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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I interview Scott Kingsley Clark, lead developer of the Pods framework plugin. Clark explains the financial and organizational structure of the Friends of Pods program and how it benefits the plugin’s development. He also explains what the Fields API project is (more...)

In our first episode in more than a month, Marcus Couch and I discuss the latest WordPress news, including a preview of WordPress 4.5. I share my experience taking a month off away from WordPress and the lessons learned in doing so. This show is a little rough around the edges but we'll be back to our normal selves starting next week.

Stories Discussed:

WordPress 4.5 Beta 1 Released

WordPress 4.5 to Introduce Native Support for a Theme Logo

Poetica Acquired by Condé Nast, Open Source WordPress Plugin Will Be Discontinued

Stripe Payment Gateway for WooCommerce Is Now Available for Free

Automattic Adds AMP Support to WordPress.com, Releases Plugin for Self-Hosted Sites

Plugins Picked By Marcus:

Migrate Ninja Forms to Gravity Forms is a plugin that does exactly what it's name implies. It migrates content from Ninja Forms to Gravity Forms.

AMP Analytics extends Google's AMP to allow you to add analytics to your Accelerated Mobile Pages.

PageLines Platform 5 is a complete drag-and-drop editing system. It works with any standard WordPress theme.

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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Cory Miller, Founder of iThemes. Miller tells us what it's been like to run the company for eight years. We discuss what's changed in the WordPress ecosystem since the company's founding in 2008.

Near the end of the interview, Miller tells us what's next in the pipeline with Backup Buddy 7.0 and Stash Live. If you enjoy listening to WordPress history, this episode is for you.

Stories Discussed:

Early Bird Tickets for WooConf 2016 Now on Sale

First Global WordPress Contributor Drive Set For January 30-31, 2016

Plugins Picked By Marcus:

Hide Your Theme Name prevents people from detecting which theme your site is using.

Invitations for Slack allows visitors to your site or registered users to invite themselves to your Slack team.

Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On produces a legally enforceable and court recognized contract from a Ninja Form submission.

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In this short and sweet edition of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss the latest headlines including, iThemes 8th year in business and the launch of their real time backup service, Drupal's 15th birthday, and more. We also provide a brief status update on WordPress 4.5.

Stories Discussed:

iThemes Announces Real-time Backup Service Stash Live

New Upvato Service Offers Free Backups for Envato Market Products

Happy 15th Birthday Drupal

GlotPress is Now Available as a WordPress Plugin

Matt Mullenweg Addresses Concerns That WordPress is Moving Too Fast

Plugins Picked By Marcus:

Easy Image Filters enables users to apply a variety of filters and effects to images stored in the Media library.

Holiday Logos automatically changes your logo, image, background, or video based on the date.

After Comment Prompts allows you to display a modal prompt after a user successfully posts a comment. Great for calls to action like social follows, product views, etc.

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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Micah Mitchell, who is a partner in Memberium, a membership development and management plugin for WordPress that connects with Infusionsoft.

During the show, we discuss what Memberium has to offer for those who want to create membership sites using WordPress. Due to time constraints, we skipped the news segment and ended the show with the plugin picks of the week.

Plugins Picked By Marcus:

MailChimp Activity displays your MailChimp list activity within the WordPress dashboard.

Clean WP Admin Menu proves an easy to use interface to hide rarely used items in the admin menu.

Story Lines adds a list of story highlights at the top of posts to let readers know key points of the article.

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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I discuss the latest news in the WordPress ecosystem. On the first episode of 2016, I rant about the conspiracy theorists who believe Automattic owns and controls the WordPress project.

I try to set the record straight and explain why it's not the case. Later in the show, Marcus explains what AMP is and why site owners need to pay attention to it. Last but not least are his plugin picks of the week.

Stories Discussed:

WordPress 4.4.1 Patches XSS Security Vulnerability

WordPress.org Added 910 New Themes in 2015

63% of WordPress Core Committers Are Not Employed by Automattic

WordCamp Miami 2016 Adds New JavaScript Track, Freelancer’s Workshop, and Kids Panel

LoopConf in 2016

Plugins Picked By Marcus:

IP Login enables you to login from a trusted IP without entering a password by specifying ?bypass_login=username in the browser's address bar.

Slide Anything allows you to create a carousel where the content for each slide can include, images, text, HTML, and shortcodes.

WP Smart Export (Free Version) is a smart and highly customizable data exporter for outputting posts and user data that you can read.

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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I wrap up our year in review. We look back at the biggest stories from July-December of this year. Thank you to everyone who listened to the show throughout 2015. Marcus and I plan to expand beyond WordPress in 2016 to discuss mental health, distributed worker health, and accessibility. If you know someone who would make a great guest on any of these topics, please contact me at jeffc at wptavern.com.

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There's a lot that happens in the WordPress ecosystem throughout the course of a year. In this episode, Marcus Couch and I run down our selection of big news stories from January to June.

One trend we noticed is that there were quite a few unsuccessful crowdfunding campaigns. Listen in to find out if any of the services and companies that launched earlier this year are still in business. Part two will record on Wednesday, December 30th.

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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Jeff Matson who writes and maintains documentation for Rocketgenius. Matson tells us how he became involved with WordPress and the community. We learn how he's transitioned from working in an office everyday to an office being optional. Last but not least, we discuss how important mental health is and share tips to maintain a healthy balance.

Plugins Picked By Marcus:

WordPress Video Overlay Ads, by Ensar from Istanbul, creates an advertisement overlay area over YouTube video embeds. You can insert banner ads, text, polls, HTML or JavaScript code to the overlay.

Simple Insta Post automatically creates a post in WordPress from a post on Instagram by connecting through a secure API connection. The picture is added to the post and to the media gallery while the photo's caption is used as the content of the post.

WP Facebook Pixel, by Jacob Hulse, adds an area where users can insert Facebook's new conversion pixel. Once added, the pixel is added to all posts and pages.

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In this episode of WordPress Weekly, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Michele Butcher, Nikhil Vimil, Kiko Doran, and Chris Wiegman as we recap the first annual WordCamp US. We discuss the venue and share our favorite sessions of the event. We also discuss a number of items from Matt Mullenweg's State of The Word presentation. Last but not least are Marcus' plugin picks of the week.

Stories Discussed:

WordPress 4.4 “Clifford” Featuring Responsive Images, Twenty Sixteen, and More

Plugins Picked By Marcus:

Popup for Contact Form 7 by Aiyaz Khorajia, from India, shows a popup when a form is submitted through Contact Form 7. You can customize the popup title, message, and colors from the backend.

Reset WP by Nikunj Soni, from India, resets the WP Database to a default installation. It resets only the database and does not modify or delete any files.

Jock On Air Now (aka JOAN) by G&D Enterprises, in Brooklyn, NY, lets site admins manage and display a rotating programming schedule for radio or TV. Jock on air now(Joan) displays the name of the current show and the DJ or host in a given time-slot. It also displays the show/jock for the next time-slot. If nothing is scheduled, it displays a custom message.

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