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This Week in WordPress #285

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 29th January 2024.

359 – No Script Show, Episode 3 – Modern CSS layouts

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So we’re back with another ‘podcast hijack’, in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I’m doing with Dav...

This Week in WordPress #284

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 22nd January 2024.

358 – Exploring web accessibility: a conversation with Gen Herres

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So today we're chatting with Gen Herres about web accessibility. Gen is an experienced WordPress developer who has been in the field for over a decade...

357 – No Script Show, Episode 2 – The big picture

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So we're back with another 'podcast hijack', in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I'm doing with David Waums...

This Week in WordPress #282

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 8th January 2024.

356 – What’s the state of teams in the WordPress space?

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The WP Builds Podcast episode #356 features an in-depth conversation with James Giroux, discussing the Team Experience Index survey by TeamWP. Key ins...

This Week in WordPress #281

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 1st January 2023.

355 – David’s return… A new podcast called The ‘No Script Show’

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So in episode 353 we said bye bye to David Waumsley. Well, now is the time to own up to the fact that David is not in fact going away! In my defence, ...

This Week in WordPress #280

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 11th December 2023.

354 – How GREYD.SUITE is tackling website accessibility

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today, I have a conversation with Jakob Trost and Anne Bovelett, as we expore GREYD.SUITE, and its philosophy and commitment to website...

This Week in WordPress #279

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 4th December 2023.

353 – Bye bye

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the last episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series… and also David's last as a regular on WP Builds. We’ve saved the most “unt...

This Week in WordPress #278

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th November 2023.

352 – Why email marketing is still alive: insights from Rytis Lauris of Omnisend

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we're joined by Rytis Lauris, the co-founder and CEO of Omnisend, a marketing automation platform for online businesses. We discuss the endurin...

This Week in WordPress #277

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 19th November 2023.

351 – The one where the entire episode was created by AI

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we're straying into the world of AI. Not in the way that everybody else does, with an intelligent analysis of the use of AI and t...

This Week in WordPress #276

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 13th November 2023.

350 – Ymir: The future of serverless WordPress hosting with Carl Alexander

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, we're talking about serverless WordPress with our guest, Carl Alexander, founder and developer of Ymir. As you will hear, Carl is ...

This Week in WordPress #275

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 6th November 2023.

349 – Is 20 years too long in web tech?

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the 19th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series and today's (ambiguous)  topic is... "Is 20 years too long in web tech?". Full of ou...

This Week in WordPress #274

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 30th October 2023.

348 – How the Gato GraphQL plugin can accelerate your WordPress development

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the podcast we have Leonardo Losoviz. Leonardo is an experienced developer and the creator of the Gato GraphQL plugin for WordPress. We'll be...

This Week in WordPress #273

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 23rd October 2023.

347 – Who needs a Content Management System (CMS) anyway?

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the 18th episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series and our topic is "Who needs a Content Management System (CMS) anyway?" Have you ...

This Week in WordPress #272

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 16th October 2023.

346 – WonderSuite: simplifying the setup in WordPress for all users

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Jason Cross. He's an experienced tech executive with a diverse background in the industry. Currently serving as the SVP o...

This Week in WordPress #271

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 9th October 2023.

345 – Don’t make websites for friends and family

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the 17th episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series and our topic is  “Don’t make websites for friends and family”. Do I even ...

This Week in WordPress #270

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 2nd October 2023.

344 – Dan Knauss on why you should harden WordPress

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined by Dan Knauss, a technical content generalist at SolidWP (formerly iThemes). The episode focuses on the importance of hardening Wor...

This Week in WordPress #269

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 25th September 2023.

343 – Is browser interoperability a threat to page building?

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 16th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series and I think we have come up with our catchiest title ever... “Is browser interoper...

This Week in WordPress #268

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 18th September 2023.

342 – Thomas J Raef on protecting your website. Security mini series 3/4

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is third of four podcast episodes related to WordPress security. It's the third of our four-part security mini series. Prior to that, the other e...

341 – Is the WordPress community overrated?

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This in the 15th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series. Today we are asking... is the WordPress community overrated? What have we done? Thi...

This Week in WordPress #267

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 4th September 2023.

340 – Akshat Choudhary on the utility of WordPress firewalls and malware scanners. Security mini series 2/4

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is second of four podcast episodes related to WordPress security. For the first time ever (well second time I suppose!) I feel like I need to add...

This Week in WordPress #266

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 28th August 2023.

339 – Are web design clients only interested in what they can see?

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is the 14th episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series. The idea for today's topic came from our last episode in which we were talking ab...

This Week in WordPress #265

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 14th August 2023.

338 – Calvin Alkan on the state of WordPress security plugins. Security mini series 1/4

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

his is first of four podcast episodes related to WordPress security. For the first time ever, I feel like I need to add some context to the show note...

This Week in WordPress #264

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 7th August 2023.

337 – No code is a lie

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So you've been building websites for a while now and you've got really good at it. You don't really touch the code, but that's okay, because the tool ...

This Week in WordPress #263

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 24th July 2023.

336 – Roman Axelrod on standardising web development workflows

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Roman Axelrod, a web developer from Israel. Roman joins us to share his experience running a web development agency, and ...

This Week in WordPress #262

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 17th July 2023.

335 – Affiliate marketing is disingenuous

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 12th episode of our 'Thinking the Unthinkable' series. Today we shall be squirming in our seats as we talk about whether  'Affiliate m...

This Week in WordPress #261

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 10th July 2023.

334 – Building a platform: helping developers commercialise their projects

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Vova Feldman, the founder of Freemius. Vova is an entrepreneur with a passion for software development. He was introduced...

This Week in WordPress #260

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 3rd July 2023.

333 – No one cares what your website looks like!

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is the 11th episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series, and today's thought provoking title is “No one cares what your website looks l...

This Week in WordPress #259

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 3rd July 2023.

332 – Transitioning from clients to products in WordPress

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have a lovely conversation with Derek Ashauer. He's been working with WordPress for many years, and has gone through a few cha...

This Week in WordPress #258

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 19th June 2023.

331 – Why pay full price when we have GPL clubs?

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 10th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series and today's thoroughly unsavoury thought is “Why pay full price when we have GPL c...

This Week in WordPress #257

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 12th June 2023.

330 – Get lots for free with Maxi Blocks

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast we have Christiaan Pieterse from Maxi Blocks. If you've ever dug into WordPress block packs / suites then it's quite likely that what y...

329 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 9: WordPress is too expensive

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 9th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series and today's unpalatable thought is… WordPress is too expensive? We can dismiss this...

328 – What to do when you begin to think that you’re splitting up with WordPress

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the podcast we have Arnas Donauskas, who is a Product Owner at Hostinger. He's on the show to talk about something that I'm sure that we've a...

This Week in WordPress #253

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 15th May 2023

327 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 8: Is open source a liability?

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this 8th episode of "Thinking the Unthinkable" we are asking “is ‘open source’ a liability? This was prompted by a 2021 incident. A zero-day ...

This Week in WordPress #252

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 8th May 2023.

326 – James Giroux on workplace culture, team dynamics and leadership in WordPress companies

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have James Giroux and he's here to talk about a new project that he's set up called TeamWP. It's all about workplace culture, ...

This Week in WordPress #251

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 1st May 2023.

325 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 7: Designing in the browser is for amateurs

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's the 7th in our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series where we attempt to rationalise controversial views on WordPress and web design? Today’s t...

324 – Having a career in tech and WordPress with Fränk Klein

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Fränk Klein, and he's here to discuss the important topic of making a career from using WordPress. Like any other career...

This Week in WordPress #249

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 17th April 2023.

323 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 6: If you use more than 10 plugins on a site, you are a cad and a scoundrel!

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 6th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series where we attempt to rationalise controversial views on WordPress and web design. T...

This Week in WordPress #248

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 3rd April 2023.

322 – Why accessibility is so important and how you can do better with Nic Steenhout

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Accessibility is a topic which is getting much more attention these days, and rightly so. It's important for websites because it ensures that everyone...

321 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 5: Website clients are impossible!

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 5th episode of our "Thinking the Unthinkable" series, where we attempt to rationalise controversial views on WordPress and web design. ...

This Week in WordPress #247

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th March 2023.

320 – Javier Casares on WP Vulnerability, the API / project for WordPress vulnerabilities

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, it's all about WordPress security and what you can do with the WP Vulnerability API / project. In the podcast you're going to meet the wonderfu...

This Week in WordPress #246

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 20th March 2023.

319 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 4: Do we even need WordPress?

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This seems a little odd, 'Do we even need WordPress', given that we're a WordPress podcast. But, there's actually quite a lot to be said here. Both Da...

This Week in WordPress #245

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 13th March 2023.

318 – Rob Howard on what they’re doing at MasterWP

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Deal Alert: Get 10% off MasterWP Workshops using the coupon code 'wpbuilds10' - it's valid until 15th April 2023. On the podcast today, we have Rob Ho...

This Week in WordPress #244

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 6th March 2023.

317 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 3: Page Builders are the scourge of the internet!

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So, there's no denying that WordPress Page Builders have taken the community by storm over the last decade. Whether you use them or not, they're popul...

This Week in WordPress #243

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th February 2023.

316 – Kevin Geary talks about Automatic CSS

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Some of us love working with CSS. It's fun, pretty easy to learn, and gets the job done. Others… not so much. It's boring, hard to master, and you e...

This Week in WordPress #242

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 20th February 2023.

315 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 2: A.I. will kill us!

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We asked ChatGPT the question "could artificial intelligence (A.I.) kill the web design industry?". This is what we got back... "It is unlikely that a...

This Week in WordPress #241

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which began Monday 6th February 2023.

314 – Imajinn adding images to your website with AI

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So this is all about AI, so buckle up as it's all the hotness! It's not the usual AI hotness though, because this podcast is not about ChatGPT and how...

This Week in WordPress #240

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 30th January 2023.

313 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 1: Certified

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the very first episode in our sparkling new series that we are calling "Thinking the Unthinkable", or TUTT for short, which I quite like! H...

This Week in WordPress #239

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 23rd January 2022.

312 – Zach Swinehart on how to get more done, aka being more productive – Part 2

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Zach Swinehart in the second of an, unexpectedly, two-part episode. We talked for so long that I decided it was best as t...

This Week in WordPress #238

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 16th January 2023.

311 – Summing up the WP Builds ‘WordPress Business Bootcamp” series

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the last episode (sigh) in our Business Bootcamp series. Over the last year, we have been attempting to question everything we know about b...

This Week in WordPress #237

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 9th January 2022.

310 – Zach Swinehart on how to get more done, aka being more productive – Part 1

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Zach Swinehart in the first of an (unexpectedly) two-part episode. We talked for so long that I decided it was best as tw...

This Week in WordPress #236

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 2nd January 2023.

309 – Traditional v Agile

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the penultimate episode in our Business Bootcamp series. Usually, this is where I write... "where we relearn everything we know about build...

This Week in WordPress #235

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 12th December 2022.

308 – Up your WooCommerce game with Barn2 plugins

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So we have Katie Keith on the podcast today to talk about what they're doing over at Barn2 plugins. First off, we tackle the history of the company, a...

307 – Upselling services

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So you're in the business of selling WordPress websites? If you are in that business, then I can guarantee you that there's more money to be made than...

306 – Application & database hosting at Kinsta

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So in the last episode of the WP Builds podcast we were talking about how WordPress hosting has changed. Today it feels like more of the same. Kinsta ...