This week on the show we’re discussing layoffs, AI, integration, industry shrinkage, and dealing with Tech Bros (oh my!) Show notes and transcript:  https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep458-wordpress-and-an-industry-in-flux/

This week on the show we’re discussing layoffs, AI, integration, industry shrinkage, and dealing with Tech Bros (oh my!) Show notes and transcript: <a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep458-wordpress-and-an-industry-in-flux/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep458-wordpress-and-an-industry-in-flux/</a>

EP458 - WordPress and an Industry in Flux

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the reusable block being renamed to Patterns. These patterns have sync and non-sync options allowing for them to be reusable in their state or to have their state synced between the other instances that are being synced. As WordPress matures and adds new features WP community is looking to do some consolidation and also thinking ahead of how these names of things are used.  Going back to the block itself WP Taven did a dive into it: Reusable Blocks Renamed to Patterns with Synced and Non-Synced Options

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing the <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/51144" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reusable block being renamed to Patterns</a>. These patterns have sync and non-sync options allowing for them to be reusable in their state or to have their state synced between the other instances that are being synced. As WordPress matures and adds new features WP community is looking to do some consolidation and also thinking ahead of how these names of things are used. Going back to the block itself WP Taven did a dive into it: <a href="https://wptavern.com/reusable-blocks-renamed-to-patterns-with-synced-and-non-synced-options" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Reusable Blocks Renamed to Patterns with Synced and Non-Synced Options</a>

EP457 – A Reusable Block By Any Other Name

On this week’s episode of WPwatercooler, we delve into the ever-expanding influence of Gutenberg, the innovative website-building block technology. Known for its role in revolutionizing WordPress, Gutenberg is stepping beyond its birthplace and finding applications in an increasing number of places. We’re exploring the power and versatility of this tool as it transforms not just the WordPress ecosystem, but the broader web development landscape. Excitingly, Gutenberg is being used in Drupal, marking a significant step in its journey. The anticipated adoption by Drupal suggests a future where Gutenberg’s intuitive block-based design approach could become a standard across platforms, bringing new opportunities for developers. We’ll be discussing what this means for both the WordPress and Drupal communities, how it could impact the plugin marketplace, and how it further cements Gutenberg’s position as more than just a WordPress phenomenon. Tune in for a riveting discussion about Gutenberg’s ascent and its potential to shape the future of web development. Panel:  Jason Tucker Sé Reed Jason Cosper  Show Notes:  https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep456-gutenberg-more-than-wordpress/

On this week’s episode of WPwatercooler, we delve into the ever-expanding influence of Gutenberg, the innovative website-building block technology. Known for its role in revolutionizing WordPress, Gutenberg is stepping beyond its birthplace and finding applications in an increasing number of places. We’re exploring the power and versatility of this tool as it transforms not just the WordPress ecosystem, but the broader web development landscape. Excitingly, Gutenberg is being used in Drupal, marking a significant step in its journey. The anticipated adoption by Drupal suggests a future where Gutenberg’s intuitive block-based design approach could become a standard across platforms, bringing new opportunities for developers. We’ll be discussing what this means for both the WordPress and Drupal communities, how it could impact the plugin marketplace, and how it further cements Gutenberg’s position as more than just a WordPress phenomenon. Tune in for a riveting discussion about Gutenberg’s ascent and its potential to shape the future of web development. Panel: <ul> <li>Jason Tucker</li> <li>Sé Reed</li> <li>Jason Cosper</li> </ul> Show Notes: <a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep456-gutenberg-more-than-wordpress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep456-gutenberg-more-than-wordpress/</a>

EP456 - Gutenberg More Than WordPress

On this episode, we’re celebrating WordPress’s 20th birthday sharing some stories of the past and what were expecting from the future of the software and community that were quite fond of.  Show Notes Panel  Jason Cosper Jason Tucker Sé Reed 

On this episode, we’re celebrating <a href="https://wp20.wordpress.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WordPress’s 20th birthday</a> sharing some stories of the past and what were expecting from the future of the software and community that were quite fond of. <a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep455-happy-20th-birthday-wordpress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Show Notes</a> Panel <ul> <li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/jason-cosper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Cosper</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/jason-tucker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Tucker</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/se-reed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sé Reed</a></li> </ul>

EP455 – Happy 20th Birthday, WordPress!

On this episode hosts Jason Tucker and Sé Reed will be joined by Guildenberg founder Jonathan Wold and Courtney Robertson Open Source Developer Advocate at GoDaddy to discuss the intersection of corporate influence and community in the world of WordPress. For 20 years, WordPress has been shaped by a vibrant, open-source community of volunteers. But is the ever-increasing pressure of venture capital and the corporate boardroom putting the unique makeup of the WordPress community at risk? We’ll explore the tension between corporate interests and community-driven development, and examine the impact of corporate influence on WordPress’ future.  Show Notes Links  20 Days to Celebrate 20 Years of WordPress, From Blogs to Blocks A Newcomer’s Guide to WordCamps Andrea Middleton: Will What Got Us Here, Get Us There? WordPress Community at Scale Five for the Future GitHub – WordPress / five-for-the-future  Panel  Jason Cosper Jonathan Wold Sé Reed 

On this episode hosts Jason Tucker and Sé Reed will be joined by <a href="https://guildenberg.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Guildenberg</a> founder <a href="https://jonathanwold.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jonathan Wold</a> and <a href="https://courtneyr.dev/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Courtney Robertson</a> Open Source Developer Advocate at GoDaddy to discuss the intersection of corporate influence and community in the world of WordPress. For 20 years, WordPress has been shaped by a vibrant, open-source community of volunteers. But is the ever-increasing pressure of venture capital and the corporate boardroom putting the unique makeup of the WordPress community at risk? We’ll explore the tension between corporate interests and community-driven development, and examine the impact of corporate influence on WordPress’ future. <a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/wpwatercooler/ep454-wp-inc-is-there-room-for-community-in-corporate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Show Notes</a> Links <ul> <li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/marketing/2023/05/02/20-days-to-celebrate-20-years-of-wordpress-from-blogs-to-blocks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">20 Days to Celebrate 20 Years of WordPress, From Blogs to Blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://jonathanwold.com/a-newcomers-guide-to-wordcamps/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A Newcomer’s Guide to WordCamps</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.tv/2019/10/31/andrea-middleton-will-what-got-us-here-get-us-there-wordpress-community-at-scale/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Andrea Middleton: Will What Got Us Here, Get Us There? WordPress Community at Scale</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/five-for-the-future/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Five for the Future</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress/five-for-the-future/issues" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GitHub – WordPress / five-for-the-future</a></li> </ul> Panel <ul> <li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/jason-cosper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Cosper</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/jonathan-wold/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Wold</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/se-reed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sé Reed</a></li> </ul>

EP454 – WP.inc – Is There Room for Community in Corporate?

This week on the show we’ll be discussing twenty years of WordPress.  WordPress 20 WordPress Mercantile WordPress 15 Join the Marketing Team TRAC #6938 Whats your favorite WordPress moment? 

This week on the show we’ll be discussing twenty years of WordPress. <ul> <li><a href="https://wp20.wordpress.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WordPress 20</a></li> <li><a href="https://mercantile.wordpress.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WordPress Mercantile</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/news/2018/04/celebrate-the-wordpress-15th-anniversary-on-may-27/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WordPress 15</a></li> <li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/marketing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Join the Marketing Team</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6938" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">TRAC </a><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/tag/6938/" rel="tag nofollow" target="_blank">#6938</a></li> <li><a href="https://wp20.wordpress.net/whats-your-favorite-wordpress-moment/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Whats your favorite WordPress moment?</a></li> </ul>

EP453 – #WP20: Twenty Years of WordPress

This week on WPwatercooler, join your hosts Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper for a captivating conversation exploring the dynamic world of AI in the realm of WordPress. Together, they’ll discuss how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing various aspects of WordPress, from streamlining code development to enhancing content creation with smart algorithms. They’ll share their insights and experiences, and highlight the latest AI tools reshaping the way we interact with and manage our WordPress sites.

EP452 – Doom or Boom: AI in WordPress

This week on WPwatercooler Sé Reed and Jason Cosper will be talking with Jonathan Wold about some of the economic and development problems facing plugin-based businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, and his new plan to help. https://guildenberg.com Summary In EP451 of WPwatercooler, titled “Accelerating WordPress w/ Jonathan Wold,” hosts Sé Reed, Jason Cosper and Jonathan Wold dive deep into the WordPress ecosystem, its growth, and its integral role within the open web. They highlight the importance of the open-source nature of WordPress, its extensibility through plugins and themes, and the vibrant community that has formed over the past two decades. Reed and Wold emphasize the unique incentives present in open-source projects, which foster passion and diverse contributions, in contrast to proprietary platforms. The hosts explore the role of commercial plugins and businesses in addressing gaps in the WordPress ecosystem, citing the significance of tools like Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and Pods for website development. They also discuss the resilience of the WordPress community in the face of competition from proprietary platforms and assert that the project’s real strength lies in its global contributors’ collective efforts. Wold shares his vision of WordPress as an operating system and notes the importance of product companies in driving its growth. He identifies three main challenges faced by these companies: monetization, compatibility, and an unnamed third challenge. Wold also highlights the need for a healthy, resilient web with pockets of development worldwide, exploring the differences between centralized and decentralized communities. The podcast delves into the issues within the WordPress ecosystem, including its complexity, hosting companies’ reluctance to recommend specific plugins, and challenges for investors due to its decentralized nature. Wold introduces Guildenberg, an organization aiming to help product companies overcome these challenges by offering neutral support in the WordPress ecosystem. Guildenberg will initially operate as an accelerator, working with individual products and assisting with distribution, partnerships, and hosting company relations. Guildenberg’s ultimate goal is to foster long-term thinking and support founders’ best interests, including when they’re ready for an exit. The organization aims to help founders find non-hosting company buyers and may even consider acquiring some companies themselves. Wold emphasizes the importance of backing founders and preserving the overall health of the WordPress ecosystem.

This week on WPwatercooler Sé Reed and Jason Cosper will be talking with <a href="https://jonathanwold.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jonathan Wold</a> about some of the economic and development problems facing plugin-based businesses in the WordPress ecosystem, and his new plan to help. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTlWVVFnYkZHQ3E4d1JlNDN6bW5yRDdqVW1mUXxBQ3Jtc0ttRDJHeTVBODRFR25zNFpoNWVjTjBXV2F3QnpWLW8wSDFVWVVCNXltVHc4RmQ0Vm1CRmxNTHZOc1BNYkVqV1RMY21RSWxBbkRSTnhWRHFWOVhsSEpHR0ZoZVlZSlVTTlVhNXdiNE5aeEptbzJ6NHl3NA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fguildenberg.com%2F&amp;v=ctFaMrEEfr0" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://guildenberg.com</a> Summary In EP451 of WPwatercooler, titled “Accelerating WordPress w/ Jonathan Wold,” hosts Sé Reed, Jason Cosper and Jonathan Wold dive deep into the WordPress ecosystem, its growth, and its integral role within the open web. They highlight the importance of the open-source nature of WordPress, its extensibility through plugins and themes, and the vibrant community that has formed over the past two decades. Reed and Wold emphasize the unique incentives present in open-source projects, which foster passion and diverse contributions, in contrast to proprietary platforms. The hosts explore the role of commercial plugins and businesses in addressing gaps in the WordPress ecosystem, citing the significance of tools like Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) and Pods for website development. They also discuss the resilience of the WordPress community in the face of competition from proprietary platforms and assert that the project’s real strength lies in its global contributors’ collective efforts. Wold shares his vision of WordPress as an operating system and notes the importance of product companies in driving its growth. He identifies three main challenges faced by these companies: monetization, compatibility, and an unnamed third challenge. Wold also highlights the need for a healthy, resilient web with pockets of development worldwide, exploring the differences between centralized and decentralized communities. The podcast delves into the issues within the WordPress ecosystem, including its complexity, hosting companies’ reluctance to recommend specific plugins, and challenges for investors due to its decentralized nature. Wold introduces Guildenberg, an organization aiming to help product companies overcome these challenges by offering neutral support in the WordPress ecosystem. Guildenberg will initially operate as an accelerator, working with individual products and assisting with distribution, partnerships, and hosting company relations. Guildenberg’s ultimate goal is to foster long-term thinking and support founders’ best interests, including when they’re ready for an exit. The organization aims to help founders find non-hosting company buyers and may even consider acquiring some companies themselves. Wold emphasizes the importance of backing founders and preserving the overall health of the WordPress ecosystem.

EP451 – Accelerating WordPress w/ Jonathan Wold

Join us for an exciting episode of WPwatercooler, where Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper, and special guest Lesley Sim dive into the highly anticipated WordPress Phase 3: Collaboration. Building upon the success of previous phases which introduced block editing and extended it across entire websites, Phase 3 aims to revolutionize the way creators and teams work together within WordPress. We’ll discuss a variety of features designed to enhance the user experience and foster seamless collaboration. Our conversation will cover real-time and asynchronous collaboration, improving publishing flows, refining the post revisions interface, and polishing admin design. Additionally, we’ll delve into the introduction of a global search and command component that aims to streamline content management. Don’t miss this episode as we explore the next stage in the evolution of the Gutenberg project, and learn how WordPress Phase 3 will transform content creation and teamwork within the platform. Links  Phase 3: Collaboration What is WordPress?     Panel  Jason CosperJason TuckerLesley SimSé Reed 

Join us for an exciting episode of WPwatercooler, where Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, Jason Cosper, and special guest Lesley Sim dive into the highly anticipated WordPress Phase 3: Collaboration. Building upon the success of previous phases which introduced block editing and extended it across entire websites, Phase 3 aims to revolutionize the way creators and teams work together within WordPress. We’ll discuss a variety of features designed to enhance the user experience and foster seamless collaboration. Our conversation will cover real-time and asynchronous collaboration, improving publishing flows, refining the post revisions interface, and polishing admin design. Additionally, we’ll delve into the introduction of a global search and command component that aims to streamline content management. Don’t miss this episode as we explore the next stage in the evolution of the Gutenberg project, and learn how WordPress Phase 3 will transform content creation and teamwork within the platform. Links <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/03/24/phase-3-collaboration/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Phase 3: Collaboration</a> <a href="https://github.com/WordPress/Marketing-Team/issues/205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is WordPress?</a>   Panel <ul> <li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/jason-cosper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Cosper</a></li><li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/jason-tucker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Tucker</a></li><li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/lesley-sim/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lesley Sim</a></li><li><a href="https://wpwatercooler.com/guests/se-reed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sé Reed</a></li> </ul>

EP450 – Phase 3 of the WordPress Enigmatic Gutenverse

On this episode, EP449 – A Spring Clean WordPress Routine – Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will dive into the topic of spring cleaning your WordPress website. With the arrival of spring, it’s the perfect time to give your website a thorough cleaning to ensure it’s running at optimal performance. We will share our insights on a range of topics, from removing old drafts and revisions to cleaning up unused images, and properly indexing your database. We will also explore tips for optimizing caching to help your website load faster and provide a better user experience. So, whether you’re a seasoned WordPress pro or just getting started, join us for this informative discussion on how to give your WordPress website a spring-clean refresh. https://egersis.wpengine.com/  https://jasontucker.blog/14308/whats-with-activitypub-wordpress-cloudflare-not-working https://www.buddyboss.com/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/query-monitor/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/index-wp-mysql-for-speed/ https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/ https://github.com/ocReaper/wp-server-timing

On this episode, EP449 – A Spring Clean WordPress Routine – Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, and Jason Cosper will dive into the topic of spring cleaning your WordPress website. With the arrival of spring, it’s the perfect time to give your website a thorough cleaning to ensure it’s running at optimal performance. We will share our insights on a range of topics, from removing old drafts and revisions to cleaning up unused images, and properly indexing your database. We will also explore tips for optimizing caching to help your website load faster and provide a better user experience. So, whether you’re a seasoned WordPress pro or just getting started, join us for this informative discussion on how to give your WordPress website a spring-clean refresh. <a href="https://egersis.wpengine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://egersis.wpengine.com/</a> <a href="https://jasontucker.blog/14308/whats-with-activitypub-wordpress-cloudflare-not-working" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://jasontucker.blog/14308/whats-with-activitypub-wordpress-cloudflare-not-working</a> <a href="https://www.buddyboss.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buddyboss.com/</a> <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/query-monitor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wordpress.org/plugins/query-monitor/</a> <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/index-wp-mysql-for-speed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wordpress.org/plugins/index-wp-mysql-for-speed/</a> <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/</a> <a href="https://github.com/ocReaper/wp-server-timing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/ocReaper/wp-server-timing</a>

EP449 – A Spring Clean WordPress Routine – WPwatercooler

WordPress from Install to Publish. WPwatercooler is a live video and audio roundtable discussion from WordPress professionals from around the industry who offer tips, best practices, and lively debate on how to put the content management system to use. WPwatercooler is part of the WPwatercooler NetworkHosted by WordPress developer Jason Tucker, the weekly panel includes the following WP experts as well as over 500 guests since 2012.∙ Jason Tucker - podcast host, web developer, and IT Director∙ Sé Reed - web developer, speaker, small business advocate and Internet geek.∙ Jason Cosper - Sr. Performance Engineer at Liquid WebFeedback for our shows can be provided here:https://www.wpwatercooler.com/feedback/

Long time listener to WP Watercooler here. Great show, good people, solid WP related content, and fun too! It&#39;s on my WordPress related shortlist.

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Jason Tucker is the consummate host. He steers the Watercooler without ever drawing attention to himself. The panel is gone many transformations over the years, but I want to give a special shout out to Se Reed, who is by far my favorite character on the show. Russell Aaron and Sarah Wefald also offer a lot to this show. And honestly, I like this show a lot more now that Chris Lema isn’t on there much anymore. The Watercooler is often chaotic, but that&#39;s part of it&#39;s charm. You will always be entertained, as well as educated. If you&#39;re new to WordPress podcasts, this is the one you should start with.

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WordPress from Install to Publish. WPwatercooler is a live video and audio roundtable discussion from WordPress professionals from around the industry who offer tips, best practices, and lively debate on how to put the content management system to use. WPwatercooler is part of the WPwatercooler Network Hosted by WordPress developer Jason Tucker, the weekly panel includes the following WP experts as well as over 500 guests since 2012. ∙ Jason Tucker - podcast host, web developer, and IT Director ∙ Sé Reed - web developer, speaker, small business advocate and Internet geek. ∙ Jason Cosper - Sr. Performance Engineer at Liquid Web Feedback for our shows can be provided here: <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/feedback/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/feedback/</a>

WPwatercooler - Weekly WordPress Talk Show

On this episode Sé Reed, Jonathan Wold &amp; Steve Zehngut discussed many pressing WordPress topics such as beverage selection with LaCroix and autonomy with working as a solopreneur and having things fall through the cracks. Jokingly Sé asked if Jonathan is a Virgo, he's a Gemini. They discussed expectations and if Jonathan felt he was meeting them. Jonathan "says yes to the idea" but he finds that he can't keep up anymore. The three of them uncover prioritization, focus, and workflows. Sé goes back to this being an issue with Jonathan being a Gemini and wanting to do everything. Sé asked about "what system" Jonathan is using. He has paper, a journal and a to-do tracker. They worked through accountability, meeting client expectations and such. They talked about Trello, Basecamp, Asana and other tools that are used to manage their todos. Virtual Assistant came up but Sé seems to think it's more about a Virtual Manager but they found that being a personal manager is what really needs to happen. Jonathan is conflicted because he doesn't really want a manager. Sé puts on her counseling hat and talks about the 2 personas that Jonathan needs: Jonathan the person that produces and Jonathan the person that manages. Sé discusses habits and how to apply them as a manager and as a producer and discussing imposture syndrome when feeling you can't do all of this. Sé shares her shortcomings and how she over 16 years has found that she can't do everything (including paying herself) and found she needed to delegate these tasks to other people or systems to make sure they get done. Sé uses a "hype button" to call to attention when you are fibbing or not providing an accurate estimate of your effort to yourself or to your business partners. Pomodoro style came up in how Jonathan approaches various projects he does. Steve steps in and talks about how he ran Zeek as a coder and as a manager. He realized that biz dev is where he should be and hired others to take care of the tasks that needed to be done that he shouldn't be doing himself. Steve mentioned joining a Mastermind group and making sure that accountability is something you are applying to your business. The group circles back to Email and how much of a pain it is. Inbox Zero, Slack, text and other methods of communication are discussed. Sé introduces a "Management Day" and how she uses Asana to check boxes, move tasks around as needed.  In the comments tell us what your workflows are! Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

<a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep321-wpwatercooler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On this episode</a> Sé Reed, Jonathan Wold &amp; Steve Zehngut discussed many pressing WordPress topics such as beverage selection with <a href="https://www.lacroixwater.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LaCroix</a> and autonomy with working as a solopreneur and having things fall through the cracks. Jokingly Sé asked if Jonathan is a <a href="https://www.horoscope.com/zodiac-signs/virgo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virgo</a>, he's a <a href="https://www.horoscope.com/zodiac-signs/gemini" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gemini</a>. They discussed expectations and if Jonathan felt he was meeting them. Jonathan "says yes to the idea" but he finds that he can't keep up anymore. The three of them uncover prioritization, focus, and workflows. Sé goes back to this being an issue with Jonathan being a Gemini and wanting to do everything. Sé asked about "what system" Jonathan is using. He has paper, a journal and a to-do tracker. They worked through accountability, meeting client expectations and such. They talked about <a href="https://trello.com/en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trello</a>, <a href="https://basecamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basecamp</a>, <a href="https://asana.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asana</a> and other tools that are used to manage their todos. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_assistant" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virtual Assistant</a> came up but Sé seems to think it's more about a Virtual Manager but they found that being a personal manager is what really needs to happen. Jonathan is conflicted because he doesn't really want a manager. Sé puts on her counseling hat and talks about the 2 personas that Jonathan needs: Jonathan the person that produces and Jonathan the person that manages. Sé discusses habits and how to apply them as a manager and as a producer and discussing imposture syndrome when feeling you can't do all of this. Sé shares her shortcomings and how she over 16 years has found that she can't do everything (including paying herself) and found she needed to delegate these tasks to other people or systems to make sure they get done. Sé uses a "<a href="http://www.instantrapairhorn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hype button</a>" to call to attention when you are fibbing or not providing an accurate estimate of your effort to yourself or to your business partners. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pomodoro</a> style came up in how Jonathan approaches various projects he does. Steve steps in and talks about how he ran Zeek as a coder and as a manager. He realized that biz dev is where he should be and hired others to take care of the tasks that needed to be done that he shouldn't be doing himself. Steve mentioned joining a Mastermind group and making sure that accountability is something you are applying to your business. The group circles back to Email and how much of a pain it is. Inbox Zero, Slack, text and other methods of communication are discussed. Sé introduces a "Management Day" and how she uses Asana to check boxes, move tasks around as needed. In the comments tell us what your workflows are! Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

The workflow of a WordPress Solopreneur

Join us around the WPwatercooler!  Why is website performance even important?  Better click through rates? Better bounce rates Providing a better experience regardless of the end result for the customer Less bandwidth used  What does website performance look like?  Dropped frames Less CPU usage on phones Test on new and older phones Use Google Analytics to see the target audience Understanding your target audience  Real world optimizations not working out  Multiple layers of caching (WordPress caching, Cloudflare, CDN) Do testing as the author of the website Combining of Javascript  Guaranteed performance wins &amp; other stuff  GZIP Image Optimization Jetpack with Proton Minify CSS Autoptimize - Paid service for optimizing a site for you Making the site paint on the screen quickly with less blocking elements Social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings' NPM Critical CSS AMP XWP's plugin for AMP Astra Theme has AMP AMP tree shaking Chromium - AMP Browser Lazy Images    Thank you ServerPress makers of DesktopServer for sponsoring this episode See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us around the WPwatercooler! Why is website performance even important? <ul> <li>Better click through rates?</li> <li>Better bounce rates</li> <li>Providing a better experience regardless of the end result for the customer</li> <li>Less bandwidth used</li> </ul> What does website performance look like? <ul> <li>Dropped frames</li> <li>Less CPU usage on phones</li> <li>Test on new and older phones</li> <li>Use Google Analytics to see the target audience</li> <li>Understanding your target audience</li> </ul> Real world optimizations not working out <ul> <li>Multiple layers of caching (WordPress caching, Cloudflare, CDN)</li> <li>Do testing as the author of the website</li> <li>Combining of Javascript</li> </ul> Guaranteed performance wins &amp; other stuff <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GZIP</a></li> <li>Image Optimization</li> <li><a href="https://jetpack.com/support/site-accelerator/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jetpack with Proton</a></li> <li>Minify CSS</li> <li><a href="https://autoptimize.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Autoptimize</a> - Paid service for optimizing a site for you</li> <li>Making the site paint on the screen quickly with less blocking elements</li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/08/social-media-copies-gambling-methods-to-create-psychological-cravings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings'</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/critical" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NPM Critical CSS</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/wpwatercooler-ep305/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AMP</a></li> <li><a href="https://xwp.co/project/google-amp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">XWP's plugin for AMP</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpastra.com/docs/configure-amp-plugin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astra Theme has AMP</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@netxm/what-is-tree-shaking-de7c6be5cadd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AMP tree shaking</a></li> <li>Chromium - <a href="https://ampbrowser.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AMP Browser</a></li> <li><a href="https://jetpack.com/support/lazy-images/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lazy Images</a></li> </ul> Thank you <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress makers of DesktopServer</a> for sponsoring this episode See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress Performance

This week we're talking about WordPress Site Health. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. Links from the episode  GTmetrix|Website Speed and Performance Optimization Query Monitor – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Sentry is cross-platform application monitoring, with a focus on error reporting. Sentry for Open Source Automated Website Testing and Monitoring-Ghost Inspector Uptime Robot tools.pingdom.com Downtime Monitoring CC Devs – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org  WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're talking about WordPress Site Health. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. Links from the episode <ul> <li><a href="https://gtmetrix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GTmetrix|Website Speed and Performance Optimization</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/query-monitor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Query Monitor – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/getsentry/sentry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sentry is cross-platform application monitoring, with a focus on error reporting.</a></li> <li><a href="https://sentry.io/for/open-source/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sentry for Open Source</a></li> <li><a href="https://ghostinspector.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Website Testing and Monitoring-Ghost Inspector</a></li> <li><a href="https://uptimerobot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uptime Robot</a></li> <li><a href="https://tools.pingdom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tools.pingdom.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://jetpack.com/support/monitor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Downtime Monitoring</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/cc-devs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC Devs – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> </ul> WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress Site Health

On this episode, we discuss what is actually involved in building a website. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode, we discuss what is actually involved in building a website. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Is building a website as easy as they say it is?

Finishing off our 3 part series of the Grande Guide to changing web hosts, this week on episode 348 of WPwatercooler we’re talking about how to setup your new webhost after getting out of the bad relationship with your old one. We’re starting new and this is Everything. This episode of WPwatercooler is brought to you by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer making local WordPress development easy and WP Site Sync “Content transfer made easy! Syncing WordPress Posts and Pages just got easier. As easy as… 1 2 3 DONE!” https://www.serverpress.com https://www.wpsitesync.com  Links from this episode  Global DNS Propagation Checker-What’s My DNS? Redirection – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Check your DNS MX Records online WebPageTest-Website Performance and Optimization Test GTmetrix|Website Speed and Performance Optimization tools.pingdom.com WPengine – Disallowed Plugins Pagely – Which plugins and themes are allowed? Kinsta – Banned and Incompatible WordPress Plugins at Kinsta Easy WP SMTP – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org WP-Optimize – Clean, Compress, Cache. – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Prevent Breaking your live website with our Staging Feature – Softaculous Blog   Grande Guide to changing WordPress web hosts 😭 Part 1 – EP346 – break up with your web host, i’m bored (is your WordPress host slowing down your site?) – 12/6 😘 Part 2 – EP347 – thank u, next (How to move your website to a new WordPress host) – 12/13 🥰 Part 3 – EP348 – Everything (how to set up your new WordPress host) – 1/3 Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/ If you’re interested in sponsoring the show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you. https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Finishing off our 3 part series of the Grande Guide to changing web hosts, this week on episode 348 of WPwatercooler we’re talking about how to setup your new webhost after getting out of the bad relationship with your old one. We’re starting new and this is Everything. This episode of WPwatercooler is brought to you by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer making local WordPress development easy and WP Site Sync “Content transfer made easy! Syncing WordPress Posts and Pages just got easier. As easy as… 1 2 3 DONE!” <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> <a href="https://www.wpsitesync.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpsitesync.com</a> Links from this episode <ul> <li><a href="https://www.whatsmydns.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global DNS Propagation Checker-What’s My DNS?</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redirection – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://mxtoolbox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Check your DNS MX Records online</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.webpagetest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WebPageTest-Website Performance and Optimization Test</a></li> <li><a href="https://gtmetrix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GTmetrix|Website Speed and Performance Optimization</a></li> <li><a href="https://tools.pingdom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tools.pingdom.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpengine.com/support/disallowed-plugins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WPengine – Disallowed Plugins</a></li> <li><a href="https://support.pagely.com/hc/en-us/articles/201255990-Which-plugins-and-themes-are-allowed-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pagely – Which plugins and themes are allowed?</a></li> <li><a href="https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/banned-plugins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kinsta – Banned and Incompatible WordPress Plugins at Kinsta</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-wp-smtp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Easy WP SMTP – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-smtp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Post SMTP Mailer/Email Log – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-optimize/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WP-Optimize – Clean, Compress, Cache. – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.softaculous.com/blog/prevent-breaking-your-live-website-with-our-staging-feature/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prevent Breaking your live website with our Staging Feature – Softaculous Blog</a></li> </ul> Grande Guide to changing WordPress web hosts 😭 Part 1 – <a href="https://youtu.be/aDf3X0bXMPM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP346 – break up with your web host, i’m bored (is your WordPress host slowing down your site?)</a> – 12/6 😘 Part 2 – <a href="https://youtu.be/0KBct7eYoqs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP347 – thank u, next (How to move your website to a new WordPress host)</a> – 12/13 🥰 Part 3 – <a href="https://youtu.be/qlW5fHpwRdk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP348 – Everything (how to set up your new WordPress host)</a> – 1/3 Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/</a> If you’re interested in sponsoring the show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you. <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Everything (how to setup your new WordPress host)

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing has WordPress in 2020 and the article by Impress.org “What to Watch for in WordPress in 2020” Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/ WPwatercooler network is sponsored by: ServerPress makers of DesktopServer – https://www.serverpress.com If you’re interested in sponsoring the show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you. https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing has WordPress in 2020 and the article by <a href="http://Impress.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Impress.org</a> “<a href="https://impress.org/wordpress-2020-news/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What to Watch for in WordPress in 2020</a>” Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/</a> WPwatercooler network is sponsored by: ServerPress makers of DesktopServer – <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> If you’re interested in sponsoring the show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you. <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Looking at WordPress in 2020

EP331 - WooCommerce vs Shopify vs Amazon - WPwatercooler This week on WPwatercooler we discussed the differences between WooCommerce, Shopify and Amazon for selling products for ecommerce. Thank you to our sponsors! The WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com CamelCamelCamel Apply for early access to Shopify Fulfillment Network Apple Pay Shopify and the Power of Platforms - stratechery.com Fakespot | Analyze and identify fake reviews and counterfeits See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EP331 - WooCommerce vs Shopify vs Amazon - WPwatercooler This week on WPwatercooler we discussed the differences between WooCommerce, Shopify and Amazon for selling products for ecommerce. Thank you to our sponsors! The WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> <a href="%20https://camelcamelcamel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CamelCamelCamel</a> <a href="https://www.shopify.com/fulfillment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apply for early access to Shopify Fulfillment Network</a> <a href="https://woocommerce.com/apple-pay/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Pay</a> <a href="https://stratechery.com/2019/shopify-and-the-power-of-platforms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shopify and the Power of Platforms - stratechery.com</a> <a href="https://www.fakespot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fakespot | Analyze and identify fake reviews and counterfeits</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

WooCommerce vs Shopify vs Amazon

On this episode, we discuss what’s on our WordPress toolbelt. The WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer be sure to check them out at https://serverpress.com.  Toolbelt – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Site Breadcrumbs Compress JPEG &amp; PNG images – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Easily optimize images using WP CLI   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode, we discuss what’s on our WordPress toolbelt. The WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer be sure to check them out at <a href="https://serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://serverpress.com</a>. <ul> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-toolbelt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toolbelt – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://jetpack.com/support/site-breadcrumbs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Site Breadcrumbs</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/tiny-compress-images/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Compress JPEG &amp; PNG images – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/TypistTech/image-optimize-command" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Easily optimize images using WP CLI</a></li> </ul> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

What’s on your WordPress toolbelt?

This week the WPwatercooler panel discusses the joys of good WordPress web hosting. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep341-wpwatercooler/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the WPwatercooler panel discusses the joys of good WordPress web hosting. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep341-wpwatercooler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep341-wpwatercooler/</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

The Joys of good WordPress web hosting

This week on WPwatercooler we discuss when premium plugins go bad and what you should do when it happens to you and your client’s websites.  InfusedWoo|Woocommerce + Infusionsoft by Keap Integration Plugin WordPress Security: When Plugins Go Bad Pippin Williamson Caused major issues | WordPress.org  Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we discuss when premium plugins go bad and what you should do when it happens to you and your client’s websites. <ul> <li><a href="https://woo.infusedaddons.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">InfusedWoo|Woocommerce + Infusionsoft by Keap Integration Plugin</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.sucuri.net/2017/06/when-your-plugins-turn-against-you.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress Security: When Plugins Go Bad</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.tv/2016/05/07/pippin-williamson-ask-me-anything-about-plugins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pippin Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/caused-major-issues/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caused major issues | WordPress.org</a></li> </ul> Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

When premium plugins go bad

This week we talk about WordPress Automatic Updates - Plugins, Themes, and PHP versions!  https://2019.oc.wordcamp.org/tickets/ https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep184-wordpress-plugins-adoption-or-abandonment/  https://wpengine.com/blog/php-7-compatibility-checker-plugin/  https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-compatibility-checker/ Jinx  https://ghostinspector.com/  http://stagingpilot.com/   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we talk about WordPress Automatic Updates - Plugins, Themes, and PHP versions! <ul> <li><a href="https://2019.oc.wordcamp.org/tickets/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://2019.oc.wordcamp.org/tickets/</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep184-wordpress-plugins-adoption-or-abandonment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep184-wordpress-plugins-adoption-or-abandonment/</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpengine.com/blog/php-7-compatibility-checker-plugin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://wpengine.com/blog/php-7-compatibility-checker-plugin/</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-compatibility-checker/%E2%80%A9Jinx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-compatibility-checker/ Jinx</a></li> <li><a href="https://ghostinspector.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://ghostinspector.com/</a></li> <li><a href="http://stagingpilot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://stagingpilot.com/</a></li> </ul> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress Automatic Updates - Plugins, Themes, and PHP versions!

Join us around the WPwatercooler discussing comments  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us around the WPwatercooler discussing comments See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

How we use comments on our WordPress websites

What is it, how do you go about it, how much should it cost, why it is important Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/ WPwatercooler network is sponsored by: ServerPress makers of DesktopServer – https://www.serverpress.com If you’re interested in sponsoring the show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you. https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is it, how do you go about it, how much should it cost, why it is important Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/</a> WPwatercooler network is sponsored by: ServerPress makers of DesktopServer – <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> If you’re interested in sponsoring the show, check out the details on our sponsor page. We offer episode by episode spoken ads, rather than large contracts. A show by you for you. <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wpwatercooler.com/sponsor</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

All About WordPress Maintenance

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing how you can get the most from your favorite WordPress form plugins.   Ninja Forms-The Drag &amp; Drop WordPress Form Builder You’ll Love to Use WPForms-The World’s Best Drag &amp; Drop WordPress Forms Plugin formidableforms.com Contact Form (Classic Editor) Contact Form 7 – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org WCAG 2.0 form fields for Gravity Forms – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org CSS Ready Classes for Gravity Forms&lt; gravityforms.com/a&gt; Learn how to use Gutenberg in your forms gravityforms.com Exporting Form Entries gravityforms.com WordPress, Gravity Forms, and GDPR Compliance gravityforms.com   Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing how you can get the most from your favorite WordPress form plugins. <ul> <li><a href="https://ninjaforms.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ninja Forms-The Drag &amp; Drop WordPress Form Builder You’ll Love to Use</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpforms.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">WPForms-The World’s Best Drag &amp; Drop WordPress Forms Plugin</a></li> <li><a href="https://formidableforms.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">formidableforms.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://jetpack.com/support/contact-form/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Contact Form (Classic Editor)</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Contact Form 7 – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-gravity-forms-spreadsheets/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-forms-wcag-20-form-fields/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0 form fields for Gravity Forms – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gravityforms.com/css-ready-classes/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CSS Ready Classes for Gravity Forms&lt; gravityforms.com/a&gt;</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gravityforms.com/gutenberg-gravity-forms/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Learn how to use Gutenberg in your forms gravityforms.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.gravityforms.com/exporting-form-entries/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Exporting Form Entries gravityforms.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.gravityforms.com/wordpress-gravity-forms-and-gdpr-compliance/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress, Gravity Forms, and GDPR Compliance gravityforms.com</a></li> </ul> Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Get the most from your favorite WordPress form plugins

Steve Zehngut, Mark Benzakein, Sé Reed and Jason Cosper discussed WordCamp Orange County 2019 its organizing crew and how well the event went. The theme this year was The Life Aquatic. They gave out Krochet Kids red beanies depicted in the movie. Sé mentioned WordCamp Long Beach #WCLBC and her involvement with that camp. The discussion changed to the Business Track that Steve ran on Saturday including 1.5 hours of content per session. Steve shared their method of speaker selection and how they do the blind speaker selection method. He also mentioned how they invite people to talk at their event and how they fill in speakers for topics they want to have discussed. If you are wanting to speak you should submit early and submit a few. When many people submit the same topic sometimes they will form a panel to make it easier to get all of them involved in it. The popular topic this go around was project management second was SEO people trying to sell things. The panel talked about the afterparty at Durty Nellies and how a fight broke out no WordCampers were involved but Steve did get hit. Sunday had three tracks where the event ends with Plugin-a-palooza. Jason Cosper was one of the judges and spoke about the ways in which they judged these plugins. Here are the top three:  Assistant – Every Day Productivity Apps WP Debugging Usher - Keyboard Shortcuts   WPwatercooler was at the event and held a session just before Plugin-a-palooza you can watch it here: EP319 – WPwatercooler Live at WordCamp OC 2019 #WCOC Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve Zehngut, Mark Benzakein, Sé Reed and Jason Cosper discussed <a href="https://2019.oc.wordcamp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordCamp Orange County 2019</a> its organizing crew and how well the event went. The theme this year was <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362270/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Life Aquatic</a>. They gave out <a href="https://twitter.com/joesimpsonjr/status/1122162318987517954" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krochet Kids red beanies</a> depicted in the movie. Sé mentioned <a href="https://2019.longbeach.wordcamp.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordCamp Long Beach</a> #WCLBC and her involvement with that camp. The discussion changed to the Business Track that Steve ran on Saturday including 1.5 hours of content per session. Steve shared their method of speaker selection and how they do the blind speaker selection method. He also mentioned how they invite people to talk at their event and how they fill in speakers for topics they want to have discussed. If you are wanting to speak you should submit early and submit a few. When many people submit the same topic sometimes they will form a panel to make it easier to get all of them involved in it. The popular topic this go around was project management second was SEO people trying to sell things. The panel talked about the afterparty at Durty Nellies and how a fight broke out no WordCampers were involved but Steve did get hit. Sunday had three tracks where the event ends with Plugin-a-palooza. Jason Cosper was one of the judges and spoke about the ways in which they judged these plugins. Here are the top three: <ol> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/assistant/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assistant – Every Day Productivity Apps</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-debugging/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WP Debugging</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/usher/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Usher - Keyboard Shortcuts</a></li> </ol> WPwatercooler was at the event and held a session just before Plugin-a-palooza you can watch it here: <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep319-wpwatercooler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP319 – WPwatercooler Live at WordCamp OC 2019 #WCOC</a> Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

WordCamp Orange County 2019 Recap

This week on WPwatercooler we explore the fact that WordPress, it's plugins and themes are someone else's code and how to explain this to your clients. WordPress is made up of code from many contributors and plugins are as well. When support is no longer available what should you do?  WordPress Coding Standards – Make WordPress Core WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards:PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to enforce WordPress coding conventions   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we explore the fact that WordPress, it's plugins and themes are someone else's code and how to explain this to your clients. WordPress is made up of code from many contributors and plugins are as well. When support is no longer available what should you do? <ul> <li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/best-practices/coding-standards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress Coding Standards – Make WordPress Core</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards:PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) to enforce WordPress coding conventions</a></li> </ul> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Explaining to clients that WordPress is someone else’s code

This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the up and downs of WordPress Meetups.  Make WordPress Communities Meetup WordPress Worldwide  Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the up and downs of WordPress Meetups. <ul> <li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/community/meetups/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Make WordPress Communities</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.meetup.com/topics/wordpress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meetup WordPress Worldwide</a></li> </ul> Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

The ups and downs of WordPress Meetups

WordPress community, we had a tough week, let's dive in.  On Health, WordPress and a Tough Decision Jetpack 7.2.1: Maintenance Release Improve plugin search results with already active plugins WordPress Etiquette What is the WordPress Governance Project?  Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress community, we had a tough week, let's dive in. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.caroleolinger.com/a-tough-decision/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Health, WordPress and a Tough Decision</a></li> <li><a href="https://jetpack.com/2019/04/04/jetpack-7-2-1-maintenance-release/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jetpack 7.2.1: Maintenance Release</a></li> <li><a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/46763" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Improve plugin search results with already active plugins</a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/about/etiquette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress Etiquette</a></li> <li><a href="https://wpgovernance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What is the WordPress Governance Project?</a></li> </ul> Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Discussing a hard week in WordPress

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing WordPress page speed and how to make your website performant. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com Handpicked past related episodes:  EP312 – WordPress Performance EP203 – Plugins to speed up your WordPress website EP49 – How to speed up your WordPress website   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we’re discussing WordPress page speed and how to make your website performant. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> Handpicked past related episodes: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/wpwatercooler-ep312/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP312 – WordPress Performance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep203-plugins-speed-wordpress-website/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP203 – Plugins to speed up your WordPress website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/video/ep49-speed-wordpress-website-wpwatercooler-august-26-2013/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EP49 – How to speed up your WordPress website</a></li> </ul> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

WordPress Page Speed, are you performant?

This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the developer/user gap. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our Participant guidelines page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by ServerPress makers of DesktopServer. Be sure to check them out at https://www.serverpress.com Panel Jason Cosper, Jason Tucker, Sé Reed, Steve Zehngut See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on WPwatercooler we discuss the developer/user gap. Join us on this episode of WPwatercooler by visiting our <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/participant-guidelines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Participant guidelines</a> page. WPwatercooler network is sponsored by <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ServerPress</a> makers of <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DesktopServer</a>. Be sure to check them out at <a href="https://www.serverpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.serverpress.com</a> Panel <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/guests/jason-cosper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Cosper</a>, <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/guests/jason-tucker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Tucker</a>, <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/guests/se-reed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sé Reed</a>, <a href="https://www.wpwatercooler.com/guests/steve-zehngut/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Zehngut</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

"Minding the gap" – The WordPress developer user gap

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