Web site building with WordPress. In this podcast we follow the hopeless exploits of David Waumsley and Nathan Wrigley as they try, and fail, to understand WordPress.
They know that they love building websites with WordPress, but the complexities of this awesome web building solution are always out of reach.
Not only are they not clever enough, but they just don't try all that hard
It’s the last episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series… and also David’s last as a regular on WP Builds. We’ve saved the most “unthinkable” for the end which is: “Is it time to quit WordPress?”. It isn’t for Nathan, but for David it (sort of) is. He’ll still use WordPress daily as his own…
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th November 2023.
Today, we’re joined by Rytis Lauris, the co-founder and CEO of Omnisend, a marketing automation platform for online businesses. We discuss the enduring effectiveness of email marketing, the importance of owning your own content, and how Omnisend integrates with WordPress and WooCommerce to provide value for online sellers. Rytis explains how email automation can drive…
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 19th November 2023.
On the podcast today we’re straying into the world of AI. Not in the way that everybody else does, with an intelligent analysis of the use of AI and tools to make your life easier. No that’s too difficult for us. We’ve decided to pollute your podcast listening experience today with an episode made (almost)…
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 13th November 2023.
In today’s episode, we’re talking about serverless WordPress with our guest, Carl Alexander, founder and developer of Ymir. As you will hear, Carl is very clever, and I’m out-to-sea with the topic under discussion! Carl is passionate about the concept of serverless technology, and is fully embracing it as a way to simplify server management…
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 6th November 2023.
It’s the 19th episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series and today’s (ambiguous) topic is… “Is 20 years too long in web tech?”. Full of our usual British cheerfulness, we are celebrating WordPress’s 20th birthday year with a title implying its potential demise. This episode is not about predicting the future of WordPress. It’s because…
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 30th October 2023.
Today on the podcast we have Leonardo Losoviz. Leonardo is an experienced developer and the creator of the Gato GraphQL plugin for WordPress. We’ll be exploring the power of Gato GraphQL, its features, and how it could change the way we use WordPress. Leonardo highlights the power of GraphQL, a technology for retrieving data from…
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 23rd October 2023.
It’s the 18th episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series and our topic is “Who needs a Content Management System (CMS) anyway?” Have you noticed how you obsess about all the amazing things that you can do with your client websites? Imagine if they did this, or, you know what would double your revenue… you could…
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 16th October 2023.
On the podcast today we have Jason Cross. He’s an experienced tech executive with a diverse background in the industry. Currently serving as the SVP of product at Bluehost / Newfold Digital, and he’s been there for over a year and a half. He is responsible for overseeing their WordPress, commerce, and proprietary products across…
