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Nathan is the host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and business development topics via live webinar. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, he has been working with clients to build websites since 1995. He’s also the creator of MonsterContracts, which helps WordPress professionals create contracts for their client work.

Your small business stack can inclued all the tools, resources and websites you use on a regular basis to make your business run smoothly. When you’re starting out, you want to look for free or low-cost tools. Allie and Michelle provide their suggestions and recommendations for building out your stack!

Source code leaks are a serious security risk. Read how open-source takes that risk, and turns it into a benefit.

When a site generates 10k orders each hour, and you have 8 million products going out, most of them on subscription, you need to know how to scale.

In this episode Kathy and Michelle talk about how powerful helping others can be, not only for the people we help, but for ourselves as that good karma comes back to us magnified.

Nyasha Greene and Kathy Darling have a conversation on what they are building lately, and the experiences they have had with blocks.

In this episode, our hosts, along with two very special guests, talk about the ways in which accessibility and SEO intersect, and what our rapidly evolving online world has in store for us in the next few years.

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Join us for an exciting episode of WPwatercooler, where Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper, and special guest Lesley Sim dive into the highly anticipated WordPress Phase 3: Collaboration. Building upon the success of previous phases which introduced block editing and extended it across entire websites, Phase 3 aims to revolutionize the way creators and […]

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Fabian Kägy about modern WordPress development, including what the local dev experience is like, changes to the block editor, how version control is handled, and more!

Like everytime I asked to experts to know about their checklist for creating a WordPress Website, so I get a few replies. Building a WordPress site can be an exciting project, but it’s important to have a plan in place before you get started. Here’s a checklist of important tasks to consider when building a […]

In this episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass discuss their experiences and insights on launching Crop.Express. They share valuable advice on building a brand, developing a minimum viable product (MVP), getting feedback from the community, and handling challenges along the way.

Are our WordPress website clients a delight to deal with? Not always would be the most common answer, I think! But why is this, and what can we do to make relations better?

After a time formatting bug caused a 24-hour delay, WordPress 6.2, code-named “Dolphy”, was released on March 29th. According to core contributor Jean-Baptiste Audras, 607 people from at least 50 countries were part of the release squad. Perhaps the biggest development in 6.2 is that the “beta” label has been…

On the podcast today we have Steve Persch and Brian Perry. They’re both employed at Pantheon, an enterprise website operations platform, and they’re here to talk about the evolution of website host…

Ever felt swamped, stressed, or on edge due to tough clients? In this honest and unplanned episode, our host Lee gets real about how his mental health has been impacted by tricky client relationships. Tune in to hear his personal story, insights, and advice on dealing with toxic clients and

Nyasha Greene and Kathy Darling have a conversation on what they are building lately, and the experiences they have had with blocks.

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th March 2023.

This week I check out another non WP LMS: Teachable Upcoming Events No WordCamps Segment 1: In the News WP 6.2 “Dolphy” iThemes to rebrands as SolidWP Yoast SEO 20.4.. Segment 2: Non WP LMS Alternative #2: Teachable Segment 3: Tip/Tool of the Week Tip: Article by Laura Roeder: Exactly How I Cold Emailed My […]

After reflecting on WordCamp Phoenix and their experience repping Kadence as a sponsor together, Kathy asks Michelle how she’s so good at making everyone in the WordPress space feel like they belong. Michelle shares her experience coming into WordPress as a new community member. We talk about the importance of community and welcoming everyone as […]

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Through serendipity, we stumbled upon a podcast with one of our community members, Shelley Marmor, who runs some very successful travel blogs and teaches others to do the same. Shelley switched her blog’s theme to Kadence and began finding greater success online. Through both affiliate marketing and a successful advertising network, Shelley’s business focuses solely […]

Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 64! This update is for week 13 of 2023. This week’s news is about understanding security bug severity, and how not all security bugs are equal. Some can wait for a patch, but others may need immediate attention. You can save yourself a lot of headaches when […]

In this episode, Corey Maass, a freelance web developer, joins Cory Miller to discuss the intricacies of creating an impactful, user-appreciated product that makes a positive impact on customers and stands apart in a saturated industry.

In this episode Allie and Michelle discuss AI imagery and writing. Diversity is often a huge concern with this content since rarely are these things coded without biases of some kind.

Interview with Javier Casares and Nathan Wrigley. Today, it’s all about WordPress security and what you can do with the WP Vulnerability API / project.

On the podcast today we have Joost De Valk. If you’ve been in the WordPress space for any length of time, it’s likely that you’ve come across the Yoast SEO plugin. This was the brainchild of the gu…

#753 WP-Tonic This Week in WordPress & SaaS: With Special Guest Jason Cohen The Founder of WP-EngineJason is the founder of unicorn WP Engine (200,000 customers, 1200 employees). Previously founder of bootstrapped Smart Bear (sold 2008; re-sold in 2021 at ~$2B) and ITWatchDogs (sold 2004). Original mentor and angel investor with Austin-based Capital Factory since […]

When the WordPress block editor was introduced, it raised questions about how and if page builders would still be used to build sites. In this episode, Devin and Aurooba chat about their feelings about the two options.

In this episode, Kathy and Michelle are together at WordCamp Phoenix where they were both speakers and representing Kadence as sponsors.

Bet Hannon, from AccessiCart joins us for a conversation around web design, WooCommerce and the legalities of accessibility.

If you’re a leader, a developer, or a designer about to start a major website project, this webinar will help you navigate the important topic of accessibility. Cory Miller is joined by the team at Modern Tribe – Chris Kindred, Director of Backend Development, Sarah Gless, Creative Director, and Mike Klanac, Director of Business Development, […]

We talk about the trend towards having lots of animation and movement on websites and the adverse impact it’s having on accessibility.

On this week’s episode, special guest Héctor Prieto joins Josepha in a discussion about phase three and why it’s more than collaborative editing.

A daily 5 minute podcast looking inwards. Topics are usually around productivity, tech, entrepreneurship, motivation, work/life balance, etc.

Jason Cohen’s talk “Designing the Ideal Bootstrapped Business” from 2013 is legendary for all bootstrappers, and for good reason. In this episode, Adam and Ben are joined by the talk’s author to review the lessons taught almost a decade ago and see if they still hold up.

Transcript ↓ Learn from Corey Maass, a master of WordPress plugins and apps, and Cory Miller, a marketing, business, and WordPress experience guru. The

This seems a little odd, ‘Do we even need WordPress’, given that we’re a WordPress podcast. But, there’s actually quite a lot to be said here.

My day job is at Gravity Forms which directly competes with Awesome Motive products. I have covered WordPress, independently, for over a decade. Recent Awesome Motive criticism has compelled me to write this post. The following words do not represent my current employer, nor have they asked me to publish…

Topher and Nyasha had a chance to talk to Lesley Sim from Singapore. We had a great conversation about starting a company and free diving.

Abandoned plugins with security bugs in them are a silent risk for WordPress site owners – but there’s an easy way to spot this potential risk.

CloudFest has been taking place in Europa-Park, Germany this week – and WordPress is well-represented. Over at WP Tavern, Sarah Gooding reports that a Hackathon event has led to some innovative WordPress projects. For instance, there’s an in-browser development environment that uses the VS Code editor and allows developers to…

Wijnand van Leeuwen from WPCS.io joins Carl and Zach for a Woo DevChat about Multi-tenant sites, performance, hosting and more.

On the podcast today we have Chris Reynolds. Chris has been working with WordPress for over 15 years, and is now at Pantheon as a CMS Ecosystem engineer, and WordPress technical lead. He’s spoken a…

A weekly conversation around tech, web development, and WordPress with hosts Aurooba Ahmed and Brian Coords.

In this episode, Rob and Brian review the biggest new features of WordPress 6.2, the integration of the Openverse image

James Giroux from TeamWP joins us to talk about life as a community manager and building employee engagement with TeamWP.

This episode is worth a watch as well as a listen as Kathy and Michelle don their tiaras and talk about some of the recent accomplishments they’ve had.

It’s harder than ever for minority businesses to get funding from venture capitalists and investors. Allie and Michelle discuss why and how this happens, as well as some “magic wand” solutions for how it could be resolved. Episode LinksVenture Capital for Black Entrepreneurs Plummted 45% in 2022For Black Entrepreneurs, the Racial Wealth Gap Makes Finding Funding […]

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In this episode, we dive into the key stats and trends from our annual State of WordPress Security report.

Cory and Phil interview Fränk Klein, founder of and educator at WPDevelopment.courses and Principal Engineer at Human Made. We talk about some considerations for WordPress at scale and how that affects architectural choices, how WordPress as a project is or is not keeping up with modern industry standards, and why you might consider using the […]

If you’re a leader, a developer, or a designer about to start a major website project, this webinar will help you navigate the important topic of accessibility. Cory Miller is joined by the team at Modern Tribe – Chris Kindred, Director of Backend Development, Sarah Gless, Creative Director, and Mike Klanac, Director of Business Development, […]

In this episode, Corey Maass, a freelance web developer, joins Cory Miller to discuss the continuation of the development of their WordPress plugin, Crop.Express, and the value of their partnership.

Blocks are now a key part of the WordPress experience. But what if they were platform-agnostic? That’s the idea behind the Block Protocol. Founded in 2022, the organization recently released a WordPress plugin. In its initial release, the Block Protocol plugin adds over a dozen new blocks to WordPress. Included…

On the podcast today we have Talisha Lewallen. You might have found your way into WordPress intentionally, or perhaps you stumbled across it and decided to explore further. Whichever it was, you…

An introduction to our upcoming series with Brad Williams, Kathy Zant and Dave Lockie of new web technologies and WooCommerce/WordPress.

Sé and Courtney share all things to do with the new WP Community Collective, a source for supporting contributions and initiatives.

Both Kathy and Michelle have had recent experiences where other women have held up a mirror to show them how they’re seen by others. During Women’s History Month, we’ve been blessed by other women showing where our value really lies. We also talk about our goals in our work in the WordPress community: to empower […]

Join Josepha as she discussed the benefits of routine and what role it plays in the WordPress project.

Lee shares a realistic look at success.

Learn about university websites, Web3 for WordPress, and AI image generation to enhance your online presence with Aaron Edwards.

Rich Tabor and Birgit Pauli-Haack chat about WordPress 6.2 Preview, Dev Notes and Fieldguide, Gutenberg 15.2 and 15.3.

On this episode of WPwatercooler guest Courtney Robertson is joining Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will be discussing the upcoming release of WordPress 6.2. The release is just around the corner, and it’s packed with exciting new features that are sure to delight users. One of the most significant changes is the Full […]

In this episode, Allie and Michelle discuss why you shouldn’t claim that people are lucky to have all teh things they work so hard to achieve! Episode Transcript: Speaker 1:Welcome to the Underrepresented in Tech podcast, hosted by Michelle Frechette and Allie Nimmons. Underrepresented in Tech is a free database, built with the goal of […]

Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue laying the groundwork for the launch of their new plugin Crop.Express. They strategize ways to attract customers and agencies and gain full adoption as they integrate changes from user feedback.

Topher had the opportunity chat with Alice Orrù while at WordCamp Italia in Milan this last November. Alice is Italian, but lives in Spain.

It’s a New Year, and time to talk about…failure. But in a fun way. Rich is fine with failure, Paul hates looking dumb, and there’s some general chat about breakfast cereal.

Welcome to the 3rd instalment of our ‘Thinking the Unthinkable’ series, where we attempt to understand or rationalise controversial opinions on WordPress and web design. Today’s topic is… ‘Page builders are the scourge of the internet!. Last time we said we would discuss the view (of some) that WordPress is too ‘woke’. We cancelled ourselves! […]

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On the podcast today, we have Sé Reed and Courtney Robertson, and they’re here to talk about the WP Community Collective, or WPCC for short. The WPCC is a non-profit that is hoping to fund contribu…

Allie and Nyasha discuss the pros and cons to this plan and the ways in which this plan may affect plugin developers.

While at WordCamp Asia 2023 in Bangkok, I had the opportunity to ask a few attendees what they most liked about the event.

Presenter Steve Jones teaches the fundamentals of creating an accessible website navigation menu at WordPress Accessibility Meetup.

In this episode, Brian Gardner, Principal Developer Advocate at WPEngine, joins Cory Miller to discuss the solid foundation WordPress established and how it might continue to expand into the future.

In this episode, Mario Peshev, founder of DevriX, joins Cory Miller to discuss WordPress retainers, entrepreneurship, and the future of WordPress. Mario encourages agency owners to chase recurring revenue to build in the freedom to do quality work with the capacity to lead into your future vision for your business.

While at WordCamp Asia 2023 in Bangkok, I had the opportunity to ask a few attendees what they most liked about the event.

Have you ever wondered if an accessible website can be built with Elementor? In this episode, hosts Amber, Chris, and Steve drink Allagash North Sky stout and talk about their efforts to build an accessible website using the popular WordPress page building tool Elementor, as well as the ways in which page builders can both […]

This episode is about what a headless CMS is, how WordPress can be used as one, and the security concerns that go along with it.

Join Josepha as she discusses her top 3 takeaways from the first-ever WordCamp Asia in Bangkok!

In this episode of Press This, Emily Schiola and Mike Davey join host, Doc Pop, to talk about WordPress news.

Twenty-five years ago, Mozilla rose from the open source ashes of Netscape. Here’s how it plans to survive 25 more years.

Corey Maass and Cory Miller share the messiness of building a WordPress product live. They reveal the initial version of Crop.Express, a plugin designed to crop a featured image within the WordPress workflow and discuss their progress and ongoing development.

In this episode, Mark Westguard of WS Form joins Cory Miller to discuss OpenAI, the innovation we are already seeing, and what we can and should expect in the future when it comes to WordPress.

On the podcast today, we have Patrick Posner. Patrick is a solopreneur and has been developing with WordPress since 2010. He’s worked in many environments, as a freelancer, a senior developer in a …

Allie and Nyasha discuss the pros and cons to this plan and the ways in which this plan may affect plugin developers.