{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The WP Minute ","title":"Pippin, LearnDash, Awesome Motive, Liquid Web all walk into a bar","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d0044bff\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":436,"description":"It’s the WP Minute! This is Kathy Zant and I’m filling in for Matt.\n\n\n\nThis episode is brought to you by Easy Support Videos. Support your WordPress users by embedding videos and screencasts right inside the WordPress admin. Learn more at EasySupportVideos.com! \n\n\n\nYou know the drill, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for the links.\n\n\n\nNews time!\n\n\n\nIf you thought the WordPress acquisition train was safely tucked away at the station, think again, it’s full-steam ahead! \n\n\n\nBreaking news announced earlier this morning, AwesomeMotive has acquired one of the — if not the most — highly regarded brands in WordPress: SandHills Development, widely known for Easy Digital Downloads. \n\n\n\nPippin Williamson penned an excellent summary of the events sharing what led him to the decision. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvery business owner knows (or will eventually learn) that there are three possible fates for their business:1. It will one day be passed on to someone else, perhaps through family inheritance2. It will slowly or rapidly decline and at some point be shut down entirely3. It will be sold to a new owner for one reason or another.\n\n\n\nIf you’re a business owner, his post is absolutely worth the time.\n\n\n\nLiquid Web announces another top-tier brand is being added to their stack, one of the most popular LMS plugins for WordPress: LearnDash. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearnDash will join the Liquid Web Family under the StellarWP brand, which is the umbrella for our premium WordPress software solutions and includes well-known and respected WordPress leaders such as iThemes, The Events Calendar, GiveWP, Restrict Content Pro, Iconic, and Kadence WP.”\n\n\n\nYou can learn more about how the acquisition went down in our interview with Justin Ferriman and Chris Lema. Highlights include:\n\n\n\nHow long the process tookWhat you should do if you want to get acquiredSpeculation on WooCommerce and the ecommerce space\n\n\n\nSpeaking of WooCommerce, they’ve...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/B7hdlYwjqhl9eXRrYH3YmT0lK4oG1XC6kdnjd-ITW0w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZDhl/YzIxN2QwOWRmYjQ1/OTM2ZjMwZWRiYzli/M2ExMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}