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
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
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. People in this episode
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
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