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E169: Mullenweg Ousted as Automattic CEO & Returns Two Days Later, Plugin Sold for $2.7 Million, Automated Plugin Security Reviews

Posted onSeptember 23, 2026 The WP Week by WP-CONTENT.CO - Weekly News from WordPress Ecosystem!

This week on The WP Week Podcast, we cover the dramatic leadership shake-up at Automattic, with Matt Mullenweg briefly removed as CEO before returning just days later. We also discuss WordPress.org’s new automated AI-powered security reviews for plugin releases, the WordPress 7.2 release squad, and new developments around AI agents and WordPress Playground. Plus, we…

Hidden Multipliers: The New Book for Every WordPress Business Owner

Posted onSeptember 23, 2026 The PublishPress Podcast

Jason Cohen is a four-time entrepreneur across 25 years. He’s sold two companies, and built two unicorns, including WP Engine. He joins Steve to talk about his new book, “Hidden Multipliers” and the ideas behind it. Jason’s book has a heavy focus on pricing, customer research, profitability, and how companies can make better decisions with…

#234 – K. Adam White on Migrating to Blocks With Artisanal Care and Enterprise Efficiency

Posted onSeptember 23, 2026 Jukebox – WP Tavern

Today I’m talking with K. Adam White from Human Made about large-scale content migrations to WordPress’ block editor, especially for enterprise clients. We discuss the use of patterns and bespoke tooling to transfer complex layouts from other CMS platforms, like Sitecore, while maintaining editorial flexibility and brand consistency. We also get into the growing power…

PressConf EU: WordPress Needs to Stop Playing Defense

Posted onSeptember 23, 2026 The WP Minute+

Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminuteBecome a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support This episode of The WP Minute+ is a conversation with Raquel, the organizer behind PressConf, about bringing the event to Europe for the first time. PressConf EU is coming to Barcelona October 27–30,…

Nadya Frost, Co-Founder of ShareShift on Hosting M&A, AI Disruption & Who’s Winning in Europe | E168

Posted onSeptember 22, 2026October 12, 2026 WP Legends

In WP Legends Episode 168, Nadya Frost shares her journey through two decades of European digital infrastructure, from GoDaddy’s EMEA commercial team through the Host Europe Group acquisition, to COO of one.com, before leaving last year to co-found ShareShift, a market intelligence platform that reads DNS and server signals across more than 55 million European…

WP Accessibility Day 2026 Preview with Guest Ryan Bracey | Fast Friends Beer Co Vienna Style Lager

Posted onSeptember 21, 2026 Accessibility Craft

WordPress Accessibility Day 2026 is coming October 7–8, and this episode takes you behind the scenes of how its speakers, sessions, and keynote came together. Ryan Bracey, Director of Web Development and User Experience at Second Melody and Speaker Team Lead for WordPress Accessibility Day, joins Amber and Chris to talk about the hidden work…

Is WordPress Really Losing Ground to AI?

Posted onSeptember 21, 2026 The WP Minute+

Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminuteBecome a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support It’s fair to wonder how AI is impacting WordPress. Are people switching to AI-based solutions in massive numbers? This week’s episode of The WP Minute+ podcast examines the role AI is (and isn’t)…

Jill Binder on Digital Nomad Life, WP Diversity, Tech Differently, and Finding Her Own Path

Posted onSeptember 18, 2026 Seriously, BUD?

Send us Fan Mail Please follow, rate, and review my podcast to make it easier for everyone to find it! Vancouver-based Jill Binder shares highlights from her pre-COVID life as a digital nomad who traveled to 10 countries in 11 months, tracing her parallel passions for coding and poetry back to a 1990 teacher strike…

Why Every Website Is a Target: WordPress Security for Small Businesses | Kathy Zant (Security consultant)

Posted onSeptember 18, 2026 The Melapress Show

In episode 59 of The Melapress Show, Robert Abela speaks with security consultant Kathy Zant about the security challenges facing small businesses that use WordPress. Kathy explains why long login sessions create opportunities for session hijacking, how AI connector keys can increase the value of a compromised website, and why people should receive only the…

Rae Morey, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of The Repository on Independent WordPress Journalism | E167

Posted onSeptember 17, 2026October 12, 2026 WP Legends

In WP Legends Episode 167, Rae Morey shares her journey from laying out a 20-cent community newsletter by hand at age 14 in rural Tasmania to becoming Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Repository, the independent news publication she quietly ran nights and weekends for five years before finally going full-time after WordCamp Asia 2024 in…

ACF Is Getting an AI Upgrade — But It’s Not What You Think

Posted onSeptember 16, 2026 The WP Minute+

Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminuteBecome a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support Advanced Custom Fields has been a developer favorite in WordPress for more than a decade. Now it’s getting ready for the AI era — without throwing away what made developers love it in…

Episode 691 Why I Work With SaaS Companies With Bridget Willard

Posted onSeptember 15, 2026 The SDM Show

In this episode of The SDM Show, Rob Cairns sits down with marketing strategist and monthly co-host Bridget Willard to dissect the unique blind spots SaaS companies face when marketing their products. Bridget shares why she recently eliminated outside distractions to double down on SaaS, the critical importance of understanding your true billable worth, and…

How to Learn WCAG with Cam Coulter

Posted onSeptember 14, 2026 Accessibility Craft

This episode is a recording of a September 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. In this presentation, Cam will provide foundational context about WCAG and explain how to slowly and seriously learn WCAG like a professional. WordPress Accessibility Meetups are a 100% free and virtual community resource that take place via Zoom…

Let’s Debunk the WooCommerce Scaling Myth

Posted onSeptember 14, 2026 The WP Minute+

Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminuteBecome a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support There’s a narrative surrounding WooCommerce that it can’t scale as well as proprietary eCommerce platforms like Shopify. This episode of The WP Minute+ podcast aims to debunk that notion. Urumi AI CEO and…

Humans, Agents, and Authenticity: Rethinking Search and Sites in WordPress with Alex Moss

Posted onSeptember 11, 2026September 29, 2026 Within WordPress

In this episode of Within WordPress, we sit down with Alex Moss—Manchester-based SEO veteran, agency owner, and Principal SEO at Yoast—to explore how WordPress, SEO, and AI are colliding in real time. We cover idea-making and product risk, why optimism beats doom, and what tools like “OpenClaw” and Grok mean for everyday users versus developers….