In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Dan Griffiths, founder of Section214. We spend the first half of the show learning about Griffiths’ interest in technology at a young age. Once out of the military, Griffiths experienced difficulties finding a job. He discovered Easy (more…)
On this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss the news of the week. We inform you of the recent security vulnerability discovered in Jetpack and the Twenty Fifteen theme. We also discuss a new crowdfunding campaign to create a server manager built on top of WordPress called (more…)
This week’s episode of WordPress Weekly features Rebbeca Gill, Jennifer Bourn, and Carrie Dils to casually discuss women in WordPress, women in tech, and a variety of other topics. The guests share their personal experiences of being involved in the WordPress community. We discuss how important it is to act (more…)
On this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I were joined by Drew Jaynes, web engineer for 10up, and release lead for WordPress 4.2. Jaynes explains how a release lead is chosen, their responsibilities, and what their role is. Release leads are shepherds who work with multiple teams to (more…)
Marcus Couch and I didn’t have a guest on this week’s episode, so we used the time to get you caught up on the week’s headlines. We discussed the release of WordPress 4.2 RC1 and if all goes well, expect to see the release of 4.2 next Wednesday. If you (more…)
This week, Marcus Couch and I are joined by WordPress trainer and coach, Bob Dunn. Dunn provides WordPress training through workshops, one-on-one training, and tutorials. I enjoy interviewing WordPress trainers and coaches because they have unique insight into the trouble spots users experience with WordPress. We discuss some of the (more…)
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Lewis Howes, host of the School of Greatness podcast. Lewis shares his story of achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a professional football player, only to have it crushed by an injury. Without a backup plan in (more…)
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Joshua Strebel, CEO of Pagely. We learn how Pagely was founded and the advantages of being an independently owned company. Strebel explains how he’s managed Pagely’s rapid growth while maintaining exceptional service. Last but not least, we (more…)
Marcus Couch and I are joined by Stephen Cronin and William Herring of Envato to discuss ThemeForest, Envato, WordPress themes, and several other topics. We discover how ThemeForest reviews themes and discuss what the company is doing to improve the quality of themes sold on its marketplace. After the interview, (more…)
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss a lot of different stories. We share our opinions on the redesigned theme and plugin directories. We discuss CodeGuard’s survey results that indicate WordPress users need a lot more education on backup plugins, strategies, and services. Last but not (more…)
John James Jacoby is nearly halfway through his six month development cycle on BuddyPress, bbPress, and GlotPress. So, Marcus Couch and I invited him on the show to give us an update on how things are progressing. On average, WordPress Weekly is an hour-long. This episode however, is two hours (more…)
In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I take the opportunity to catch up on the latest news in the WordPress community. I share the results of our poll asking readers if they use sticky posts in WordPress. We discuss the pros and cons of content protection plugins, (more…)