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Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  Welcome back to the WPMinute’s Special Edition interviewing our new community lead, Raquel Landefeld. Raquel is the event coordinator at Elegant Themes and will be coordinating content and interviews for the WPMinute. A Little History on Raquel Raquel manages the Meetup Pro Community…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  In the News The release of WordPress 5.9 is coming this month. There are many performance enhancements that will be part of this release. In addition to editor and front-end performance enhancements, lazy loading images changed, resulting in a 30% faster page load…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  It’s the WP Minute Shopping Show! I’m your host Matt and I am delighted to share 5 great WordPress products with you this week. What’s the WP Minute Shopping show all about?! You’ll get to hear from WordPress product owners pitch their product…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  In The News The first Release Candidate (RC1) for WordPress 5.9 is now available! Your feedback helps the community check that nothing is missed. Given the tens of thousands of plugins, themes and differences in how millions of people use the software, now…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  WordPress 5.9 Beta 4 was released this week. Sara Gooding over at the Tavern wrote that there are a few important changes to note in this release regarding how the WordPress admin will direct users who are exploring block themes. There is an…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  With no major acquisitions, events, or feature releases this week, we can all take an exhale of relief. Today’s theme is: Reflection.  WP Minute Contributor Joe Casabona reflects on the State of the Word hosted by Matt Mullenweg. He shares strong opinions on…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  In the News State of the Word 2021 happened this week. If you would like to hear the complete audio or read through the transcript from the live event check out the link over on the WPMinute. There is even a mega-thread of our…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  State of the Word 2021 just concluded in NYC. Just over 2 hours of updates around the community, the software, and the vision of Matt Mullenweg. This episode is an entire recording of the livestream broadcast over YouTube including audience + listener questions….

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  WP Minute producer Dave Rodenbaugh of Recapture.io discusses what the supply chain issue is with eCommerce and why it is still an issue. The US imports over 41% of its consumer goods from China and these imports come in through two ports –…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  After appearing on the Post Status State of WordPress News roundtable, I felt like I had a bit more to say about my experience with WordPress news. WordPress news isn’t a heavily trafficked topic on the web. How does a publisher build more…

WP Minute Producer and SEO correspondent, John Locke of Lockdown Design discusses Google Search and what is important for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). John is a member of the WPMinute community and participates regularly in WordPress and SEO. He has helped customers with their website workflow, boost their sales, and rank higher in Google. John’s…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  Was Gravatar hacked or not? It depends on what you have read or what your definition of “hacked” is I suppose. The password breach monitoring service HaveIBeenPwned alerted users to a large-scale data leak by Gravatar, an add-on service for user profiles owned…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  Our inaugural Member Sunday Spotlight is here and we’re honored to highlight Daniel Schutzsmith. A thrice WordCamp organizer, now carving out a niche for WordPress livestreams with his latest project, WP Livestreams. With a passion for livestreams throughout the pandemic, Daniel stumbled into…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  This episode is brought to you by Mindsize. If you’re looking for monthly WooCommerce support, look no further than Mindsize.com You know how it goes, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  It seems a year can’t go by without the pesky lifetime WordPress license topic popping up to spice up the holiday conversation. A struggle dating back 7 years ago to the month when Jeff Chandler covered, now defunct, Sidekick.pro where then owner Ben…