This week I talk about The 2022 Recession & How it May Affect Your Business

Upcoming Events

None

Segment 1: In the News

Awesome Motive Acquires WP Charitable Plugin

WordCamp US tickets sold out

Michelle Frechette  Misogyny in WordPress 

Segment 2:  The 2022 Recession & Your Business

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

StreamYard - StreamYard is a live streaming studio in your browser. 

This week I talk about having a Starter Site

Upcoming Events

No WordCamps 

Segment 1: In the News

• WPDrama 
• Elementor Lays Off 15% of Workforce,

Segment 2:  All About Starter Sites

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

•  Theme:BlockBase 

This week I review another forum plugin: Discussion Board

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Montclair NJ - June 25.  1 day
• DevRel Mastermind Join a 4-week DevRel Mastermind with a variety of focus topics — Tessa Krisel  $299

Segment 1: In the News

• Roadmap to 6.1. - Matias Ventura

Segment 2:  Forums review: Discussion Board 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week 

• https://www.sublimemerge.com/

This week I share some WCEU attendee experiences. 

Upcoming Events

None

Segment 1: In the News

Elementor Acquires Strattic To Redefine WordPress Hosting

Sunsetting Atom.  Today, we’re announcing that we are sunsetting Atom and will archive all projects under the organization on December 15, 2022.

MY KSWP Photo Project.  You can follow on twitter with the #KSWP_PHOTO

Segment 2:  WCEU insights from: 

• Ant Miller 
• Angela Gin 
• Piccia Neri
• Raquel Landefeld

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

WCEU Videos

This week I talk about WordPress 6.0

Upcoming Events

WordCamp Warsaw - 11 June–12 June, 2022

Segment 1: In the News

• InstaWP.com — got seed funding from Automattic   
• Delicious Brains, a WordPress product company founded in 2012 by Brad Touesnard, has sold five of its plugins to WP Engine: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), WP Migrate, WP Offload Media, WP Offload SES, and Better Search Replace.
• My WordPress Photo Project 

Segment 2:  WordPress 6.0 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• RoadMap.SH

This week I answer listener questions 

Upcoming Events

• WCEU —  porto - June 2-4th 2022

Segment 1: In the News

• WP 6 released. Say hello to “Arturo” and WordPress 6.0, inspired by Grammy-winning jazz musician, Arturo O’Farrill.
• The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Returns for WordCamp US 2022
• Groundhogg Aquires Hollarbox
• WordPress celebrated 19 years this past week. Happy BDAY!  Crazy..  to think that I’ve been using it for 13 of those myself.  

Segment 2:  Listener Questions 

1. There seem to be a bunch of layoffs recently in the tech space… with that. what complimentary skills are best showcased when applying for jobs in the WordPress ecosystem? -a friend of the show
2. You’ve mentioned the idea of changing directions in the past — few years ago — what would it take for you to actually do that? Is it money or some other interest? -Anne 
3. Is Get Options ever coming back?  -anon super fan! 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• 11 Top GitHub Repos to learn Python Claire D. Costa

This week I talk about briefs.

Upcoming Events

Segment 1: In the News

WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 3 (RC3) Now Available for Testing

Segment 2: All about Briefs. 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

Download Conditional Rows and Columns for Beaver Builder

This week I talk about Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital for your business. 

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Irun - 21 May–22 May, 2022

Segment 1: In the News

• WPSiteSync no longer being updated 
• WP 6 RC 2
• WordPress Market Share shrinks
• WordPress Market share drop doesnt matter!

Segment 2:  Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capita

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• https://replit.com/. - Code, create, and learn together

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This week I talk about stress testing your WordPress website.

Upcoming Events

• No WordCamps 
• Chris Badget over at LifterLMS is hiring — looking for Head of Growth Marketing (LifterLMS)

Segment 1: In the News

• TOWN AND COUNTRY SAN DIEGO SET TO HOST WORDCAMP US 2022
• WordPress 6.0 Release Candidate 1

Segment 2:  Stress Testing Your Website

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Clarity by Microsoft  

This week I review another forums plugin: Simple:Press

Upcoming Events

• No WordCamps
• What I’m Reading:  Creativity Inc.

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 6.0 Beta 3
• WP SubRedit — MemberPress Plugin Is Locking Users Out After Support License Expires - - 

Segment 2:  Forum Plugin Review: SimplePress

• SimplePress

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• WP GRID BUILDER

This weeks episode is sponsored by WPX.net