Episodes

  • Full Site Editing and the Future of Theme Development

    Full Site Editing and the Future of Theme Development
    Feb 13 2021
    The biggest question for many is with Full Site Editing, what does the future of theme development look like? Will there still be a market for premium themes? How will it work? We’ll explore all of that in this final episode for WordPress: Year in Review 2020. (more…)
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    19 mins
  • How the Pandemic Changed the WordPress Community

    How the Pandemic Changed the WordPress Community
    Feb 6 2021
    The global pandemic accelerated a lot of trends, and caused a lot of landscapes to change in 2020. In-person events barely existed. Most people worked from home. Spending and budgets were scrutinized. Processes changed. In this episode we’ll take a look at how those changes affected the greater WordPress community. (more…)
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    28 mins
  • Changes to WooCommerce and the Future of eCommerce

    Changes to WooCommerce and the Future of eCommerce
    Jan 30 2021
    2020 was been a banner year for eCommerce, even if it’s due to an awful global pandemic. In fact, the number of eCommerce sites grew more in the first 8 weeks of the pandemic here in the United States than in the last 10 years. WooCommerce makes up 26% of those sites! So in this episode, we’re talking WooCommerce, and what eCommerce is going to look like in 2021 and beyond. (more…)
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    28 mins
  • 2020 State of the Word Thoughts

    2020 State of the Word Thoughts
    Dec 17 2020
    Matt Mullenweg gave his annual State of the Word, an update on all things WordPress, . He focused on a few key areas, like how WordPress grew in a pandemic year, an update on each major release of WordPress, and where Gutenberg is going. There was also a big focus in the Q&A on virtual events, multilingual WordPress, and performance. (more…)
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    42 mins
  • WordPress 5.6 is Out!

    WordPress 5.6 is Out!
    Dec 10 2020
    WordPress 5.6 “Simone” is out now! It’s the last major update of 2020 and it’s packed with lots of changes. We’ll get an overview of what’s changed, as well as demos of auto-updates, Block Patterns, Column improvements, a walk through the new default theme Twenty Twenty One, and more. (more…)
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    24 mins
  • WCUS Speaker Series: Dev Track

    WCUS Speaker Series: Dev Track
    Nov 19 2020
    In our third and final speaker track, we’re looking at development! We’ll hear from Akshat Choudhary, Leo Losoviz, and David Baumwald  about smart updates, using GraphQL, and working on a major Core release! Enjoy! (more…)
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    39 mins
  • WCUS Speaker Series: Business Track

    WCUS Speaker Series: Business Track
    Nov 12 2020
    After taking a break last week to talk to Hugh Lashbrooke, we’re back with the Business Track. Chris Ford, Laura Byrne-Cristiano, and and Patrick Rauland will all be giving you great advice for working with clients, workflows, and money management. (more…)
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Building the Learn WordPress Platform with Hugh Lashbrooke

    Building the Learn WordPress Platform with Hugh Lashbrooke
    Nov 5 2020
    This is another entry in the WordPress: Year in Review series! When the global pandemic started affecting WordCamps…well, globally…the WordPress Community Team started working on ways to mitigate changes. One project is the Learn WordPress Platform. Today, we learn all about that with Hugh Lashbrooke. (more…)
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    38 mins