Every week we talk with an experienced and successful WordPress Product owner about their successes and failures, lessons and tips of building, owning, and managing WordPress products.
Before a single line of code is written, the most important product decisions have already been made. Join us on August 12th as Zack Katz and Ian Misner welcome Brad Griffith of Buckeye Innovation for a conversation about why so many digital projects fail long before development begins. From unclear goals and undefined workflows to…
Artificial intelligence is changing the role of software developers in ways that go far beyond code generation. On August 5, Katie Keith and Zack Katz welcome Ross Morsali to explore how AI research workflows are helping developers tackle problems that once seemed far outside their expertise, unlocking new opportunities for WordPress products and beyond. Ross…
Most WordPress product founders start by building a plugin from scratch. Blake Whittle took a different path. As the owner of a WordPress agency managing hundreds of client sites, he acquired Infinite Uploads and Big File Uploads, inheriting an established product, an existing customer base, and a rapidly approaching Black Friday season. On July 29,…
What happens when you challenge one of the most established business models in WordPress? On July 22, Matt Cromwell and Zack Katz sit down with Rémi Corson, founder of SEOPress and creator of Milo, to discuss a different approach to plugin monetization: keeping the core product completely free while generating revenue through payments infrastructure and…
Every WordPress product owner has opinions about what drives growth, but what if your analytics told a different story? On July 15, Zack Katz and Katie Keith welcome Derek Ashauer, founder of Conversion Bridge and Sunshine Photo Cart, to discuss how conversion tracking data shapes the decisions behind his products and marketing strategy. Derek shares…
Are WordPress agencies approaching a point of no return? On July 8, Matt Cromwell and Ian Misner welcome Vito Peleg, founder of Atarim, to discuss the growing divide between agencies that are embracing AI and those struggling to keep pace. As automation reshapes how websites are built, managed, and maintained, agency owners face critical decisions…
WordPress is often dismissed as a tool for small websites, but behind thousands of successful agencies lies a growing ecosystem of mission-critical infrastructure. On this episode of WP Product Talk, Katie Keith and Ian Misner sit down with Aurelio Volle, co-founder of WP Umbrella, to explore how a fully bootstrapped company built an essential platform…
Most product marketing assumes customers are actively searching for a solution, but what happens when your ideal customers don’t even realize a solution exists? On June 24th, Matt Cromwell and Zack Katz sit down with Alex Standiford to explore one of the toughest challenges in product marketing: helping potential customers recognize a problem before they…
Join us live on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at noon Eastern for WP Product Talk as we welcome Gina Gindorf of Loya for an important conversation about why so many online stores struggle to turn first-time buyers into loyal customers. In “The Retention Gap: What WordPress Stores Are Missing,” we’ll explore practical lessons from real…
AI is rapidly changing how support and troubleshooting work—but how do you introduce it without losing trust? In this episode, Drew Wilde, Director of Product Management at GoDaddy, joins us to share how his team built an AI Troubleshooter inside managed hosting for WordPress. Together, we explore how AI can proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve…
AI is rapidly reshaping the e-commerce landscape, but what does that actually mean for store owners and product builders? In this episode, Bryce Adams, founder of Metorik, joins us to discuss the current state of e-commerce and how AI is changing everything from analytics and automation to customer experience and growth strategies. Bryce shares what…
What does vibe-coding look like for a WordPress website? In this episode, Andy Peatling joins us to explore a new approach to building with AI using Miles, an AI Design Partner for WordPress. Miles acts as your AI design partner, helping you create a fully custom block-based design in minutes, then refine it collaboratively. No…
Curious how AI product teams are shipping faster and staying ahead? Join us for Lessons from Docsbot Week and Rapid AI Releases, where we unpack the power of Docsbot Week and what it teaches about modern AI product development. We’re joined by Josh Dailey, Chief Growth Officer at DocsBot.ai, to explore how rapid release cycles…
Running a product on the side sounds exciting, but it comes with real challenges. Our guest Yuri Gerasymov shares his 8-year journey of building and maintaining a product while working a full-time developer job and raising three kids. He will break down how to find ideas, how to get started, and what it takes to…
Matt “TK” Taylor, and Matt Kane from Cloudflare join WP Product Talk to discuss EmDash. Is it an opportunity for WordPress products to expand their reach, or a threat to our ecosystem? In this special episode of WP Product Talk recorded live at PressConf in Tempe, Arizona, hosts Matt Cromwell and Zack Katz sit down…
