In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette interviews Remco Nieuwenhuis, a WordPress professional from the Netherlands and founder of WPSupporters and WPoptic. Remco shares his journey from military and police service to tech entrepreneurship, discusses the creation of WP Optic—a fast, accurate browser extension for detecting WordPress themes and plugins—and demonstrates its features live. The…
Trust can be betrayed in so many ways or failed even with the best of intentions. Dan Knauss In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, Dan and Ny take on three issues in the WordPress community that can threaten or impair trust while also revealing how foundational trust is, especially in open source. First, they…
On the podcast today we have Akshat Choudhary. Akshat is the Founder and CEO of BlogVault, MalCare, WP Remote and Airlift. These WordPress plugins allow their customers to build, manage and maintain their WordPress websites. He’s based in Bangalore, India and we begin the podcast talking about the state of the WordPress community there. We…
On the podcast today we have Oliver Sild from Patchstack. Patchstack is a product which is designed to help you identify plugin vulnerabilities in your WordPress sites. We talk about how, over the past couple of years, Patchstack has released an annual report concerning the state of WordPress security. What are the broad security trends…
If you’ve ever worked for a bigger company, you know that it’s easy to get bogged down by software and other restrictions in the name of security. Heck, I was once told I couldn’t work off-site because of it, and we had a VPN! Well, Jason Meller was sick of that and he suspected others…
Brian is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Due to his firm belief that data recovery shouldn’t be a prohibitively expensive service, Brian founded Gillware, where he and his team specialize in cyber risk assessments, data recovery, and incident response. Today we spoke about his journey in business growth, as well as how to…
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss an article published by Vox on […]
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Sandy Edwards. Sandy gave […]
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I spend the first half of the show discussing WP Engine’s acquisition of … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 322 – WP Engine Acquires StudioPress →
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Jack Lenox, Software Engineer at Automattic, to discuss his … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 320 – Building a Sustainable Web →
Neill is the President of SiteLock, and has spent a lot of time building a successful company. They are not only good at what they do, but deeply dedicated to the community. In this episode, we talk all about security for your website, who’s most at risk, and what can happen if you ignore simple…
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss the news of the week including, a behind the scenes look … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 293 – WordPress 4.8.3, RIP Firebug, and Patreon →
The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month. On this episode, Ed Finkler, founder of Open Sourcing Mental Illness … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 273 – Mental Health Awareness With Bridget Willard and Ed Finkler →
In this episode, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Aaron D. Campbell, WordPress Security Team Lead. Campbell provides insight … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 267 – Interview With Aaron D. Campbell, WordPress Security Team Lead →
In this episode, Marcus Couch and I discuss the stories that are making headlines including, Clef shutting down, WordPress 4.7.3, … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 266 – Clef Is Shutting Down, Configuring User Avatars, and WPCampus 2017 →
