Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Our inaugural Member Sunday Spotlight is here and we’re honored to highlight Daniel Schutzsmith . A thrice WordCamp organizer, now carving out a niche for WordPress livestreams with his latest project, WP Livestreams . With a passion for livestreams throughout the pandemic, Daniel stumbled into a real need for livestream creators and viewers. With so much great WordPress content being stre...
Dec 05, 2021•24 min•Ep. 46
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe This episode is brought to you by Mindsize. If you’re looking for monthly WooCommerce support, look no further than Mindsize.com You know how it goes, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for the links. In the News There was a lot of excitement this week around LTDs (LifeTime Licensing Deals). There were several posted r...
Dec 01, 2021•8 min•Ep. 45
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It seems a year can’t go by without the pesky lifetime WordPress license topic popping up to spice up the holiday conversation. A struggle dating back 7 years ago to the month when Jeff Chandler covered, now defunct, Sidekick.pro where then owner Ben Fox shared his pricing experiments. When Brad Touesnard purchased Advanced Custom Fields back in June, he was swiftly reminded how hard lifet...
Nov 29, 2021•8 min•Ep. 44
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Gobble gobble! WordPress 5.9 will not be released until the beginning of 2022. There were some major blockers identified with the Beta Release and the team thought it best to delay the release instead of pushing through the holidays. Beta 1 was originally scheduled to release last week. Now the overall schedule will be updated to reflect the new date, January 25, 2022 ( edit: We said 22nd ...
Nov 24, 2021•8 min•Ep. 43
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe The WP Minute WooCommerce merchants estimated to process more than $840 Million dollars over BFCM deals Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:07:27 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed ' class="input-embed input-embed-5398"/>...
Nov 22, 2021•9 min•Ep. 42
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe The WP Minute PageDaddy Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:06:51 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed ' class="input-embed input-embed-5386"/> Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:06:51 | Recorded on November 17, 2021 The BIG news this week is that Pagely joined GoDaddy. Pagely, a large managed WordPre...
Nov 17, 2021•8 min•Ep. 41
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Paul Lacey | Friday, 12 Nov 2021 | Reading time: 34 mins | Read online Listen to the episode This is content was sponsored by Connekt . They create handcrafted digital products, like WordPress plugins and themes. This was part of the WP Minute content bounty program where today’s author earned $200 to write and record this post. Thanks to Connekt for helping us create content like this. To...
Nov 12, 2021•27 min•Ep. 40
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WPMinute! I am Liam Dempsey with the following news and updates. This episode is brought to you by Easy Support Videos. Support your WordPress users by embedding videos and screencasts right inside the WordPress admin. Learn more at EasySupportVideos.com. You know how it goes, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.co...
Nov 10, 2021•11 min•Ep. 39
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Today’s episode is a special report by WP Minute correspondent, Spencer Forman. How many more theme years are we going to see? The Twenty Nineteen, Twenty Twenty, Twenty Twenty One and so on — seem like a strange naming convention bordering a simple novelty tradition. With Gutenberg squarely aimed to take on page builders, especially with Full Site Editing right around the corner, we’d be ...
Nov 09, 2021•15 min•Ep. 38
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Josh Pollock , a co-founder of Caldera forms, shared how he was able to have a career in development because of WordPress. He writes about all the extra work needed to build a plugin now and how that is impacting the learning curve in WordPress. Josh is working on a new product called Plugin Machine . He has always been interested in helping developers and this looks like an exciting oppor...
Nov 03, 2021•7 min•Ep. 37
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! This episode is brought to you by FooGallery, check out their latest WooCommerce integration to start selling images right through WooCommerce, head on over to Foo.Gallery for more information! You know how it goes, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for the links. In The News Robert Anderson provid...
Oct 27, 2021•8 min•Ep. 36
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Paul Lacey doesn’t need much of an introduction. You’ve watched him for the last few years on the WP Builds podcast, co-hosting with Nathan Wrigley. He’s devoted a large portion of his professional life to WordPress as an advocate, business owner, and content creator. He has a deep understanding on how the WordPress economy operates with a deeper connection to the WordPress community. I’m ...
Oct 26, 2021•14 min•Ep. 35
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! This episode is brought to you by FooGallery, check out their latest WooCommerce integration to start selling images right through WooCommerce, head on over to Foo.Gallery for more information! You know what it is, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for the links. The News Sarah Gooding at the WPTav...
Oct 20, 2021•6 min•Ep. 34
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! I’m Helen Hou-Sandi, filling in for Matt. This episode is brought to you by FooGallery, check out their latest WooCommerce integration to start selling images right through WooCommerce, head on over to Foo.Gallery for more information! You know what it is, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for the ...
Oct 14, 2021•9 min•Ep. 33
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! This episode is brought to you by FooGallery, check out their latest WooCommerce integration to start selling images right through WooCommerce, head on over to Foo.Gallery for more information! You know the drill, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for the links. News This week Project Huddle has jo...
Oct 06, 2021•5 min•Ep. 32
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! This episode is brought to you by FooGallery, check out their latest WooCommerce integration to start selling images right through WooCommerce, head on over to Foo.Gallery for more information! You know the drill, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for the links. News It was a blast keeping up with ...
Sep 29, 2021•7 min•Ep. 31
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! This is Kathy Zant and I’m filling in for Matt. This episode is brought to you by Easy Support Videos. Support your WordPress users by embedding videos and screencasts right inside the WordPress admin. Learn more at EasySupportVideos.com! You know the drill, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.com for th...
Sep 22, 2021•7 min•Ep. 30
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Liquid Web is acquiring again , this time in the popular WordPress LMS plugin space. Justin Ferriman , Founder of LearnDash, penned the acquisition statement on the company blog. I invited him on to share what the process looked like from an owner’s perspective and how it impacts his day-to-day responsibilities. https://twitter.com/chrislema/status/1440154950227546124?s=20 Chris Lema also ...
Sep 21, 2021•21 min•Ep. 29
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! This is Michelle Frechette and I’m filling in for Matt. This episode is brought to you by Easy Support Videos. Support your WordPress users by embedding videos and screencasts right inside the WordPress admin. Learn more at EasySupportVideos.com! You know the drill, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post. Check out thewpminute.co...
Sep 15, 2021•7 min•Ep. 28
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe I’ve invited Lesley Sim , co-founder of Newsletter Glue (hey! they power this newsletter!) to share her opinion on the recent Mailchimp acquisition by Inuit for $12 Billion dollars. Mailchimp is almost as synonymous with WordPress as Yoast is, so I’m sure many of you have some mixed feelings about this. I was delighted to hear her opinions on the software, community feedback, and what come...
Sep 14, 2021•11 min•Ep. 27
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe It’s the WP Minute! This is Carrie Dils and I’m filling in for Matt, who’s tweeting about podcasting. This episode is brought to you by Easy Support Videos. Support your WordPress users by embedding videos and screencasts right inside the WordPress admin. Learn more at EasySupportVideos.com! You know the drill, everything I mention here will be linked up in the newsletter and the blog post...
Sep 08, 2021•5 min•Ep. 26
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe In the News You’re in luck for 2021 if you are dragging your feet using Gutenberg and the block editor. The Classic Editor Plugin was published in 2018 to help with the transition to the block editor with support through the end of 2021. Now the Classic Editor plugin will be supported through the end of 2022 . It may be a good time to re-think your transition plans on your websites. Fronti...
Sep 01, 2021•5 min•Ep. 25
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe In the News WordPress.org was in the news again. This time there was a lot of confusion about WordPress rejecting plugin submissions with the WP prefix. They said this was to address potential trademark abuse. As you can imagine, this sparked some interesting debate (read: controversy) on Twitter and Slack channels. This information ended up being misinterpreted as WPSteward reported, but ...
Aug 25, 2021•5 min•Ep. 24
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe In the News Everyone in the WordPress world is talking about the acquisition of Yoast to NewFold Digital. Yoast SEO, the well-known plugin for WordPress with over 12 million active installs, is the flagship product of Yoast. I interviewed Joost de Valk on the WPMinute . The most important takeaway was that despite all of the speculation, the feedback has been mostly positive. Like many oth...
Aug 18, 2021•5 min•Ep. 23
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe In the News Titan , a professional e-mail service, raised $30 million from Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com. This investment deal takes the company’s valuation to $300m. Titan will use the funds, the single largest investment made by Automattic, to expand its range of products, the professional email platform said on Wednesday. It did not disclose any details on the new prod...
Aug 11, 2021•7 min•Ep. 22
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Joe Casabona is filling in for Matt this week, who’s on assignment. In the News Jeff Chandler has opened up subscriptions to WP Mainline . Subscribing to this site will eventually get you the most recent content about WordPress. At the moment you will provide financial support to Jeff as he publishes and produces audio content in the WordPress ecosystem. Mode Effect, LLC , a full-service e...
Aug 04, 2021•5 min•Ep. 21
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Now that WordPress 5.8 is here, what’s next? Many people have been using WordPress 5.8 since the release last week. Joe Casabona does a great review on his YouTube channel which covers improvements in the block editor, embedded pdfs and table improvements. Justin Tadlock over at WPTavern does a rundown of plugins that test the theory that many features of WordPress 5.8 can be disabled unti...
Jul 28, 2021•6 min•Ep. 20
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe A lot of WordPress News this Week After months of talking about the release of WordPress 5.8 , it has finally arrived. Matt Mullenweg announced that “Tatum”, our latest and greatest release now available for download or update is in your dashboard. This release is named in honor of Art Tatum, the legendary Jazz pianist. But if you need a thorough review, I recommend you head over to Kinsta...
Jul 22, 2021•4 min•Ep. 19
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Automattic purchases Pocket Casts , a popular podcast app that was facing an uncertain future. A quote from the creators of the app: “As part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite podcasts (or find something new). We will explore building deep integrations with WordPress.com and Pocket Casts, making it easier to distribute ...
Jul 16, 2021•4 min•Ep. 18
Support our work at https://thewpminute.com/support Get the newsletter at https://thewpminute.com/subscribe Great News for the Castos Team in private podcasting Castos , a leader in podcast hosting and analytics, has successfully closed an investment round of $756,000. With investments by Automattic, Yoast SEO, along with individual investors, Castos will use this additional capital to fuel its advance into the Private Podcasting market. A quote from Craig Hewlett: “On both the individual and co...
Jul 07, 2021•5 min•Ep. 17
