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We’re always trying new things at Post Status. As this newsletter nears its 500th issue in its nearly 10-year run, we value your feedback more than ever.

With our partners, we’re bringing you new events and special programming like WP Career Summit. Some of the speakers who will be joining us at the Summit have been talking with David Bisset on The Excerpt — like Lance Robbins this week.

David is also hosting monthly community conversations in Twitter Spaces for Post Status Comments. We’re about to roll out some new podcasts and live shows too.

We want Post Status to be a place where many voices help shape larger conversations in the WordPress community. This week we’re asking:

Tell us what you think in our comments, on Twitter, or by simply replying to this email. We want to hear your take, learn from your experiences, and share the unique insights you have.

– Dan Knauss

PODCAST 🎙️

👩‍💻 WP Engine’s DE{CODE} event — a free online developer conference — is back! April 20-21 APAC: 10AM–4PM AEST on 20th April. North America: 10AM–4PM CST on 20th April. EMEA: 10AM–4PM BST on 21st April. Industry leaders will speak on topics like headless WordPress, eCommerce, managed WordPress hosting, and the builder experience. Register now!

⛰️ The schedule of presentations and list of speakers have been released for our first WP Career Summit! We still have room for a few more sponsors at two different levels. The Summit will take place online April 8, 2022 from 9:00am – 5:00pm CDT. Sign up as a sponsor today!

🆙 Post Status Upgrade: How to Be a Professional. Join Post Status’ Publisher Cory Miller for a live talk on April 15 @ 1–2:00PM CDT about showing up consistently and making the most of your job. Bring your questions — and RSVP today.

💪 Build Your Résumé! Join Michelle Frechette and Talisha Lewallen for our first GetHired webinar. April 19 @ 12-1:00 PM CDT. RSVP Today

🌠 The Atarim Web Agency Summit 2022 is happening from April 26-29. Discover how to scale your web agency or freelance business by providing incredible service, attracting high-paying clients and building recurring revenue.

Would WordPress benefit from public relations messaging around security issues?

Rob Howard thinks open-source transparency about bugs and security issue is a good thing, but it “puts us at a bit of a public-relations disadvantage.” No one outside of Shopify and Squarespace knows how many security issues those platforms had in any given year. That may be a competitive advantage in marketing. Read More ›

What do you think? — Should we spin up the bright side of WordPress security issues? Would it make a difference that matters?

Have you found greater benefits or costs in being assertive in your workplace?

If you believe hard work will get you rewarded and things will just sort of work out, James HollingsheadThe Misanthropic Developer — begs to differ. You need to make yourself visible, and this is not about being humble. In another insightful post, James explains the value of having a “Designated Jerk” on your team. If you need an antidote to toxic positivity, this is a good place to find a few. Read More ›

It would be risky for a non-senior or underrepresented person to play the “jerk,” but it might be an awesome form of allyship for those people. And they're the ones who may need to be more visible to advance their careers, but there are risks in that too. How have you navigated these issues? Tell us in the comments 💬 — or blog with us! 🤙

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For a digest of everything happening to make and maintain WordPress this week, see This Week at WordPess.org. 👐

There are 24 Active Listings on the Post Status Job Board.

GoDaddy has a LOT of WordPress job openings now, including roles at Pagely, SkyVerge, Sucuri, and ManageWP. Check out careers.godaddy.com to see what’s available.

Registering a Custom Font in the WordPress Editor for Block or Classic Themes

Geoff Graham demonstrates two ways to register a custom font with the WordPress editor: the “future friendly” theme.json way and a PHP alternative for those working in classic themes. Read More ›

Don't Peeve the Plugin Team: A Guide to Successful Plugin Submission at WordPress.org

If you're a plugin developer or aiming to be one, then you might enjoy Ronald Huereca’s new guide through a series of workflows and tips for a successful plugin submission to the wordpress.org plugin repo. Read More ›

This is not a pipe, it's Pipe Viewer

Tom McFarlin shares how developers can use Pipe Viewer to see what's happening between two applications. His use case is a database migration. If you are importing the contents of a very large SQL file into MySQL, then you want to know its progress as the import is happening. Pipe Viewer can do that. Read More ›

Just Cargo Cult and Paste

Mitchell Hashimoto, the founder of HashiCorp and creator of Vagrant, writes and shares his processes for learning and contributing to complex software projects: “The first step to understanding the internals of any project is to become a user of the project.” Read More ›

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