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WordPress Isn’t Immune to Clickbait
WordPress’s popularity has fostered a large community. They’re a dedicated group that takes great interest in what’s happening. They focus on developments within WordPress core and its ecosystem of third-party tools. The community is diverse. Thus, you’ll get many different points of view shared on blogs and social media. People speak from their knowledge and…
The WordPress Media Corps
WordPress Media Corps — you might even chuckle when you hear the phrase. This experimental initiative is a team that replaced the WordPress Marketing Team. Not commercial WordPress, mind you, but the open source dot org side of the house. If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you don’t need me to…
Making Local Government Websites Accessible in the USA
The United States has been relatively slow in adopting web accessibility guidelines. The European Union’s Web Accessibility Directive has been in place since 2016, for instance. That’s changing. Slowly but surely, accessibility guidelines are impacting private and public sectors in the USA. The effort took another step forward with a recent rule to strengthen web…
Using Affiliate Sales to Grow a WordPress Agency
In this episode of the WP Minute+, Matt Medeiros interviews Alex Standiford, the creator of Siren Affiliates, a new affiliate plugin for WordPress. Standiford explains that Siren Affiliates is designed to help businesses create diverse affiliate programs that go beyond traditional affiliate marketing, enabling collaboration and partnerships in various ways. Standiford addresses the negative perception…
Building BigScoots WordPress Hosting
In this episode of the WP Minute+, Matt Medeiros interviews Scott Stapley, CEO and co-founder of BigScoots, a managed WordPress hosting company. Stapley shares the story of how he and his business partner started BigScoots in 2010 while still in college, focusing on providing exceptional service in the hosting industry. Stapley discusses the challenges of scaling…
Level Up, WordPress Builder!
I really enjoyed the conversation lead by Brian Coords on the topic of version control for WordPress developers and builders. He was joined by my recurring cohost, Mark Szymanski, as he asked the tough questions many beginners might be facing in their early development days. Yes, that’s the same Mark that cohosted the episode of…
Studio Looks to Create a New Era of Local WordPress Development
Building websites in a local environment is becoming more popular. It’s both faster and safer than developing on a production site. You can experiment to your heart’s content. You can even get away without an internet connection in some cases. WordPress has proven to be a great fit for local development. We’ve seen multiple tools…
Crossroads of WordPress
In this thought-provoking podcast, Matt and Mark dive into the current state of WordPress, discussing its target audience, marketing strategies, and potential challenges that lie ahead. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, offering insights into the future of the popular content management system. Key questions and topics discussed: Throughout the conversation, Matt and…
6 Biggest WordPress Moves While Mullenweg was on Sabbatical
Matt Mullenweg is returning from his 3 month sabbatical, dubbed “Samattical”, which kicked off February 1, 2024. He handed the CEO reigns back to Toni Schneider and placed Daniel Bachhuber in charge of WordPress.com in his absence. I thought we’d see the whole organization coast while the open source benevolent dictator dug his toes into…
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