Press This. The WordPress Community Podcast features exclusive content and interviews with leaders in the WordPress community…. covering everything from development to integrating your digital marketing strategy with WordPress. Host David Vogelpohl of WP Engine and special guest hosts from across the community keep you up to speed on the latest advancements in WordPress.
In this episode of PressThis, we discuss news from around the WordPress ecosystem. Listen now to hear exciting news in the world of Gutenberg blocks,
As technology evolves, so must you. Stagnation in web development isn’t an option. Those that do will be left behind. Of course, evolving may mean
We’ve all experienced the age-old question of “Is my host or my code to blame for errors or performance issues for my website?”. In this
One of the ways you can create career and revenue growth within your business is by teaching WordPress skills to others within your organization. Not
In our monthly WATCF installment, we discuss important updates regarding WordPress 5.6, WP-CLI, and other news from around the WordPress community. If you don’t have
Agencies and freelancers often try to do what’s best for their clients, but sometimes what the client wants isn’t best for them. In this episode
WordPress’s claim-to-fame primarily comes from being a powerful CMS, but how can brands use WordPress to automate their digital funnels and create self-sustaining engines of
The WordPress block editor has brought a world of possibilities to WordPress sites, but with most WordPress developers not knowing how to code React, many
In this episode of PressThis, we cover news and happenings from around the WordPress community in our monthly installment “Word Around the Campfire”. This month’s
Thanks to global lockdowns the world has shifted to a digital-first posture, and one of the key areas being affected is how businesses sell their
Brands wanting to stand-out (and the agencies that serve them) often seek to have a unique visual voice within their digital experiences. This process often
Did you know there is a war raging with the open and closed web? This is a war not only for eyeballs and mind share
Many of us already see the moral and social benefits of diversity within our teams, but what are the business benefits of doing so and
In this episode of PressThis, we discuss news from around the WordPress community in our monthly segment Word Around the Campfire. This has been an
The WordPress ecosystem is full of businesses offering plugins, themes, or WordPress-adjacent SaaS services. Many of these businesses and the products they represent were built by
One of the fastest-growing niches in WordPress is the use of WordPress to power the growth engine for SaaS-based businesses. But how are SaaS companies
WordPress is used for a dizzying array of use-cases and has basically become the operating system for the open web. One of the biggest areas
In this episode of PressThis, we cover news from around the WordPress community in our monthly series “Word Around the Campfire”. In this episode of
If you produce technology-focused webinars, events, podcasts, or other thought-leadership media, you may from time-to-time find yourself struggling to book a diverse lineup of speakers.
Ahhh. Scraper websites. We all know these wonderful ~businesses that relentlessly crawl your website with mischievous bots to download your valuable content and repurpose it
WordPress now represents more than 35% of all global websites and is growing more every day. A huge chunk of that growth is being generated
One of the main reasons sites become slower over time is that digital teams don’t do the work that’s necessary to keep their websites performant,
At the end of 2020 WordPress will receive a major update around “Full Site Editing” that will bring the block editor (Gutenberg) to all parts
Many freelancers and agencies focus their clients to work around digital marketing & sales experiences for all the obvious reasons. Everyone wants to grow! While
Many freelancers and agencies share the same dream of leveraging technology they’ve created for servicing agency clients as a springboard to launch their own products
If you’re a WordPress developer and have wondered, “What does affiliate marketing have to do with me?”, the answer might surprise you. Affiliate marketing entails
“Offering a lot of services in your WordPress agency is a great way to attract lots of clients, but trying to be a Jack/Jill of
When it comes to accessibility, most people anchor on fear. The rationale to include accessibility in the sites we build often follows logic along the
If you’re experienced at building and optimizing WordPress sites, chances are you’ve already learned that performance isn’t a vanity metric, it’s a growth metric! The
Food and recipe blogs have exploded as a niche within the WordPress ecosystem over the last decade. As many bloggers (and the developers & agencies
WooCommerce is a great tool for helping brands launch their e-commerce offerings, but what do brands do when it’s time to find new avenues to
In a recent episode of PressThis we explored how development, design, and SEO teams could work better together, but what are the benefits and drawbacks
In this episode of PressThis hosts David Vogelpohl and Anthony Burchell discuss one of the biggest changes ever coming to WordPress.. Full site editing with
For many people, WordPress is a helpful tool, but not much else. Of course WordPress has a deep community of developers, agencies, and product makers
Why SEO, Design, & Dev Territory Wars are Holding You Back with Alan Bleiweiss. As digital professionals, we often lament when know-it-all folks from other
Hustle Bragging is something that has become more prevalent and today’s show revolves around that such subject. Do you post on social media bragging about
Modernizing a WordPress Site Without Ruining Online Sales with Rajavanya Subramaniyan. Did you know that 80% of the time in A/B tests that the B
When it comes to things like GDPR and CCPA digital teams often ask themselves “What do I HAVE to do?” and rarely ask themselves “What
Adopting a Block-First Theme Strategy using Genesis with Chris Baldelomar. The use of the new block editor (Gutenberg) has been steadily increasing since it’s release
Building a Community Mindset with Your Development Team with Per Esbensen of Codeable. Whether you’re participating in developer communities yourself or building a community mindset
Word Around the Campfire. News from around the WordPress Community. Join us for our monthly installment of Word Around the Campfire where we explore news
As website builders we often work hard at improving the visibility and brand loyalty of the companies we represent, but what do we do to
In this episode of PressThis we interview Rachel Gogos with BrandID and Chris Badgett of LifterLMS about their recent product partnership to deliver one of
Accessibility Isn’t Just a Compliance Strategy, It’s a Growth Strategy – with Jeff White of Kula Partners Building a website following accessibility standards has always
“If you’re running a freelance web development business or a small agency, you might be asking yourself how you can find bigger clients with bigger
“One of the key powers of the WordPress ecosystem is the over 50,000 plugins you can use to build your next experience FASTER. In a
“Many of us who build WordPress sites often tout that we deliver amazing user experiences, but we often might not even know what that means.
“In this episode of PressThis, we cover all the amazing happenings from WordCamp US 2019 including interesting updates from Matt’s State of the Word talk,
“If you have a team of WordPress developers or if you’re thinking about growing your team, creating a unified approach to your workflows can save
If you’re building or optimizing sites internally or for clients, chances are you need to have a good understanding of how those sites will drive
