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This Week in WordPress #232

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 21st November 2022.

305 – How hosting has changed

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WP sites and running a web design business from ...

This Week in WordPress #231

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 14th November 2022.

304 – Steve Burge on running PublishPress and buying other plugins

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I love a good story, and that's what we've got for you today. It's Steve Burge from PublishPress. Steve's had a long history working with open source ...

This Week in WordPress #230

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 7th November 2022.

303 – Monitoring websites for clients

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WP sites and running a web design business from ...

This Week in WordPress #229

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 31st October 2022.

302 – Eric Karkovack on the merits of canonical plugins in WordPress

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Eric Karkovack. He's been in the WordPress space for ages and contributes in a whole variety of ways. I've been wanting t...

This Week in WordPress #228

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 24th October 2022.

301 – Maintenance

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all do maintenance for our WordPress website clients, right? But what do you cover and what does a client expect? That's the basis of the podcast t...

This Week in WordPress #227

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 17th October 2022.

300 – Rethink what WooCommerce Subscriptions can do with the Subscription Force plugin

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's no secret that the world is adopting the model of subscription pricing. If you're my age, then you remember a time when almost nothing was based ...

This Week in WordPress #226

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 10th October 2022.

299 – When the client turns web designer (although we hardly talk about that)

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With all these no code options, do you find your clients are becoming experts and no longer needing you? We try (and fail) to talk about this today an...

This Week in WordPress #225

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 3rd October 2022.

298 – Make your website voice enabled, with Convoworks

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So voice enabled home are now a thing. It's pretty likely that if you don't have a voice enabled device now, you will at some point in the near future...

This Week in WordPress #224

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 26th September 2022.

297 – Dealing with changing staff and new management

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when your client suddenly has new staff members that you need to interact with? It might be a really smooth transition with nothing to wo...

This Week in WordPress #223

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 19th September 2022.

296 – Gutenberg, FSE, Block Themes (Variants), Blocks, Rich Tabor on the whole lot

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So if you've kept up with the latest developments in WordPress then you'll have heard the words / phrases 'Gutenberg', 'FSE', 'Block Themes', 'Blocks'...

This Week in WordPress #222

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

295 – Website documentation and support

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites, and running a web design busine...

294 – How might we fix the WordPress notifications problem?

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you've used WordPress for any length of time and use plugins, it's highly likely that you've seen notifications in the backend which you did not ex...

293 – Understanding the client’s training needs

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites, and running a web design busine...

This Week in WordPress #221

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 15th August 2022.

292 – Why WPCodeBox should be in your WordPress plugin lineup

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have WPCodeBox plugin developer Ovidiu Maghetiu, and he's here to explain how it works and what it can do, and it can do... a ...

This Week in WordPress #220

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 8th August 2022.

291 – The launch

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So the moment has arrived. You've busted a jut and got the website finished. It's 100% ready to roll. Now what? Well, you've got to launch it and let ...

290 – Using no code solutions as your superpower

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have Raitis Sevelis from Visual Composer, and he's here today to talk about the how you should use your WordPress page builder...

This Week in WordPress #219

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 25th July 2022.

289 – Legal stuff

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites and running a web design busines...

This Week in WordPress #218

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 18th July 2022.

288 – The importance of making your website accessible

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So on the podcast today we have Amber Hinds and she's here to use her expertise to explain how and why WordPress websites need to be accessible. It's ...

This Week in WordPress #217

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 11th July 2022.

287 – When to use 3rd party addons

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's a WordPress plugin solution for almost every possible scenario. Booking - done. Commerce - done. Learning management - done. Done, done and do...

This Week in WordPress #216

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 4th July 2022.

286 – Living the life that working in tech can allow

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is like no other we've ever put out, because it's not really about WordPress, more about a lifestyle that working with WordPress might al...

This Week in WordPress #215

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th July 2022.

285 – Performance testing during the build

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WP sites and running a web design business from ...

This Week in WordPress #214

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 20th June 2022.

284 – Strattic and Elementor talk about the recent acquisition

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So I'm going to keep this brief, as this podcast was a little bit of a scoop, which we don't often get! Last week it was announced that Elementor (the...

283 – The web designer’s tech stack

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The web designer’s tech stack. We last talked about the website building platform we might use for this project. Here we are widening this and look ...

This Week in WordPress #213

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 6th June 2022.

282 – Put dynamic content on your website with the If-So plugin

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DEAL ALERT - there's a deal mentioned in the podcast - do NOT miss out on this one, as it's truly fabulous, not only in what you get, but in the way t...

This Week in WordPress #212

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 30th May 2022.

281 – Choosing our website building tools

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So, we've made it to series three of the WordPress Business Bootcamp and this is perhaps a little more where the rubber meets the road. Now we're goin...

This Week in WordPress #211

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 31st May 2022.

280 – Need some design inspiration? Try Extendify’s pattern collection

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So you've tried Gutenberg, and you might like to or you might not! But one thing that you cannot really argue about is that it's got some room for imp...

279 – Design Aesthetics

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another episode of the WordPress Business Bootcamp where we try to go right back to the start and unpick the process of building sites for clients. To...

This Week in WordPress #209

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 9th May 2022.

278 – Builderius, a new and innovative way to create your WordPress website

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So there's loads of WordPress tools out there that will help you create your WordPress websites. Chances are that you've tried out a few and have some...

This Week in WordPress #208

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 2nd May 2022.

277 – User Experience and User Interface

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So today we're talking about UI and UX, user interface and user experience, and it's a really huge topic. We start off by what these crucial concepts ...

This Week in WordPress #207

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing 25th April 2022.

276 – Creating online courses fast with Wishlist Member’s new Courses add-on

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So online courses are all the rage. We know that. Especially since Covid struck, people have been looking for ways to create extra revenue from the kn...

This Week in WordPress #206

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing 18th April 2022.

275 – Creating a brand

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites and running a web design busines...

This Week in WordPress #205

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 11th April 2022.

274 – How you can make your website have a smaller carbon footprint

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When I drive my car, I'm highly aware of the impact that my driving is having. I can hear the engine rumble, I can smell the gases that are coming fro...

This Week in WordPress #204

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 4th April 2022.

273 – How do we get our website copy?

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we continue our WordPress Business Bootcamp series. Now we're trying to figure out "How do we get our website copy?". It's a thor...

This Week in WordPress #203

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 28th March 2022

272 – Sell digital products with Lemon Squeezy

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the podcast today we have JR Farr and Gilbert Pellegrom from a new platform called Lemon Squeezy. Lemon Squeezy is a SaaS based platform with a Wor...

This Week in WordPress #202

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 21st March 2022.

271 – How do we structure our clients’ websites?

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites and running a web design busines...

This Week in WordPress #201

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 14th March 2022

270 – Make your website international with WPML

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So your WordPress website is up and running. You're growing. The website is getting noticed. Wonderful. You add in some products as well, and it keeps...

This Week in WordPress #200

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 7th March 2022

269 – What does a web design process look like?

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites and running a web design busines...

This Week in WordPress #199

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 28th February 2022

268 – What is the HeroPress Network with Cate and Topher DeRosia

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WP Builds is all about the WordPress community, but we're not alone in that. There are many places that you can hang out to find out what's going on, ...

267 – Where’s the next client coming from? – Series 1 / Episode 6

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To stay in business, you need to keep working. That usually means more clients. But where does this never ending conveyor belt of clients come from? W...

This Week in WordPress #197

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 14th 2022

266 – Why do people hack websites? With Robert Abela

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So today we're talking about security, but not what you might expect. This episode is not about the features which are in a WordPress security plugin....

This Week in WordPress #196

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 7th February 2022

265 – Have we set the right expectation? – Series 1 / Episode 5

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in our Business Bootcamp series. It’s the series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites, and running ...

This Week in WordPress #195

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 31st January 2022

264 – Automate all your workflows with Buddy Works

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So this is one of those episodes where you might learn something completely new. Buddy Works (often just called Buddy) is a great tool for saving you ...

This Week in WordPress #194

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing 24th January 2021

263 – Agreements / contracts and payments – Series 1 / Episode 4

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in our Business Bootcamp series. It’s the series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites, and running ...

This Week in WordPress #193

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 10th January 2022

262 – Online summits, attendee and speaker expectations

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The back story goes like this. I (Nathan) co-host the Page Builder Summit with my friend Anchen le Roux. We invite a range of speakers to come onto th...

This Week in WordPress #192

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 10th January 2022

261 – Getting a brief and scoping the project. WordPress Business Bootcamp – Series 1 / Episode 3

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the WordPress Business Bootcamp series. It’s the series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites and...

This Week in WordPress #191

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing 3rd January 2022

260 – Image compression for faster websites with EWWW

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Compress your images for a quick way to get a faster website with the EWWW plugin. See how it works on the podcast today with founder Shane Bishop. Go...

This Week in WordPress #190

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 13th December 2021

259 – How do we know what to charge? WordPress Business Bootcamp – Series 1 / Episode 2

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another in the WP Business Bootcamp series. It’s the series where we relearn EVERYTHING we know about building WordPress sites and runnin...

258 – Tired of WooCommerce? Try North Commerce

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You use WooCommerce, because you need an eCommerce platform and you like WordPress. It's kind of the default isn't it? WordPress + eCommerce = WooComm...

This Week in WordPress #188

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 29th November 2021

257 – Realistically defining our business model. WordPress Business Bootcamp – Series 1 / Episode 1

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this brand new, and huge series of podcast episodes we try to re-learn everything that we know about running a WordPress website business. We start...

This Week in WordPress #187

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing 22nd November 2021

256 – Kickstart your website copy with Copyflight

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One the more challenging things to do when creating a website is to write effective copy. In the era of Page Builders, getting the site to look good a...

This Week in WordPress #186

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 15th November 2021

255 – ‘XYZ’ is for disappointing series ending for the ‘A- Z of WordPress’

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We could have tried to eke this one out. According to one online crossword solver there are 378 Words Starting With X, but I imagine X for xeroxed - h...

This Week in WordPress #185

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 8th November 2021 Another week, and we’re bringing you the latest WordPress news...

254 – Automatic content creation with Bertha.ai

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So perhaps you're really into writing. You live and breathe it. You wake up in the morning and can't wait to get out the laptop and start bashing away...

This Week in WordPress #184

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 1st November 2021

253 – ‘W’ is for Writing

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Writing is such a complex process. When we started to think about this topic, we thought that it would be really straightforward, but after some refle...

This Week in WordPress #183

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's WordPress news for the week commencing Monday 25th October 2021