Matt Medeiros interviews Vik Patel, General Manager of Pressable, a managed WordPress hosting company that is part of Automattic. They discuss Pressable’s startup culture within the larger Automattic organization, how the various Automattic hosting brands work together, and the importance of WordPress being open source software. Vik talks about Pressable’s focus on agencies and developers…
Getting started with WordPress. A topic that’s been popping up a lot more in my WP Minute+ interviews lately. Where does one go when they want to get started with WordPress? Learning how to use it.Learning what it can do compared to its competitors.Learning about the pockets of community to get involved with. I did…
Host Matt Medeiros interviews Brent Lundell, an Sr Director of Systems Operations at Bluehost, about optimizing WordPress performance and scaling on Bluehost’s infrastructure. They dive into the challenges of supporting a diverse WordPress landscape, from outdated plugins to complex WooCommerce stores. “I came through those days and it wasn’t our best period. We’re better now…
Get on the Fast Track! If you’re about to tackle a new WordPress project or you have some questions about what plugin or theme combo might be right for you — book a 30 minute consult call with me! I have 17+ years of WordPress knowledge ranging from running an Agency for a decade, using…
I recently interviewed Mark Szymanski for an upcoming WP Minute+ episode, where we explored the opportunities to contribute back to WordPress for “newcomers” like him. Does it always have to be with code? WordCamps? Chatting in GitHub issues? Or can it be through content like this, where we support and encourage the use of WordPress…
If you were scrolling through your #WooCommerce Twitter/X search column in early October 2023, you might have come across this tweet from Rodolfo Melogli: I reached out to Melogli to find out more about his WooCommerce development woes, and if he could share some insights that may potentially help others in the space. Can you…
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Advanced Custom Fields is a popular WordPress plugin for developers. The free version has over 2 million active installations. The “PRO” version adds an untold number more. The plugin, owned by WP Engine, sees frequent updates. Most consist of adding new features and squashing bugs. However, a recent announcement got the WordPress community’s attention. Version…
Cory Miller and I discuss how the WordPress community is impacted when “big issues” clash with Matt, Automattic, and other community members. How should we handle these moments of passion and strife? It’s easy to label these issues as WPDrama, but in my opinion that’s not doing the WordPress community any favors. From the exterior,…
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