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#282: Sunsetting Posts

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Marie and Chris talk about deprecating the blog posting functionality on CodePen, why we decided to turn it off, what happens with posts when the feature sunsets, and suggestions for where to post going forward.

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  • 00:26 What is sunsetting?
  • 01:52 Deprecating the Posts feature
  • 08:40 Most posts were spam
  • 14:10 Sponsor: WooCommerce
  • 16:15 Posts aren’t going to disappear
  • 26:11 SEO Folklore

Sponsor: WooCommerce

WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin that brings eCommerce to your WordPress sites. It’s unique in its customizability and flexibility. You can use it to sell physical products, digital downloads, memberships, services, and tickets, plus offer customers lots of different ways to pay, including things like Apple Pay and Bitcoin powered by Stripe.

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