WPwatercooler

Weekly Watercooler Discussions about WordPress and it’s community.

For the last 10+ years Jason, Sé and Cosper bring together people from the community to discuss WordPress and how it is changing our hobbies, businesses and our lives. This is built as a light-hearted edutainment show where education is an accidental byproduct. You’ll learn something in between the silly banter of these decade old friends sharing their wisdom on the internet for free.

WPwatercooler is streamed live to various social media channels and is made available after the show in the form of an audio podcast. Videos can be played any time on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Twitch.

Live Fridays at 11:00 am Pacific

Business and entrepreneurship | WordPress Community

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.
Watch Episode EP432 – Solutions to the Active Growth Problem
WordPress Optimization

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.
Watch Episode EP426 – Why does it burn when I WebP?

Testimonials / Reviews

Great for WP newbies!

I’m new to WordPress so I’m learning a ton from this show! Highly recommend.
marzulloassociates

Love the Cooler!

Long time listener to WPwatercooler here. Great show, good people, solid WP related content, and fun too! It’s on my WordPress related shortlist.
Chris Badgett

The innovator for WordPress podcasts

Jason Tucker is the consummate host. He steers the Watercooler without ever drawing attention to himself. The panel is gone many transformations over the years, but I want to give a special shout out to Se Reed, who is by far my favorite character on the show. Russell Aaron and Sarah Wefald also offer a lot to this show. And honestly, I like this show a lot more now that Chris Lema isn’t on there much anymore. The Watercooler is often chaotic, but that’s part of it’s charm. You will always be entertained, as well as educated. If you’re new to WordPress podcasts, this is the one you should start with.
Dre van halen

Likable group – variable content

A worthwhile podcast that sometimes lacks focus but still delivers exceptional content. Warning – too “inside”, a bit sarcastic and a little scary for non-WordPress listeners. Subscribe and listen to every episode.
hueline

Great show!

I enjoy the WPwatercooler! Jason does a great job of moderating and the group is very funny and informative.
Gregg Franklin

WPwatercooler is worth your time

WPW is unique… like you. Every episode stuffed with tasty brain food, laughs and straight talk.

As a web developer who’s built hundreds of WordPress sites, I’m really selective of where I spend my time. I wouldn’t miss an episode of WP Watercooler.

It’s a great place to see, hear and learn from many of the WP world’s most accomplished talent. Like Jason Tucker, Steve Zehngut, Se Reed, Chris Lema, Lucy Beer, Suzette Franck and many others.

Check it out!
web_tomatoes

Chock full of Awesome

A pointed look at a single facet of the WordPress world. With just enough humor and camaraderie that you’ll feel like you know them. I have it on my calendar.
Manhammer

My favorite WordPress podcast

I spend a lot of time listening to *a lot* of podcasts. Because of this, there are two things that I really appreciate about WPwatercooler:

1. The focus on a single topic.
2. No episode lasts longer than half an hour.

Jason always keeps the mix of guests interesting, so each episode ends up being entertaining, informative and concise. If you work with WordPress, you should definitely give it a listen!
boogah

WordPress Discussions with Something for Everyone

Whether you are a WordPress developer or just trying to learn more about WordPress so that you can intelligently choose or manage a website as a consumer, I think you will find value in this series of podcasts.
Linda Sherman

Knowledgable Guests – Great Show!

I have on been on the WPwatercooler as part of the panel several times but gain so much myself just from listening to the input of others. I am glad to be able to be a part of this group of WordPress developers. Much Thanks to Jason for spearheading this effort ot inform and educate others on the value of WordPress
Ulive2Christ