This week I talk about the forum plugin: Asgaros

Upcoming Events

WordCamp Prague 2022 Live!

Segment 1: In the News

Updraft automatically forced update 

Segment 2:  Forum Plugin Review: Asgaros

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

LifterLMS — has a free summit — called ENROLL SUMMIT

The Enroll Summit helps course creators and coaches go from zero to 10 enrollments in 30 days.

This week I share Tips on Making Business Decisions

Upcoming Events: none

What I am reading

• Atomic Habits
• Four Thousand Weeks 
• Engage the Fox: A Business Fable about Thinking Critically and Motivating Your Team

Segment 1: In the News

• Convesio Raises $5M Funding To Further Develop Its Scalable WordPress Hosting Platform

Segment 2: Tips on making decisions

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Free Photos at WordPress.org

This week I answer listener questions. 

Upcoming Events

No Camps. 

Segment 1: In the News

600K WordPress sites impacted by critical plugin RCE vulnerability. 

Segment 2:  

1. What things to consider when moving from one web host to a new host. -Stephen
2. What’s your best advice for staying ahead (other than keeping sites updated) for handling security issues such as this one that happened this week? -Jen
3. Whats the best practice on H1, H2 tags,, etc.   is it okay to use more than 1 on a page? -Karen

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• mail-tester.com  

Test the Spammyness of your Emails

This week I give my overview and initial take on WordPress 5.9 with Full Site Editing

Upcoming Events

• No WCs 

Segment 1: In the News

• WP 5.9  This release is named for American-born jazz singer Joséphine Baker, who found success on broadway before moving to Europe and becoming very popular in France. 

• Proposal: 2022 Major Release Timing 

• 6.0 – Late May
• 6.1 – Mid October

Segment 2:  WordPress 5.9 - Full Site Editing 

• Anne McCarthy  - video about Customizer 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Tip:  The Stack Overflow Podcast

This week share some thoughts on the Friends & Family discount. 

Upcoming Events

• WP Career Summit - April 8, 2022. - being put on by Post Status 

Segment 1: In the News

• WP 5.9 RC3
• Training Team Goals for 2022 
• Backdoor vulnerability has been identified on 40 Themes and 53 plugins belong AccessPress

Segment 2:  Thoughts on the Friends and Family Discount

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Zero Height

This week I share 5 tips to have a great project kick-off call

Upcoming Events

• WordCamp Birmingham - postponed.

Segment 1: In the News

• WP 5.9 - RC 2 

Segment 2:   5 tips for a successful project kick-off call 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Koalendar 

This week I share the Top 5 Web Design Trends for 2022

Upcoming Events

No WC’s next week.  

Segment 1: In the News

Yoast SEO is coming to Shopify!

Alex Vasquez - year in review

WP 5.9 RC1

Segment 2:  Top 5 Web Design Trends for 2022

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

WP themes Showcase

This week I review another e-commerce alternative: WPEasy Cart

Upcoming Events

• A crash course in Jamstack with Headless WP, Astro, and Buddy. -Wed, Jan 12, 2022 

Segment 1: In the News

• WP 5.9 on track. Still testing Beta 4 

Segment 2: Ecommerce Alternative: WPEasy Cart  

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• 20 Min Testimonial Process - Rene Morozowich 

This week I review my 2021 year. 

Upcoming Events

• None

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 5.9 Beta 4
• WP Engine Acquires Brian Gardner’s Frost, Opens It to the Public  

Segment 2: 2021 Year in Review 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Article about Matt Mullenweg on Protocol  “Can Matt Mullenweg save the internet?” 

This week I share some ideas on things to do over the next two weeks. 

Upcoming Events

None

Segment 1: In the News

• State of the Word
• WordPress 5.9 Beta 3

Segment 2:  Two Weeks Notice! 

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Busy Simulator