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Hosting is one of the most important (and most misunderstood) parts of a WordPress project. It’s the unseen foundation that determines a site’s performance, reliability, and security. Yet many clients don’t really know what “hosting” means or why it matters….
When it comes to building WordPress websites, hosting often gets treated like a checkbox. Pick a plan, launch the site, move on. The decision of where your client’s site lives and runs has impacts that reach far beyond launch day….
This episode of The WP Minute+ podcast features a live demo of WP Engine Newsroom, a platform designed to streamline WordPress editorial workflows. WP Engine’s Jason Konen joined me to show off the recently launched set of tools. You can…
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Matt Medeiros welcomes Kevin MacGillivray, the Chief Marketing Officer at Pressable. Kevin discusses his transition from Shopify to the WordPress ecosystem, the challenges of marketing in a flexible environment, and the impact…
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Matt Medeiros hosts a panel discussion of WordPress predictions for 2026. Panelists Raquel Manriquez, Kurt Von Ahnen, and Eric Karkovack cover topics such as the restructuring of WordCamps, the rise of plugin…
Not long ago, being a successful freelancer or agency owner mostly meant being good at building. If you could write clean code, customize a theme, and configure a plugin, you had everything you needed to thrive. But that’s no longer…
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Matt Medeiros chats with Roger Williams, Partnerships and Community Manager at Kinsta. They discuss the importance of hosting education for WordPress users and the nuances of service-level agreements (SLAs) in hosting. They…
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Matt Medeiros interviews Zach Stepek, Director of Partner Programs at BigScoots. They discuss the importance of transparency in agency partnerships, the definition of true partnership in hosting, and the ideal customer for…
In this episode of The WP Minute’s Agency Action, Kurt von Ahnen and Toby Cryns discuss their WordPress agency experiences. The guys focus on their tech stack, project delivery methods, and plugin preferences. They emphasize the importance of filtering plugins,…
This article marks the third installment in our Why We Choose WordPress series. In our first post, we explored it as a platform built for builders. In the second, we looked at how it supports everyday users. Now, we turn…
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