The WP Minute

The WP Minute

The WP Minute brings you news about WordPress in under 5 minutes — every week! Follow The WP Minute for the WordPress headlines before you get lost in the headlines. Hosted by Matt Medeiros, host of The Matt Report podcast.

Episodes

WP Minute Launch Services and WP Product Writeup

WP Minute Launch Services and WP Product Writeup

October 3, 2023 2:00 PM

I recently had the opportunity to chat with WP Minute Editor, Eric Karkovack, about some new services we are launching to better help WordPress product owners. Eric has been creating content for WordPress developers and designers for over a decade. But with recent shifts in the publishing landscape, he wanted to find new ways to […]

The Most Popular Gutenberg Block

The Most Popular Gutenberg Block

September 29, 2023 3:57 PM

Hey it’s Matt from the WP Minute.  Did you know there’s a professional group of WordPress’ers excited to meet you? If you’re looking for a more casual WP Slack membership to join, chat about the news, and share your own content with our audience —  consider joining the WP Minute membership for $79/year.  Get access […]

Is WordPress Thriving?

Is WordPress Thriving?

September 15, 2023 7:26 PM

At the time of this publication, thirty-thousand plus eyeballs have landed on John Blackbourn’s tweet that has sparked an event that goes well-beyond #WPDrama this week. It seems WordPress.com has publicly replicated the .org plugin pages. My peers at WP Tavern and The Repository have covered the many aspects of this debacle. I’m out of […]

The Future (recap) of WordPress 2023

The Future (recap) of WordPress 2023

September 8, 2023 7:48 PM

If you missed out on WordCamp US 2023, today’s episode will share some of the highlights from the talks of Matt Mullenweg and Josepha Haden Chomphosy. I urge you to watch the entirety of their presentations, but to also tweet at us to share your thoughts on the future of WordPress. Clips include Mullenweg’s outlook […]

Equalize Digital to the Moon

Equalize Digital to the Moon

August 18, 2023 7:47 PM

There’s a solid batch of headlines this week that I think you’ll find interesting before you head out to WordCamp US next week. Speaking of, if you’re headed to WordCamp next week, be sure to say hi! I’d love to hear more about your experiences with the WP Minute and any feedback you might have. […]

Can we have more WordPress 6.3?

Can we have more WordPress 6.3?

August 11, 2023 11:54 AM

We have a packed episode today chock full of WordPress news goodness, including some audio clips from Courtney Robertson, Jeff Chandler, and Rich Tabor sharing what they love about WordPress 6.3.  First up, Aurooba Ahmed shared her new project wphelpers.dev which gives you a snazzy UI for all core WordPress blocks and their functionality.  You […]

For the first million

For the first million

August 3, 2023 8:33 PM

In this episode of the WP Minute podcast, host Matt discusses various WordPress news and topics. He starts by highlighting a WordPress.com initiative to encourage people to transfer their domain registration from Google Domains to WordPress.com. Matt also talks about a joint effort by open source projects, including WordPress, to raise concerns about the proposed […]

Sick and tired of the dashboard?!

Sick and tired of the dashboard?!

July 27, 2023 6:01 PM

If you’re sick and tired of the WordPress dashboard, maybe you want to give Eric’s post, The WordPress Dashboard Needs Some Love, a read. Also in today’s episode, I’m reminding you about our other podcast feed The WP MInute+, a free podcast that covers the long form WordPress discussions like my old podcast, The Matt […]

Will WordPress 6.3 be the best ever?

Will WordPress 6.3 be the best ever?

July 21, 2023 4:11 PM

There are a lot of exciting features coming to WordPress 6.3 which will set the tone for the next few years of our favorite CMS. We’ll explore the upcoming state of this new release and provide some thoughts on which demographic of WordPress user it’s shaping to serve. As always, please share this on social […]

The Wonderful World of WordPress

The Wonderful World of WordPress

July 13, 2023 5:14 PM

Matt explores some of the more challenging aspects of the WordPress project, in today’s episode. With so many parts of the project being planned or already underway, the challenge to keep up with the software’s evolution might become rather difficult. Pointing to a WordCamp talk from Courtney Robertson “We are they” Matt provides a bit […]

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