WPwatercooler - Weekly WordPress Talk Show

On this episode, we’re celebrating WordPress’s 20th birthday sharing some stories of the past and what were expecting from the future of the software and community that were quite fond of.

Show Notes

Panel

• Jason Cosper
• Jason Tucker
• Sé Reed

On this episode hosts Jason Tucker and Sé Reed will be joined by Guildenberg founder Jonathan Wold and Courtney Robertson Open Source Developer Advocate at GoDaddy to discuss the intersection of corporate influence and community in the world of WordPress. For 20 years, WordPress has been shaped by a vibrant, open-source community of volunteers. But is the ever-increasing pressure of venture capital and the corporate boardroom putting the unique makeup of the WordPress community at risk? We’ll explore the tension between corporate interests and community-driven development, and examine the impact of corporate influence on WordPress’ future.

Show Notes

Links

• 20 Days to Celebrate 20 Years of WordPress, From Blogs to Blocks
• A Newcomer’s Guide to WordCamps
• Andrea Middleton: Will What Got Us Here, Get Us There? WordPress Community at Scale
• Five for the Future
• GitHub – WordPress / five-for-the-future

Panel

• Jason Cosper
• Jonathan Wold
• Sé Reed

This week on the show we’ll be discussing twenty years of WordPress.

• WordPress 20
• WordPress Mercantile
• WordPress 15
• Join the Marketing Team
• TRAC #6938
• Whats your favorite WordPress moment?

This week on WPwatercooler, join your hosts Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper for a captivating conversation exploring the dynamic world of AI in the realm of WordPress. Together, they’ll discuss how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing various aspects of WordPress, from streamlining code development to enhancing content creation with smart algorithms. They’ll share their insights and experiences, and highlight the latest AI tools reshaping the way we interact with and manage our WordPress sites.

This week on WPwatercooler Sé Reed and Jason Cosper will be talking with Jonathan Wold about some of the economic and development problems facing plugin-based businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, and his new plan to help. https://guildenberg.com

Summary

In EP451 of WPwatercooler, titled “Accelerating WordPress w/ Jonathan Wold,” hosts Sé Reed, Jason Cosper and Jonathan Wold dive deep into the WordPress ecosystem, its growth, and its integral role within the open web. They highlight the importance of the open-source nature of WordPress, its extensibility through plugins and themes, and the vibrant community that has formed over the past two decades. Reed and Wold emphasize the unique incentives present in open-source projects, which foster passion and diverse contributions, in contrast to proprietary platforms.

The hosts explore the role of commercial plugins and businesses in addressing gaps in the WordPress ecosystem, citing the significance of tools like Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and Pods for website development. They also discuss the resilience of the WordPress community in the face of competition from proprietary platforms and assert that the project’s real strength lies in its global contributors’ collective efforts.

Wold shares his vision of WordPress as an operating system and notes the importance of product companies in driving its growth. He identifies three main challenges faced by these companies: monetization, compatibility, and an unnamed third challenge. Wold also highlights the need for a healthy, resilient web with pockets of development worldwide, exploring the differences between centralized and decentralized communities.

The podcast delves into the issues within the WordPress ecosystem, including its complexity, hosting companies’ reluctance to recommend specific plugins, and challenges for investors due to its decentralized nature. Wold introduces Guildenberg, an organization aiming to help product companies overcome these challenges by offering neutral support in the WordPress ecosystem. Guildenberg will initially operate as an accelerator, working with individual products and assisting with distribution, partnerships, and hosting company relations.

Guildenberg’s ultimate goal is to foster long-term thinking and support founders’ best interests, including when they’re ready for an exit. The organization aims to help founders find non-hosting company buyers and may even consider acquiring some companies themselves. Wold emphasizes the importance of backing founders and preserving the overall health of the WordPress ecosystem.

Join us for an exciting episode of WPwatercooler, where Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper, and special guest Lesley Sim dive into the highly anticipated WordPress Phase 3: Collaboration. Building upon the success of previous phases which introduced block editing and extended it across entire websites, Phase 3 aims to revolutionize the way creators and teams work together within WordPress.

We’ll discuss a variety of features designed to enhance the user experience and foster seamless collaboration. Our conversation will cover real-time and asynchronous collaboration, improving publishing flows, refining the post revisions interface, and polishing admin design. Additionally, we’ll delve into the introduction of a global search and command component that aims to streamline content management.

Don’t miss this episode as we explore the next stage in the evolution of the Gutenberg project, and learn how WordPress Phase 3 will transform content creation and teamwork within the platform.

Links

Phase 3: Collaboration

What is WordPress?

  Panel

• Jason Cosper
 
• Jason Tucker
 
• Lesley Sim
 
• Sé Reed

On this episode, EP449 – A Spring Clean WordPress Routine – Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will dive into the topic of spring cleaning your WordPress website. With the arrival of spring, it’s the perfect time to give your website a thorough cleaning to ensure it’s running at optimal performance. We will share our insights on a range of topics, from removing old drafts and revisions to cleaning up unused images, and properly indexing your database. We will also explore tips for optimizing caching to help your website load faster and provide a better user experience. So, whether you’re a seasoned WordPress pro or just getting started, join us for this informative discussion on how to give your WordPress website a spring-clean refresh.

https://egersis.wpengine.com/

https://jasontucker.blog/14308/whats-with-activitypub-wordpress-cloudflare-not-working

https://www.buddyboss.com/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/query-monitor/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/index-wp-mysql-for-speed/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/

https://github.com/ocReaper/wp-server-timing

In this episode of WPwatercooler, hosts Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper dive into the world of Custom Post Types and taxonomies. They discuss the popular CPTUI plugin and explore the new Custom Post Types management feature recently added to Advanced Custom Fields Pro (ACF Pro). We may even get into user taxonomies!

Whether you're a seasoned WordPress developer or just getting started, this episode is a must-participate for anyone interested in creating custom post types in WordPress!

On this episode of WPwatercooler guest Courtney Robertson is joining Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will be discussing the upcoming release of WordPress 6.2. The release is just around the corner, and it's packed with exciting new features that are sure to delight users. One of the most significant changes is the Full Site Editor coming out of beta, which will provide users with a seamless editing experience.

Additionally, users will now be able to browse and choose templates to edit, customize their theme or specific blocks with custom CSS, and enjoy new and improved navigation menus. The new version will also feature colors to indicate which template parts are being edited, allowing for a more efficient workflow. The Style Book will provide users with a bird's-eye view of styles for all blocks, while the copy and paste block styles feature will make it easier to create a cohesive design. Classic widgets import as template parts in block themes, while separate sub-panels for block settings and styles will streamline the editing process. The new distraction-free mode will provide an unobstructed view of the content, while improved pattern insertion with new categories will enhance creativity. There are also miscellaneous changes and under-the-hood improvements that will make the overall user experience more seamless.

Overall, WordPress 6.2 is shaping up to be an impressive update, with plenty of new features to explore, and is planned for a March 28th release date.

• https://app.instawp.io/launch?t=betarc
• What’s new in WordPress 6.2 - GoDaddy
• Introducing move_dir() in WordPress 6.2
• WordPress 6.2 Field Guide
• Help Test WordPress 6.2
• WordPress History
• WordPress Documentation

Great plugins from the demo

• Block X-ray Attributes
• Layout Grid Block
• Show Hooks Pro
• Post Format Block

Panel

• Courtney Robertson
• Jason Cosper
• Jason Tucker
• Sé Reed

On this episode Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will be speaking with Nyasha Green and Courtney Robertson about WordCamp Asia, the recent WordCamp they both attended in Bangkok.

• WordCamp Asia Recap for 2023
• WordCamp Asia forever has my heart

Panel:

• Courtney Robertson
• Jason Cosper
• Jason Tucker 
• Nyasha Green
• Sé Reed