WPWeekly Episode 350 – Don’t Touch My Plugin Search Results
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss a controversial feature in Jetpack 7.1 that adds feature suggestions to plugin search results. We also talk about extension suggestions that are coming...
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In Case You Missed It – Issue 26
photo credit: Night Moves – (license) There’s a lot of great WordPress content published in the community but not all of it is featured on the Tavern. This post is an assortment of items related to...
View ArticleNew mycamp.rocks Newsletter Launches with Tips for Conference Organizers,...
David Bisset launched mycamp.rocks today, a newsletter targeted at conference organizers, speakers, and attendees. The WordPress newsletter landscape is currently dominated by general industry and...
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php Central Europe Conference Canceled Due to Lack of Speaker Diversity
phpCE, a central European PHP conference that was previously scheduled for October 4-6, has been cancelled due to a public fiasco resulting from a lack of gender diversity in the speaker lineup. The...
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Adam Jacob Advocates for Building Healthy OSS Communities in “The War for the...
Chef co-founder and former CTO Adam Jacob gave a short presentation at O’Reilly Open Source Software Conference (OSCON) 2019 titled “The War for the Soul of Open Source.” In his search for meaning in...
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24 WordPress Snippets ’til Christmas, Submissions Open for 2019
After a multi-year hiatus, Elliott Richmond has relaunched his WordPress advent calendar and is looking for volunteers. The WP Snippets ’til Christmas site will host 24 days of WordPress code snippets...
View ArticleWordPress Community Team Discusses Return to In-Person Events
Although the promise of effective COVID-19 vaccines is shining a light at the end of a long tunnel, the world remains firmly in the virus’ grip until distribution can ramp up to cover at-risk groups...
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WordPress Green Lights In-Person Meetup Events for Vaccinated Attendees
After considerable discussion, the WordPress Community Team is lifting the requirements of the in-person meetup safety checklist for meetups that gather fully-vaccinated attendees. The checklist is...
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WordCamp US Online Set for October 1, 2021, as Community Team Weighs Proposal...
WordCamp US will be held online this year on October 1, 2021. Organizers are planning a free, one-day event that will feature networking opportunities, speaker sessions, and workshops. Michelle...
View Article#6 – Cory Miller on the WordPress Mergers and Acquisitions Landscape
About this episode. So on the podcast today we have Cory Miller. Cory is likely well known to many of you, he’s been a big part of the WordPress community for many years. He founded, grew and sold...
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Cape Town to Host 4th Annual WordPress Charity Hackathon on July 15
Cape Town will be hosting its fourth annual do_action WordPress Charity Hackathon on July 15 this year. The objective of the event is to build websites for 10 different non-profit organizations in one...
View ArticleWordCamp US to Experiment With A Community Bazaar
In addition to taking place in a new location this year, WordCamp US will have a Community Bazaar. An area will be set aside in the venue allowing those chosen to showcase their WordPress communities....
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 310 – Community Management, PHP, and Hello Dolly
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss the news of the week including, the removal of offensive lyrics in Hello Dolly, a request for plugin developers to stop supporting legacy PHP versions,...
View ArticleCommunity Spotlight: James Huff (MacManX)
Providing support on the WordPress.org forums is one of the easiest ways to contribute to WordPress and those who do are some of the unsung heroes of the project. One of those heroes is James Huff...
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Meetup Group Organizers Can Now Earn A WordPress.org User Profile Badge
The WordPress Community team has unveiled a new tool called Meetup Tracker. This tool replaces the Meetup Status Document and will enable Global Community Team members to more easily track all...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 330 – WPShout, Community, and Burnout
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Fred Meyer, David Hayes, and Alex Denning of WPShout to learn about WPShout’s Pro Community. This community aims to bring people together to learn...
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Miami WordPresser Todrick Moore Passes Away
Todrick Moore Courtesy of David Bisset Fellow WordPresser Todrick Moore, a member of the Miami WordPress community and volunteer organizer of WordCamp Miami 2015 and 2016 passed away last week of...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 344 – Introduction to the WordPress Governance Project
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Morten Rand-Hendriksen and Rachel Cherry to discuss the WordPress Governance project. We discover why it was created, its goals, and how it aims...
View ArticleWPWeekly Episode 346 – Cancer Sucks
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I reflect on Alex Mill’s latest blog post where he announced that he’s ending his battle with Leukemia. We highlight some of the impacts he’s had on people’s...
View Article#9 – Tara King on Encouraging Developers Towards a Gutenberg Future
About this episode. On the podcast today we have Tara King. Tara has recently begun working for Automattic in the developer relations role. Tara will lead a newly formed team who will get out and...
View Article#31 – Milan Ivanovic on the Importance of Real World Versus Online
On the podcast today we have Milan Ivanovic. Milan is a WordPress Developer at Valet.io, and is a WordCamp volunteer, speaker, and organizer. He’s the WordPress.org global translation editor,...
View Article#65 – Bob Dunn on Building a WooCommerce Community
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox has a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the...
View Article#74 – Ahmed Kabir Chaion on How to Find Your Place in WordPress Even if You...
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events,...
View Article#88 – Jo Minney on the State of the WordPress Community in Australia
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events,...
View Article#98 – Marieke van de Rakt on Uniting the WordPress Community for a Stronger...
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View Article#103 – Emma Young on Exploring WordPress, the Software, the Events and the...
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WordPress 2023 Survey: Block Editor on the Rise, Positive Feeling about...
The results of the 2023 WordPress Annual Survey are in, revealing a steady growth in the adoption of the Block Editor, along with a lukewarm response to upcoming Gutenberg enhancements....
View Article#111 – Josepha Haden Chomphosy on Navigating WordPress’ Evolution, Growth and...
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events,...
View Article#125 – Davinder Singh Kainth on Content Creation and Business Strategy in...
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events,...
View Article#129 – Eneko Garrido on How WordPress Transformed His Life
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events,...
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