In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Ben May, who runs The Code Company, one of Australia’s leading WordPress agencies. He discusses scaling WordPress for big publishers, building comment and community systems, and how the platform has evolved. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Andrew Wilder of NerdPress, who supports high-traffic food and travel blogs. He explains why his team does some things differently, like updating plugins by hand, and why WordPress suits independent publishers so well. People in this episode
I appeared on episode 331 of This Week in WordPress with Nathan Wrigley and the WP Builds crew, titled “Woof.” We discussed WordPress 6.8 — the only major release planned for 2025 — along with speculative loading for better page performance and the upcoming Page Builder Summit. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Jen Kramer, who has taught web design everywhere from Harvard to LinkedIn and Frontend Masters, and now at Annie Cannons, a boot camp for trafficking survivors. She reflects on how teaching has changed and what good teaching requires. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Kyle Van Deusen, who grew The Admin Bar to more than 12,000 WordPress agency owners and freelancers. Because he still runs an agency himself, he shares his members’ problems, and he explains why that authenticity matters. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Colin Devroe, who has blogged since the 1990s and now runs Hubbub, a social sharing plugin for WordPress. He explains why owning your audience matters more than ever as social networks change direction. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Brad Williams, CEO of WebDevStudios, who led projects like moving Microsoft’s blog networks to WordPress, a milestone for enterprise adoption. He shares how his team builds large publishing sites. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Tyler Channell, who runs PaywallProject, a WordPress stack for news publishers. Inspired by a college professor’s challenge, he has made it his mission to make newspapers sustainable, and he argues every paper should have a paywall. People in this episode
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with WordPress journalist and podcaster Matt Medeiros, who believes real community beats big follower counts. He talks about how curiosity has carried him from project to project. People in this episode
I joined Mark Westguard on the Open Makers podcast (Open Channels FM) to talk about building a suite of WordPress plugins under the PublishPress umbrella. We covered the challenges of maintaining multiple plugins, the business decisions behind acquiring and growing products, and the wins that come from serving a dedicated community of WordPress publishers. If you’re interested in the behind-the-scenes of running a WordPress plugin business, this is a good listen. Listen to the full episode at Open Channels FM. People in this episode