Open Web vs Walled Gardens, Simplifying the Difference
A straightforward look at what the open web is, how it started, and why it matters for digital communities.
Eleonora Anzini on Music, Art, WordPress, and a Creative Life Beyond Design
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a first-rate multimedia artist who brought a traditional touch to cross-stitched QR codes. Please follow, rate, and review my podcast to make it easier for everyone to find it! Eleonora Anzini joins Bud to talk about a creative life spanning music, graphic design, photography, and contemporary art….
Why You Should Still Know WP-CLI in the Age of AI | Marcel Tannich
AI tools can now generate WP-CLI commands, automate WordPress operations, and perform tasks that previously required more command-line experience. Does that make learning WP-CLI less important, or does it make understanding the underlying tools even more valuable? In this episode of The Melapress Show, Robert Abela welcomes back Marcel Tannich, Technical Consultant and contributor to…
Freddy Schiwek, Business Development at Namespace Group on Hosting M&A & Domain Names | E171
In WP Legends Episode 171, Freddy Schiwek shares his path from publishing a Commodore 64 magazine as a teenager to EuroDNS and Domain Invest, then building hosting.co.uk into a hosting business he sold to World Host Group, and now working on marketing and acquisitions at Namespace Group, including hosting.de. They dig into why Luxembourg punches…
Rethinking Access and Dependence in Tech From AI Outages to Open Source Lifelines
Who maintains education AI, the backbone of software infrastructure, and a new open source document tool.
#237 – Robert Abela on WordPress Security and the Battle Against AI Threats
The conversation focused on insights from the 2026 WordPress Security Survey by Melapress, featuring guest Robert Abela. We talked about persistent concerns among WordPress users, with 78 percent of survey participants expressing security worries and nearly 68 percent having experienced at least one security incident in the last year. The discussion explored the gap between…
Why Small Countries Produce Internet Unicorns | Freddy Schiwek, Namespace Group
Freddy Schiwek, Business Development at Namespace Group, on why small countries keep producing internet unicorns. His example: EuroDNS, which grew into one of the best-known registrars in the business. His explanation: strong local talent, high salaries that attract more of it, and a standard of living that keeps good people in the same place. Follow…
Balancing AI Efficiency Costs and Value in Markdown Data and Open Source Security
In today’s news, markdown streamlines AI input, AI-generated security reports increase workloads, and autonomous agent costs affect project efficiency
Ethical AI & “Benevolent Friction” – Rethinking Alternative Text in WordPress with Deneb Pulsipher
This episode is a recording of an October 2026 WordPress Accessibility Meetup, brought to you by Equalize Digital. In this presentation, Deneb Pulsipher uses a real-world case study—the open-source plugin Polly Alt—to explore how we can ethically leverage generative AI as an accessibility aid by intentionally keeping a human in the loop. WordPress Accessibility Meetups…
Is AI About to Render Traditional WordPress Plugins Obsolete? Inside Weglot 2.0
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 The days of clunky manual translation workflows and generic, brand-deaf automated output might finally be numbered. On this episode of The WP Minute+, host Eric Karkovack sits down with Augustin, CEO and founder…
Episode 698 What Podcasts I Listen To With Rob Cairns
Rob Cairns steps away from WordPress security discussions to share a personal list of the podcasts currently in his regular listening rotation. While he spends his days immersed in web tech and marketing, his personal playlist leans into tech news, hockey, business storytelling, and media insights.
Jos Velasco on WordPress, Life in Mexico, Japan, and Finding Love and Purpose
Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a trustworthy hombre who prefers no drama when it comes to romance. Please follow, rate, and review my podcast to make it easier for everyone to find it! In Episode 123 of Seriously, BUD?, Bud talks with Jos Velasco, a fellow WP Credits mentor from Guadalajara. Jos…
Episode 697 Using Ai In Your Agency With Ryan Waterbury
In this episode of The SDM Show, host Rob Cairns is joined by recurring co-host Ryan Waterbury (One Dog Solutions) to cut through the hype around "vibe coding" and explore how digital agencies are actually leveraging AI today. Rob and Ryan dive into real-world agency workflows, the economics of closed vs. open-weight AI models, hardware…
Going All-in to Build a New Podcast Platform. No MVP. All the Features.
In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, host Steve Burge sits down with long-time WordPress community veterans Nathan Wrigley (WP Builds, WP Tavern Podcast) and Dan Maby (WordPress London). Instead of taking the traditional Minimum Viable Product (MVP) route, Dan and Nathan went all-in to build Show.fm. The podcast market is crowded and they wanted…
How to Improve WordPress Search (Beyond the Default)
WordPress search out of the box is basic. No indexing, no analytics, no synonyms, no custom field support. If someone’s hunting for content on your site and not finding it, your default WordPress search is probably the reason. In this video, Toeer from Seahawk Media walks through how to improve WordPress search with the right…