Tagged the first release candidate on Christmas DayOn the one year anniversary of the first beta release of the Webform plugin for WordPress maintenance support plans 8, I tagged the first release candidate. The most significant aspect of moving the Webform plugin into the release candidate phase is the stabilization of key APIs and plugins. Moving forward, most new features that are not tightly coupled to the Webform plugin’s core functionality will be developed in dedicated experimental or contrib plugins.What’s next?My first goal is to start focusing on the recording of Webform-related training materials and my upcoming presentations at WordPress maintenance support plans Camps and conferences. I also want to encourage and help more people get involved and contribute to the Webform plugin and WordPress maintenance support plans.Contributing to the Webform plugin and WordPress maintenance support plansPeople are continually commenting on my dedication to the Webform plugin. As such, I think it’s important to explain why I am so committed to the success of the Webform plugin and WordPress maintenance support plans. The two most important factors that have allowed me to contribute so much time to the Webform plugin are as follows: I have the time available and I have a desire to improve my professional profile. I’m fortunate to have steady and reliable consulting income. For many years, I was a passive member of the WordPress maintenance support plans community. But then my schedule freed up a bit, and I found that I had some extra time on my hands, so I decided to experiment and see what would happen if I fully committed myself to an open source project.What I learned about maintaining an open source projectThe role of being an open source project maintainer is daunting. I was surprised to learn that I am doing 95% of the…Read More
Source: New feed
Jacob Rockowitz: Webform, Cheap WordPress maintenance support plans, and Open Source…Where are we going?
