Interview With Product Lead Brandon Dove Of Pixel Jar — Post Status Draft 144

Brandon Dove, co-founder of Pixel Jar, joins Cory Miller to discuss his WordPress plugin, AdSanity Plugin. They dive into the nuance of advertising, evaluate the benefits of free and paid plugins, and talk through the challenges and opportunities available to agencies that invest in product development while providing other services. Estimated reading time: 22 minutes… Continue reading Interview With Product Lead Brandon Dove Of Pixel Jar — Post Status Draft 144

Brian Gardner On WordPress Now And Today, Talking Design And Workflows, Full Site Editing, Gutenberg And Beyond  — Post Status Draft 143

In this episode, Brian Gardner, Principal Developer Advocate at WPEngine, joins Cory Miller to discuss the solid foundation WordPress established and how it might continue to expand into the future. Estimated reading time: 43 minutes Transcript ↓ Brian Gardner initially found WordPress as a blogger. His journey led him to found Studio Press which eventually… Continue reading Brian Gardner On WordPress Now And Today, Talking Design And Workflows, Full Site Editing, Gutenberg And Beyond  — Post Status Draft 143

Interview With Product Lead Mark Westguard Of WS Form — Post Status Draft 142

In this episode, Mark Westguard of WS Form joins Cory Miller to discuss OpenAI, the innovation we are already seeing, and what we can and should expect in the future when it comes to WordPress. Estimated reading time: 22 minutes Transcript ↓ Learn from Mark Westguard, founder of WS Form, a powerful, next-generation WordPress form… Continue reading Interview With Product Lead Mark Westguard Of WS Form — Post Status Draft 142

Product People Arnas Donauskas, Web Hosting Product Owner at Hostinger  — Post Status Draft 141

Arnas Donauskas, Web Hosting Product Owner at Hostinger, joins Cory Miller to discuss his WordPress product. Arnas leveraged his experience in customer success and UX research to transition into owning a WordPress product. Estimated reading time: 26 minutes Transcript ↓ In this episode, Cory Miller and Arnas Donauskas, Web Hosting Product Owner at  Hostinger, talk… Continue reading Product People Arnas Donauskas, Web Hosting Product Owner at Hostinger  — Post Status Draft 141

Product People with Vova Feldman of Freemius  — Post Status Draft 140

In this episode, Vova Feldman of Freemius joins Cory Miller to discuss the need for developers to prioritize products over infrastructure, the state of WordPress, and goals for providing a better user experience for customers. Estimated reading time: 41 minutes Transcript ↓ Learn from the owner of Freemius, Vova Feldman, as he talks with  Cory… Continue reading Product People with Vova Feldman of Freemius  — Post Status Draft 140

The WP Agency Journey with Vova Feldman of Freemius  — Post Status Draft 140

In this episode, Vova Feldman of Freemius joins Cory Miller to discuss the need for developers to prioritize products over infrastructure, the state of WordPress, and goals for providing a better user experience for customers. Estimated reading time: 41 minutes Transcript ↓ Learn from the owner of Freemius, Vova Feldman, as he talks with  Cory… Continue reading The WP Agency Journey with Vova Feldman of Freemius  — Post Status Draft 140

Contributing to WordPress

There are many ways to contribute to WordPress, the Open Source Project. And to be honest, most of them have nothing to do with coding. I really wish more people knew that. A quick perusal of the Make WordPress site and you’ll see over 20 teams you can be part of.  One team that I’ve… Continue reading Contributing to WordPress

Open Source Initiative and OpenLogic Release 2023 State of Open Source Report

OpenLogic, a company that provides technical support for enterprise open source infrastructure, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI), the nonprofit stewards of the Open Source Definition (OSD) have published the 2023 State of Open Source Report. The annual vender-neutral survey received 872 qualified responses from people in more than 20 major industries. Responses indicate that open source adoption… Continue reading Open Source Initiative and OpenLogic Release 2023 State of Open Source Report

The Enterprise

Tech jargon and analysts with acronyms. Buzzwords and ranking voodoo. Where does WordPress fit in the enterprise tech industry? A guide for the genuinely curious or perplexed. Estimated reading time: 7 minutes From the mid-2000s to 2010s I was doing a lot of freelancing. Some of it was purely consultative, like writing RFPs and evaluating… Continue reading The Enterprise

Keeping Higher Education Website Managers’ Dream Alive While Sunsetting Edupack

Every University IT department dreams of a self-service system in which they do not have to deal with outside vendors. The dream includes a simple form that its users can fill out to generate websites from a library of templates. With Nathan Monk and Matt Lees, I cofounded a project called Edupack to realize the… Continue reading Keeping Higher Education Website Managers’ Dream Alive While Sunsetting Edupack