Send us Fan Mail An unexpected conversation with a guy who fortunately wore the green sticker at his college's Kissmass party. Chris Reynolds reflects on a life shaped by curiosity, family, and a passion for technology. He recounts growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, meeting his wife Erin in college, and building a…
In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette chats with developer Mark Westguard about the new Image Roulette plugin, which randomizes images on WordPress sites while keeping alt text and captions for accessibility. The plugin was inspired by Michelle’s need to display randomized Speed Networking conversation cards. They demonstrate how it works, discuss potential eCommerce uses,…
In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette interviews Adam Preiser and Andre Gagnon, co-founders of SureCart, a managed e-commerce platform for WordPress. They discuss SureCart’s user-friendly features, flexible pricing, robust subscription management, and seamless integrations. The conversation highlights how SureCart simplifies online selling for merchants and agencies, offers transparent pricing, and supports both digital and…
In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette welcomes Felix Arntz, a senior software engineer at Google, about his decade of contributions to the WordPress community. Felix shares insights on effective communication, persistence, and attention to detail in open-source collaboration. He highlights the importance of building relationships, learning from others, and embracing the welcoming nature of…
In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, Michelle Frechette and Marcus Burnette introduce “Sponsor Me WP,” a new platform designed to connect WordPress contributors with potential sponsors. They discuss the motivations behind the project, their collaborative development process, and the platform’s user-friendly features. The conversation highlights the importance of community engagement, transparency, and…
In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette welcomes Carrie Dils, Mika Epstein, and Ryan McCue to discuss their roles in the WordPress community and the new FAIR project. The group explores FAIR’s mission to create a federated independent repository system for WordPress plugins and themes, focusing on decentralization, community-driven moderation, inclusive governance, and privacy. They…
In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette and guest Marcus Burnette discuss the importance of contributing to the WordPress community. Michelle highlights updating WordPress.org profiles and the “Five for the Future” initiative. Marcus introduces his project, The WP World which connects WordPress users by aggregating profile information and event details. They explore features like business…
In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Ian Stewart, a seasoned WordPress enthusiast and lead at WordPress.com. They discuss Ian’s journey with WordPress since 2006 and his role at Automattic. The focus shifts to “Studio,” a local development environment for WordPress. Ian highlights Studio’s features, including ephemeral sites and…
And I would say you’re contributing by learning. Like if you’re, if you’re learning in community, that’s a step – Dan Knauss How do we give back? We all want a community of creativity, cooperation, and contribution — how do we get there? In this episode Dan and Ny talk about WordPress and giving…
Kim Lipari is my guest today on Post Status Draft. Kim started building a career in WordPress over ten years ago, and her agency, Valet, is almost that old. WordPress isn’t a small village community anymore, says Kim, but we still talk about it as if it is. That tightly knit community is still there…
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David continues a conversation with Lesley Sim to pick her brain about some ideas she has for rewarding core contributors to WordPress. Last month on Twitter and Post Status Slack Lesley floated the idea of special contributor badges on WordPress.org. These badges would give developers who earned them…
The proliferation of open-source software into the technology industry has had an important effect on how people work. Open-source companies often stood at the forefront of remote-first work, and now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, open-source communities are leading the way with years developing blueprints that are now helping other companies. Alongside this development, open-source software…
