WordPress Weekly

  • WPWeekly Episode 143 – Something To Smiley About

    WPWeekly Episode 143 – Something To Smiley About

    Sarah Gooding and I debated whether or not smilies are content and what the true focus of debate should be concerning the emoticons. I shared my experience upgrading to WordPress For iOS 4.0 and the problems it solved. Last but not least, we discussed the dangers of downloading plugins from untrusted sources. Stories Discussed: WordPress…

  • WordPress Security Plugin Roundtable On Upcoming Episode Of WPWeekly

    WordPress Security Plugin Roundtable On Upcoming Episode Of WPWeekly

    Earlier this month, we interviewed Dre Armeda and Tony Perez of Sucuri.net to talk about WordPress security. Both guests shared information from a services perspective. We received a lot of positive feedback on the amount information presented in the episode. We’re going to turn the tables and discuss securing WordPress from the perspective of using…

  • WPWeekly Episode 142 – Interview With The Founder Of OSTraining, Steve Burge

    WPWeekly Episode 142 – Interview With The Founder Of OSTraining, Steve Burge

    Marcus Couch and I were joined by Steve Burge, founder of OSTraining.com. OSTraining was launched in 2008 and is one of the few websites dedicated to educating users of three major open-source platforms: Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. Through OSTraining, Steve has a unique perspective on the pain points users are encountering with each platform. We…

  • WPWeekly Episode 141 – One Million WordCamps In Ohio

    WPWeekly Episode 141 – One Million WordCamps In Ohio

    We’ve kept this weeks edition of WordPress Weekly short and sweet. We talked about the news of week and I shared my experience attending the first ever WordCamp Dayton, Ohio. We discussed why there are so many WordCamps happening in the state of Ohio and how some of them came to fruition. We also, congratulated…

  • WPWeekly Episode 140 – Dre Armeda And Tony Perez Of Sucuri

    WPWeekly Episode 140 – Dre Armeda And Tony Perez Of Sucuri

    In this episode of WordPress Weekly, we dived deep into the topic of security, especially at it relates to WordPress. Dre Armeda and Tony Perez of Sucuri joined me on the show to talk about the formation of the company, the history behind the name, and provided advice on how to protect your WordPress site.…

  • This Week On WPWeekly: Dre Armeda and Tony Perez of Sucuri Security

    This Week On WPWeekly: Dre Armeda and Tony Perez of Sucuri Security

    Tony Perez and Dre Armeda of Sucuri Security will be our special guests on this weeks edition of WordPress Weekly. We’ll spend the majority of the episode talking about WordPress security and what users can do to protect themselves against the bad guys. We’ll also figure out why the company was founded and what trends…

  • WPWeekly Episode 139 – Interview With Chris Wallace Co-Founder Of UpThemes

    WPWeekly Episode 139 – Interview With Chris Wallace Co-Founder Of UpThemes

    In this episode, Marcus Couch and I sat down with Chris Wallace, co-founder of UpThemes and discussed in detail the reasons behind the open letter published by the company. We learned how Chris got involved with WordPress theme development and the circumstances leading to the creation of UpThemes. Chris explained how hard it was to…

  • This Week On WPWeekly: Chris Wallace, Founder Of UpThemes

    This Week On WPWeekly: Chris Wallace, Founder Of UpThemes

    On this weeks edition of WordPress Weekly, Chris Wallace founder of UpThemes.com will be our guest. We’re going to dive deeper into the reasons why their open letter was written and published to the WordPress theme community. We’ll talk about what the state of WordPress themes are in 2014 and what UpThemes plans are for…

  • WPWeekly Episode 138 – Interview With Jake Goldman Of 10up

    WPWeekly Episode 138 – Interview With Jake Goldman Of 10up

    In this episode, we were joined by the president of 10up, Jake Goldman. We find out what it’s like to work with Fortune 500 companies on the WordPress.com VIP platform and what differences exist between it and the self-hosted version of WordPress. He gives us the lowdown on why the company became a major investor…

  • WPWeekly Episode 137 – Making A Living On ThemeForest With Jonathan Atkinson

    WPWeekly Episode 137 – Making A Living On ThemeForest With Jonathan Atkinson

    In this episode of WordPress Weekly, we were joined by Jonathan Atkinson of Cr3ative.com and discussed what it’s like to make a living using ThemeForest. We dived into a number of topics including: Using ThemeForest as a launch platform The reputation of ThemeForest Can theme authors profit while coding themes the right way How theme…

  • WPWeekly Episode 136 – Nick Haskins, Creator Of The Aesop Storytelling Engine

    WPWeekly Episode 136 – Nick Haskins, Creator Of The Aesop Storytelling Engine

    In this weeks installment of WordPress Weekly, I was joined by plugin guru Marcus Couch and special guest Nick Haskins. Nick is the creator of the Aesop Storytelling Engine. We talked about the news of the week. Then, we launched into a great interview with Nick where he tells us what inspired him to create…

  • WPWeekly Episode 135 – Podcasting With WordPress

    WPWeekly Episode 135 – Podcasting With WordPress

    In this episode of WordPress Weekly, I was joined by Marcus Couch and Matt Medeiros of Mattreport.com and founder of Slocumstudio.com. I threw out the show notes for this episode and instead, tapped into the collective knowledge of my guests to discuss the world of podcasting with WordPress. The first part of the conversation covers…

  • WPWeekly Episode 134 – Talking WordCamps With David Bisset

    This weeks edition of WordPress Weekly features special guest, David Bisset. We were also joined by Marcus Couch. After catching up on the headlines, we dove into the topic of WordCamps. Specifically, encouraging women to speak while also increasing diversity, new IRS regulations that corporate sponsors must abide by and last but not least, whether…

  • WPWeekly Episode 133 – Does Your Plugin Suck?

    All three contributing writers to WPTavern were able to be part of the first episode of WordPress Weekly for 2014. In this episode, we get you caught up on the headlines and give you our New Years resolutions. We had a great conversation about the launch of AppPresser and the Aesop story engine. Near the…

  • WPWeekly Episode 132 – Not The Kris Kringle Of WordPress

    In this information packed episode of WordPress Weekly, we were joined by Chris Lema. We discussed a number of topics on the show including the headlines of the week, WordPress in the enterprise, contributing to WordPress, approachable WordPress, and last but not least, whether Chris was actually the Kris Kringle of WordPress. We had a…