WPwatercooler - Weekly WordPress Talk Show

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing set it and forget it websites, you know the website you built for your friend and they never logged into it since the day you handed over the password. That website you build for a company in your city that uses it but has never logged into it.

We’re going to discuss the pitfalls of these websites and what solutions are there for sites like these.

Jason Tucker – https://jasontucker.blog Sé Reed – https://sereedmedia.com Jason Cosper – https://jasoncosper.com

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com

Project Panorama is a visual project management platform for WordPress that keeps clients happy and eliminates the headaches that cost you time and money when managing projects. Check them out at https://projectpanorama.com

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With all of the acquisitions occurring in the WordPress space we asked friend of the show Cory Miller from Business Value Academy and Post Status to discuss with us these various acquisitions and what to expect in the future.

• Buy and Sell WordPress Businesses-FlipWP
• Awesome Motive
• Major Acquisitions in the WordPress Market (2021 Included)
• WP Engine to Acquire Flywheel
• Hunter S. Thompson
• ProfilePress Rebrands and Repurposes WP User Avatar, Now a Membership Plugin, Users Revolt via the WordPress Review System – WordPress Tavern

• We joked that Contact Form 7 could be purchased
• Sé thinks Gravity Forms https://www.gravityforms.com
• Jason thinks that Matt will buy a backpack company https://ma.tt/category/in-my-bag/
• Cory thinks EDD https://easydigitaldownloads.com
• Steve says Ninja Forms https://www.ninjaforms.com/
• Cosper says Hello Dolly https://wordpress.org/plugins/hello-dolly/

• Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog
• Steve Zehngut – zeek.com
• Sé Reed – sereedmedia.com
• Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com
• Cory Miller – businessvalueacademy.com

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com

LOFT provides support for WordPress sites — including disaster preparedness, patches, maintenance and plugin management, content updates, and more — all for a flat monthly fee. Right now they’re offering a free trial. Check them out at https://poweredbyloft.com

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On this episode of WPwatercooler we will be continuing our discussion from Securing WordPress: Bots and Hackers but this time talking about how you can secure your WordPress site from people you know such as developers, contractors building the site, and your users if they are logging into the site at any point. There is a lot to talk about in this episode!

• Terminated Employee Deleted Client Websites [PA]
• Web Designer Strikes Back at Fitness SF, Hijacks Their Site [Update]
• Stream – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org
• They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All
• Expire Users – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

• EP388 - Securing WordPress: Bots and Hackers
• EP389 - Securing WordPress Users and Devs

• Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog
• Steve Zehngut - zeek.com
• Sé Reed – sereedmedia.com
• Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com

LOFT provides support for WordPress sites — including disaster preparedness, patches, maintenance and plugin management, content updates, and more — all for a flat monthly fee. Right now they’re offering a free trial. Check them out at https://poweredbyloft.com

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On this episode of WPwatercooler we will be discussing how you can secure your WordPress website to defend against bots and hackers. This is a question that comes up all the time at our local WordPress Meetups and at our WordCamps and we thought we'd share with you the best methods to do so as well as understand what the information you get out of these tools should mean to you.

• Jason Tucker – jasontucker.blog
• Sé Reed - sereedmedia.com
• Jason Cosper – jasoncosper.com
• Dan Walmsley - goldsounds.com

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com WPsitesync – https://www.wpsitesync.com

LOFT provides support for WordPress sites — including disaster preparedness, patches, maintenance and plugin management, content updates, and more — all for a flat monthly fee. Right now they’re offering a free trial. Check them out at https://poweredbyloft.com

You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget.

We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

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On this episode of WPwatercooler, we’ll be discussing Gutenberg Full-Site Editing in WordPress. We got Jason to start using Gutenberg, lets see what he has to say about it.

Join us on Discord

Sponsored by ServerPress makers of Desktop Server, they make local WordPress development easy!

• carolinan/fullsiteediting
• Full Site Editing – Learn about block based themes
• Full Site Editing Go/No Go
• ACF Extended
• ACF | Synchronized JSON
• wpsitesync.com
• Paw–The most advanced API tool for Mac
• Testing Full Site Editing in WordPress – helenhousandi on Twitch

The WordPress dashboard, it’s been the same since the beginning. Can you customize the WordPress dashboard? What plugins can you use to do this? Why would you you want to?

White Label CMS – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Adminimize – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org 10 Free Plugins for Customizing the WordPress Dashboard Custom Dashboard Widgets – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Dashboard quick links widget – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Elegant Themes – Divi Admin Dashboard Layout Admin Columns Pro-WordPress Content Management Plugin Support Details.com [Get Your Browser Version, System Information & More]

Jason Tucker @jasontucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker​ Jason Cosper @boogah https://twitter.com/boogah​ Sé Reed @sereedmedia https://twitter.com/sereedmedia

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com/​ WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com/

You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget.

We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

Yes, WPwatercooler has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show. https://wpwatercooler.com/sponsor

On this episode, we will be discussing the release of WordPress 5.7. This release is named after Esperanza Spalding, a modern musical prodigy. As with all WordPress released, we will break down the latest changes to the release and what we have noticed about it.

• Full Site Editing Pre-Merge Overview – Team Updates
• Early Thoughts on WP5.8 Planning – Make WordPress Core
• multiverse diary
• WordPress 5.7: Top 21 Features & Improvements
• REST API Changes in WordPress 5.7 – Make WordPress Core
• Download jQuery
• Updating jQuery version shipped with WordPress – Make WordPress Core

New features

• Block Editor Changes
• WP Admin and it's new color palette
• HTTP to HTTPS in a single click
• New Robots API
• Cleaning up jQuery 3.5.1
• Lazy-load iFrames

WordPress Field Guide. It highlights developer notes for each change you may want to be aware of: WordPress 5.7 Field Guide

Jason Tucker @jasontucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker​ Steve Zehngut @zengy https://twitter.com/zengy​ Jason Cosper @boogah https://twitter.com/boogah​

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com/​ WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com/

You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget.

We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

Yes, WPwatercooler has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show. https://wpwatercooler.com/sponsor

This week we’re discussing WordPress releases and moving slow and fixing things.

• Making WordPress Releases Easier – Make WordPress Core
• The Four Seasons of WordPress Core Updates-2021
• How Can WordPress Core and Plugin Development Maintain A Healthy Working Relationship?

Jason Tucker @jasontucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker​ Jason Cosper @boogah https://twitter.com/boogah​ Sé Reed @sereedmedia https://twitter.com/sereedmedia

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com/​ WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com/

You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget.

We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

Yes, WPwatercooler has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show. https://wpwatercooler.com/sponsor

How did WordPress get to 40%?

Panel:

Jason Tucker @jasontucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker

Steve Zehngut @zengy https://twitter.com/zengy

Jason Cosper @boogah https://twitter.com/boogah

Sé Reed @sereedmedia https://twitter.com/sereedmedia

Show Sponsors:

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com/ WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com/

This week we’re discussing what site owners should do when managing WordPress plugin updates, changes to a plugin, and what about plugin abandonment from the developer?

• WP Lookout Lets WordPress Users Track and Receive Notifications for Their Preferred Plugins and Themes – WordPress Tavern

Jason Tucker @jasontucker https://twitter.com/jasontucker Steve Zehngut @zengy https://twitter.com/zengy Jason Cosper @boogah https://twitter.com/boogah

Desktop Server – ServerPress https://serverpress.com/ WPsitesync https://www.wpsitesync.com/

The Events Calendar –  is the number one calendar and event ticket plugin on WordPress for a reason – it’s built by WordPress and events experts who know what it takes to succeed when events are part of your business. Whether it’s a weekly virtual class or a robust event ticketing solution- The Events Calendar has you covered. Use code WPwatercooler to save 20% on a new purchase today! https://theeventscalendar.com

You could be a show sponsor. Let people know you’re still in business and supporting your products. Supporting podcasts is a great way to repurpose your in-person conference budget.

We have been sponsored by big brands such as Kinsta and Cloudways. Why not get your audience in front of the thousands of people who download this show every month?

Yes, WPwatercooler has thousands of downloads every month. We’re not just a YouTube Show. https://wpwatercooler.com/sponsor