WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler
Episodes
355 – What Everyone’s Talking About – Project Gutenberg
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk all about the newest feature coming to WordPress, the Gutenberg editor.
354 – Hiring More Happiness Engineers at Automattic
14 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is an interview with other Happiness Engineers from Podcast Movement 2017.
353 – WordPress.com for Business
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the new offering from Automattic, WordPress.com for Business.
352 – How to Navigate Your Host’s cPanel
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we explore all the options and settings in your host’s cPanel interface.
351 – Setting Up and Configuring a Custom Email Address
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode we dive in and see how to set up a custom email address for our WordPress Website.
350 – Best Website Hosting for My WordPress Site
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we take a look at the three major types of hosting for your WordPress site: shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting.
349 – Nameservers and DNS Record Types
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we discuss how Nameservers and DNS Record Types are used to allow domain names to work.
348 – Technical Jargon – Domain Names and How They Work
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we take some time to breakdown and understand what a domain name is, how they work and the differences between domains and UR...
347 – Quickly Work On Your Site with WP-CLI
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we dive into the powerful possibilities of using WP-CLI to manage your WordPress site.
346 – Exploring Hooks, Actions and Filters
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we dive in the heart of customizing WordPress by exploring hooks, actions and filters.
345 – WordPress Template Hierarchy
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the WordPress Template Hierarchy and how it affects the pages on your website.
344 – Customizing WordPress to Fit Your Needs
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about how we can add customized areas to your WordPress Dashboard with Custom Post Types.
343 – WordPress Videos and Online Tutorials
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about thirteen great sites to learn WordPress thru video content.
342 – Learn More About WordPress with These Blogs
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about 20 great WordPress blogs to find out more about, well, WordPress.
341 – A Look at WordPress 4.8
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take a look at all the new features in the latest version of WordPress, version 4.8.
340 – Learn More WordPress with these Other Podcasts
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we look at 14 other popular WordPress podcasts to help you learn more about WordPress.
339 – How to Build a Portfolio Website
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take a look at our last type of website; how to build a portfolio website using WordPress.
338 – How to Build an eLearning Website
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we breakdown the steps to create an eLearning / online course WordPress website.
337 – How to Build an eCommerce / Membership Website
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we look at three different eCommerce extensions to use to build your online store or membership site.
336 – How to Build a Business Website with WordPress
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we look at the steps involved to build a business site with WordPress.
335 – How to Build a Podcasting Website
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we start a new series on how to build certain types of websites. First up, how to build a podcasting website.
334 – More Ways to Understand Your Visitors
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we wrap up our series on learning about our visitors with four more ways to analyze our visitors.
333 – Learn How Your Site is Used with HeatMaps
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take a look at all the valuable information you can learn from your audience by installing heat tracking software on your...
332 – Target Your Visitors with the Facebook Pixel
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about how to install the incredibly useful Facebook Tracking Pixel, which will allow you to target your site visitor...
331 – Know Your Visitors: Google Analytics
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we talk about all the information you can learn about your website visitors by looking at Google Analytics.
330 – 10 Performance Improvements for your Website
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about the 10 performance improvements that we can easily make to make our websites load faster
329 – Eight Simple Tweaks You Can Make Today
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about eight easy tweaks that we can do this week to update our site.
328 – Make the Most of Your Widget Areas
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we highlight the different ways and best practices for your widget areas on your WordPress site.
327 – Targeting Style Changes for Your WordPress Site
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about two different ways to find and target the necessary CSS to make small visual changes on your site.
326 – Custom Fonts for your WordPress Site
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we do an evaluation to see if your current fonts are correct and if not, how to change them to a meaningful font.
325 – Tools to Sync Your WordPress Databases
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about three different WordPress tools that will help you keep your databases in sync between live and development.
324 – WordPress Debugging Plugins
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about the built in features of WordPress to debug your code, as well as 15 other plugins that makes sure your site i...
323 – Essential Plugins for Every Website
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we talk about different types of plugins that every WordPress website needs to be utilizing.
322 – Edit Your Site Without Affecting Your Live Site
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about 5 different ways to make changes to your website without your visitors seeing the modification
321 – Secure Your Site with an SSL Certificate
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the steps to take to secure your website with an SSL certificate and the importance of doing so in 2017.
320 – 11 Items for Your Home Page in 2017
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we look at different items that should definitely be on your home page in the new year.
319 – 17 Things to Remove From Your Site in 2017
11 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the seventeen things that should be removed from every website for success in the new year.
318 – 2017 WordPress Goals
04 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about some potential goals you could set for yourself in 2017 to become better at WordPress or give back to the commu...
317 – Work on Your Sites on Your Computer with Local
28 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we talk about a new software package that will give you the ability to develop your WordPress sites locally on your computer...
316 – State of the Word Recap 2016
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we look back at what’s happened in 2016 with a recap from Matt’s State of the Word address at WordCamp US.
315 – New Release: WordPress 4.7
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk thru all of the new features in WordPress 4.7, including new editor and Customizer features.
314 – Shortcuts to Speed Up WordPress Development
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the different ways we can be more efficient with navigating our WordPress sites.
313 – Shorten the Timeframe to Become a WordPress Developer
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about some strategies to shortcut to learn how to become a WordPress developer.
312 – Thankful for WordPress
23 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I stop to reflect on all the reasons I’m thankful for WordPress.
311 – How to Repurpose Your Blog Content
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we look at a few ways that we can repurpose our blog posts into other types of content that will drive traffic to our sites.
310 – A Look at Five Learning Management Systems
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast we take a look at five of the most popular plugins that will turn your website into an online course platform.
309 – WordPress.com Features for Your Site with Jetpack
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we explore some of Jetpack’s most powerful features and why every WordPress site should be using this plugin.
308 – Stats About WordPress’ Popularity
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we take a look at some of the interesting statistics about WordPress’ popularity.
307 – Updating PHP to Version 7
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the importance using the latest version of PHP and how to update it.
306 – WordPress from A to Z – Part 2
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we break done some of the key phrases and terminology in WordPress.
305 – WordPress from A to Z – Part 1
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we break done some of the key phrases and terminology in WordPress.
304 – Adding an SSL Certificate to Your Site
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the steps to take to secure your website with an SSL certificate.
303 – Applications I Use Daily at Automattic
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I share the software and tools I use daily to help troubleshoot WordPress sites.
302 – Ten Software Apps I Use for WordPress
14 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode I share the ten software applications I use to work on and manage my WordPress websites.
301 – How to Fix a Broken WordPress Site
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we talk about the steps I take to troubleshoot a broken WordPress site.
300 – Why I Enjoy WordCamps
31 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about how Your Website Engineer got it’s start, by going to a WordCamp.
299 – Customize Your Website’s Theme the Right Way
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the four different ways to properly customize your WordPress site.
298 – WordPress 4.6
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the new features in the newest version of WordPress, WordPress 4.6.
297 – WordPress Hack Day
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode I share a bunch of ideas of things you can work on when you have some time to spend with your website.
296 – What is BootStrap and Why Should I Use It?
03 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the most popular framework to build a WordPress theme.
295 – How MySQL Works with WordPress
27 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we explore your website’s technology, MySQL and how it works with PHP to dynamically create your website pages.
294 – WordPress Launch Checklist
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about twenty two different things to check before launching your new website.
293 – WordPress Subscription Renewals
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about best practices to automatically charge your customers on a regular basis.
292 – Take WordPress Programming Courses
06 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about five different online training sites to become more proficient with WordPress.
291 – Search Your WordPress Site with Elastic Search
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we explore how to improve your search results with Elastic Search
290 – Which to Customize? A Template or a Hook?
22 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about when to use templates and when to use hooks when customizing a theme or a plugin.
289 – Zippy Zebra WooCommerce 2.6
15 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about all of the cool new features in the newest version of WooCommerce 2.6
288 – There’s a Plugin for That
08 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we dive into six different plugins and how they can be used on your WordPress site.
287 – Which Type of Hosting is Best for my WordPress Site?
01 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we explore the three types of WordPress hosting: shared, VPS and dedicated hosting.
286 – Hiding Your Site with Maintenance Mode
25 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we will explore the benefits of using a maintenance mode plugin and the reasons to use them.
285 – Selecting Great WordPress Themes and Plugins
18 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we look at the things to look for when selecting theme and plugins.
284 – Your Website Needs
11 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the different levels of our website needs; which will help us build a solid web foundation.
283 – Translating WordPress Themes and Plugins
04 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk through the process of getting your text in your plugins and themes translatable.
282 – WordPress Contact Forms
27 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about three different contact forms to power our WordPress websites: Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms.
281 – WordPress 4.5
20 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we look at all of the new features in WordPress 4.5 and explore the WordPress news over the last two weeks.
280 – Securing Your WordPress Site – Pro Fixes
13 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we finish the three part series on how to secure our WordPress website.
279 – Securing Your WordPress Site – Advanced Fixes
06 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast, we continue the discussion on how to secure our WordPress website with more advanced strategies.
278 – Securing Your WordPress Site – Easy Fixes
30 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we will begin a three part series to improve the security of our WordPress websites.
277 – 10 Handy Snippets to Add to Your WordPress Site
23 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s podcast, we take a look at 10 small snippets of code that can be added to give your WordPress site extra functionality.
276 – How to Organize a Great WordCamp
16 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about the things to think about and plan for to have a great WordCamp.
275 – Controlling WordPress via the Command Line
09 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we explore we can control our WordPress site without using the WordPress Dashboard.
274 – Why I Moved to ConvertKit for Email Subscribers
02 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I will share the features that lead me to switch from MailChimp to ConvertKit for collecting email subscribers.
273 – Case Study: Too Many Optin Plugins
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take a close look at how many plugins I was using on this site and my plan to consolidate and clean them up.
272 – Five Things to Remove From Your Website 2016
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s show we will dig into five things that have become outdated and need to be removed in 2016.
271 – WordPress Mega Menus
10 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we explore all WordPress mega menus. We dive in to learn what they are and the benefit for adding to our WordPress site.
270 – The Products of WooThemes
03 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we explore all things Woo, well, WooThemes that is, including a brief overview of all the plugins and extensions.
269 – All About the WordPress Themes
27 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we dig in and address some key things to think about when considering making a change to a new WordPress theme.
268 – Create a Child Theme After Modifying a Parent Theme
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about how to find any customizations you might have made to a parent theme and move to a child theme.
267 – Best Way to Build a New Site
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we look at two different ways to create a new site; by starting completely from scratch and building on top of your current ...
266 – Capture More Email Leads with Thrive Themes
06 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk to Shane Melaugh, from Thrive Themes, about how to get more email subscribers in 2016.
265 – Set Your 2016 WordPress Goals
30 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we talk about goals that we can set for ourselves in 2016 to make us more efficient in using WordPress in the new year.
264 – WordPress Tools to Buy for Christmas
23 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode we talk about different tools and services that you can invest in to improve your WordPress expertise.
263 – WordPress State of the Word
16 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s show we recap the State of the Word Address from WordCamp US and all the exciting things that have happened in WordPress this year.
262 – Add a Subdomain to Your Domain
09 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Announcements WordPress 4.4 is out! (I think) WordCamp US was a success (I think) Is there a plugin for that? The Force is a plugin like Hello Dolly e...
261 – Five Years of WordPress Podcasting
02 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we celebrate the five year anniversary of the podcast and how WordPress has changed in five years.
260 – Big Updates from WordPress.com
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we talk about the new admin interface with WordPress.com and the new mac desktop app.
259 – Build a WordPress Website for Less Than $100
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we explore how to build a website for less than $100 on both WordPress.org (self-hosted) and WordPress.com.
258 – Top 20 Plugins in the WordPress Repository
11 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we take a look at the top twenty free plugins on the WordPress repository and explain why you’d want to use them.
257 – Add Images to Your WordPress Site with Icon Fonts
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we learn how to use icon fonts to display images on our sites. Icon fonts give us the ability to customize the images in Word...
256 – Best Practices for Configuring Your WordPress Site
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we explore the best practices for setting up a brand new WordPress website.