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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]