Press This WordPress Community Podcast

If you've been freelancing or working in a digital agency for any length of time, you are likely very aware of how frustrating it can be to collect client site content, admin credentials, and other information you need to create their website. This often leads to your projects AND post-project payments from your clients being drastically delayed! In this episode of PressThis, we interview Jame...

"Are you building headless WordPress sites or considering learning how? Choosing the right approach with your fields, content, and APIs can make all the difference. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Anthony Burchell of WP Engine’s headless engineering team about Atlas Content Modeler and what this free plugin does for headless WordPress development. Anthony shares his thoughts on head...

Being an entrepreneur is tough. Being an entrepreneur with no business background is even tougher. So what do you do when you have a passion for entrepreneurship, but no experience? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Sujay Pawar of Brainstorm Force, the makers of Astra Theme and other popular WordPress products. Sujay shares his incredible journey from a small-town kid in India, to just ba...

In this episode of PressThis, host David Vogelpohl and special guests Doc Popular (Torquemag.io) and Rob Stinson (WP Engine) discuss news from around the WordPress ecosystem including acquisitions and the new WordPress 5.8. Listen now! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Everyone's favorite example of a plugin you "don't need" is a plugin that only adds social share buttons to your navigation, but what social strategies DO you need, and how can social media and WordPress work together to drive business outcomes? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Mark Zahra of Spotlight Instagram Feeds about his thoughts on how social media and WordPress co...

If you've been paying attention recently you may have noticed an astounding number of plugin and theme companies being acquired. This is creating a great consolidation of WordPress tools and is having both positive and negative effects for small themes & plugin authors. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Brandon Ernst of Brand on Fire and Gaucho Plugins about his thoughts on what h...

As you may have heard, Google will be using a scoring system for website quality called "Core Web Vitals" as a ranking factor for organic search results. You may be wondering though, how do I get a better score and what actually matters when it comes to optimizing my website and performance. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Adam Humphreys of Making 8 about his thoughts on the rol...

Do you struggle with finding reliable and approachable methods for testing your WordPress sites for accessibility (e.g. WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508, etc.)? In this episode of PressThis we interview Amber Hinds of the WordPress plugin Accessibility Checker by Equalize Digital about her thoughts on why building accessible WordPress sites are important, how to test your sites for accessibility, and what...

Do you have a WordPress plugin you're trying to promote or are you considering building a plugin? Creating a WordPress product can be a great way to start a business, grow an existing business, or as an extra revenue source for agencies and freelancers. But how do you successfully market a plugin in the WordPress ecosystem? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Bridget Willard author of t...

Are you looking for unique ways to create value for your site's visitors while driving success in your business? Leveraging artificial intelligence is one way to achieve this, but what makes sense in terms of AI on WordPress sites, and what solutions are available that don't require you to become a data scientist? In this episode of PressThis, we interview David Lockie of Angry Creative ab...

Content can play a powerful role in your SEO and social strategies, but a funny thing can happen when you create really compelling content. You might just create a community of folks who love what you have to say!... Oops. Now what?! In this episode of PressThis, Bob Dunn of Do The Woo shares his journey taking his vast array of current & ongoing content around WooCommerce to create an engaged...

If you're working to integrate a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform like Salesforce, Active Campaign, or Keep with WordPress, it's important to know that driving massive success in your funnels is so much more than simply embedding contact forms or simple CRM functionality within your WordPress sites. In order to really turn your CMS+CRM combo into a material revenue-driving e...

"Are you turning away projects or otherwise missing revenue opportunities in your agency business because you find scaling-up incredibly challenging? Don't worry. You're not alone! According to WordStream's recent State of the Agency report managing time, hiring/training new employees, and being profitable are the three main pain points for agencies looking to scale their operation...

In our April Word Around the Campfire segment host David Vogelpohl and special guests, Anthony Burchell (WP Engine) and Doc Popular (Torque) discuss news around the WordPress ecosystem including updates to WordPress Core, Core Web Vitals and WordPress, and MUCH more. If you don't have time to keep up with everything that's happening in WordPress, don't miss this episode of PressThis. L...

Building and launching new websites for yourself or your clients is an exhilarating experience of discovery and creativity, but once you're made your labor of love how will people find it?!?! In this episode of PressThis, we interview multi-decade seasoned digital marketer Adam Riemer of Adam Riemer Marketing about ideas for generating traffic that converts and drives material growth for new w...

Do you run a WordPress freelance or agency business? Are you looking for ways to finish projects faster and unlock the hidden profits in your business? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Vito Peleg of the immensely popular Atarim platform about his views on why workflow optimization is important, how faster workflows can unlock hidden profit centers in your business and the methods you can...

"Decoupled architecture is all the rage and WordPress is playing a critical and growing role in headless developer communities around the world, but you may be wondering what headless WordPress is, the benefits it provides, and how you can go about exploring headless WordPress for your websites. In this episode of PressThis, we interview the infamous Jason Bahl of WP Engine and creator of the...

In the WordPress community, there are generally 3 camps of folks when it comes to plugins and themes. These groups include folks who prefer 100% custom plugins & themes, folks who only use off-the-shelf plugins & themes, and those who do a bit of both. But people often wonder which approach is the best approach for their business or agency and why? In this episode of PressThis, we intervie...

Major ad/cookie blocking updates to popular browsers and the proliferation of ad-blocking browser extensions have left many in the publishing world scrambling for ways to earn income and keep their ad-based content sites alive. Publishers using WordPress or any other CMS are facing an existential crisis with these changes and must deploy a whole host of new strategies to ensure their survival. In...

If you're building community sites with WordPress solutions like LearnDash or Peepso and wondering how the heck you're going to attract members who stay engaged and helping to drive value for the sites you build, don't miss this episode of Press This. In this episode, we interview Moni Jefferson of The Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs about her journey using WordPress to bu...

One of WordPress's key strengths is in its ability to power agile and flexible content strategies, but as you build out your content strategies designed to feed sales teams, how can you craft an effective content strategy that drives the best results for marketing and sales efforts alike? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Danny Layzell of AZoNetwork about his thoughts on getting custo...

"Are you thinking of introducing continuous deployment into your development team's workflows, or are you having headaches with your existing continuous deployment workflows across your team? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Rob Humar of Dexerto about how they mastered continuous deployment workflows within their team to have a HUGE impact on their business as a whole. Rob shares...

WordPress is used for a dizzying array of use cases thanks to its open nature and versatility, but within this, the ocean of possibilities are stand-out examples of how WordPress is used to create something really positive in the world. In this episode of PressThis we interview Jason Cooksey & Miles Sebesta of BitWise Industries about their recent project to bring OnwardCA online as part of th...

Are you running a large WooCommerce store or helping agency clients who are? Would you like to use the SAME personalization AI technology in use on Amazon.com to optimize your WooCommerce sales? In this episode of PressThis, we interview James Jory of AWS and Anthony Burchell of WP Engine about an exciting new set of personalization features to be released in the AWS for WordPress plugin. James an...

Are you setting up an eCommerce store with WooCommerce for yourself or your clients, and wondering "Did I do everything I was supposed to do?!?!"? Overlooking key configurations and settings can lead to lost sales, hacked sites, and more. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Sean Conklin of Coded Commerce about what store owners and agencies building WooCommerce stores should do in m...