Episode #27: Stop Squeaking Lisa

Show Notes

Host
The guest host of the Halloween version of the DradCast Episode #27 was Lisa Sabin-Wilson of Web Dev Studios.

What were they sippin’ on?

• Dre was drinking water
• Brad was drinking Fireball Cinnamon Whisky.
• Lisa was drinking Fireball Cinnamon Whisky.

How did the host get into WordPress?
Lisa has several new editions of books coming out—the 6th edition of WordPress for Dummies, 2nd edition of WordPress Web Design for Dummies and the 2nd edition of WordPress All in One For Dummies. Lisa also recently spoke at PressNomics about her journey with WordPress.

Pressing Topics of the Week

• WordPress 3.7 is here, and it updates while you sleep.
• Four core features being targeted for WordPress 3.8—DASH, MP6, Omnisearch and THX38. Matt Mullenweg leading 3.8.
• Healthcare.gov is a disaster, so why didn’t they use WordPress? Chris Lema wrote that it’s just not that simple. Better question may have been, why didn’t they use an open-source platform?

Bar tricks

•  Lisa’s bar trick was the DW Halloween pumpkin plugin for WordPress.
• Brad’s bar trick—Halloween Store.
• Dre – Congrats to Tony at Perez Box on his second placing at Grappling X WC State Championship.

Events
Wordsesh 2! December 6-7, 2013.
WordCamp Las Vegas. December 14-15, 2013.

Sponsors
Gravity Forms sponsored Episode #27.
WP Engine sponsor of Pressing Topics of the Week.