WordPress hosting provider Kinsta announced an automated plugin updater that detects and recovers from bad updates by rolling back the plugin to its previous state and preventing downtime from affecting website performance. Failed plugin updates are prevented from going live and publishers are immediately notified. Kinsta shared that a scan of users indicated that the … Read more
A leaked internal memo from Matt Mullenweg to the staff at Tumblr outlined plans to shift employees out of Tumblr to other teams in Automattic and run Tumblr on with significantly reduced staffing. Matt Mullenweg subsequently confirmed that the leak was genuine and offered an explanation of what’s going on with Tumblr. Tumblr Not Earning … Read more
There is a saying in the world of entrepreneurs that goes something like this: “The day I quit is the day before I succeed.” While it is impossible to prove this theory wrong, there is no doubt some of the biggest and best companies in the world have had their moments of almost becoming failed … Read more
