Archives: Podcast

  • #24 – Aki Hamano on Building Useful Blocks for Fun

    #24 – Aki Hamano on Building Useful Blocks for Fun

    On the podcast today we have Aki Hamano. He’s a fan of creating WordPress blocks and currently has five available in the repository. We talk about the WordPress community in his home country of Japan and then give deeply into what all of this blocks do, and why he’s been creating them. It’s an interesting…

  • #23 – Cate DeRosia Talks About Rethinking In-Person Events

    #23 – Cate DeRosia Talks About Rethinking In-Person Events

    On the podcast today we have Cate DeRosia. Cate is a familiar face in the WordPress community. Along with her husband, Topher, they run the HeroPress Network. She describes herself as a ‘serial volunteer in the community’. In early 2022 Cate was hired by Automattic to be a sponsored member of the Community Team, and…

  • #22 – Daniel Schutzsmith on How He’s Prepared His Team To Use the Block Editor

    #22 – Daniel Schutzsmith on How He’s Prepared His Team To Use the Block Editor

    On the WP Tavern Jukebox podcast we’re talking about how the block editor is being used by Daniel Schutzsmith and his team. We learn about the transition that they underwent after they’d decided to use the block editor on their government websites. What procedures did they have to put in place to make the transition…

  • #21 – Chris Coyier Talks About Why He Sold CSS-Tricks

    #21 – Chris Coyier Talks About Why He Sold CSS-Tricks

    On the podcast today we have Chris Coyier. Chris has been a user and educator in the WordPress and web development space for many years. He’s an author, podcaster, developer, but is perhaps best known for his website CSS-Tricks. CSS-Tricks has been a valuable source of information about CSS for over 15 years. Updated multiple…

  • #20 – Oliver Sild on the State of WordPress Security

    #20 – Oliver Sild on the State of WordPress Security

    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…

  • #19 – Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau on Making WordCamp Europe Safe and Diverse

    #19 – Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau on Making WordCamp Europe Safe and Diverse

    On the podcast today we have Evangelia Pappa & Bernhard Kau. They’re two of the WordCamp Europe 2022 organising team. They are here to talk about the upcoming event, happening during June, in Porto, Portugal. We talk about the measures that they’ve put in place to ensure that the event is as safe as possible.…

  • #17 – Destiny Kanno and Joe Simpson on Why They Started BlackPress

    #17 – Destiny Kanno and Joe Simpson on Why They Started BlackPress

    On the podcast today we have Destiny Kanno and Joe Simpson. The goal of BlackPress is to bring more creators of Black African descent into the WordPress community, and also provide a community space for those already there to connect, learn from, and support each other. It’s still in the early stages and they are…

  • #16 – Jonathan Bossenger on Cleaning Up WordPress Notifications

    #16 – Jonathan Bossenger on Cleaning Up WordPress Notifications

    On the podcast today we have Jonathan Bossenger. He’s here to talk about WordPress notifications and how they are managed. He wants there to be a unified space in the WordPress admin which handles all notifications, so that users are in control of what they see and when. Go listen to the podcast.

  • #14 – Dave Smith, Isabel Brison and Joen Asmussen on the New Navigation Block

    #14 – Dave Smith, Isabel Brison and Joen Asmussen on the New Navigation Block

    On the podcast today we have three guests… Dave Smith, Isabel Brison and Joen Asmussen. They’re all employed by Automattic, and recently they’ve been working on the new Navigation Block. Find out what it is and how it’s going to alter the way that you create your WordPress menus.

  • #13 – Chris Lubkert and Rich Tabor on Building Sites With Extendify

    #13 – Chris Lubkert and Rich Tabor on Building Sites With Extendify

    On the podcast today we have Chris Lubkert and Rich Tabor, from Extendify. Extendify is a library of block patterns and full page layouts which you can use inside of the Block Editor. Chris and Rich, as you will hear, decided a few years ago that they were going to dedicate themselves to working with…

  • #12 – Amber Hinds on Why Accessibility Matters

    #12 – Amber Hinds on Why Accessibility Matters

    On the podcast today we have Amber Hinds. We talk about what online accessibility means, and how it ought to influence any website build. We consider the situations people who need an accessible website might find themselves in. What are they experiencing as they browse the web and what tools are they using? What tools…

  • #11 – Vinny McKee on His Block Builder Plugin

    #11 – Vinny McKee on His Block Builder Plugin

    Blocks are the future of WordPress. They offer an easy way to create content and display it on your website in interesting ways. The only problem is that, although they are easy to use, blocks are hard to create. There’s a fairly high level of technical concepts and processes which you need to master if…

  • #10 – What’s in WordPress 5.9, and What Is Openverse?

    #10 – What’s in WordPress 5.9, and What Is Openverse?

    On the podcast today we have something new. Until now I’ve interviewed one person at a time, but today there’s three people on the call, Birgit Pauli-Haack, Marcus Kazmierczak and Zack Krida. So WordPress 5.9 is just around the corner. Initially scheduled for release in December 2021, it has now been pushed back until January…

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