In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Birgit Pauli-Haack of Automattic and the Gutenberg Times about the new features in WordPress 6.9. She also looks ahead to what’s coming for WordPress and the block editor in 2026. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Alex Denning of the Ellipsis agency, who now helps clients get recommended by AI chat tools. He explains how GPT-3 changed his SEO work and what site owners can do to show up in AI search. People in this episode
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.
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.
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
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Akshat Choudhary, who founded the WordPress backup service WP Remote, but you rarely hear him promoting himself. This self-described shy engineer shares how focusing on product quality, rather than publicity, has built a successful business. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Karim Marucchi of Crowd Favorite, who shares stories from selling WordPress to some of the world’s largest companies. He also explains the FAIR project and why open source is exactly what makes WordPress attractive to big business. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Raquel Manriquez about the story behind PressConf, the business-focused successor to Pressnomics. She shares hard-won lessons for event organizers, comparing notes with co-host Dan, who helped run WordCamp Canada. People in this episode
I was on episode 352 of This Week in WordPress with Nathan Wrigley and the WP Builds panel, subtitled “Fully Embrace the Wapuu.” We discussed the latest WordPress news, upcoming WordCamp events, and the continuing evolution of the block editor.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Than Taintor of Human Made and Zeshan Ahmed of Green Street News about rebuilding the site of a major UK real estate publisher. They cover how WordPress supports its expansion into Europe, Australia and North America. People in this episode