For a long time I kept waiting for someone to build a proper home for WordPress folks.
Today I stopped waiting.
WPFolks is live — free, no ads, no paid tier ever.
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Sponsorship spots on WPFolks are now open, starting at $100.
The platform has been free for over 1,000+ folks since day one. No ads, no paywalls, no selling anyone's data. That is not changing, but it does have to be paid for somehow.
So companies can now back WPFolks openly.
Two things I have wanted on WPFolks for a while: a proper community feed and direct messaging. Both shipped this week. The messaging is consent-first, so nobody gets spammed.
Two things shipped on WPFolks this week, both about making it a proper home for WordPress folks.
The community feed is fully rebuilt. Rich text, polls, quote posts, bookmarks, mentions, and a 2-minute edit window so you can fix a typo without deleting and re-posting. Faster,
A thousand folks on WPFolks today. 🎉
It started as an empty platform and an idea I was not sure anyone wanted. Turns out a lot of folks did. Grateful to every one of them.
WPFolks just crossed 1,000 folks. 🎉
A thousand people who build WordPress, in one place.
Thank you to every folk who joined, shared their work, and told a friend. This one is yours.
#WordPress#WPFolks#buildinpublic
WPFolks is closing in on 1,000 folks.
We are at 971. A small, growing community of people who build WordPress. Free forever, no ads, no paid tiers.
Here is where things stand.
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