In this episode of Post Draft, Post Status Editor Dan Knauss is joined by Maddy Osman. Maddy is the founder of The Blogsmith, a well-known brand in the WordPress space for quality writing that appeals to your target audience and search engines. Maddy has a new book out that can teach you some of her…
David and Olivia Bisset sat down for a chat with Matt Mullenweg about open source, Tumblr, and how Matt deals with negativity. Matt has three roles today: CEO of Tumblr, CEO of Automattic, and project lead for the next release of WordPress. He shares what went wrong with post formats and what he would love…
What if there was a “lite” version of WordPress that was still WordPress — still customizable under the hood but tuned up for a great user experience for particular use cases? For example — could a lite version be used to allow an admin to literally build an online store in minutes from a mobile…
“Coming with the way you can help versus asking someone how you can help them can be very helpful.” — Neisha Sweet In this conversation for Post Status Excerpt, David is joined by Destiny Fox, Niesha Sweet, and Allie Nimmons. Previously they spoke about BlackPress, and now they explain why it’s sometimes difficult to help…
On May 25th, 2022 we celebrated WordPress’s 19th anniversary. With the help of wp19.day — and partners Envira Gallery, Post Status, and GoDaddy Pro — two live events were held that day. Each had a group of guests that have been deeply involved in the WordPress community for some time. This episode of Comments records…
Richard Midson is a podcaster, techie, public relations officer, as well as a journalism and communications veteran now working at Automattic. Richard sat down with Post Status Publisher Cory Miller during WordCamp Europe 2022 to talk about the future of podcasting and the opportunities for WordPress as a podcasting platform. Sponsor: Pagely Top-Tier Managed WordPress…
Richard Midson is a podcaster, techie, public relations officer, as well as a journalism and communications veteran now working at Automattic. Richard sat down with Post Status Publisher Cory Miller during WordCamp Europe 2022 to talk about the future of podcasting and the opportunities for WordPress as a podcasting platform. Sponsor: Pagely Top-Tier Managed WordPress…
Richard Midson is a podcaster, techie, public relations officer, as well as a journalism and communications veteran now working at Automattic. Richard sat down with Post Status Publisher Cory Miller during WordCamp Europe 2022 to talk about the future of podcasting and the opportunities for WordPress as a podcasting platform. ???? Sponsor: Pagely Top-Tier Managed…
On May 25th, 2022 we celebrated WordPress’s 19th anniversary. With the help of wp19.day (which partnered with Envira Gallery, Post Status, and GoDaddy Pro) two live events were held that day — each with a group of guests that have been and currently are deeply involved in the WordPress community: Mary Job, Nathan Wrigley, Naoko…
“We are going to have two panels – one on acquisitions and another one about the community.” — Sabrina Zeidan David sits down with Sabrina Zeidan (WCEU Content Team) and Evangelia Pappa (WCEU Public Relations Team) for a preview of the upcoming WordCamp Europe 2022 in Porto, Portugal. Sabrina and Evangelia briefly talk about the…
“It’s so nice to have a peer who’s doing similar kinds of work in their own brands and just being able to collaborate and work at that level… that is kind of rare.” — Zach Tirrell David sits down with Zach Tirrell to talk about his new role as product manager (replacing Chris Lema) at…
“In order for WordPress to win, the rest of the competition doesn’t have to lose.” — David Bisset How should the WordPress community react to the first recorded dip in market share? Is a small decline something to be concerned about or more of an opportunity to examine what defines WordPress as a successful platform?…
“Matching is key. That the individuals has the right skills, the right availability, and the right temperament to join an agency’s team to help them meet their goals.” — Morayo Orija Have you ever considered outsourcing some aspect of your business? Have you hired a virtual assistant — for yourself or for your agency? David…
“Back in the early days of WordPress development… I could only have one system on my local computer.” — Cal Evans In this developer-oriented conversation for Post Status Excerpt, David talks about WordPress development with Cal Evans. Cal explains the basics of Docker and Lando — as well as the advantages of using them. Docker…
“Organizers running meetups wherever they may be — your first thought should be how I can make this inclusive for everyone?” — Niesha Sweet In this conversation for Post Status Excerpt, David is joined by Destiny Fox, Niesha Sweet, and Allie Nimmons to talk about BlackPress. BlackPress exists “to bring more creators of Black African…
