This week I talk about Prepping For The Holidays!

• WordCamp Masaka 2023 6 October–7 October, 2023
• WordCamp Biarritz, France 6 October, 2023
• WordCamp Bhopal 7 – 8 October 2023
• Community Building Workshop Japan 6 October, 2023

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 Released
• WordPress Opens 2023 Annual Survey

Segment 2: Prepping For The Holidays!

Segment 3: Tip/Tool of the Week

• Tip: Vacation! Schedule and take one!

This week I recap the past 500 Episodes!

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Rochester, NY - 30 September, 2023
• WordCamp Gdynia, Poland - 30 September, 2023

Segment 1: In the News: none

Segment 2: The 500th Episode

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Tip — go… and leave a review for a fellow WP podcaster. Perhaps become a patron. At the very least.. send a short email.. thanking them for their work in the space.

This week I share information about URL Redirects

Upcoming Events

WordCamp Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Sept 23. 2023

Segment 1: In the News

• Developers Raise Concerns About WordPress.com Plugin Listings Outranking WordPress.org on Google Search

Segment 2: URL Redirects

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• 301 Redirects

This week I review another non WP LMS: Freshlearn

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Finland - 14 September–15 September, 2023
• WordCamp Pontevedr, Spain - 16 September–17 September, 2023
• WordCamp Whitley Bay - 18 September, 2023.

Segment 1: In the News

• GoDaddy Retires Media Temple Brand

Segment 2: Non WP LMS: Freshlearn

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Old School Games in Browser

This week I recap the past 7 years of running my agency

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Jinja 2023. - 4 September–5 September, 2023
• WordCamp Netherlands - 7 September–8 September, 2023
• WordCamp Kathmandu 2023 - 8 September–9 September, 2023
• WordCamp Malaysia - 8 September–9 September, 2023

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress.com Launches 100-Year Domain and Hosting Plan for $38K
• WordPress Unveils Design for Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme

Segment 2: The 7 Year Update

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• WordPress For Entreprise Guide

This week I share the update on my attempt to 9X my content creation.

Upcoming Events

• No Wordcamps

Segment 1: In the News

• New Chrome Browser Extension Enables One-Click Plugin and Theme Testing with WordPress Playground

Segment 2: The update on my attempt to 9X my content creation.

• - Original episode: Episode 485

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Tip: Blog post over at Hubspot — "UTM Codes: How to Create UTM Tracking URLs on Google Analytics"

This week I answer listener questions.

Upcoming Events

• Community Summit 2023 - 22 August–23 August, 2023
• WordCamp US 24 August–26 August, 2023
• WordCamp Denmark 26 August–27 August, 2023

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress Community Summit Travel Fund Contributes $48K in Assistance for Attendees
• group.one Acquires BackWPup, Adminimize, and Search & Replace Plugins

Segment 2: Listener Q/A

1. What are the best SEO plugins for WordPress? - Julie B.
2. What WordPress plugins do you start every new WordPress site with? Is there a set of plugins that are a must for every WordPress site you build? -Karl R.
3. Who offers the best inexpensive WordPress hosting? -Anon
4. How much should a custom WordPress website cost? - Erika

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• The National Gallery of Art

This week I review another non WP LMS: Udemy

Upcoming events

• WordCamp Nairobi, Kenya - 16 August–17 August, 2023

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 6.3 "Lionel"
• WordPress Remembers

Segment 2: LMS Alternative #5 : Udemy

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Next! The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work

This weeks episode is sponsored by https://breadbutter.io/

This week I Share Ways To Define Business Success

Upcoming Events

• None

Segment 1: In the News

• Ninja Forms Version 3.6.26 Patches Multiple High Severity Security Vulnerabilities
• ClassicPress Community Considers Re-forking WooCommerce for Classic Commerce v2

Segment 2: Ways To Define Business Success

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• State Unclaimed Property websites

Podcast Sponsored by

The Website Care Plan Welcome Packet

This week I share my 5 Tips For Attending a Conference

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Kampala - 5 August–6 August, 2023

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 6.3 Release Candidate 2 - WordPress 6.3 is scheduled for release on August 8, 2023
• If you missed the demo of 6.3.. it was recorded.

Segment 2: My 5 Tips For Attending A Conference

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• User-Submitted Events for WordPress

This weeks episode is sponsored by Bread & Butter.IO