This week I share interviews from first time WordCampers 

Upcoming Events

WordCamp Netherlands - Sept 15 and 16 

Segment 1: In the News

iThemes Patches Vulnerability in BackupBuddy, Wordfence Tracks 5 Million Exploit Attempts

Segment 2:   WCUS 2022 Interviews 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

WordPress TV  - WC US 2022 talks 

This week I share some insights from the past year of running my agency. 

Upcoming Events

WCUS — San Diego

Segment 1: In the News

WC Buffalo call for speakers 

Segment 2:  CWP at 6 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

Newsletter Glue 

This week I share 5 ways how testimonials can help grow your business. 

Upcoming Events

WordCamp Jinja  Friday 2nd– Saturday 3rd September 2022)

WordCamp Kathmandu 2022. 3rd & 4th September

Segment 1: In the News

ACF PRO 6.0 RC 1. — sharing a new A Fresh New UI

Segment 2:  Using Testimonials for Business Growth

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

Get Dollie

This week I review another Forums solution: ForumWP

Upcoming Events

None this week to share. 

Segment 1: In the News

WordPress.com - home page got update  

Segment 2:  Forums Plugin #6: ForumWP

• ForumWP

Segment 3: Tip/Tool of the Week

• Tip: DeerDesigner

This week I interview Chris Badgett from LifterLMS

Upcoming Events

• Cedar Rapids WordPress meetup.. Tuesday - August 16, 2022 — 10:15 pm UTC Modern Website Design & Blogging, learn WordPress

Segment 1: In the News

• OrganizeWP 2 has been released
• The WCUS Schedule 

Segment 2:  Interview with Chris Badgett 

Three tools? 

1. Slack 
2. Zoom
3. WordPress 

Follow Chris 

• Twitter - @ChrisBadgett
• Website - LifterLMS.com 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

•  Plugin WP Githuber MD – WordPress Markdown Editor

This week I talk about shutting down your business 

Upcoming Events

Virtual Events: 

• Basic Principles of Software Architecture - Thursday aug 11 — 3:30PM UTC
• VIRTUAL WordPress Workshop Night - #IEWP - Friday - Aug 12 - 2AM UTC  

Segment 1: In the News

• Annual Meetup Organizer Survey
• WebP by Default Merged Into Core for WordPress 6.1

Segment 2: The 7 Steps to Take When Shutting Down Your Company

Segment 3: Tool of the Week 

Book: Writing For Humans & Robots by Maddy Osman

Episode Podcast E114 a

This week I review the latest version of Easy Digital Downloads

Upcoming Events

• None

Segment 1: In the News

• SiteCare Acquires Maintainn
• Friends over at Blogvault added Team Member and Roles

Segment 2:  Easy Digital Download 3

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

Transactional Email sender..  PostMark

This week I answer listener questions. 

Upcoming Events

• None. 

Segment 1: In the News

• Attackers scan 1.6 million WordPress sites for vulnerable plugin
• Call for speakers for WordPress Accessibility Day 2022 November 2-3, 2022
• My WordPress Photo project still going strong..  follow the Hastag.. #KSWP_PHOTO on twitter to see when new pics are put out. :) 

Segment 2:  Listener Q/A

1. If I’m not mistaken you are young Pipedrive..  I wonder how you get info into that system?  Automatically or manually?  -Carlos
2. Can I update the Username that I use to login to my WordPress Admin area?  - Marco
3. What the difference between poaching vs marketing/sales as it relates to companies that may already have an established relationship with a competitor. -Anonymous

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

•  https://extract.pics/

This week I follow up with part 2 of a Q/A plugin review

Upcoming Events

• None

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 6.0.1 Maintenance Release
• Join the Incident Response Team
• EDD 3.0 is here! – Massive Reporting Improvements (+ More)

Segment 2:  Forums Plugins Review #5 - Part 2

• Question and Answer 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week 

Autodraw

This week I continue the forums plugin research/reviews: DW Question and Answer

Upcoming Events

None

Segment 1: In the News

WordPress 6.0.1 RC 1 is now available

Envato, the Australia-based digital assets company, announced it is shutting down Envato Studio, its community freelance platform, and Twenty20, a stock photo website. 

The company continues to tighten its belt and focus on newer products after it laid off 100 of its 700 employees, citing global conflicts and inflation.

Segment 2:  Forums Review #5: DW Question and Answer

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

Punchlist