WP Legends

🔗 Get Hostinger with 85% OFF + 10% EXTRA using code WPLEGENDS: https://hostinger.com/wplegends In WP Legends Episode 143, Arnas Donauskas, Product Manager at Hostinger, shares how real user feedback shapes better hosting products. From customer support to product, his journey brings a unique perspective on understanding user frustrations and turning them into meaningful features. We discuss moder...

In WP Legends Episode 141, Jeffrey Gabriel, Founder and CEO of Saw.com , joins us to explain why domains are far more than just URLs. With over $550M in domain transactions across Sedo, Uniregistry, Igloo.com , and Saw.com , Jeff brings a deep perspective on digital identity, branding, and long-term business value. We dive into why .com still leads, how .ai is reshaping buyer behavior, and when fo...

In WP Legends Episode 142, Milan Savov, Founder of Smartclick, shares how he went from a WordPress freelancer to building a growth focused agency helping B2B SaaS companies turn traffic into real revenue. We discuss SEO as a long term growth engine, the shift toward AI driven search, and why most founders focus on traffic instead of outcomes. Milan also breaks down client expectations, competitive...

In WP Legends Episode 140, Alex Borto, Founder of WPMarmite, shares how he built one of the most trusted WordPress education platforms in the French-speaking world. From publishing consistent, high-quality tutorials to building a loyal community, Alex breaks down what it really takes to grow a content-driven platform in WordPress. We dive into beginner challenges, why WordPress can feel overwhelmi...

In WP Legends Episode 139, Jeff Golenski, Principal Designer and Product Manager at Automattic, joins us to break down what it really means to design for millions of users and simplify complex experiences across WordPress products. We dive into how AI is transforming product workflows, why human intuition still plays a critical role in design, what agencies truly need from WordPress and WooCommerc...

In WP Legends Episode 138, Brian Gardner, Head of Community at WP Engine, joins us to talk about WordPress design, block themes, AI, and the evolution of the ecosystem. We dive into the Genesis era, the shift to Gutenberg, AI’s role in design and content, and why community continues to be at the core of WordPress. Brian also shares his perspective on where WordPress is headed over the next few yea...

In WP Legends Episode 136, Benjamin Zekavica, WordPress core contributor, 2025 core team rep, and founder of Unleash WP and Kreo Pulse, joins us for a deep dive into WordPress leadership, AI, and the future of core. He shares how he started with WordPress at just 11 years old, his journey into core contributions, and what it really means to represent the global core team. We also explore AI workfl...

In WP Legends Episode 137, Syrus Akbary Nieto joins us to explore WebAssembly, serverless infrastructure, and the future of hosting in an AI driven world. He shares how Wasmer is redefining how applications run across browsers, servers, and the edge, and why WebAssembly could become a powerful alternative to traditional containers. We also dive into WordPress hosting, PHP, headless setups, AI gene...

In WP Legends Episode 135, Quintin Russ, Co Founder of Web Slice, shares how Web Slice is redefining hosting for modern PHP applications through serverless infrastructure, measurable performance, and greater transparency. We explore serverless PHP, PHP Vitals, hardware performance, pricing transparency, uptime claims, and the reality of shared vs cloud hosting. The conversation also dives into wha...

In WP Legends Episode 133, Freek Van der Herten, Co-founder of Oh Dear and core member of Spatie, shares his journey from open source development to building a trusted monitoring platform used by developers and agencies worldwide. We explore Laravel in the AI era, why its clean architecture works well with AI, and where to start with hosting using tools like Laravel Cloud and Laravel Forge. The co...

In WP Legends Episode 134, Gonçalo Lourenço, Head of Cloud DevOps and R&D at Namecheap/Spaceship, shares how his team approaches the invisible work that keeps hosting platforms reliable at scale. From infrastructure and automation to incident response and delivery speed, his role sits at the intersection of DevOps, R&D, and platform trust. We explore EasyWP, Spaceship, managed WordPress ho...

In WP Legends Episode 131, Matt Cromwell, Founder and CGO of Roots & Fruit, shares lessons from building and scaling WordPress products. From GiveWP to advising product teams today, he brings a clear perspective on product growth, customer experience, and long-term strategy. We dive into product-market fit, customer feedback loops, north star metrics, and product-led growth, along with what Wo...

In WP Legends Episode 132, Jason Agnew, Co-founder & CTO of Big Bite, shares how Big Bite evolved from a small agency into a trusted WordPress partner for major publishing organizations. Now part of WP Engine, that experience is shaping the future of publishing platforms. We dive into legacy media stacks, newsroom workflows, AI in publishing, headless WordPress, and what smaller publishers sho...

In WP Legends Episode 129, Todd Han, Founder, President, and CEO of Dynadot, shares how a simple request to build a website for his mother led to the creation of one of the most trusted domain registrars in the world. Starting as a solo founder in 2002, Todd built Dynadot from scratch with a focus on user experience, customer control, and long-term sustainability in an industry shaped by consolida...

In WP Legends Episode 130, Seb de Lemos, CEO of ‪@wearehostingcom‬ shares how he went from accidentally getting into hosting to building and scaling global infrastructure that powers millions of websites. With experience across product, platforms, operations, and acquisitions, he brings a clear perspective on what it really takes to build a hosting company people trust at scale. We dive into the r...

In WP Legends Episode 128, Thomas Raef, Owner of WeWatchYourWebsite, shares his journey from programming in the early 1970s to building one of the most deeply informed website security platforms in the WordPress ecosystem. From the IBM PC era and the Melissa virus to modern malware detection, Thomas explains how his obsession with root cause analysis, automation, and proactive defense shaped decad...

In WP Legends Episode 127, Darcy Kurtz, Chief Marketing Officer at WP Engine, shares her journey from Dell to leading global marketing at companies like Mailchimp, OutSystems, BentoBox, and now WP Engine. With deep experience across SaaS, platform businesses, developer ecosystems, and enterprise growth, she offers a powerful perspective on scaling marketing in a rapidly evolving landscape. We expl...

In WP Legends Episode 126, Yuri Gerasymov, Founder of Diffy, shares why visual regression testing is becoming essential for modern WordPress workflows. From layout shifts and styling issues to broken UI elements, Yuri explains how many critical bugs go unnoticed with manual QA and how teams can move from guesswork to confident releases. We discuss who this is for, how agencies managing multiple we...

In WP Legends Episode 125, Dragos Boroianu, Chief Business Officer at ChemiCloud, shares his journey from the front lines of support to helping lead a hosting company built on reliability, human-first service, and strong infrastructure. From handling late-night tickets to managing customer experience at scale, his perspective is shaped by solving real problems where they actually happen. In this e...

In WP Legends Episode 123, Konrad Keck, Founder of Konrado. AI , ModulesGarden, PanelAlpha, and EasyDCIM, shares his journey from starting as a programmer in 2009 to building some of the most widely used infrastructure tools in the web hosting industry. Konrad discusses how the hosting industry has evolved over the years, the early days of automation in hosting, and the growth of the WHMCS ecosyst...

In WP Legends Episode 124, Paul Carter, Co-Founder and CEO of BuiltFast, shares insights into the future of WordPress hosting, serverless infrastructure, and how modern hosting platforms are evolving. With over two decades of experience in the hosting industry and time spent scaling infrastructure at A2 Hosting, Paul explains how BuiltFast and its serverless platform, Vector, are designed to impro...

In WP Legends Episode 122, Breon Williams, creator of Promptless WP, joins us to discuss how AI is changing the way WordPress websites are built. Breon Williams shares his journey from starting in web development in 2006 to building Promptless WP, a system that transforms real documents and structured content into production-ready WordPress page layouts without relying on prompts. The conversation...

In WP Legends Episode 121, Patrick Posner, Founder and CEO of Simply Static, explains how static WordPress is changing the way developers and agencies think about website performance, security, and scalability. Instead of serving websites dynamically, Simply Static converts WordPress sites into static files that can be distributed globally. This approach improves speed, reduces common security ris...

In WP Legends Episode 119, Afshana Rahman, Co Founder and CMO of WPDeveloper, shares what truly drives sustainable growth in the WordPress ecosystem. WPDeveloper did not scale by restricting features or pushing aggressive upsells. They grew through consistency. Every update improved both free and Pro versions. Previously free features were never locked. Support forums were treated as a core growth...

In WP Legends Episode 120, we are joined by Jon Penland, CEO of Kinsta, who shares how his journey in the WordPress ecosystem began as a freelance writer and eventually led to leading one of the most respected managed WordPress hosting platforms in the world. In this episode of WP Legends, Jon discusses how Kinsta built trust by focusing on performance, reliability, and customer-first decision mak...