Press This WordPress Community Podcast

If you're anything like us, you've likely worked waaay too long on a WordPress project without realizing there was some critical dependency you didn't catch and now you have to rebuild the entire site. Yikes! Of course, this often happens with hosting environments and so you might be asking, does it help to talk to my host before a large build? In this episode of PressThis, we intervie...

Do you run a freelancer or agency business? If so, do you often feel more like your business is running you? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Robert Nickell of Rocket Station about Virtual Assistant strategies WordPress agencies and freelancers can use to save time and scale their business. Robert's company Rocket Station specializes in Virtual Assistant services often used by freela...

Building accessibility features into your WordPress site isn't just a strategy for making your site more usable to more people or a moral thing to do, but it may actually be the law depending on where your audience lives! If you've decided to implement accessibility on your WordPress site for growth, legal, or moral reasons, you might be thinking "Isn't there a plugin for that?&#34...

If you find yourself creating more video content than ever, don't forget about adding captions! Captioning your content can be a great way to capture viewers who aren't using audio at the time they are viewing your video or of course making your video content accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing. The bottom line is that captioning makes your videos more valuable and well... captivati...

"As a WordPress freelancer or agency you likely often acquire new customers with existing sites that have a whole host of existing problems. If you're running your own site, you may be wondering what agencies often have to fix when taking over a self-managed website. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Tony Wright of Wright IMC about the checklist his agency uses when taking on a ne...

The global lockdown has forced many of us to brush up on our virtual event skills in a hurry. If you're like most people, you're piecing together these skills as you go, but you may be wondering "What does it look like to have a thoughtful and effective virtual event strategy?". In this episode of PressThis, we interview long-time mega WordPress virtual event organizer Jan Koch of...

"Open Source software is the dominant form of web technology on earth, but the worlds of open and closed source systems continue to exist together. We often think of these worlds as fundamentally at odds, but there are lessons to be learned from each approach. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Jaki Levy of 10up about his experience using open-source strategies in a closed source conte...

If you've ever thought of starting a plugin business or if you have one right now, you might be wondering how you can grow a plugin business into a sustainable AND successful venture. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Adrian Tobey of the popular CRM & Marketing Automation plugin Groundhog. Adrian talks about his strategies for pricing, retention, lead generation, and controlling c...

"As the WordPress block editor "Gutenberg" picks up steam in terms of adoption and capabilities, WordPress tools & frameworks are evolving to take advantage of these new abilities to deliver even more value to their users. In this episode, we interview WordPress community icon Scott Kingsley Clark of Pods Framework about his thoughts on the evolution of the block editor within Word...

"Entrepreneurship is woven into the fabric of the WordPress community via hundreds of thousands of freelance, agency, technology, platform, and even investment fund businesses. Running and GROWING a business is super tough though and creates pressures on entrepreneurs that can have a negative affect on their mental health. How can entrepreneurs strike a balance between developing a winning gro...

In this episode of PressThis, we discuss news from around the WordPress ecosystem. Listen now to hear exciting news in the world of Gutenberg blocks, WordPress company acquisitions, and more. If you're too busy to keep up with WordPress on your own, listen to this episode of PressThis now! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As technology evolves, so must you. Stagnation in web development isn't an option. Those that do will be left behind. Of course, evolving may mean different things for different people, but for many in the WordPress community, this means finally pushing off from their starting blocks (pun intended) and building cool things with the WordPress block editor! In this episode of PressThis, we inter...

We've all experienced the age-old question of "Is my host or my code to blame for errors or performance issues for my website?". In this episode of PressThis, we interview Chris Wiegman of WP Engine about how you can figure out if performance issues or errors on your site are the fault of your code, plugins, and themes or related to your host. Chris shares his thoughts on the type of p...

One of the ways you can create career and revenue growth within your business is by teaching WordPress skills to others within your organization. Not only can this be a great way to build skills within your team, but teaching others WordPress skills also helps grow the WordPress ecosystem as a whole. In this episode of PressThis we interview Courtney Robertson of Code Differently and a critical me...

In our monthly WATCF installment, we discuss important updates regarding WordPress 5.6, WP-CLI, and other news from around the WordPress community. If you don't have time to keep up with all things WordPress listen to our round-up and get the month's most important WordPress news in one go. Listen to this episode of PressThis now! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy...

Agencies and freelancers often try to do what's best for their clients, but sometimes what the client wants isn't best for them. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Katrina Martin of Riot Customs about how she uses NO in her agency business to deliver more value to customers and fewer headaches for herself. Katrina shares her thoughts on why customers ask for things they shouldn&#39...

"WordPress' claim-to-fame primarily comes from being a powerful CMS, but how can brands use WordPress to automate their digital funnels and create self-sustaining engines of growth? In this episode of PressThis we interview Pat Ness of SMB Master about the approaches he uses to automate digital funnels with WordPress. Pat is well known for his use of WordPress to build self-sustaining digi...

"The WordPress block editor has brought a world of possibilities to WordPress sites, but with most WordPress developers not knowing how to code React, many development teams are left scratching their heads on how they'll take advantage of the WordPress block editor in their custom builds. In this episode of PressThis, we interview Ryan Kienstra of Genesis Custom Blocks about how developers...

"In this epsiode of PressThis, we cover news and happenings from around the WordPress community in our monthly installment ""Word Around the Campfire"". This month's news includes an acquisition by Godaddy of a WooCommerce extension company, new product launches around the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg), new updates on the upcoming Twenty Twenty One theme, Gutenberg 9.0...

Thanks to global lockdowns the world has shifted to a digital-first posture, and one of the key areas being affected is how businesses sell their products and services. The transformation to digital-first purchasing behaviors is driving change in brick-mortar AND traditionally e-commerce-focused businesses and WordPress is playing a huge role in those transformations. That said, as Black Friday an...

Brands wanting to stand-out (and the agencies that serve them) often seek to have a unique visual voice within their digital experiences. This process often starts with designers using design software like Photoshop to design an experience that development teams will convert into themes and content within WordPress. This is a tried and true workflow for WordPress teams, but how can teams use workf...

Did you know there is a war raging with the open and closed web? This is a war not only for eyeballs and mind share, but for the very essence of digital experiences themselves. In this war, we've seen platforms like Instagram embrace and explode in popularity with mobile-first experience like ""Stories"", but the open web including WordPress has yet to embrace this exciting new...

"Many of us already see the moral and social benefits of diversity within our teams, but what are the business benefits of doing so and what are you missing as you try to achieve diversity within your organization? In this episode of PressThis, we interview Allie Nimmons of WPBuffs about her thoughts on achieving diversity within your technology teams and how you can make better technology dec...

In this episode of PressThis, we discuss news from around the WordPress community in our monthly segment Word Around the Campfire. This has been an exciting month for WordPress including major changes in WordPress 5.5, app store drama with Apple, and big happenings in the world of the Gutenberg block editor. If you're looking for a quick and easy way to catch up on all things WordPress communi...

The WordPress ecosystem is full of businesses offering plugins, themes, or WordPress-adjacent SaaS services. Many of these businesses and the products they represent were built by developers who had a keen idea and the means to build something special. Of course, novel ideas and clever products aren't a guarantee for success, yet product makers often struggle with getting their heads around an...