EP484 – Whose WordPress is it anyway?
On this episode, Jason Tucker and Sé Reed discuss the concept of who “owns” the WordPress open-source project and the broader question of who controls WordPress, highlighting the tension between the open-source community’s ideals and the reality of centralized control. The episode concludes with a call for transparency and accountability in the WordPress community, particularly within project leadership.
EP483 – This Is Your Website on AI
This week on WPwatercooler, we dive into the growing world of AI site builders. Are these tools the future of web design, or are they a potential threat to WordPress agencies?
EP482 – Gutenberg It’s Complicated
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing Gutenberg, its increasingly byzantine code base, and the complexities of developing against it.
EP481 – Lies, Damned Lies, and Analytics
On this episode of WPwatercooler titled “Lies, Damned Lies, and Analytics,” the discussion revolves around the complexities and alternatives to using web analytics tools for website management. The hosts, Jason Tucker and Jason Cosper, delve into the fallout from changes to Jetpack stats, prompting users to consider paying for previously free services. They explore the […]
EP480 – It’s Giving Server: The New Era of Hosting
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing webhosting. Dive into the differences and benefits of shared hosting, dedicated hosting, and managed hosting.
EP479 – To Bot or Not to Bot
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the use of GPT in WordPress plugins and other functionality. Should you use ChatGPT to generate code? Is it a good first step to iterate from?
EP478 – 6.5: It’s Alive! (Almost)
This week on the show we’ll be speaking with our good friend and yours Courtney Robertson to discuss the upcoming WordPress 6.5 release.
EP477 – WordPress: What’s The Alternative?
This week on WPwatercooler we’re exploring alternatives. Alternative website builders and alternative content management systems. There is a lot to explore and we’ve all dipped our toe into the various alternatives out there, let’s discuss!
EP476 – Free as in Piracy
This week on WPwatercooler, we’re tackling the issue of nulled WordPress plugins and themes. The GPL says that all software distributed under its license can be freely redistributed, but do null plugin shops re-selling proprietary software cross the ethical, or legal, line into piracy?
EP475 – The Great Escape: WordPress Data Liberation Project
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing data liberation.
EP474 – Building Custom WordPress Blocks Because You Have To
We’ll discuss the challenges and triumphs of diving deep into Gutenberg, and share where to learn about custom block development for your WordPress projects.
EP473 – Write It Down Blogging for Fun and Making Friends
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going back to our roots, blogging. Did you know you can blog with WordPress?
EP472 – Does your WordPress Website Have an Expiration Date?
EP472 of WPwatercooler, the panel discusses the fleeting nature of digital platforms and the lifespan of websites in the modern web era. A must-watch episode on adapting to technological changes.
EP471 – Reflecting on the State of the Word 2023
On this episode of WPwatercooler, we’re diving into the State of the Word 2023, the much-anticipated annual keynote by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. For the first time ever, the event steps out of North America, embracing the vibrant Spanish WordPress community in Madrid, Spain. And don’t worry if you didn’t make it to Madrid – the event was streamed live and made available on YouTube.
EP470 – Goodbye, Hello Dolly
What do a parking-lot flea market and a WordPress plugin have in common? The WPwatercooler crew will talk about the leadership lessons that can be learned from a box of records and why some old things need to be let go.
EP469 – Synching WordPress
Synching WordPress: Navigating the Data Synchronization Maze. The episode features in-depth discussions on tools like Airtable and Salesforce, data mapping techniques, and the evolving role of WordPress as a CMS. Join Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper for insightful perspectives.
EP468 – UncURLing WordPress 6.4
This week on WPwatercooler, we’re going to be discussing uncurling WordPress 6.4 and the resulting version of WordPress 6.4.1
EP467 – WordStressed
This week on WPwatercooler WCUS 2023 organizer Tom Finley will be joining us to delve into the stress factors shaking up the WordPress community. From software updates that disrupt our workflows to seismic shifts in community dynamics, our community is going through a lot right now. Add in global and economic issues, radical changes in social media platforms, and an industry being rocked by AI, and we’re all feeling the pressure. What does it all mean for the world of WordPress?
EP466 – The Media Library ends its silence
This episode of the panel dives into the complexities and shortcomings of WordPress’ media library. William Bay leads the conversation by suggesting features like the ability to view all used images and the option to toggle between infinite scroll and pagination for enhanced user experience. Alongside him, Sé Reed and Jason Cosper emphasize the need […]
EP465 – What’s New in WordPress 6.4 Beta 1
This week on the WPwatercooler we’re going to be going over the recent developments to WordPress 6.4 Beta 1. We’ll be discussing each of the new features and what our thoughts are of them.
EP464 – Fight for the Future
On this episode of WPwatercooler, we’ll be discussing Five for the Future—the initiative promoting the WordPress community’s contributions to the WordPress.org project—and how both sponsored and unsponsored contributors impact the WordPress project.
EP463 – Not that kind of block
This week on WPwatercooler we ask the question “What the heck did Sé Reed get herself into this time?” Join us in the chat live or in the comments after the fact.
EP462 – Summiting WordCamp US 2023
This week on the show our field reporter Sé Reed is attending WordCamp US in National Harbor, Maryland. She’s attending all the things and will be reporting back her findings.
EP461 – Ten Years to Launch
Suzette’s Quest to Simplify Contribution – A decade ago, Suzette recognized the challenges people faced in finding ways to contribute to the WordPress project. Determined to improve this, she opened a ticket called “Add a ‘Contribute’ tab to the About page.” Though the ticket lay dormant for 9 years, it was eventually picked up and assigned to Olga. Just 4 months later, the content was finalized, and the ticket closed, marking the successful conclusion of Suzette’s long-standing mission to enhance community involvement.
EP460 – From Wish to Commit: The WordPress 6.4 Wishlist
This week on WPwatercooler we’re talking with Nyasha about our wishes for WordPress 6.4. Got a wish? We’d love to hear it in the comments or live in the chat.
EP459 – What’s new in WordPress 6.3
This week on WPwatercooler were going to be discussing everything coming out in WordPress 6.3 and our thoughts on the new features
EP458 – WordPress and an Industry in Flux
This week on the show we’re discussing layoffs, AI, integration, industry shrinkage, and dealing with Tech Bros (oh my!)
EP457 – A Reusable Block By Any Other Name
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the reusable block being renamed to Patterns. These patterns have sync and non-sync options allowing for them to be reusable in their state or to have their state synced between the other instances that are being synced.
EP456 – Gutenberg: More Than WordPress
On this week’s episode of WPwatercooler, we delve into the ever-expanding influence of Gutenberg, the innovative website-building block technology. Known for its role in revolutionizing WordPress, Gutenberg is stepping beyond its birthplace and finding applications in an increasing number of places. We’re exploring the power and versatility of this tool as it transforms not just the WordPress ecosystem, but the broader web development landscape.
EP455 – Happy 20th Birthday, WordPress!
On this episode, we’re celebrating WordPress’s 20th birthday sharing some stories of the past and what were expecting from the future of the software and community that were quite fond of.
EP454 – WP.inc – Is There Room for Community in Corporate?
On this episode hosts Sé Reed and Jason Cosper will be joined by Guildenberg founder Jonathan Wold to discuss the intersection of corporate influence and community in the world of WordPress.
EP453 – #WP20: Twenty Years of WordPress
This week on the show we’ll be discussing twenty years of WordPress
EP452 – Doom or Boom: AI in WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler, join your hosts Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper for a captivating conversation exploring the dynamic world of AI in the realm of WordPress.
EP451 – Accelerating WordPress w/ Jonathan Wold
This week on WPwatercooler Sé Reed and Jason Cosper will be talking with Jonathan Wold about some of the economic and development problems facing plugin-based businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, and his new plan to help. https://guildenberg.com Summary In EP451 of WPwatercooler, titled “Accelerating WordPress w/ Jonathan Wold,” hosts Sé Reed, Jason Cosper and Jonathan […]
EP450 – Phase 3 of the WordPress Enigmatic Gutenverse
We’ll discuss a variety of features designed to enhance the user experience and foster seamless collaboration. Our conversation will cover real-time and asynchronous collaboration, improving publishing flows, refining the post revisions interface, and polishing admin design. Additionally, we’ll delve into the introduction of a global search and command component that aims to streamline content management.
EP449 – A Spring Clean WordPress Routine – WPwatercooler
On this episode Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will dive into the topic of spring cleaning your WordPress website.
EP448 – Nothing is certain but CPTs & taxes
In this episode of WPwatercooler, hosts Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper dive into the world of Custom Post Types and taxonomies.
EP447 – What’s New in WordPress 6.2?
On this episode of WPwatercooler guest Courtney Robertson is joining Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will be discussing the upcoming release of WordPress 6.2. The release is just around the corner, and it’s packed with exciting new features that are sure to delight users. One of the most significant changes is the Full Site Editor coming out of beta, which will provide users with a seamless editing experience.
EP446 – WordCamp Asia Brings the Heat
On this episode Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will be speaking with Nyasha Green and Courtney Robertson about WordCamp Asia, the recent WordCamp they both attended in Bangkok.
EP445 – WordPress Apps: The Big Unbundling
This week on the show we’re going to be discussing the unbundling of apps by Automattic – WordPress, Jetpack, and even Woocommerce!
EP444 – WordPress and the Beginner’s Mind
This week, we will delve into the world of WordPress and explore new ways of approaching problems and maintenance through the lens of the beginner’s mind. Discover how embracing a Zen-like approach can help you tackle complex WordPress issues and find innovative solutions. Tune in now to learn how to cultivate a beginner’s mindset and approach WordPress with a fresh perspective.
EP443 – WordPress Fields API with Scott Kingsley Clark
This week on WPwatercooler were talking with Scott Kingsley Clark about the WordPress Fields API and how you can get involved in helping build this out. This and future work will be organized through the WordPress Slack channel #core-fields
EP442 – Little Contributor, Big Community: Navigating the WordPress Landscape
This week on the show Jason Cosper & Sé Reed will be joined by Courtney Robertson to talk about the scope of the modern WordPress landscape.
EP441 – Little Plugins, Big Help
This week on WPwatercooler were going back to basics and talk about plugins were using that help us in big ways. WordPress is an amazing system that allows for all sorts of expandability with plugins big and small these plugins can really change the way you use WordPress.
EP440 – Year in review and forward at 2023
On this episode of WPwatercooler lots of topics were discussed looking back at 2022 and what’s to come in 2023. Topics include the use of artificial intelligence in WordPress, Sé and crew launching the WP Community Collective, the possibility of a rewrite of the Media Library, the implementation of collaborative editing in WordPress, and the future of the WordPress mobile app.
EP439 – State of the Word 2022 Recap
This week on the show we’ll be recapping the recent State of the Word 2022 event that occurred in New York City on December 15th at 1 pm local time. An in-person audience was in attendance and the video was streamed on YouTube for the community to watch if you couldn’t claim and seat and make the trek. Much like in previous SotW events Matt answered questions that were emailed in and asked by the on-site audience.
EP438 – Content Creation for a WordPress Brand
This week on the show we’re talking with Doctor Popular about content creation for a WordPress brand. Doc Pop is no stranger to creating content, he is a Content Strategist at WP Engine.
EP437 – Funding the Dream with the WP Community Collective
On the show were joined by the founding directors of the WP Community Collective: Courtney Robertson, Katie Adams Farrell, and our very own Sé Reed. We’ll chat about what the WPCC is, its mission to support the WordPress community, and how you can be a part of it.
EP436 – A New Dimension of WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler, we explore the exciting new development of bringing the metaverse, or virtual reality, into the WordPress platform. We see how easy it is for content creators, artists, and scientists to create and participate in the metaverse using WordPress, thanks to its accessibility. By using the native Gutenberg experience, users can easily […]
EP435 – WordPress Takes Flight: Community in a Post Twitter World
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how Twitter has been a big part of the WordPress community space for more than a decade. With the fate of the platform up in the air, many WordPressers are staking out new Internet territory.
EP434 – Diversity and Inclusion in the WordPress Community with Jill Binder
This week on WPwatercooler Jill Binder will be joining us to talk about the #WPDiversity initiative. As part of the Diverse Speaker Training Group on the WordPress.org Community Team, Jill has been hosting an ongoing series of workshops around the world, focusing on new speaker training and diversity awareness for WordCamp organizers.
EP433 – WordPress 6.1: For Those About to Block
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the upcoming WordPress 6.1 release and what we have seen so far in the release candidate.
EP432 – Solutions to the Active Growth Problem
This week on WPwatercooler we will continue our discussion with John James Jacoby and Matt Cromwell from EP23 of Dev Branch about the WordPress plugin repo’s Active Install Growth Chart. In this episode, we’ll focus on the effects of the removal of the chart on the community, including how the data was used by the wider WordPress ecosystem and the community’s response to the removal.
EP431 – Yes, Even in WordPress: The Major Problem of Microaggression
This week on WPwatercooler were discussing the major problem of microaggression.
EP430 – WPwatercooler – Looking back at 10 years of being influential
This week on the show were celebrating 10 years of producing WPwatercooler. We’ll look back at some of the highlights, our past guests and the various topics we’ve discussed on the show.
EP429 – do_action: WordCamp US 2002 Contributor Day
This week on the show we are going to be discussing the contributor day that happened just after WordCamp US 2022 in San Diego. Joining us this week is a returning guest Courtney Robertson who is a web design dev advocate at GoDaddy Pro and WP Training team co-rep.
EP428 – WordCamp US 2022: Back At It Again
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing WordCamp US 2022 happening during our recording. Sé Reed is on location sharing with us her experience there.
EP427 – Exposing the WordPress Photo Directory
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing the WordPress Photo Directory which consists of free, high-quality, CC0-licensed, community-submitted photographs. We’ll be speaking with Katie Richards, Marcus Burnette, and Topher DeRosia on the upcoming directory launch.
EP426 – Why does it burn when I WebP?
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing the WebP file format and native support for it in WordPress. With support for WebP being added in 2021, it is now merged into core with the intention of being the default image format for WordPress moving forward. We’ll be discussing this with Jon Brown of 9seeds, a longtime friend of the show who is overdue for a return visit.
EP425 – WordPress Naming – Banana-fana fo-fordPress
Does WordPress have a naming problem? Is everything just going to be called JetPack in a few years? What about WordPress.com? Full Site Editor? Site Builder, Page Builder, Cosmic (we’re pulling for you Paul), Page Builder, GutenPage? We think WordPress has some naming issues we need to get addressed and the community is taking different […]
EP424 – Staging the Future for WordPress FSE
This week on WPwatercooler we’re continuing our discussion on Full Site Editor and will be talking with Daniel Schutzsmith and Vikas Singhal to talk about the development cycle and the future of staging sites as it relates to FSE. There are a few interesting solutions to doing a staging environment while continuing to build your website with block and the Full Site Editor, we’ll be discussing these.
EP423 – Converting your site to FSE
This week on WPwatercooler we’re continuing our series on the Full Site Editor and are joined by Nick Diego who is a Developer Advocate at WP Engine and developer of Block Visibility. We’ll be talking with Nick on his journey through using FSE and how people should approach converting their sites to FSE after making the decision to do it.
EP422 – WordPress Themes Block It Like Its Hot
On this episode, Brian will be speaking with us on designing themes with blocks in mind and we’ll be discussing what decisions he’s made along the way and what he’d love to see added to Full Site Editor.
EP421 – The Theme Is Dead, Long Live the Theme
This week on the show we’re discussing the future of WordPress themes. We asked core contributor Alain Schlesser to join us, Alain wrote a great thread on Twitter about this. I have a feeling we have a multi-part “theme” series on our hands.
EP420 – WordPress and Cannabis????
“You ever, like, look at your post thumbnails, man?”
This week on WPwatercooler we’re talking about Cannabis and WordPress with the Founder and CEO of goCannaBiz Robert DeVore.
EP419 – WordPress 6.0 & 19 years!
In this episode – WordPress released 6.0 and also turns 19, and oddly enough our episode number is 419!
EP418 – Syncing into the Sunset
n this episode, we speak with Marc Benzakein Operations Manager of ServerPress about them recently sunsetting their product WPSiteSync.
EP417 – What makes a good webhost in 2022
As your friend and mine, Steve Zehngut would say, “Not all web hosts are created equal” which I think is a good thing. With them not being equal the features each have are vastly different and some of these you may need in order to host your site with them.
EP416 – Automate This
There are a lot of ways to apply automation to your WordPress workflows. In this episode, we’re going to work through the many ways of using the WordPress API and webhooks to make things work hands-free.
EP415 – A Repo by Any Other Name
Imagine you’re in a mysterious place, somewhere in between a vast repository and a cluttered canyon. what would it look like? Who would be there? Would freemium be the norm? Join us on this episode of WPwatercooer and roam the imaginary land of a WP plugin store.
EP414 – Cyber Security During Global Conflicts
This week on the show we’re discussing Cyber Security.
EP413 – Full Site Editor for Agencies
The tangled Web we WordPress. This week on WPwatercooler we’re continuing a discussion we started last week on episode 412 which made its way onto Twitter where we discussed with Brian Gardner and Bill Erickson on using WordPress Full Site Editor and if it’s ready for Agencies to use. Are we really storing all this in post_content & post_meta? Where do we go from here?
EP412 – Building Custom Blocks with ACF
his week on the show we’ll be discussing building custom blocks with ACF.
EP411 – WordPress 5.9: We’ve Only Just Begun
This week on the show we’ll be discussing WordPress 5.9 Josephine and the changes and new features in this release.
EP410 – 2022 WordPress Resolutions
In this episode, we’re going to be discussing our WordPress New Year’s Resolutions for 2022
EP409 – State of the Word 2021 Recap
On this episode, we will be recapping the State of the Word which we provided commentary over the presentation. Here are our takeaways from this event.
EP408 – Selecting the right solution for your project
On this episode, we will be discussing the methods we use to find the right solution to a problem we face on a project. Is it a SaaS intregration? WordPress plugin? We’re going to walk through knowing what questions to ask and identifying what features are the best fit for the project and for the budget you are working in. We’ve all been there and there is 100 ways to approach this, here are a few from us.
Oh, Word? WPwatercooler vs. The State of the Word 2021
We’ve got keynote sign! On this very special broadcast of WPwatercooler, Jason, Se, Steve, and Cosper will provide live, real time commentary over Matt Mullenweg’s 2021 State of the Word presentation. Join us from 1:45 to 4:00pm PST, won’t you? #StateOfTheWord
EP407 – A Second Helping of Governance: The PHP Foundation
This week on WPwatercooler, Morten Rand-Hendriksen will join us to talk about governance with the PHP Foundation and the many aspects of the WordPress Foundation. We spent time on the program discussing the PHP Foundation, what they are doing well, what they are doing wrong, what we can learn from them, and how we might do something similar.
EP405 – Forms and Functionality
This week on WPwatercooler were going to be discussing the form and functionality of… forms! Panel Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog Steve Zehngut – zeek.com Sé Reed – sereedmedia.com Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com Show Sponsors Check out InMotion hosting for 24/7 support and affordable prices, learn how you can launch your website in minutes at inmotionhosting.com Are You Looking For Brand […]
EP404 – Dealing with errors in WordPress
Honestly, we were going to talk about forms this week and realized it was episode 404 and just had to cover errors. Hopefully, we won’t just be discussing our favorite 404 error pages online or what is the best way to disable all the WordPress plugins to figure out what is triggering an error. Or […]
EP403 – A New WordPress Repo: Compiling the Community – WPwatercooler
we’ll be are talking about HeroPress and how they are building a repo of sorts called finditwp.com We’ll be talking with Cate and Topher DeRosia about all that they are compiling for our WordPress community.
EP402 – Can you build an Intranet with WordPress?
Intranets are where staff in a company find all the internal documentation, links to services used, and sometimes a gathering place to share photos, custom testimonials, and other great things. Looking for when the next paid holiday is? Check the staff calendar. Looking for the link to the payroll system? All this and more can […]
EP401 – Reimagining The WordPress Media Library
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the future of the Media Library with Helen Hou-Sandí and Joe McGill. “How do you fix the media library when people don’t understand filesystems?”
EP400 – 9 Years and 400 Episodes!
Tube channel, the many awesome people we have on the show, and what our plans are for next year leading up to 10 years!
EP399 – Free Plugins: The Nice Price
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing WordPress pricing and we asked Scott Kingsley Clark to join us again. In the last episode we almost talked about this so we thought we’d do an entire show about it for our 399th episode.
EP398 – Gutenberg Blocks and Custom Fields
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing Gutenberg and the use of custom fields with blocks. We asked Scott Kingsley Clark to join us on the show, he’s the lead developer of the Pods Framework which among other things deals with custom fields and Gutenberg blocks.
EP397 – GPL – Free as in WordPress Plugins
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the WordPress blackmarket – GPL Clubs.
EP396 – The Changing WordPress Ecosystem
This week on the show we’ll have a few friends in the WordPress community stop by to discuss the changing WordPress ecosystem. Chris wrote a blog post recently that was linked from a few places we all frequent. The Changing WordPress Ecosystem – Chris Wiegman is a good read.
EP395 – What makes a good WordPress plugin
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing what makes a good WordPress plugin? Obviously, over the 8 years we’ve been doing this show the answers have changed a bit but many have stayed the same. Is it a good user interface, one that looks like it’s supposed to be there? Is it good support? New features added all the time or what?
EP394 – WordPress 5.8 “Tatum”
This week on the show we’re discussing the new WordPress version 58 release named “Tatum”. WordPress 58 Development Cycle – Make WordPress Core News – WordPress 58 Tatum – WordPress.org What’s New in WordPress 58 (Full Site Editing, WebP Images, Global Styles and Settings, and Much More) WordPress 58 – Yoast WordPress 58 “Tatum” – […]
EP393 – Tools to build WordPress websites
This week on the show we’re discussing tools that we use when building WordPress websites.
EP392 – Testing Updated WordPress Plugins
This week on the show we’re discussing something that every WordPress site owner has to deal with, updating WordPress plugins.
EP391 – Dealing with set it and forget it WordPress websites
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing set it and forget it websites, you know the website you built for your friend and they never logged into it since the day you handed over the password. That website you build for a company in your city that uses it but has never logged into it.
We’re going to discuss the pitfalls of these websites and what solutions are there for sites like these.
EP390 – The Age of the WordPress Acquisition
With all of the acquisitions occurring in the WordPress space we asked friend of the show Cory Miller from Business Value Academy to discuss with us these various acquisitions and what to expect in the future
EP389 – Securing WordPress Users and Devs
On this episode of WPwatercooler we will be continuing our discussion from EP388 – Securing WordPress: Bots and Hackers but this time talking about how you can secure your WordPress from people you know such as developer and contractors building the site and your users if they are logging into the site at any point. There is a lot to talk about in this episode!
EP388 – Securing WordPress: Bots and Hackers
On this episode of WPwatercooler we will be discussing how you can secure your WordPress website to defend against bots and hackers. This is a question that comes up all the time at our local WordPress Meetups and at our WordCamps and we thought we’d share with you the best methods to do so as well as understand what the information you get out of these tools should mean to you.
EP387 – Gutenberg Full-Site Editing in WordPress
On this episode of WPwatercooler, we’ll be discussing Gutenberg Full-Site Editing in WordPress. We got Jason to start using Gutenberg, lets see what he has to say about it.
EP386 – Customizing the WordPress Dashboard
The WordPress dashboard, it’s been the same since the beginning. Can you customize the WordPress dashboard? What plugins can you use to do this? Why would you you want to? White Label CMS – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Adminimize – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org […]
EP385 – WordPress 5.7
On this episode, we will be discussing the release of WordPress 5.7. This release is named after Esperanza Spalding, a modern musical prodigy. As with all WordPress released, we will break down the latest changes to the release and what we have noticed about it. Full Site Editing Pre-Merge Overview – Team Updates Early Thoughts […]
EP384 – Move Slow and Fix Things
This week we’re discussing WordPress releases and moving slow and fixing things. Making WordPress Releases Easier – Make WordPress Core The Four Seasons of WordPress Core Updates-2021 How Can WordPress Core and Plugin Development Maintain A Healthy Working Relationship? Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker Jason Cosper @boogah https://twitter.com/boogah Sé Reed @sereedmedia https://twitter.com/sereedmedia Show Sponsors Desktop […]
EP383 – WordPress – How did we get to 40%
How did WordPress get to 40%?
EP382 – WordPress plugin updates, changes and abandonment
This week we’re discussing what site owners should do when managing WordPress plugin updates, changes to a plugin, and what about plugin abandonment from the developer?
EP381 – WordPress plugins: the good, the bad, and the really bad
This week on WPwatercooler we are talking about WordPress Plugins: the good, the bad, and the really bad.
EP380 – Working in WordPress: to code or not to code
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing working in WordPress, to code or not to code. Show Sponsors Desktop Server – ServerPress https://www.servepress.com WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com Cloudways – Cloudways is a managed WordPress hosting provider that offers 5 best-in-class cloud providers, giving you freedom of choice and flexibility to build amazing WordPress websites. It comes with […]
EP379 – 2020 WordPress Resolutions
On this episode we’re going to be discussing out WordPress New Yar’s Resolutions for 2021
EP178 – The state of the state of the word
This week on WPwatercooler we are talking about the State of the Word 2020 that Matt Mullenweg did. Typically this happens at the WordCamp US event but due to COVID-19 restrictions, this event happened on its own on Thursday, December 17th, 2020. We’ll be discussing this broadcast and the announcement made on it. Socials Twitter […]
EP377 – WordPress 5.6 Simone
This week we’re discussing WordPress 5.6 Simone.
EP376 – WordPress – Comments, Comments Comments – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’re talking about WordPress comments
EP375 – WordPress – Democratizing Publishing and Democracy!
This week on the WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing if we are democratizing publishing when using WordPress
EP374 – Google’s push to add Stories to your WordPress website
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the ways in which Google is really wanting you to add Stories to your WordPress website using Web Stories.
EP373 – Why you should test your WordPress website in staging
Does your webhost have a staging server? Have you ever run an update on your WordPress website and have it fail on you? Staging servers can save you in the event of an issue like this, we’ll explain how to add one to your workflow. In this episode we’re going to show you how using a staging server for updates to your WordPress website can be quite handy and save yourself some time and frustration. Watch the episode or share it with a friend if they would get something out of it.
EP372 – Cloudflare APO for WordPress
This week we’re discussing CloudFlare’s Automatic Platform Optimization for WordPress Panel Jason Tucker @jasontucker Steve Zehngut @zengy Sé Reed @sereedmedia Jason Cosper @boogah ????Check out Bridget’s new book “Keys to Being Social: Being Real in a Virtual World” https://amzn.to/2HZELOq Sponsor Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com
EP371 – Our WordPress Wish List
This week on the WPwatercooler we’re going to be sharing our WordPress wish list.
EP370 – The WordPress PHP Update Problem: Making New Code and Keeping the Old
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the environment that our WordPress website and the programming language that powers WordPress, PHP.
EP368 – Ethics in the WordPress Community
This week on WPwatercooler we’re talking about the ethics in the WordPress community. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com
EP367 – WordPress 5.5
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the upcoming release of WordPress 5.5 and the changes that will be affecting your websites.
EP363b – WordPress Post Editor: Evolution and Alternatives
This week we’re discussing the evolution of the WordPress Post Editor and some interesting alternatives too.
EP366 – Dealing with technical debt
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing technical debt and how to tackle it.
EP365 – How to Do It Wrong
On this episode of WPwatercooler, we will be discussing how to do it wrong and all the things that you’re doing wrong in WordPress.
EP364 – Is WordPress Really Easy to use
Join us around the WPwatercooler
EP363 – Open Source Software is Politics
This week on the show we’re discussing the politics relating to open source software and the people that use it.
EP362 – Why you should client-proof a WordPress website
This week we’re going to be discussing the daunting task of why you should to client proof of WordPress website.
EP361 – How to Client-Proof a WordPress Website
On this episode we’re going to be discussing the daunting task of how to client-proof a WordPress website.
EP360 – Quick ways to sell online with WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the quick ways to sell online with WordPress.
EP359 – Common WordPress Misconceptions
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the common misconceptions that people have about WordPress.
This episode is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer and WPSiteSync check them out at desktopserver.com and wpsitesync.com
EP358 – WordPress stuff we love
This week on WPwatercooler we’re talking about the products and services we use on our latest projects. It’s WordPress Stuff we love, join us!
EP357 – WordPress Block Libraries
On this episode, we discuss the various WordPress block libraries that are available.
EP356 – The sudden flock to be online
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the sudden flock to be online and how businesses are having to change their methods to keep the doors open.
EP355 – COVID-19 The state of working from home for WordPress
With many of us working from home were joining the collective of in-home workers that have been doing this for years. Join us as we discuss this new reality. A dedicated place to work in your home Buy headphones, get good ones Play a great playlist Stay focused Take breaks Use a Pomodoro timer Jason […]
EP354 – WP Auto-updates in WordPress 5.5
This week on WPwatercooler we discussed WordPress 5.5 and its proposed WP Auto-updates feature currently in plugin form.
EP353 – WordPress – Everything’s Coming Up Google?
This week on WPwatercooler we discussed WordPress 5.4 some recent plugins to be rolled into core and Google’s involvement in it.
EP352 – Revisiting WordPress Security Basics
This week on WPwatercooler we discussed WordPress security
EP351 – Get the most from your favorite WordPress form plugins
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing how you can get the most from your favorite WordPress form plugins.
EP350 – All About WordPress Maintenance
What is it, how do you go about it, how much should it cost, why it is important
EP349 – Looking at WordPress in 2020
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing has WordPress in 2020 and the article by Impress.org “What to Watch for in WordPress in 2020”
EP348 – Everything (how to setup your new WordPress host)
This week on WPwatercooler we’re talking about how to setup your new webhost after getting out of the bad relationship with your old one. We’re starting new and this is Everything.
EP347 – thank u, next (How to move your website to a new WordPress web host)
This week on WPwatercooler we’re how to move your WordPress website to a new and better webhost. thank u, next!
EP346 – break up with your webhost, i’m bored (is your WordPress web host slowing down your site?)
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing WordPress webhosts and if and when you should move to a new one. This is part 1 of 3 of our “Grande guide to changing WordPress web hosts.”
EP345 – WordPress and big images
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing has WordPress deals with large images and how the handling of big images will change in WordPress 5.3. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by: ServerPress makers of DesktopServer – https://www.serverpress.com
EP344 -WordPress Meetups
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing WordPress meetups, where to find them and how to get involved.
EP343 – Show Me The Total Cache
BoldGrid acquires W3 Total Cache
EP342 – Putting your best theme forward
This week the WPwatercooler panel discusses the WordPress Theme Directory.
EP341 – The Joys of good WordPress web hosting
This week the WPwatercooler panel discusses the joys of good WordPress web hosting.
EP340 – WordCamp Long Beach Recap – The Future of WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we talk about WordCamp Long Beach #WCLB and if we uncovered the Future of WordPress.
Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page.
WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com
EP339 – “Minding the gap” – The WordPress developer user gap
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the developer/user gap.
EP338 – WordPress Page Speed, are you performant?
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing WordPress page speed. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com
EP337 – Mo money, Mo Problems
This week on WPwatercooler we talk about Automattic raising $300M Series D from Salesforce Ventures and how this would affect if any the WordPress open source project.
EP336 – What’s on your WordPress toolbelt?
On this episode, we discuss what’s on our WordPress toolbelt.
The WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer be sure to check them out at https://serverpress.com.
EP335 – Conflicts of Interest – What WordCamp and WordPress Meetup organizers should know
Conflicts of interest with WordCamp and WordPress Meetup organizers.
EP334 – Forcing WordPress Updates
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss WordPress forcing updates on the older version of the software. We compare and contrast this to web hosts doing these sorts of things and what the future may hold for updates of this nature.
EP333 – Is building a website as easy as they say it is?
On this episode, we discuss what is actually involved in building a website.
EP332 – WordCamp Long Beach The Future of WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we talk about WordCamp Long Beach and their track The Future of WordPress.
EP331 – WooCommerce vs Shopify vs Amazon – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we discussed the differences between WooCommerce, Shopify and Amazon for selling products for ecommerce.
EP330 – The ups and downs of WordPress Meetups
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the up and downs of WordPress Meetups.
EP329 – Discussing Composer in WordPress
Join us around the WPwatercooler
EP328 – Zoom’s local server & responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities in WordPress
Two topics on one episode?!?! We discuss Zoom and it’s local web server as well as dealing with responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities in WordPress.
EP327 – Feeding the blogging machine with Gleek.com
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be talking with Jessica Scott and Erik Patterson and our own Steve Zehngut from Gleek.com.
EP326 – When premium plugins go bad
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss when premium plugins go bad and what you should do when it happens to you and your client’s websites.
EP325 – Joost steps down as WordPress CMO
Let’s talk about Joost de Valk of Yoast stepping down as WordPress CMO.
EP324 – Ready, Fire, Aim – Getting your client’s MVP to market
This week on WPwatercooler we discussed the gauntlet that we must travel through to get our client’s MVP to market. From change orders to delays and phasing we talk about all this and more on this episode of WPwatercooler.
EP323 – WordPress Site Health
This week we’re talking about WordPress Site Health.
EP322 – Learning from the past for our future projects
This week on WPwatercooler we went back in time and talked about ActionScript, Shockwave, Director, Server Side Includes and all the technologies that we learned leading up to WordPress.
EP321 – The workflow of a WordPress Solopreneur
On this episode Sé Reed, Jonathan Wold & Steve Zehngut discussed many pressing WordPress topics such as beverage selection with LaCroix and autonomy with working as a solopreneur and having things fall through the cracks.
EP320 – WordCamp Orange County 2019 Recap #WCOC
Steve Zehngut, Mark Benzakein, Sé Reed and Jason Cosper discussed WordCamp Orange County 2019 its organizing crew and how well the event went.
EP319 – WPwatercooler Live at WordCamp OC 2019 #WCOC
This week on WPwatercooler we streamed live from WordCamp Orange County 2019. The majority of our regulars on WPwatercooler are local to Southern California and many of us attended WordCamp OC. The WordCamp organizers were gracious in giving us a timeslot just before their legendary Plugin-a-palooza event they do each year. As we most WPwatercooler episodes we didn’t have a topic planned and asked the audience what we should talk about. Here is the result!
EP318 – WordCamps – It’s all too much?
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss WordCamps – how many there are in SoCal, what you can do to get more out of a WordCamp and what we’d like to see less from WordCamps if we choose.
EP317 – WordPress Communities – same, same but different
Join us around the WPwatercooler to discuss WordPress communities and their subcommunities
EP316 – Discussing a hard week in WordPress – WPwatercooler
WordPress community, we had a tough week, let’s dive in.
EP315 – Website Pranks for April Fools Day
Join us around the WPwatercooler and talk about April Fools pranks!
EP314 – Explaining to clients that WordPress is someone else’s code
This week on WPwatercooler we explore the fact that WordPress, it’s plugins and themes are someone else’s code and how to explain this to your clients. WordPress is made up of code from many contributors and plugins are as well. When support is no longer available what should you do?
EP313 – Inheriting code on a new WordPress project
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss code inheritance and navigating code someone else wrote in a project you are working on.
EP312 – WordPress Performance
Join us around the WPwatercooler!
EP311 – WordPress Automatic Updates – Plugins, Themes, and PHP versions!
WordPress Automatic Updates – This week we talk about WordPress Automatic Updates – Plugins, Themes, and PHP versions!
EP310 – Changes in WordPress, child care at WordCamps & site health
Join us around the WPwatercooler
EP309 – WordPress Plugins In the Modern Era
Join us around the WPwatercooler
EP308 – How we use comments on our WordPress websites
Join us around the WPwatercooler discussing comments
EP307 – Burnout – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss burnout, dealing with grinding and finding an escape.
EP306 – What is the WordPress Governance Project? – WPwatercooler
Join us around the WPwatercooler.
EP305 – Intro to AMP with WordPress
Join us around the WPwatercooler.
EP304 – Let’s talk about AMP
Join us around the WPwatercooler
EP303 – 2019 WordPress Predictions
Join us around the WPwatercooler
EP302 – Replacing social media with your own website – WPwatercooler
On this episode of WPwatercooler, the panel delved into the evolution of personal websites and the challenges they face in the era of dominant social media platforms. The discussion kicked off with the team reminiscing about their early days on the internet, from building on platforms like Geocities to starting with basic HTML sites. As […]
EP301 – Holiday Block Party 2018 – WPwatercooler
It’s a Holiday Block Editor Party! Join us around the virtual Watercooler as we talk about WordPress 5.0, Gutenberg Block Editor and the holiday season!
EP300 – Gutenberg Block Editor, Block Design and the future of WordPress themes – WPwatercooler
Join us around the virtual WPwatercooler on an upcoming episode!
EP299 – WordCamp US, WordPress 5.0, Gutenberg and more WCUS – WPwatercooler
Join us around the virtual WPwatercooler on an upcoming episode!
WPwatercooler EP298 – WPwatercooler, Redicovering the internet via fax
Join us around the virtual WPwatercooler on an upcoming episode!
WPwatercooler EP297 – DollyBlock
This week we discussed around the WPwatercooler ecommerce, Drupal, Joomla, Jetpack, freemium, premium and free along with making Hello Dolly Gutenberg compatible with DollyBlock.
EP295 – Customizing WordPress Login – WPwatercooler
Join us this week on WPwatercooler
EP294 – WordPress VR – WPwatercooler
WordPress VR
EP293 – WordCamp Leadership & Speaker Diversity – WPwatercooler
WordCamp Leadership & Speaker Diversity
EP292 – WPwatercooler episode 292 is imminent
Join us this week on WPwatercooler or be on the show!
EP291 – Solving Gutenberg – WPwatercooler
Join us this week on WPwatercooler. You can participate by signing up for one of our episodes here on our events page.
EP290 – Exhibiting a website, winning awards& our history in web development – WPwatercooler
Join us this week on WPwatercooler. You can participate by signing up for one of our episodes here on our events page.
EP289 – .blog, back in the day in WordPress & custom websites – WPwatercooler
Join us this week on WPwatercooler!
EP288 – Why are they forking with WordPress
History « WordPress Codex Lyceum (software – Wikipedia) The story of b2, b2evolution and WordPress Plugin Detective – Troubleshooting | WordPress.org Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Upcoming Events page.
EP287 – Promoting your WordCamp talk at the WordCamp
Russ spoke about Voiceblogging at WordCamp Minneapolis / St. Paul and walked around the WordCamp promoting his talk Say Anything style.
EP286 – WordPress Hacks
On this episode of WPwatercooler we talked about WordPress hacks.
EP285 – Drupalberg – WPwatercooler
Drupal gets Gutenberg
EP284 – Navigating WordPress Facebook Groups as a Newb
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss how new folks to WordPress should approach Facebook Groups relating to WordPress. There is 120+ Groups on Facebook with the word WordPress in its title. That right there is daunting. When it comes to asking a question as a new user, which should you choose? How should you choose it and why are all the admins telling you to post elsewhere?
EP283 – Who are we presenting to at a WordCamp or WordPress Meetup?
Dan gives us a tour of his house Russ talks about last week’s episode, give it a watch https://wpwatercooler.com/video/ep282-wpwatercooler/ Check out WPblab with James Laws https://wpwatercooler.com/video/wpblab-ep108-marketing-your-wordpress-business-with-loss-leaders/ Russ talks about teaching a class about catching people up in the conversation so they know what Gutenberg is. Russ talks about WordCamps, Meetups and other ways to interact […]
EP282 – Venting about Gutenberg
This week on WPwatercooler we’re hanging out around the watercooler talking WordPress.
EP281 – I find this episode shallow and pedantic
WordPress 4.9.8 to Introduce “Try Gutenberg” Callout, we talk with Joshua & Jonathan Wold about it.
EP280 – Acquisitions in the WordPress space
Wanna be on this episode or one in the future? Interested in getting your product or service in front of our viewers and listeners? Check out how to sponsor an episode of one of our shows. [event_time day=’6/29/2018′ time=’11.00′ duration=’0.50′]
EP279 – Taking Gutenberg Seriously – WPwatercooler
Gutenberg and how it will impact WordPress and how folks aren’t taking it seriously.
EP278 – WordCamp Orange County 2018 Recap
This episode is our yearly tradition of recapping WordCamp OC 2018. We’ll be joined by fellow organizers, volunteers, and facilitators of this event so you can learn from us as to how we pulled off WCOC in 2018.
EP276 – WPwatercooler in the morning w/ Jason Tucker & Russell Aaron
Wanna be on this episode or one in the future? Interested in getting your product or service in front of our viewers and listeners? Check out how to sponsor an episode of one of our shows.
EP275 – Getting Clarity on the WP Gigeconomy – WPwatercooler
This week on the show we talk about the WP gig economy and using the website Clarity.fm to make some side hustle money.
EP274 – GDPR, Bird Law & WP15
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss GDPR, Bird Law and WP15
EP273 – WordPress 4.9.6 Release
Is WordPress 4.9.6 Really is a Major Update? We talked about this, GDPR and more on this episode of WPwatercooler.
EP272 – Geek Adventures
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be speaking with Geek Adventures some of the crew from the Geek Adventures Iceland trip. Geek Adventures is the baby of Mendel Kurland. Geeks of all walks adventure together around the globe with the one agenda of unplugging.
EP271 – Blog Smaller- WPwatercooler
Do you want to sponsor an episode?
EP271 – Blog Smaller – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we discussed microblogging and micro.blog and how it works with WordPress.
EP270 – A GDPR & WordPress Discussion
A GDPR & WordPress Discussion – We’ll be discussing our recent EP269 episode of WPwatercooler where Leo Postovoit presented to our viewers GDPR and how it relates to WordPress. We ran out of time in out 30 minute show to discuss this.
EP269 – GDPR & WordPress – what you need to know
This week WPwatercooler we’re talking about GDPR and WordPress you won’t want to miss this!
EP268 – Gutenberg Updates, Metaboxes vs Blocks, Shortcodes & Mobile Dashboard – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we discussed Gutenberg updates, metaboxes vs blocks, shortcodes & a mobile dashboard.
EP267 – Website Inheritance – WPwatercooler
What should a developer do when inheriting a website? What should a new website owner do when looking for a web developer?
EP266 – Guntenberg, Gutenborg, ArtsLB & GoDaddy customer onboarding – WPwatercooler
The panel tries to get Sé to a local meetup Bitmoji Sé launched a new website for Arts Council for Long Beach | Supporting the Arts in Long Beach Sé used Advanced Filtering and Faceted Search Plugin for WordPress|FacetWP to build the artist registry and provide it with a good search functionality. In the past we’ve […]
EP265 – WordCamp planning, swag and exclusiveness – WPwatercooler
EP265 – WPwatercooler Join us weekly on WPwatercooler or participate in our lively chat room!
EP264 – WordPress – Is it the best tool for the job? – WPwatercooler
EP264 – WPwatercooler Join us weekly on WPwatercooler or participate in our lively chat room!
EP263 – So meta, WPwatercooler – Plugin-A-Palooza – Net Neutrality
EP263 – So meta, WPwatercooler – Plugin-A-Palooza – Net Neutrality
EP262 – Jetpack Wishlist
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing our Jetpack wishlist with the Jetpack team!
EP261 – Myths and misperceptions in WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be going through some of the myths and misperceptions people have about WordPress.
EP260 – WordPress Quick Tips
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to share with you our favorite quick tips.
EP259 – WordPress Predictions for 2018
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll share our WordPress predictions for 2018.
EP258 – Giving back to the WordPress community
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing how we give back to the WordPress community and how you can as well!
EP257 – How to Submit a Winning WordCamp Talk (Results May Vary)
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how to submit a winning WordCamp talk. Most of the folks on our panel at one time or another have had to dig through 100s of submissions looking for the few diamonds in the rough that meet their criteria.
EP256 – WordCamp US 2017 recap
This week on WPwatercooler we are going to be recapping the recent WordCamp US 2017 with some folks that attended and even organized the event.
EP255 – Freedom Isn’t Free The Cost of Running a WordPress Website and Why It’s Worth It
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the true cost of running a WordPress website. From hosting to services to plugins and vendors we’ll be talking about it all.
EP254 – Selling Digital Products w/ WordPress: Ebooks, PDFs, & Other Downloadables
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you can get into ecommerce and sell digital downloads on your WordPress powered website. PDF’s eBooks and anything else that doesn’t require physical shipping can be sold easily online with very little hassle.
EP253 – WooConf 2017 Recap
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be recapping WooConf 2017 – WooCommerce Developers Conference.
EP252 – Sharing your WordPress content using mailing lists
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing how you can work with mailing list using WordPress. There are many plugins that can assist with this functionally and we’ll be sharing our favorites.
EP251 – Scheduling in the WordPress Customizer
This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing a new feature in the upcoming WordPress 4.3, customization scheduling.
EP250 – Celebrating 5 years and 250 episodes discussing WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be celebrating 5 years and 250 episodes of the show discussing WordPress
EP249 – You’ve spoken at a WordPress Meetup, now what?
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing what do to after speaking at a WordPress meetup.
EP249 – You’ve spoken at a WordPress Meetup, now what?
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing what do to after speaking at a WordPress meetup.
EP248 – How To Earn More Business Through Networking
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how to earn more business through networking. As the saying goes, it’s all about who you know and in business the best want to expand that reach is by networking.
EP247 – WordPress custom fields vs shortcodes – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing WordPress custom fields vs shortcodes.
EP246 – What frustrates us about WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing the things that frustrate us about WordPress.
EP245 – Intro to Managing Change Orders in Your WordPress Project
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how to approach your first change order on a WordPress project. Beginner or seasoned expert you’ll get something from this convo.
EP244 – What to look for in a WordPress theme – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing what to look for in a good WordPress theme.
EP243 – Catching up on stuff
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing what we’ve been up to and how things are going.
EP242 – Structuring your WordPress Projects
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing how to structure your WordPress projects.
EP241 – Structuring your data in WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to discussing the different ways you can structure your data in WordPress and how planning early in the project will save you in the long run.
EP240 – Managing Difficult WordPress Projects
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the managing of difficult WordPress projects.
EP239 – Cleaning your WordPress Dashboard of Notifications – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how to clean your WordPress dashboard on notifications.
EP238 – The future of WordPress – Gutenberg
This week on WPwatercooler we’re looking into the future with the new post editor, Gutenberg. It looks like Gutenberg is more than just a post editor, they are calling it a block editor since it does much more than just text editing for a post.
EP237 – WordCamp Orange County Recap 2017
This week on WPwatercooler we’re recapping WordCamp Orange County with the organizers of the event. 00:05 What works, what doesn’t work 00:06 We tested some fun things at this WordCamp 00:07 How to increase your attendance on Sunday 00:08 How to return your badges to get more people to attend on Sunday 00:09 Sunday Social […]
EP236 – Managing Events Using WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you can create, sell tickets to, and managed an event using WordPress.
EP235 – Managing WordPress with External Services
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you can manage your WordPress website(s) using external services making easy work to update multiple websites. Manage Multiple WordPress Sites ManageWP–Manage WordPress Sites from One Dashboard InfiniteWP-Multiple WordPress site management solution ServerPilot|PHP and WordPress Hosting on DigitalOcean Home-StagingPilot MainWP WordPress Manager-Manage Multiple WordPress Sites Best Plugins to […]
EP234 – WordPress eCommerce – Optimizing WooCommerce
This week on WPwatercooler – Optimizing your WooCommcerce so you can sell more using your WordPress website.
WP233 – Documentation for your WordPress Project
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how to go about documenting a WordPress project.
EP232 – WordPress Plugins – A new parents guide – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be expanding a bit on the topic from this week’s WPblab “WordPress Plugins – If you build it they will come” regarding what you should do after you build a WordPress plugin. This episode we’ll speak more about supporting and nurturing it.
EP231 – What keeps you using WordPress?
This week on WPwatercooler we discuss what keeps us using WordPress for the projects that we build.
EP230 – Design is King
This week on WPwatercooler we will be discussing how the design of your web design or development agency website affects how people think about you and your work. You’ve heard of the phrase ‘the cobbler’s children have no shoes’, how does that directly relate to the kind of work you get as a developer or designer?
EP229 – WordPress – Jetpack to the future!
This week on WPwatercooler we’re speaking with some of the Jetpack team regarding the updates they have done in early 2017. — Jetpack Team — Derek Smart Michael Arestad George Stephanis Jason Tucker Steve Zehngut Sarah Wefald Sé Reed Russell Aaron
EP228 – WordPress Database Spring Cleaning
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you can do some spring cleaning in your WordPress database to make it bright, shiny and new again!
EP227 – The WordPress Plugin Directory
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the WordPress Plugin Directory.
EP226 – Preparing Images of WordPress – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be continuing our image discussion from last week focusing on how to go about preparing your images for your WordPress site.
EP225 – Displaying Images in WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be revisiting a topic we discussed in 2013 about images, galleries and the may ways of using images on your WordPress site’s posts and theme. Smush Image Compression and Optimization Imagify-Online and CMS Image Compression Made Easy Photon — Jetpack for WordPress CDN by MaxCDN|Experts in Content Delivery Network Services […]
EP224 – WordPress Security Updates
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be wrapping up our 2 part series on updates, last week we discussed themes and plugin updates this week we’re discussing WordPress security updates. Website Security News | Sucuri Blog The SiteLock Blog WPScan Vulnerability Database WordPress Versions « WordPress Codex DEF CON® Hacking Conference
EP223 – WordPress Themes and Plugin Updates
This week on WPwatercooler we’re doing a two parter, this week it’s WordPress Themes and Plugins Updates and next week it’s WordPress security updates. Join us and learn all about updating WordPress themes and Plugins!
EP222 – Community Service Through WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing doing community service work using WordPress. From hackathons to community website drives we’ll inspire you to get involved and help a non-profit in your area.
EP221 – Fighting WordPress Burnout
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you can combat WordPress burnout. Designers, developers, marketing and sales all experience burnout we’ll be touching each of these and talking about them. Original Trogdor Video Psychology Today Managing Humans-An Introduction The One Minute Manager Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live […]
EP220 – What to expect when doing remote WordPress work – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing what it is like to work remotely from the rest of your company. From working remote from a central company to working remote in a fully distributed company we’ll share some tips and trick as well as experiences.
EP219 – Why Are WordCamps Important To Us?
This week on WPwatercooler we’re exploring why WordCamps are important to us. From learning to code to meeting new people there are plenty of reasons to love WordCamps.
EP218 – Tying it all together, processes for your WordPress powered business
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be talking about making WordPress work for you and your business processes. From customer intake to invoicing and deliverables we’ll try and cover it all for you this week on WPwatercooler Gravity Forms Salesforce Add-on — WordPress Plugins 23 Best CRM Tools for WordPress to Boost Your Business […]
EP217 – WordPress in 2017 – What are we excited about?
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be looking ahead in 2017 and discussing what we are excited about in WordPress. Matt Mullenweg: State Of The Word 2016 | WordPress.tv About » Roadmap — WordPress WordPress Ideas Make WordPress Core – WordPress Development Updates Theme Directory — Free WordPress Themes add_editor_style() | Function | WordPress Developer Resources […]
EP216 – A Year in WordPress 2016
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be going over what happened in 2016 and what we should be looking forward to in 2017. Matt Mullenweg State of the Word, 2016 -Post Status State of the Word 2016: Mullenweg Pushes Calypso as Future of WordPress’ Interface, Proposes Major Changes to Release Cycle – WordPress Tavern PHP Compatibility […]
EP216 – Organizing your content with Custom Post Types & Taxonomies in WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you should go about organizing your content with Customer Post Types and Taxonomies in your WordPress website. Show airs December 12 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7PM UTC
EP214 – WordPress 4.7 – What you need to know
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing WordPress 4.7. Show airs Dec 5 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7PM UTC
EP213 – WordPress Customizer: Advantages, disadvantages & how it’s grown
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the WordPress Customizer the advantages, disadvantages and how it’s grown over the years. We’ll touch on ways people are putting customizations in it and things you can’t customize with it. Show aired November 28 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7PM UTC
EP212 – How to get started with WooCommerce
On this episode of WPwatercooler we discuss how to get started with WooCommerce Show aired November 21 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC WooCommerce – Wikipedia Do the Woo a WooCommerce Podcast WordPress XML & CSV Importer Plugin – WP All Import Woocommerce CSV importer — WordPress Plugins Product CSV Import Suite – WooCommerce […]
EP 211 – SSL options for your WordPress Website
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the various options you have for securing your WordPress website using SSL.
EP210 – WordPress plugins for dashboard customization – WPwatercooler
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the various ways you can customize the WordPress dashboard. Show airs Oct 31 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC WP Local Toolbox — WordPress Plugins TinyMCE Advanced — WordPress Plugins Duplicate Post — WordPress Plugins White Label CMS — WordPress Plugins Admin Bar Color — […]
EP209 – Waking the WordPress REST API
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the recent announcement of the WP REST API content endpoints officially approved for WordPress 4.7 Show airs October 24 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC
EP208 – How to organize your content in WordPress
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing how to organized your content in WordPress. From tags, categories to custom post types we’re going to be discussing it all.
Show airs October 17 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC
EP207 – WPwatercooler’s Wishlist for future versions of WordPress
This week on WPwatercooler we’re sharing our wishlist for future versions of WordPress.
Show aired October 10 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC
EP206 – WordPress Marketing Plugins and Platforms
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing WordPress marketing tools and plugins and the various online services and platforms that interact with them.
Show airs Sept 26 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP205 – The pros and cons of drag and drop with WordPress
This week On WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the pros and cons of drag and drop in WordPress. From WordPress themes to drag and drop forms and interface builders we’ll be discussing them all. Show aired Sept 19 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC @WPwatercooler is talking about drag and drop page builders, […]
EP204 – Recap of WordCamp Los Angeles #WCLAX
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be recapping WordCamp Los Angeles #WCLAX 2016. We’ll be speaking with the organizers of the event and recapping the events that occurred during it. Show airs September 12 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 6PM UTC [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep204-recap-of-wordcamp-los-angeles-wclax-5-57d64549f3c87″ show_gravatar=”true”]
EP203 – Plugins to speed up your WordPress website
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the various plugins that you can use to help speed up your WordPress website.
Show airs September 5 at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7PM UTC
EP202 – Mobile solutions for WordPress websites
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be be discussing the differences between responsive websites, mobile plugins that make a site mobile friendly and 3rd party sites providing a mobile website. Show airs August 29 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP201 – WordPress 4.6
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the latest version of WordPress 4.6. Show aired August 22 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP200 – WordPress Watercooler: 200 episodes of pure nonsense
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be talking about the last 200 episode of WPwatercooler and a look into the future.
Show aired August 15 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP199 – How to get hired at a WordPress focused company
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you can get hired at a #WordPress focused company. Show airs August 8 16 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP198 – Your new WordPress website, are instructions included?
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing what happens when someone gets a new WordPress website and what new users should do after their website launch.
Show aired August 1 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP197 – Beta Testing WordPress Core
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing beta testing WordPress core, how you can do it and why you should. Show aired July 25 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP196 – Building a WordPress site locally with DesktopServer
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing how you can create a WordPress website locally using DesktopServer.
EP195 – WordCamp Orange County 2016 Recap #WCOC
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be recapping the various events that made up WordCamp OC 2016, we’ll be speaking with the organizers and some of the volunteers that were involved. If you are wanting to learn more about running a successful WordCamp this is the discussion you want to watch. Show airs July 11 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP194 – Benefits of traveling to a distant WordCamp
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the benefits of traveling to a distant WordCamp. Show airs June 27 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP193 – Content Marketing tools for WordPress
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’re discussing Content Marketing tools for WordPress
Show airs June 20 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP192 – WordPress, does premium equal better?
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing if premium (services, plugins, themes etc) really equal better.
Show airs June 13 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP191 – Keeping the WordPress spark alive after 13 years
This week on WPwatercooler we’re going to be discussing how to keep the WordPress spark alive after 13 years. Show airs June 6 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP190 – Learn more WordPress through side projects
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing ways to learn more WordPress through the use of build side projects.
EP189 – Educating Your WordPress Clients
On this episode of WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing the ways in which you should educate your clients about WordPress. Show airs May 23 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC WP Stage Coach [LISTATTENDEES event_identifier=”ep189-educating-your-wordpress-clients-5-57420f974f5c7″ show_gravatar=”true”]
EP188 – Evaluating WordPress Hosting plans for your project
This week we’ll be discussing how to evaluate your project and technical needs of different types of hosting. When it is best to be on a shared server, going the managed hosting route, or rolling your own and going VPS.
Show airs May 16 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP187 – Changes in WordPress 4.5
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing WordPress 4.5 and then many changes that were added to this version.
Show airs May 9 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC
EP186 – What goes into a WordPress version release
This week on WPwatercooler we’ll be discussing what goes into a WordPress version release. We’ll be joined with Mike “Shredder” Schroder who was the lead on WordPress 4.5 he was also lead on WordPress 3.9.
Show airs May 2 at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7PM UTC