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This Week in WordPress #368 on WP Builds

I was back on This Week in WordPress with Nathan Wrigley and the WP Builds panel for episode 368, subtitled “Never Arrive in Time.” We discussed the week’s WordPress news including new features in WordPress 7.0, AI experiment updates in the block editor, and a critical phishing vulnerability patched in WooCommerce. People in this episode

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Creating Better Publishing Workflows in WordPress on WP Minute+

I joined Eric Karkovack on the WP Minute+ podcast to talk about publishing workflows in WordPress. As founder of Ramble Ventures, I shared my journey through open source, the evolution of WordPress as a publishing platform, and how PublishPress has grown to help content teams work better. We also got into the role of AI in development and customer support, and where I see things heading next. People in this episode

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This Week in WordPress #357 on WP Builds

I joined Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, and Marcus Burnette for episode 357 of This Week in WordPress on WP Builds, nicknamed “Eat the Banana.” We covered the release of WordPress 6.9 RC3, the return of WordPress to three major releases in 2026, and a wide-ranging discussion on AI in WordPress core — including the debut of the experimental AI Experiments plugin. People in this episode

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WP Legends Podcast: Empowering Creators with Publishing Tools

I sat down with Gautam Khorana of Seahawk Media for episode 68 of the WP Legends podcast. We talked about the story behind PublishPress — how it grew out of my background in teaching open-source technologies — and the suite of publishing tools we’ve built to help WordPress teams manage content, editorial workflows, and author permissions. A great conversation about building products on WordPress for the long term. People in this episode

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The Story Behind Checkout Summit: the New WooCommerce Conference, With Rodolfo Melogi

In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Rodolfo Melogli, who traces his path from the early days of WooCommerce to launching Checkout Summit, a new WooCommerce conference in Sicily in April 2026. He explains why the WordPress world has been missing an event like this. People in this episode

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