March is just around the corner and you know what that means—it’s time to dust off those brackets and get sharp on the best WordPress plugins as we gear up for this year’s Plugin Madness! Plugin Madness is a bracket-style competition in which 64 WordPress plugins compete against one another through weekly voting rounds—and the 2024 competition has officially kicked off. Nominations for Plugin Madness 2024 are now open! Nominations for Plugin Madness 2024 are now closed. Check back on March 4 when voting begins! This year marks the ninth annual Plugin Madness, and your nominations are key to tipping […]
Press This: Word Around The Campfire February 2024
This week our special guests, Aurooba Ahmed and Mike Davey, walk us through the latest WordPress news. We talk about a new proposal to test out GatherPress as an alternative to MeetUp.com, and then we read through a hilarious Reddit thread about how to deal with WP clients who won’t pay their bills. We also talk about upcoming WordCamps like WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Canada.
Do More With WordPress: Registration Now Open for DE{CODE} 2024!
Discover new tools, enhance your skills, and expand your network at this year’s must-attend WordPress developer event! As the WordPress ecosystem continues to grow and change, it’s brimming with innovative tools that are transforming the web. If you’re looking for a great way to dive into this evolving world of WordPress, look no further than DE{CODE} 2024, WP Engine’s flagship virtual developer conference. Now returning for its fifth year, DE{CODE} 2024 is scheduled for March 19 in the U.S. and APAC and March 21 in EMEA. You can find more details and register for this year’s event, for free, here. […]
Press This: Best Practices for WordPress Marketing
What are the best practices for growing fans of your WordPress product? In this episode of Press This, Doc Pop interviews Adam Weeks, co-founder of Cirrus Influence, a PR marketing agency specializing in WordPress products. Adam shares insights into building a loyal user base, the challenges of marketing within the WordPress ecosystem, and the importance of simplifying messaging. The conversation also explores the hero’s journey in marketing and strategies for maintaining and recruiting users. Tune in for valuable tips on marketing your WordPress product and creating loyal fans.
Press This: Own Your Own Content
In this week’s episode of Press This, we discuss the rapid evolution of platforms and the importance of content ownership with Seth Goldstein, a WordPress and marketing expert with more than 15 years of experience. We delve into his latest Substack article, “For Crying Out Loud, Own Your Own Content”, exploring his shift from Substack to WordPress for his newsletter. Seth shares the tools he utilized, the challenges encountered, and his belief in prioritizing self-hosted content before sharing on social media.
How to Create an SEO Report for Your Website Step by Step
If you want your website to succeed, you need to stay on top of its SEO. But that can be a challenge with so many metrics to track. That’s where creating an SEO report comes in handy. A comprehensive report on your site’s search engine optimization collects data from various SEO tools into one place so you or your clients can put that info to work. However, if you’ve never done it before, you might not even know where to start. That’s why we’ve put together this step-by-step guide. Below, you’ll learn how to effectively put together meaningful data to […]
Press This: Exploring WordPress Education with Nathan Ingram from Solid Academy
In this episode of Press This, we talk with Nathan Ingram, the host at Solid Academy and a WordCamp organizer. Nathan shares his WordPress origin story and his current focus as an educator for WordPress professionals. We also talk about AI integration in web development and SolidWP’s public rebranding. Tune in for insights into Nathan’s experiences and the evolving landscape of WordPress education
Press This: Our Thoughts on the State of the Word
On this episode of Press This, Doc Pop and Mike Davey talk about the recent “State of the Word” address that Matt Mullenweg gave in Madrid. We recap some of the most interesting moments from the talk and our opinions on “data liberation”, the state of the fediverse, collaborative editing, and how WordPress can interact with WebAssembly in 2024.
10+ Ways You Can Use AI in WordPress Right Now
Artificial intelligence is pretty much the main topic on the Internet right now. It’s worming its way into all areas of digital life. That includes WordPress, which already offers plenty of ways to use AI in combination with it. That’s not all that surprising. At WordCamp EU 2023, Matt Mullenweg already predicted that AI and open source software would make a good match. To give you a better impression of the possibilities that exist, in this post, we will count the many ways you can use AI in WordPress right now. 1. Create Written Content This one is a no-brainer. […]
Press This: How AI Might Change WordPress in 2024
If 2023 was the year that generative AI became mainstream, what does that mean for the world of AI and WordPress in 2024? In this episode of Press This, industry experts Rob Howard and Stephen Cuccio share their predictions for the new year. Discover the transformative potential of AI integration within WordPress, from content generation to page building, as we explore emerging trends, and envision the future possibilities of AI-driven website development.
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