-2019-open/">on sale</a> for WordCamp London, April 5-7. This event joins a slate of WordCamps going down all across the globe this spring, including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.jakarta.wordcamp.org/">Jakarta</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.pune.wordcamp.org/">Pune</a> on February 16, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.nordic.wordcamp.org/">Helsinki</a> March 7-8, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.miami.wordcamp.org/">Miami</a> March 15-17.</li> <li>‘Intelligent Connectivity’ is the focus of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/">#MWC19</a>, coming to Barcelona February 25-28. Attendees can explore 8 themes, including Immersive Content and Digital Trust.</li> <li>This year’s (free) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.ampproject.org/amp-conf/">AMP Conference</a> will be in Tokyo April 17-18. Already an AMP expert? Act fast: the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3uXkNLEXoC3XXGAvD-JHMfM6Ly-vflSj7iV8TQ2FCKylokA/viewform">call for speakers</a> is open through February 14.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-33077"> <div class="post-33077 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-monthly-roundup category-news"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/12/12/november-roundup-wordpress-5-gutenberg-is-here/" rel="bookmark">November Enterprise WordPress Roundup</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2018-12-12T15:20:18-05:00">December 12, 2018</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/monthly-roundup/" rel="category tag">Monthly Roundup</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>At the risk of early December overshadowing an exciting November, we have to lead off with the biggest headline from the WordPress community in years. Just last week we all celebrated the completion of months of design, development, and refinement: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/bebo/">the release of WordPress 5.0</a> featuring the new block editor! And add to that the release of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.ampproject.org/latest/blog/the-official-amp-plugin-for-wordpress/">AMP for WordPress version 1.0</a>, as well as an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://benenson.co/">open source theme</a> based on Big Bite’s new platform for Amnesty International, all in just the past several days. There was a whole lot of November before that, including a BigWP event in New York and launches for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://indianexpress.com/">Indian Express</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://thriveglobal.com/">Thrive Global</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.bostonherald.com/">Boston Herald</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.nu.edu/">National University</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.sheknows.com/">SheKnows</a>. Read on and we’ll bring you up to speed with notes from across the enterprise WordPress community.</p> <p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-33206 size-large"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/adspedia"><img class="wp-image-33206 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 2048w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=1032%2C688&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=90&strip=all 1536w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-33206" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 2048w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=1032%2C688&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/val_vesa_sotw_2018-04494.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=90&strip=all 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px"/></noscript></a> <figcaption>Matt Mullenweg discussed the release and next phases of WordPress 5.0 in his annual State of the Word address at WordCamp US. (Photo by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/adspedia">Val Vesa</a>.)</figcaption> </figure> <h3><strong>WordPress 5.0 Arrives</strong></h3> <ul> <li>The future of WordPress is here! Congratulations to the core team and all of the colleagues, partners, and community members who made the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/news/2018/12/bebo/"><strong>WordPress 5.0</strong> release</a> a reality. VIP clients, check the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/12/04/wordpress-5-0-new-release-date-announced/">Lobby</a> for all the details on deployment at VIP and next steps.</li> <li>Project lead Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5b-N2RmxS8">full video</a>) at <strong>WordCamp US</strong> outlined the next phases of the Gutenberg project, including customization outside the post/page, collaborative editing, workflows, and multilingual innovations.</li> <li>Our own Simon Dickson runs down <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/12/12/state-of-the-word-2018-and-enterprise-wordpress/">highlights from the State of the Word</a> as relates to the enterprise WordPress community.</li> <li>Jeffrey Paul, core contributor and team lead at <strong>XWP</strong>, composed this <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/12/06/wordpress-5-0-field-guide/">WordPress 5.0 Field Guide</a> to help you navigate the ins and outs of the new release. </li> </ul> <figure class="wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-33101 size-large"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/MrAhmadAwais/status/1071772816645738498"><img class="wp-image-33101 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Hand holding cube with the letter A" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-33101" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Hand holding cube with the letter A" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/a8c-award.jpeg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px"/></noscript></a> <figcaption>First annual Automattic Design Award winners were announced at WordCamp US last week (photo by finalist <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/MrAhmadAwais/status/1071772816645738498">Ahmad Awais</a>).</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong style="color:#151e25;font-family:'Noto Serif', serif;font-size:1.5em;">News and Releases</strong></p> <ul> <li>Nashville welcomed <strong>WordCamp US</strong>, the largest WordCamp in North America, last week. Check out <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/WordCampUS">WCUS on Twitter</a> for conference photos, session takeaways, and lively post-event chatter.</li> <li>Also at WordCamp US, Automattic <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://automatticdesignaward.blog/2018/12/08/the-winners/">announced the winners</a> for the first-ever Automattic Design Award! See the full list on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://automatticdesignaward.blog/2018/12/07/automattic-design-awards-finalists-announced/">award website</a>. </li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.meetup.com/Big-WP-NYC/events/255582100/"><strong>BigWP NYC</strong></a> brought our friends at the <strong>New York Post</strong>, <strong>Setka</strong>, <strong>10up</strong>, and <strong>Human Made</strong> together along with a packed house. Topics included integrating plugins with AMP, decoupled WordPress architecture for the enterprise, and more. Stay tuned for videos from the talks, coming soon. </li> <li>When <strong>PMC</strong> acquired <strong>Rolling Stone</strong>, they turned to XWP and VIP to bring the beloved brand’s digital experience up to date. The Make WordPress Marketing team just published <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/marketing/2018/12/09/rollingstone-com-a-wordpress-migration-and-redesign-case-study/">XWP’s case study</a> documenting the collaboration. </li> <li>Congrats to the AMP project on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/AMPhtml/status/1071072578431803393">release of version 1.0</a> of the official <strong>AMP Plugin for WordPress.</strong></li> <li><strong>rtCamp</strong> worked with the <strong>Indian Express</strong> team to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://rtcamp.com/blog/indian-express-relaunch-vip/">revamp their flagship website</a> on VIP. Their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://rtcamp.com/blog/gutenberg-fields-middleware-wordpress-5-0/">Gutenberg Fields Middleware plugin</a>, which makes it easier to create custom Gutenberg blocks, is now compatible with WordPress 5.0. And more than a dozen rtCampers attended WordCamp Ahmedabad as proud sponsors and volunteers.</li> <li>K. Adam <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://humanmade.com/2018/11/26/hot-module-replacement-for-gutenberg-blocks/">shared some techniques</a> <strong>Human Made</strong> are using to bring familiar React-ecosystem developer conveniences to their Gutenberg work.</li> <li><strong>10up</strong> teamed up with <strong>StoryCorps</strong> for a poignant <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.google.com/doodles/veterans-day-2018">Google Doodle tribute</a> honoring Veteran’s Day in the US. </li> <li><strong>Alley</strong> wrote about <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://alley.co/news/developing-scrum-habits-no-developers-needed/">applying scrum techniques</a> beyond the development team. </li> <li><strong>Big Bite</strong> took their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/09/13/amnesty-power-of-gutenberg-new-wordpress-editor/">latest work</a> building a new block editor-ready platform for <strong>Amnesty International</strong> one step further. Their new <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/http://benenson.co/">open source theme</a> makes some of those tools available for any organization to use. </li> <li><strong>Hello</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.campaignlive.com/article/two-brothers-launched-first-2-in-1-robot-vacuum-months/1497805">partnered with Coral Robots</a> to tackle the $2B robot industry. CEO and Creative Director David Lai published a piece about the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.campaignlive.com/article/yet-hello-designs-david-lai-lack-asian-american-mentors/1498880">lack of Asian American mentors</a> in the design agency world. </li> <li><strong>Inpsyde</strong> is offering an Advent calendar of helpful blog posts to celebrate the season. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://inpsyde.com/en/5-benefits-of-teaching-advent-calendar-1/">Here’s the first post</a> of several in the series.</li> <li> <div><strong>Trew Knowledge</strong> relaunched <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://hip2save.com/">Hip2Save</a> on <strong>VIP</strong>, giving them a refreshed interface and new community features.</div> </li> <li><strong>XWP</strong> released the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/XWP/status/1070458684080148480">BigCommerce for WordPress</a> plugin and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://xwp.co/why-tech-companies-should-invest-in-wordpress/">shared their take</a> on why tech companies should invest in WordPress. </li> <li>Rasmus Lerdorf, inventor of <strong>PHP</strong>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/climagic/status/1065745716847525889">turned 50</a> on November 22.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Platform Notes</strong></h3> <ul> <li>As mentioned above, <strong>WordPress 5.0</strong> has been released! VIP clients, you will experience no immediate change to your publishing experience. Check out the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/">Lobby</a> for notes on next steps and working with the Gutenberg plugin as the project moves on to next phases. </li> <li>Domains have come to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://dashboard.wpvip.com/"><strong>VIP Dashboard</strong></a>. Currently a simple list of domains mapped to your environment, VIP has big plans for its future functionality.</li> <li><strong>VIP CLI</strong> was updated to 1.2.1: <ul> <li> We now display a preview for <code>vip sync</code> which details the backup date/time being synced and the search/replace to be performed.</li> <li>We now display the primary domain, instead of the <code>*.go-vip.co</code> domain in and <code>vip app list</code>.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip/releases/tag/v1.2.0">More details here</a>.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Jetpack was updated to <strong>6.8.1</strong> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/12/05/new-release-jetpack-6-8/">Lobby post</a> for VIP clients).</li> <li><strong>VIP MU</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pulls?q=is%3Apr+sort%3Aupdated-desc+is%3Aclosed+label%3A%22%5BStatus%5D+Deployed%22">plugins updates</a> include: <ul> <li>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/johnbillion/query-monitor/releases">Query Monitor update</a> from 3.0 to 3.1.1 includes lots of changes such as a logger, accessibility fixes, and bug fixes. This release also introduces a Dark Mode.</li> <li>Fixes and optimizations for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/1029">purging file URLs</a> from our cache. </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3><strong>Spotlight</strong></h3> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img class="wp-image-32952 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 3325w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=1032%2C688&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 3325px) 100vw, 3325px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-32952" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 3325w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=1032%2C688&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dekode-samling-14631.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 3325px) 100vw, 3325px"/></noscript> <figcaption>The Dekode team in their Oslo office</figcaption> </figure> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/11/30/six-questions-with-dekode/">Dekode</a>, based in Oslo, Norway, is the leading enterprise WordPress agency in the Nordics. They blend design, development, and strategy work to build cost-effective, self-sustaining solutions for enterprise clients like Tidal, Facebook, and the Norwegian government. Read more about what they’re building in our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/11/30/six-questions-with-dekode/">latest partner profile</a>.</p> <h3><strong>Upcoming Events</strong></h3> <ul> <li>The Inland Press Association’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.mega-conference.com/"><strong>Mega Conference</strong></a> is slated for February 25-27 in Las Vegas. Topics span digital subscriptions, newsroom transformation, advertising sales, audience monetization and more.</li> <li><strong>MWC Barcelona</strong> (formerly Mobile World Congress) is the largest mobile event in the world, bringing together the latest innovations and leading-edge technology from more than 2,400 leading companies. It’s happening February 25 – 28, and it’s not too late to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/attend/">grab a pass</a>! </li> <li>Speaker applications are open until January 7 for the first-ever <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.nordic.wordcamp.org/"><strong>WordCamp Nordic</strong></a> coming to Helsinki March 7-9. </li> <li>Fancy a warmer clime? Join IRE and NICAR in Newport Beach, CA on March 7-9 for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.ire.org/conferences/nicar-2019/">their annual conference</a> devoted to data journalism. </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-32874"> <div class="post-32874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-monthly-roundup category-news"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/11/12/october-vip-roundup-nypost-bigwp/" rel="bookmark">October VIP Roundup</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2018-11-12T13:02:54-05:00">November 12, 2018</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/monthly-roundup/" rel="category tag">Monthly Roundup</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>With the projected release date for WordPress 5.0 fast approaching <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/11/09/update-on-5-0-release-schedule/">on November 27</a>, there’s lots of October news around the Gutenberg project and the new editor it’s bringing to 5.0. Read on for updates from WordPress core, releases from Kaiser Family Foundation and The New York Post, Intercom, and XWP for the AMP Project. Don’t miss the call for entries for the brand new <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://automatticdesignaward.blog/">Automattic Design Award</a>.</p> <p><figure id="attachment_32921" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32921" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-32921 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt="view from a train in Ireland" width="900" height="675" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-32921" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt="view from a train in Ireland" width="900" height="675" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5582.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32921" class="wp-caption-text">An Automattician’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://officetoday.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/a-train-republic-of-ireland/">office view for the day</a>, from a train in Ireland.</figcaption></figure></p> <h3>Gutenberg News and Notes</h3> <p><em>The latest updates about WordPress 5.0 and the new editor.</em></p> <ul> <li>5.0 is coming! The updated <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/11/09/update-on-5-0-release-schedule/">WordPress Core timeline</a> calls for WordPress 5.0 release on November 27, with release candidate 1 coming on November 12. VIP clients, keep an eye on the Lobby for updates as we draw closer.</li> <li>As of this post, <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/news/2018/11/wordpress-5-0-beta-3/">WordPress 5.0 beta 3</a></strong> is the latest release, which came out on November 5. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/news/2018/10/wordpress-5-0-beta-1/"><strong>WordPress 5.0 beta 1</strong></a> came out on October 24th. Naturally at this stage beta releases include <strong>Gutenberg</strong> as the default editor, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/16/introducing-twenty-nineteen/">Twenty Nineteen theme</a>, and all previous default themes updated to include block editor styles.</li> <li>The Core team has announced that the Classic Editor Plugin <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/11/07/classic-editor-plugin-support-window/">will be supported</a> until at least December 31, 2021. You’ll find lots of additional detail at that link as well.</li> <li>We recommend all projects using the Gutenberg plugin today to upgrade to at least version 4.1 to assure a smooth transition. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/31/whats-new-in-gutenberg-31st-october-2/"><strong>Gutenberg 4.2</strong></a> is now available for testing. The updated formatting API makes it easier to extend Rich Text options throughout the editor. Developers can now add their own block categories and assign icons for better visual cues.</li> </ul> <p><figure id="attachment_32936" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32936" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-32936 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?w=900" alt width="900" height="790" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?quality=90&strip=all 1281w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=120%2C105&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=280%2C246&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=768%2C674&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=1032%2C906&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-32936 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?w=900" alt="" width="900" height="790" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?quality=90&strip=all 1281w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=120%2C105&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=280%2C246&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=768%2C674&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shannonwc.png?resize=1032%2C906&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32936" class="wp-caption-text">VIP’s Shannon Smith <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://speakerdeck.com/cafenoirdesign/just-enough-react-getting-ready-for-gutenberg">talking React</a> at WordCamp Vancouver.</figcaption></figure></p> <h3>News and Releases</h3> <p><em>Updates from around VIP, our clients, and our agency and technical partners.</em></p> <ul> <li>Our own <strong>Shannon Smith</strong> presented at <strong>WordCamp Vancouver</strong>, demonstrating how theme and plugin developers <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://speakerdeck.com/cafenoirdesign/just-enough-react-getting-ready-for-gutenberg">can use React</a> to make the most of the new Gutenberg editor experience.</li> <li><strong>Mother Jones</strong> offers a fresh take on U.S. midterm election coverage thanks to feedback from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://href.li/?https://medium.com/we-are-hearken/how-newsrooms-across-the-u-s-are-public-powering-their-2018-elections-coverage-20c585e8ed">audience engagement tool Hearken</a>.</li> <li>The <strong>Institute for Nonprofit News</strong> launched the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://inn.org/2018/10/inn-index-2018-released-today/">INN Index</a>, a comprehensive study of nonprofit news outlets. One <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/HBCompass/status/1048264869391134720">key finding</a>? Over half of INN’s newsrooms have 3 or more revenue streams.</li> <li>Hear Joel Davies’ talk from BigWP London on how <strong>The Sun </strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/11/02/the-suns-world-cup-coverage-shines-with-wordpress/">optimized their World Cup coverage</a> this summer to draw 23 million unique visitors a day during the tournament.</li> <li>From that same event, watch <strong>Big Bite’s</strong> Jason Agnew <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/10/09/using-gutenberg-in-production-one-agencys-first-hand-experience/">explore their work with Gutenberg on two major client projects</a>.</li> <li><strong>10up</strong> helped <strong>Intercom</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.intercom.com/blog/we-killed-the-blog-we-hope-you-like-it/">transition</a> from ‘blog’ to ‘publication.’ They also spoke at React.js in Capetown and sponsored <strong>WordCamp Islamabad</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Alley</strong> created a sleek <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://alley.co/news/mapping-our-country-with-kaiser-family-foundation/">interactive map</a> for <strong>Kaiser Family Foundation</strong> and launched a new Style section for the <strong>New York Post’s Page Six.</strong></li> <li><strong>Dekode</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://pikstagram.com/media/BphRCgwg4GT">launched Oppsiden.no</a>, a social knowledge sharing platform for the Down Syndrome community. Launch party special guests included Norway’s Prime Minister, Erna Solberg.</li> <li><strong>Human Made</strong> helped <strong>Greenpeace</strong> reinvigorate their <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://humanmade.com/2018/07/11/adopting-open-principles-for-planet-4-a-greenpeace-story/">global web presence</a>, realigning with open technology and principles along the way. They also updated and re-released the extensively researched whitepaper, “<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://humanmade.com/2018/10/19/headless-wordpress-the-future-cms/">Headless WordPress: The Future CMS</a>.”</li> <li>You can now start testing the first release candidate (RC1) of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.xwp.co/2018/10/06/amp-plugin-release-v1-0-rc1/"><strong>AMP Plugin</strong></a> thanks to work from <strong>XWP</strong> and Google, who recently <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://amphtml.wordpress.com/2018/10/22/three-years-of-amp/">celebrated AMP’s third birthday</a>. Here’s how to make AMP run <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://amphtml.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/how-to-make-amp-even-faster/amp/">even faster</a>.</li> <li><strong>Inpsyde</strong> published a video guide on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO4AYVl2eOQ&feature=youtu.be&a=">installing MultilingualPress</a>.</li> <li><strong>Reaktiv Studios</strong> released <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://genesisdesignpro.com/release-notes/design-palette-pro-updated-to-version-1-5/">Design Palette Pro 1.5</a></li> <li>A team of 6 <strong>rtCampers</strong> attended the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://rtcamp.com/blog/amp-roadshow-mumbai-2018-recap/"><strong>AMP Roadshow Mumbai 2018</strong> </a>where Pradeep Sonawane delivered a talk about “WordPress with AMP.” Up next? Nirmal Desai will attend <strong>WordCamp Kochi</strong> and share his experience working with Enterprise publishers.</li> </ul> <h3>Platform Updates</h3> <ul> <li>Our first <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://dashboard.wpvip.com/">VIP Dashboard</a></strong> feature has soft-launched (shhhhh): <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://dashboard.wpvip.com/">visit the dashboard</a> to see all your apps, then click through to an individual app to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/documentation/vip-go/syncing-data-on-vip-go/">sync</a> from production to your non-production environments. Sharp-eyed observers will see we’ve added a “Support” button down on the left; give it a try and tell us how it’s going.</li> <li><strong>Jetpack</strong> was updated to 6.6.1 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/jetpack-6-6/) for VIP clients">Lobby post for VIP clients).</a></li> <li><strong>CoSchedule</strong> was updated to 3.2 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/10/09/new-release-coschedule-3-2/) for VIP clients">Lobby post for VIP clients</a>).</li> <li>We released v0.2.0 of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-node/releases/tag/0.2.0"><strong>@automattic/vip-go</strong></a>, our Node.js Helper library which facilitates the development of Node.js apps hosted on VIP Go.</li> <li><strong>WP CLI</strong> was updated to 2.0.1 from 1.5.0 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/releases">WP CLI release notes)</a>.</li> <li><strong>Git</strong> was updated to mitigate the security issue described in CVE-2018-17456.</li> <li><strong>VIP MU</strong> plugins updates include <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/974">rate limiting on lost password requests</a> (which prevents an attacker flooding user mailboxes with password reset emails), the <strong>Gutenberg Ramp</strong> plugin was updated to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/gutenberg-ramp/releases/tag/v1.1.0">1.1</a>, and we’ve <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/nginx-http-concat/pull/42">tweaked our JS and CSS concatenation</a> to work better with <strong>Gutenberg</strong>.</li> </ul> <h3>Spotlight</h3> <p><figure id="attachment_32926" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32926" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-32926 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt="A beautiful translucent cube with rich organic texture" width="900" height="598" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1480w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=280%2C186&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=768%2C511&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=1032%2C686&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-32926" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt="A beautiful translucent cube with rich organic texture" width="900" height="598" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1480w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=280%2C186&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=768%2C511&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/design-award.jpg?resize=1032%2C686&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32926" class="wp-caption-text">Honoring the best site, solution, style of 2018 – <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://automatticdesignaward.blog/">Enter by November 16</a>!</figcaption></figure></p> <p>Submit your best work in site, solution, and style categories for the brand new <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://automatticdesignaward.blog/">Automattic Design Award</a>, recognizing the very best in Gutenberg-ready, accessibility-enabled projects from 2018. A truly amazing panel of judges includes Khoi Vinh from Adobe, Kat Holmes from Google, and Jeffrey Zeldman from A List Apart. Representatives of the VIP family include Sarah James of 10up, Ant Miller of Human Made, Rahul Bansal from rtCamp, Joshua Wold of XWP, and Simon Dickson representing VIP.</p> <h3>What We Read</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.axios.com/more-brands-will-flood-your-feeds-1539371445-1baeb4e3-b180-4f4a-8784-171fe53d70a2.html">Why brands you’ve never heard of are flooding your feeds</a> (Axios)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://digiday.com/media/buzzfeed-using-commerce-business-sell-advertising/">How Buzzfeed is using its commerce business to sell advertising</a> (Digiday)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.skyword.com/contentstandard/storytelling/how-70-years-of-healthcare-storytelling-helped-britain-fall-in-love-with-the-nhs/">How 70 Years of Healthcare Storytelling Helped Britain Fall in Love with the NHS</a> (ContentStandard)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/29/business/mini-books-pocket-john-green.html">Tiny Books Fit in One Hand. Will They Change the Way We Read?</a> (New York Times)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://whatever.scalzi.com/2018/10/12/a-decade-of-wordpress-hosting-or-this-years-annual-unsolicited-endorsement/">A Decade of WordPress Hosting</a> (Whatever)</li> </ul> <h3>Upcoming Events</h3> <ul> <li>The next <strong>BigWP Meetup</strong> takes place November 13 at the New York Post headquarters featuring enterprise WordPress talks from speakers at the <strong>New York Post</strong> and VIP partners <strong>Setka</strong>, <strong>Human Made</strong>, and <strong>10up</strong>. Tickets are now all gone, but we’ll have coverage on the blog. Join the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.meetup.com/Big-WP-NYC/">meetup group</a> to be the first to hear about the next event.</li> <li><strong>WordCamp US</strong> is coming right up, Dec. 7-9 in Nashville. Organizers recently released the full speaker schedule. You might notice several familiar faces from Automattic, 10up, Human Made, XWP, Yoast, and many more. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2018.us.wordcamp.org/speakers/">See the full speakers list here</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2018.us.wordcamp.org/tickets/">grab your ticket</a> while you still can.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.ire.org/events-and-training/event/3433/"><strong>The Computer-Assisted Reporting</strong></a> conference offers story ideas, inspiration, and tools to power data journalism. It’s slated for March 7-10 in Newport Beach, California. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.ire.org/events-and-training/event/3433/">Get more details here</a>.</li> <li>Have you gotten your ticket for <strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.europe.wordcamp.org/tickets/">WordCamp Europe?</a></strong> It goes down June 20-22 in Berlin. While it may seem like a long time from now, tickets always sell out, so grab yours fast.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-32618"> <div class="post-32618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-monthly-roundup category-news"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/10/05/september-2018-vip-roundup/" rel="bookmark">September VIP Roundup</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2018-10-05T11:15:31-04:00">October 5, 2018</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/monthly-roundup/" rel="category tag">Monthly Roundup</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Welcome to the September roundup! Even though this is October material, we’d be remiss not to start off with the big news coming out of the Gutenberg project this week, Matt Mullenweg’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/03/a-plan-for-5-0/">Plan for 5.0</a> update and Gary Pendergast’s follow-up <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/03/proposed-wordpress-5-0-scope-and-schedule/">Proposed Scope and Schedule</a>. We’ll keep you updated as 5.0 plans continue to come together.</p> <p>Meanwhile, there’s lots to catch up on from September. The Online News Association’s annual event is always a highlight of the year and <strong>ONA 2018</strong> in Austin was no exception. We came back energized and excited about all of the work going on across the digital journalism community. And thank you to <strong>Human Made</strong> and <strong>News UK</strong> for co-hosting our latest <strong>BigWP London</strong>, with great talks which will be available on YouTube shortly.</p> <div class="embed-twitter"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is our fifth year at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONA18?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONA18</a>! <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/WordPressVIP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WordPressVIP</a> ❤️ journalists. We’re so happy to be here. 🙌 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://t.co/KF3u31vUKZ">pic.twitter.com/KF3u31vUKZ</a></p> <p>— Steph Yiu (@crushgear) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/crushgear/status/1041002088380227584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2018</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309js_/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <p>Read on for news and updates from across enterprise WordPress, including a new section called, “What We Read,” a carousel of articles (and podcasts) that inspired, informed, and influenced us this month.</p> <h3>Gutenberg News and Notes</h3> <p><em>The latest tools, demos, and updates around the block-based editor coming to WordPress 5.0.</em></p> <ul> <li>As mentioned above, plans for the WordPress 5.0 release are starting to take shape. Matt Mullenweg posted <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/03/a-plan-for-5-0/">a plan</a> and Automattician and core contributor Gary Pendergast gave further details in this <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/03/proposed-wordpress-5-0-scope-and-schedule/">proposed scope and schedule</a>, identifying November 19 as the target release date.</li> <li>Earlier in September, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/09/21/whats-new-in-gutenberg/">Gutenberg version 3.9</a> shipped with a host of UX improvements within the editor, in addition to the ability to create reusable templates and import/export reusable blocks.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/">The <strong>Gutenberg</strong> plug-in</a> has surpassed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://gutenstats.blog/">500,000 installs</a>.</li> <li>Automattician and core contributor Riad Benguella released a helpful <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/10/03/technical-overview-of-gutenberg-integration/">technical overview</a> of Gutenberg integration into WordPress core.</li> <li><strong>Yoast</strong> SEO 8.2 is making it easy to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://yoast.com/yoast-seo-8-2/">automatically add structured data</a> with Gutenberg content blocks.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/09/13/amnesty-power-of-gutenberg-new-wordpress-editor/">Peek behind the scenes</a> at the custom blocks powering <strong>Amnesty International</strong>‘s new platform developed by Big Bite, also embedded in the spotlight below.</li> </ul> <p><figure id="attachment_32625" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32625" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-32625 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt width="900" height="343" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=120%2C46&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=280%2C107&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=768%2C292&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=1032%2C393&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-32625 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="" width="900" height="343" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 1200w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=120%2C46&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=280%2C107&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=768%2C292&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bigwp-london.jpg?resize=1032%2C393&quality=90&strip=all 1032w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32625" class="wp-caption-text">BigWP London kickoff capture via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/primaryimage/status/1040299478492897280">@PrimaryImage</a></figcaption></figure></p> <h3>News and Releases</h3> <p><em>Updates from around VIP, our clients, and our agency and technical partners.</em></p> <ul> <li>VIP teamed up with <strong>Human Made</strong> to host <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.meetup.com/Big-Media-Enterprise-WordPress-London-Meetup/">Big WP London</a>, featuring talks from <strong>10up</strong>, <strong>Big Bite</strong>, <strong>Inpsyde</strong>, and <strong>News UK</strong>. Video from the talks coming soon!</li> <li> <strong>Alley</strong> helped the<strong> Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</strong> answer the question, “Does where you live affect how long you live?” by building a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://alley.co/news/alley-builds-new-tool-with-life-expectancy-data-for-all-73000-census-tracts/">life expectancy estimator</a> using data from 73,000 U.S. Census tracts. They also redesigned the Online News Association’s VIP-hosted <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://alley.co/news/online-news-association-launches-new-resources-portal-at-ona-2018-conference">resource portal</a> just in time for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ona18&src=typd">#ONA18</a>.</li> <li><strong>10up</strong> CEO John Eckman <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.slideshare.net/jeckman/gdpr-ftw-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-privacy-by-design">shared slides</a> from his talk at WordCamp NYC on rethinking his approach to GDPR and privacy.</li> <li>Jenny Wong of <strong>Human Made</strong> penned a comprehensive (read: 5,000 word) piece on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://jwong.co.uk/blog/2018/09/01/useful-github-features/">most useful features of GitHub</a>.</li> <li><strong>XWP</strong> released <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.xwp.co/2018/09/24/amp-plugin-release-v1-0-beta4/"><strong>AMP</strong> plugin v1.0-beta4</a> and announced a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://make.xwp.co/2018/09/19/a-new-season-for-xwp/">new leadership team</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="embed-twitter"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’re proud to welcome the Democratic National Committee <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://t.co/1bXvl7EpMG">https://t.co/1bXvl7EpMG</a> – <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/TheDemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheDemocrats</a> – to VIP and to WordPress! <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/hashtag/poweredbyWordPress?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#poweredbyWordPress</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://t.co/2noMVX22sH">pic.twitter.com/2noMVX22sH</a></p> <p>— WordPress.com VIP (@WordPressVIP) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://twitter.com/WordPressVIP/status/1048201858840498176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2018</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309js_/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <h3>Platform Updates</h3> <ul> <li>If you haven’t checked out the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://dashboard.wpvip.com/"><strong>VIP Dashboard</strong></a> for our VIP Go platform, take a look and open a ticket to let us know what you think. (Watch for the first major feature, which will be data sync, arriving over the next few weeks.)</li> <li><strong>Jetpack</strong> was updated to 6.5 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/09/05/jetpack-6-5/">Lobby post</a> for VIP clients, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://jetpack.com/2018/09/04/jetpack-6-5-general-maintenance-and-security-update/">announcement</a>).</li> <li><strong>VIP MU plugin </strong>updates include a new filter to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/09/10/august-vip-roundup-ona-wikimedia-gutenberg/">prevent async post status event from being scheduled</a> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/documentation/vip-go/asynchronous-publishing-actions-on-vip-go/#skipping-async-actions">documentation</a>, props Ryan Kanner for the PR) and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/966">increasing the concurrency of async post status transition events</a> in our Cron infrastructure (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/documentation/vip-go/asynchronous-publishing-actions-on-vip-go/#caveats">caveats documented here</a>).</li> <li><strong>Liveblog v1.9</strong> introduced support for the AMP project, alongside the popular <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/">AMP for WordPress plugin</a>. v1.9 also includes enhanced performance for high-traffic liveblogs and support for cross-domain updates (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://lobby.vip.wordpress.com/2018/09/28/amp-support-comes-to-liveblog/">Lobby post</a>).</li> </ul> <h3>Spotlight: Amnesty International</h3> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="900" height="507" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/OgF5ImDlCTw?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p>Take a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/09/13/amnesty-power-of-gutenberg-new-wordpress-editor/">video tour</a> of the custom Gutenberg blocks powering Amnesty International’s new platform, built by <strong>Big Bite</strong> for the new WordPress editor. Their team is also <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://bigbitecreative.com/exploring-power-gutenberg-two-global-brands/">working on</a> one of the largest Gutenberg-built applications to date, with a global financial organization.</p> <h3>What We Read</h3> <p><em><strong>Featured</strong>: </em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/journalists-microsoft-word-versus-google-docs.html">Journalists Just Can’t Quit Microsoft Word. But Some Are Trying</a> (Slate)</p> <p><em><strong>VIP take</strong></em>: “Still exchanging Microsoft Word documents with contributors to make edits? Apparently, some publications are still redlining their way to a final draft, while others have made the shift to Google Docs. If you’re happy with the collaborative editing features in Google Docs, try out <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/wordpress-com-google-docs-collaborative-editing/">this add-on</a> to send your drafts straight to your WordPress site.” — @ryansholin</p> <p>Other stories:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://soundcloud.com/a16z/growth-saas-enterprise-bottomsup">When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise</a> (a16z podcast)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://digiday.com/media/new-york-post-plans-paid-membership-program/">The New York Post plans paid membership program</a> (Digiday)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://medium.com/billy-penn/spirited-medias-year-of-momentum-how-being-good-for-our-word-was-good-for-our-business-d2435cdd0447">Spirited Media’s year of momentum: How being good for our word was good for our business</a> (Medium)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.kevinleary.net/famous-fortune-1000-wordpress-sites/">Famous Fortune 1000 WordPress Sites</a> (Kevin Leary)</li> </ul> <h3>Recent Events</h3> <p><div class="tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized" data-original-width="900" data-carousel-extra="null" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageGallery"> <div class="gallery-row" style="width: 900px; 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At the conference itself, VIP’s very own Steph Yiu, Ryan Sholin, and Shannon Smith teamed up to present “The Future of Content Creation in WordPress” which gave an inside look at the intersection of publishing, WordPress, and Gutenberg. Ryan also joined a panel on “Remixing Content: Refining Your Workflow to Make Your Work Flow,” sharing tips to make workflows meet your newsroom’s distribution needs without bloating them.</p> <p class="p1">Overall, the VIP team was inspired to see how journalists and newsrooms are using WordPress to create new frontiers in digital publishing. To learn more, visit the VIP-hosted <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://journalists.org/">journalists.org</a>.</p> <h3 class="p1">Upcoming Events</h3> <ul> <li>WAN-IFRA is hosting the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.dcx-expo.com/">Digital Content Expo</a> (DCX) and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.ifra-expo.com/">World Publishing Expo</a> parallel to each other from October 9-11 in Berlin. While the World Expo focuses on print strategies, DCX examines digital trends for content production, distribution, management, and monetization.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2018.us.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp US</a> is coming to Nashville again on December 7-9. Organizers just announced the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2018.us.wordcamp.org/2018/10/03/wordcamp-us-2018-speakers-round-5/">fifth round of speakers</a>. November 1 is the deadline to get a printed badge (and share your preferred shirt size).</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.ire.org/events-and-training/event/3433/">NICAR</a> is slated for March 7-10 in Newport Beach, California. Sign up for the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001jNS0O4Ui3OO7md-9Ryd0WLXhTU8aELpCI3Cl6Y2iKWtSxT4chJEVnrIGUrWn-V9FxhM-HA_PGHqQ2SGRpLhp6sjYGDcSQF4HL5wgZp1gfx8%3D&id=preview">NICAR mailing list</a> to stay up to date with conference announcements.</li> <li>The first batches of tickets have dropped for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://2019.europe.wordcamp.org/tickets/">WordCamp Europe</a>! It goes down June 20-22, also in Berlin. While may seem like a long time from now, tickets always sell out, so grab yours fast.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-32342"> <div class="post-32342 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-partner-program-2 category-news tag-10up tag-fpp"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/08/10/six-questions-with-10up/" rel="bookmark">Six Questions with 10up</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2018-08-10T10:15:20-04:00">August 10, 2018</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/featured-partner-program-2/" rel="category tag">Featured Partner Program</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span><span class="tags-links">Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/10up/" rel="tag">10up</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/tag/fpp/" rel="tag">FPP</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p><em>This post series profiles each of our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/partners/agency-partners/">featured partner agencies</a>.</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://10up.com/">10up</a> is a digital agency focused on delivering finely crafted websites, apps, and tools that advance business objectives. They have been a WordPress.com VIP Featured Partner since 2013. Founded in California with a fully distributed team, 10up’s Webby-winning and Emmy-nominated work includes projects with household names like Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and The New York Times.</p> <p><figure id="attachment_32344" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32344" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-32344 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Group photo of 10up outside at the annual 10up summit" width="900" height="601" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 5213w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=768%2C513&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=1032%2C689&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-32344 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Group photo of 10up outside at the annual 10up summit" width="900" height="601" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 5213w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=120%2C80&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=280%2C187&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=768%2C513&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=1032%2C689&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_1826.jpg?resize=2048%2C1367&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32344" class="wp-caption-text">The 10up team at this year’s company-wide summit</figcaption></figure></p> <p><strong>What’s your agency’s origin story?</strong></p> <p>10up was founded by Jake Goldman in 2011. Jake helped his prior company abandon proprietary CMS software starting around 2008, giving him a front-row seat to WordPress’s rapid iteration from a basic blogging platform to a compelling content management system, and the delight that it created for its customers. Jake was eager to master WordPress: he built plugins that became popular, contributed to WordPress itself, and traveled around the country to participate in WordCamps.</p> <p>With training in business, information systems, and software development, and an eye for beautiful craftsmanship, Jake saw an opportunity to start an agency that could position itself as a leading provider of integration and delivery of WordPress. The rise of “distributed” remote-work companies, the remote nature of WordPress core itself, and the rising international WordPress community suggested it was also time for a 100% distributed agency.</p> <p>Jake set up shop in his small home office and got to work bootstrapping 10up. From its earliest days, 10up focused on superior engineering quality and elegant editorial/administrative user experiences Leveraging a strong network of connections, Jake quickly welcomed exciting clients like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://9to5mac.com/">9to5mac</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.trulia.com/">Trulia</a>, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>.</p> <p>With the help of the earliest additions to his team, many of whom still remain at 10up and some of whom have gone onto to impressive roles elsewhere in the industry, Jake grew 10up from 1 employee – himself – to more than 100 in less than 5 years – without an ounce of outside investment.</p> <blockquote><p>The name 10up comes from finishing that last 10% — the difference that extra polish, that extra level of attention, makes. –Jake Goldman</p></blockquote> <p><strong>Pick three words that describe your agency culture.</strong></p> <p><strong>Dedicated.</strong> Our team understands that we’re a services business; our values are rooted in an empathy and dedication to the needs of our clients and colleagues, as well as the broader open-source and WordPress community. 10uppers consistently go above and beyond expectations to jump in and help when a client or fellow teammate needs support.</p> <p><strong>Creative.</strong> This is a team of problem solvers – strategists, designers, engineers, and so on. Whether it’s a discreet and specific solution to a customer need or an innovative approach to synchronizing developer environments or managing new standards like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://iabtechlab.com/ads-txt-about/">Ads.txt</a>, this team is constantly finding new ways to solve the challenges we face every day.</p> <p><strong>Welcoming.</strong> Maybe it’s something about our remote culture, our in-depth orientation, or a high growth team culture… but almost everyone who starts at 10up comments on how inviting their team lead, fellow teammates, and craft leadership are in welcoming them aboard and offering support through their beginning and tenure. Even though we’re infrequently in the same room together, there’s a palpable sense of camaraderie and cheer at our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://10up.com/blog/2018/2018-all-hands-summit/">annual all-hands summit</a>.</p> <p><figure id="attachment_32345" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32345" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-32345 size-large jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Five 10 up team members in a work session hanging pink post-its against a wall" width="900" height="675" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 4032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="wp-image-32345 size-large" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=900" alt="Five 10 up team members in a work session hanging pink post-its against a wall" width="900" height="675" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 4032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=120%2C90&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=280%2C210&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=1032%2C774&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&quality=90&strip=all 1536w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-03-12-15-16-19.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&quality=90&strip=all 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32345" class="wp-caption-text">10up team members roll up their sleeves in a client project work session</figcaption></figure></p> <p><strong>Tell us about a client project you are especially proud of.</strong></p> <p>Where to start! If we had to pick one, we’d highlight our work with Mayo Clinic, building out an internal knowledge portal and management intranet that tens of thousands of nurses use every day, around the country, to collaboratively participate in advancing patient care. It was a multiyear project, and our team did a brilliant job of designing the user experience, engineering a scalable solution, supporting change management, and training both developers and administrators. As a service-centric organization, it’s immensely rewarding to know that our work is helping other incredibly dedicated service professionals (nurses) and their patients, every day, in some small way.</p> <p><strong>What are you most excited about in the WordPress community right now?</strong></p> <p>We’ve been very focused from day one on the experience of creating and managing content – the back end and editorial user flows that can have an enormous impact on the efficiency of the business and the happiness of the staff responsible for pushing out content. It’s why we chose WordPress as our platform – a user experience-centric ethos to our practice.</p> <p>With that said, it’s hard not to call out the massive effort to revamp the writing and content layout experience – <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/handbook/reference/faq/">Gutenberg</a>.</p> <p>It’s exciting in the sense that it shakes up the way we think about editorial page creation and curation, and forces us to think about some old and stale paradigms in new ways. It’s cause for us to go back and take another look at some of our solutions and plugins, and breathe a bit of new life into them. Some of the principals of the block-based layout authentically offer an opportunity to improve the way we think about modules. 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Our team is growing again this year; we expect to expand our team by ~25-30%, and we hope to achieve that while retaining an engaging and supportive culture and employing systems that ensure we uphold the highest standards for craftsmanship. Some major growth areas include the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://10up.com/europe/">10up Europe</a> team and our strategic consulting including Audience & Revenue.</p> <p>We’re also more invested than ever in contributing to and helping WordPress succeed as a platform, through our Open Source Practice. We want to see growing adoption of some of the solutions we’ve put out there that push WordPress forward as a platform, like our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://distributorplugin.com/">Distributor plugin</a>.</p> <p>We also want to do a better job of communicating the exciting and innovative work we’re doing, and the ways in which we’re growing, to our customers and a larger community interested in 10up. Expect to see more stories from 10up and more effective ways of staying apprised of those stories.</p> <p><em>Thank you, 10up!</em></p> <p>More on 10up:</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="560" height="315" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/L6647BJMfPE?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p><strong>Agency focus and specialties:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Editorial/administrative user experience and workflow design</li> <li>Audience and revenue strategy</li> <li>Integrations and migration between WordPress and other platforms</li> <li>High scale and forward-thinking implementation of WordPress</li> <li>Internal communication & workflow tools</li> <li>Team augmentation</li> <li>24/7 site management</li> </ul> <p><strong>Currently working with: </strong>Microsoft, Facebook, Google, The New York Times Co, the State of California, Walmart, ESPN, and AARP</p> <p><strong>Agency highlights:</strong></p> <ul> <li>More than 150 full-time staff working from around the world.</li> <li>In-house expertise includes Front and Back End Engineering, Visual Design, UX Design, Systems/Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, Online Advertising, Analytics, SEO, and general project management and strategic consulting.</li> <li>Delivered hundreds of successful, enterprise-grade projects over our 7.5 years of existence.</li> <li>Two of our interactive projects with AMC Networks were nominated for Emmy Awards. Our client projects have been nominated for numerous Webby Awards, with several wins under our belt.</li> <li>We’ve produced outstanding projects across most major verticals, including collaborations with household brand names in finance, healthcare, media and publishing, academia, retail, food and beverage, and nonprofits … to name a few.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-32097"> <div class="post-32097 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> <div class="post-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/2018/07/27/hayley-nelson-vip-workshop/" rel="bookmark">Content Ecosystem Thinking at Airbnb</a></h2> </header> <div class="blog-list-post-meta"> <span class="posted-by-on">By <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/author/rachelpicaflor/">Rachel Zick</a></span> on <span><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2018-07-27T13:45:03-04:00">July 27, 2018</time></span></span><br/> <span class="cat-links">Posted in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Hayley Nelson has spent the past two decades of her career bringing digital tools and technology to journalists. Among other accomplishments, she helped shepherd the New York Times into the era of digital media by launching its first blogs, built an award-winning digital team at Wired Magazine, and launched CNET in four Asian markets.</p> <p>As head of content at Airbnb, Hayley is focused on value-based storytelling that engages consumers across platforms and devices. Her work has been building off their 2018 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yetFk7QoSck">We Accept</a> Superbowl commercial.</p> <p><figure id="attachment_32172" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-32172" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-32172 jetpack-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt width="900" height="506" data-lazy-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 2048w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=120%2C68&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=280%2C158&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=1032%2C581&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&quality=90&strip=all 1536w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" data-lazy-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"><noscript><img class="size-full wp-image-32172" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?quality=90&strip=all" alt="" width="900" height="506" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?quality=90&strip=all 2048w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=120%2C68&quality=90&strip=all 120w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=280%2C158&quality=90&strip=all 280w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=90&strip=all 768w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=1032%2C581&quality=90&strip=all 1032w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309im_/https://wpvip.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ab1601508-video_ab1601508_frame_22-81.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&quality=90&strip=all 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"/></noscript><figcaption id="caption-attachment-32172" class="wp-caption-text">A still from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umozhkb6QWg">Azores “Not Yet Trending” video</a></figcaption></figure></p> <p>In her talk, “Content Ecosystem Thinking” at the 2018 VIP Workshop, Hayley outlines a path for marketers to leverage the tricks of the publishing trade to put the reader at the center of their digital efforts. The most successful brands, she argues, are tying every piece of content to their company’s core values. Think Everlane’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://trendprivemagazine.com/2017/09/29/radical-transparency-everlane-changing-retail/">transparent factories</a> and the commitment from Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/community/refugee-hiring">hire 10,000 refugees</a>. “Who are we, and what are the values that we want to stand up for? How do we bring our mission to life? … It’s the brand’s job to become a great storyteller.”</p> <blockquote><p>Patagonia did a documentary on people whose lives are transformed by the sea. One person profiled is this woman who is a deep-sea spearfisher who catches fish and makes sushi, another is this surfer guy in Tahiti, and it’s just a really compelling documentary — and you hardly notice but they may or may not be wearing Patagonia swimsuits. That’s how subtle it is.</p></blockquote> <p>Watch the full video to go behind the scenes on Airbnb’s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=not+yet+trending">Not Yet Trending</a> campaign, which ties beautiful videography of destinations on the cusp of trending into two of the brand’s core messages, “it’s a host-led world,” and “the magic of travel,” to drive would-be travelers to book on the platform.</p> <blockquote><p>I want you to think of us as that edgy, underground friend that’s telling you where to go because it’s the most interesting place in the world — and maybe you come back six months later when you’re ready to book a trip.</p></blockquote> <p>You’ll also learn her ten-step process for organizing a global content strategy, including the non-trite way to capitalize on social media holidays and how introducing agile to marketing processes has transformed the way she approaches campaigns.</p> <p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="560" height="315" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/RAlo4FP8AKw?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;"></iframe></span></p> <p>If you weren’t able to join us at VIP Workshop this year, you can still catch dozens of the sessions, including speakers from TechCrunch, Google, Cloudinary, the VIP team, our agency partners, and many more on this <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200418220309/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkf42uNxYMfxbzsvDW20Z4gfZ7lyQ-Tzs">YouTube playlist</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </main> <aside id="secondary" class="widget-area"> <section id="search-3" class="widget widget_search"><h2 class="widget-title">Search</h2><form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" 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