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January 2020

Localizing Matterpoll

Matterpoll is a plugin that allows users to create polls in Mattermost. Since Mattermost is localized in 16 different languages, it’s optimal that Matterpoll is similarly localized. Because we rely on contributors to do the translations, we want to make it easy for them to translate new strings and determine whether already translated strings need to be updated because the “source” text changed.

The Top 20 SaaS Products and Companies to Watch in 2020

Did you know that 73% of businesses plan to launch SaaS products and make all their systems SaaS by 2020? Swiftly and Smartly, our World is shifting towards ‘Software as a Service’ era. Some of the saas companies are already there, while most others are likely to follow. Vendors and businesses are either building new SaaS products or acquiring the existing ones. Wait for a couple of more years and your workplace will never be the same again.

Unit testing mmctl commands

Mattermost is starting a new open source campaign, this time around increasing the unit test coverage for the mmctl tool. The mmctl tool is a CLI application that mimics the commands and features of the current Mattermost CLI tool and uses the Mattermost REST API to communicate with the server. Using the tool, you can control and manage several Mattermost servers without having to access the specific machine on which the server is running.

SaaS Content Marketing : The Guide You'd Need to Kick-Start your Content Marketing journey!

Why is content marketing important? Have a question, lets clear this Content Marketing costs 62% less than any outbound or traditional marketing method, and yet it generates approximately 3 times as many leads as conventional marketing. It’s cheaper and more efficient. Do you still need more reasons to trust content marketing over any other marketing strategy? I know it’s not easy to convince you unless I talk facts. So, here’s some importance of content marketing.

Mattermost 5.19: Webex plugin, faster development cycles with GitLab, 1-click Mattermost install on DigitalOcean, and more

Mattermost 5.19 includes new features that will help your team work together more efficiently. Try these new features by downloading Mattermost 5.19 today. Since it includes security updates, upgrading is recommended.

Ship faster using Slack and Jira - Demo Den January

Discover how to build and ship better and faster using the Jira for Slack integration. Trevor Thompson, Product Integrations Product Manager, demos how to work smarter and optimize your Jira for Slack integration. Trevor shows us how to create issues from your Slack message actions, use Bot Mentions + Quick Syntax and utilize our /jira create function.

How enterprise dev teams use GitLab and Mattermost ChatOps to accelerate development

There has never been more pressure on development teams to build software faster and more efficiently. The rise in popularity of DevOps has largely been the result of its promise to speed up dev cycles, increase agility, and help teams resolve issues more quickly. And while the availability and sophistication of DevOps tools have improved greatly in the last few years, simply choosing the latest and greatest tools is no guarantee of a smooth, problem-free development lifecycle.

White Label Apps for SaaS: The Smartest Way to Save Your Time, Money, & Skyrocket Your Revenue

How do you like the idea of creating an application that will be rebranded by others? Your client gets to resell it as their own product, but not before they pay you all the charges for production/designing. If this idea interests you, then this page is where you need to be. Take a break from your work or anything that you’re doing right now. This blog post needs your undivided attention. 5 minutes will be enough. Let’s start with the basics.

10 Online To-Do List Apps to Watch in 2020 (Free and Paid)

When was the last time you forgot to do an important task? And, when was the last time you decided to create online to-do lists, but never kept up to it-because obviously, who has the time to pull out a pen and paper to note everything down? Well, you are not alone. It’s a human tendency to forget things, and later regret not being efficient at task management.

Mattermost installation: The important details for sysadmins

ChatOps is about bringing conversations, tools, files, and automation into a single space. Mattermost has a number of plugins that support ChatOps and real-time DevOps workflows through integrations with developer tools like Jira, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, and Jenkins. At the core is the Mattermost Server.

Getting started with Mattermost integrations

Mattermost is well-known as a flexible, open source messaging platform. But what makes it even more useful is its ability to automate connections with bots and webhooks and to link up to external applications. These automations and connections are known as integrations. Many integrations are available off-the-shelf through the Integrations Directory. But there are lots of ways to create your own.

Direct messaging between users in OneDesk

In OneDesk, you can have conversations by adding messages to tickets and tasks. When you do this, the followers of those items will get your messages via an omni-channel messaging service: by email, inside the ‘messenger app’ inside OneDesk, on the live-chat widget, and by mobile push notification (coming very soon). However you can also use the OneDesk messaging system to have conversations with users outside of the context of a task, ticket or project.

Less pain, more gain: Faster and better code testing with Mattermost

Does your team love tests? Unit tests, functional tests, systems tests, acceptance tests. They can seem like a lot of extra work, but they’re crucial to creating valuable, stable products. It’s never fun, though, when a test run breaks right before release and the scramble starts to fix the code and get release back on schedule. I can’t tell you how to not commit breaking code.

How to Improve Effective Team Communication in the Workplace (Updated)

“What is team communication?” is a million-dollar question as it has various definitions based on the business preferences and requirements. Healthy and unhindered team communication plays a vital role in boosting the productivity and efficiency of any organization. Working in isolation and a silo-type environment will break down the equations between working staff and harm their productivity. Team communication helps in achieving goals in a unified and targeted way.