The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc will talk with Ebonie Butler, a DJ, coder at Yikes, WordPress Core contributor, and founder of WordPress Women of Color. Ebonie is on the release team of WordPress 5.7 and is organizing the testing for that release. We also talk about Plugin Madness nominations, WordPress Core release schedules, Gutenberg’s 100th release, and Luke Carbis’ This Week In WordPress podcast. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Josh Daily.
Torque News Drop: Plugin Madness Nominations Now Open
The Torque News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. In this episode of the Torque News Drop, Doc and Emily talk about Plugin Madness. Nominations are now open for Plugin Madness, so be sure to support your favorite WordPress plugin developers now. Nominations close next week, then voting begins on March 15th.
Torque Toons: Blogging from Mars
Did you know that NASA uses WordPress for their blog? We are looking forward to WordCamp Mars 2056!
Torque’s Social Hour: Ryan Singel from Contextly
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc will talk with Ryan Singel, the founder and CEO of Contextly, about how to keep readers on your site longer. Ryan is formerly an editor and journalist, and currently a Fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Greg Rickaby.
Torque News Drop: When will it be safe to host WordPress meetups again?
The Torque News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. In this episode of the Torque News Drop, Doc talks with Angela Jin about her recent post “Proposal: Decision making checklist for safe, in-person meetups”. Angela is a community builder and a member of the WordPress community team. We also talk about LearnWP and the community team’s efforts to increase diversity in the WordPress space. Diverse Speaker Training Working Group Update to the proposal on returning to in person meetups Learn WordPress and how to contribute
How Underrepresented in Tech is Helping the Community Grow
Underrepresented in Tech is a new site to help connect diverse candidates with speaking and job opportunities. The site was created by Allie Nimmons and Michelle Frechette and is sponsored by several WordPress businesses, but the opportunities listed are not just exclusive to WordPress. In this episode of the Torque News Drop, we talked with Nimmons and Frechette about underrepresentedintech.com and the site’s plans for 2021.
Torque’s Social Hour: A chat with Michelle Frechette
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc talks with Michelle Frechette, the Head of Customer Success at GiveWP, as well as a business and blogging coach. She is the podcast barista at WPCoffeeTalk.com, and a volunteer at Big Orange Heart. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Blair Williams, the creator of MemberPress and Pretty Links.
Torque’s Social Hour: A chat with Pippin Williamson
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. In this week’s episode Doc and Emily talk with Pippin Williamson, a PHP developer and founder and CEO of Sandhills Development, LLC. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Michelle Frechette.
Torque’s Social Hour: A chat with Lisa Sabin-Wilson
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. This week’s co-hosts is Chris Garret and our special guest is Lisa Sabin-Wilson. Lisa is the co-founder and COO of WebDev Studios, as well as the author of WordPress from Dummies. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Pippin Williamson.
Torque’s Social Hour: What We Are Grateful For In 2020
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life in quarantine. This week’s co-hosts are Carrie Dils and Chris Garret. Join us next Wednesday from 3-4pm PST when our special guest will be Liam Dempsey.
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