The WP Minute

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  The dust is settling on the Ollie theme’s onboarding experience, which was set to be included in the theme’s core functionality when author, Mike McCalister, submitted it to the theme repo. The onboarding experience bucked the trend of traditional themes and included additional…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  I recently had the opportunity to chat with WP Minute Editor, Eric Karkovack, about some new services we are launching to better help WordPress product owners. Eric has been creating content for WordPress developers and designers for over a decade. But with recent…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  Hey it’s Matt from the WP Minute.  Did you know there’s a professional group of WordPress’ers excited to meet you? If you’re looking for a more casual WP Slack membership to join, chat about the news, and share your own content with our…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  At the time of this publication, thirty-thousand plus eyeballs have landed on John Blackbourn’s tweet that has sparked an event that goes well-beyond #WPDrama this week. It seems WordPress.com has publicly replicated the .org plugin pages. My peers at WP Tavern and The…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  If you missed out on WordCamp US 2023, today’s episode will share some of the highlights from the talks of Matt Mullenweg and Josepha Haden Chomphosy. I urge you to watch the entirety of their presentations, but to also tweet at us to…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  There’s a solid batch of headlines this week that I think you’ll find interesting before you head out to WordCamp US next week. Speaking of, if you’re headed to WordCamp next week, be sure to say hi! I’d love to hear more about…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  We have a packed episode today chock full of WordPress news goodness, including some audio clips from Courtney Robertson, Jeff Chandler, and Rich Tabor sharing what they love about WordPress 6.3.  First up, Aurooba Ahmed shared her new project wphelpers.dev which gives you…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  In this episode of the WP Minute podcast, host Matt discusses various WordPress news and topics. He starts by highlighting a WordPress.com initiative to encourage people to transfer their domain registration from Google Domains to WordPress.com. Matt also talks about a joint effort…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  If you’re sick and tired of the WordPress dashboard, maybe you want to give Eric’s post, The WordPress Dashboard Needs Some Love, a read. Also in today’s episode, I’m reminding you about our other podcast feed The WP MInute+, a free podcast that…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  There are a lot of exciting features coming to WordPress 6.3 which will set the tone for the next few years of our favorite CMS. We’ll explore the upcoming state of this new release and provide some thoughts on which demographic of WordPress…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  Matt explores some of the more challenging aspects of the WordPress project, in today’s episode. With so many parts of the project being planned or already underway, the challenge to keep up with the software’s evolution might become rather difficult. Pointing to a…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  In this WP Minute podcast episode, Matt discusses changes in WordPress. He focuses on a feature called the Command Palette. This used to be known as the Wayfinder. Matt talks about how this is similar to things you can find in Apple’s Spotlight…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  Apple Journals & Day One | Matt Mullenweg Important Takeaways: Apple announced its own Journal app at WWDC, which competes with Automattic’s product, Day One. Day One has a few advantages over Apple’s Journal app. One of them is the upcoming feature of…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  We’re slapping the beta label on it! For the summer, we’re experimenting with a new format to the podcast and the newsletter. In the past, I’ve talked about the cost of curating and commenting on the weekly cycle of WordPress news. The cost…

Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like…nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute  We have to start this week’s news with coverage of WordPress’ 20th birthday. Our beloved CMS officially reached the milestone on Saturday, May 27. Dozens of celebratory events were held around the world. You can even sign an online birthday card as part…