What’s the deal with PressConf?
In this episode, I sat down with Raquel Manriquez, Community Manager at Elegant Themes, to discuss her exciting new venture – PressConf. This event is a spiritual successor to the legendary...
View ArticleHow to Thrive as a WordPress Freelancer
There’s been a lot of talk about “thriving” in WordPress. It originates from Josepha Haden Chomphosy, the project’s former Executive Director. Her address at WordCamp US 2023 was a call to action to...
View ArticleWhat Are the WordPress Community’s Hopes for Bluesky?
The exodus began shortly after the 2024 US election. WordPress community members left the swamps of Twitter/X and migrated to Bluesky. They weren’t the only ones. The social media platform has seen...
View ArticleSOTW 2024: WordPress For Everyone
At this year’s State of the Word, Matt Mullenweg handed the stage to Matias Ventura, the lead architect behind the open-source WordPress project, to highlight the pivotal moments in the project...
View Article2025 WordPress Predictions
I’m sure we’re all glad that year of WordPress is behind us.WordCamp US 2024 marked the start of a transformative era for the culture of WordPressers—a situation that thrust the community and the...
View ArticleCory Miller on A2 & Post Status Acquisitions
Cory Miller has been at the center of two major shifts in the WordPress ecosystem.First, he sold his full ownership of Post Status to Marieke van de Rakt and Joost de Valk, who are now forming a new...
View ArticlePressConf 2025: Real Conversations, Real People, Real Impact
I had a rare stretch of quiet at home last week before the kids came crashing through the front door—and in that sliver of calm, I finally sat down to process everything that happened at PressConf...
View ArticleWhy I’m Not Jazzed About FAIR
In this episode, I unpack the big announcement behind FAIR — the Federated and Independent Repository — a new package manager initiative under the Linux Foundation. Scooped by The Repository and...
View ArticleMary Hubbard & Matt Mullenweg WordCamp EU 2025 Fireside Chat
This is the recording between Matt Mullenweg and Mary Hubbard on stage at WordCamp Europe 2025. They covered everything from regulation in the EU, the FAIR package manager announcement, and new...
View ArticleWhat’s Disappearing From WordPress?
In this episode of The WP Minute+, Kurt and Toby explore the shifting landscape of WordPress, sparked by Toby’s visit to a no-code meetup in Minneapolis. They discuss the rise of non-technical...
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