In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Jason Cohen, who has founded four companies, sold two and built two unicorns, including WP Engine. He talks about his new book, Hidden Multipliers, and its practical ideas on pricing, customer research and profitability for WordPress businesses.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Ross Morsali, developer of Search & Filter, who argues that AI’s real power isn’t vibe-coding but deep research. He explains how he used it to find new ways to make search fast on WordPress sites with tens of thousands of posts.
I joined Nathan Wrigley and the WP Builds panel for episode 375 of This Week in WordPress, titled “It’s All Up and Down,” recorded on June 9th, 2026. The conversation ranged across recent WordPress ecosystem news with a strong focus on the rapidly evolving intersection of AI and security — including new challenges for tools like Wordfence and Patchstack as AI-generated vulnerabilities and “AI slop” continue to grow as a threat vector.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Austin Ginder, a host who was overwhelmed when AI-driven hacking attempts surged in February 2026. He explains how he responded, and how he went from AI skeptic to using it as a core part of his security work.
I joined Nathan Wrigley and the panel on WP Builds for episode 373 of This Week in WordPress. We covered the latest WordPress news and discussed what’s happening in the community this week, including updates around WordPress 7.0 and the growing role of AI in the block editor.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Robbie Adair, who has run her agency through 20 years of technology shifts. She believes AI makes products less valuable and expert services more valuable than ever, as clients need help navigating new choices.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Amber Hinds of Equalize Digital, who answers the accessibility questions publishers actually ask: Do audio versions of articles help? Should you offer a text-only site? This is a practical guide to making content work for everyone.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Chris Ward of The Publisher Desk, who offers a counterpoint to our many paywall guests. He argues that paywalls only work alongside a strong advertising strategy, because many readers will never pay but still have value.
I was a guest on the Community + Code podcast, hosted by Chris Reynold. This ia show that explores the stories behind people who build in open source. In episode 23, I shared how I got started — from teaching in rural Georgia to building websites on the side, and eventually finding my way into the WordPress plugin world. It was a fun conversation about the winding road that leads people into open source.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Brian Coords, WooCommerce Developer Advocate, now that AI is listed as an official WooCommerce contributor. We discuss what that means for open source projects: AI-built features, AI-written docs, and finally clearing old bug backlogs.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Malcolm Peralty, who has blogged on WordPress since before version 1.0. We talk about how writing has driven his career, why storytelling matters even in technical roles, and how AI can be a genuinely useful writing companion.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Derek Ashauer of Conversion Bridge about alternatives to Google Analytics 4, which is hard to use and not privacy-friendly. He walks through better options, including Plausible, Fathom and Microsoft Clarity, and how to connect them to WordPress.