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WordPress Co-Founder Mike Little Speaks at Genesis Community Livecast

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August 25, 2020

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The Genesis Community Livecast came back from hiatus with special guests Mike Little, Anita Carter, and Sandee Jackson. The conversation centered around the representation of black WordPress community members. Where are we now? The WordPress community is known for being incredibly inclusive and welcoming, however panelists had a hard time pinpointing black thought leaders. “I find that black people in the WordPress community aren’t hugely visible and it does seem to be a small number that is visible. There is a large community in the WordPress world but I’ve struggled trying to pinpoint anyone who is a leader,” Little said. […]

Press This Podcast: Growing a WordPress Product Business with Alex Denning

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August 25, 2020

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelphol: Welcome to Press This. I’m David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine. And I love to bring the best of the community to you here every week on Press This. As a reminder, you can follow me on twitter @wpdavidv where you can subscribe to press this on iTunes, iHeart Radio, Spotify, […]

Torque’s Social Hour with Allie Nimmons

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August 19, 2020

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Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. This week’s guest is Allie Nimmons, the community manager at WPBuffs. Allie has a bunch of projects she’s working on, including the email list, virtual conference, and Youtube videos, but she’s also part of the women-lead release of WordPress 5.6, which we talk about heavily on this episode. Be sure to catch next week’s livestream by subscribing here.

Press This Podcast: Using WordPress to Grow SaaS-based Businesses with Matt Quirie & Larry Vollmer

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August 19, 2020

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcast on WMr. This is your host David Vogelpohl. I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine. And I love to bring the best of the community to you here every week on pressing this as a reminder, you can follow me on twitter @wpdavidv. […]

Mike Little to Appear on Genesis Community Livecast

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August 19, 2020

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WordPress co-creator Mike Little will appear on the rebooted Genesis Community Livecast on August 25 at 11 am EST. Little will be joined by Genesis community members, Anita Carter and Sandee Jackson. The conversation will center around issues Black WordPress and Genesis community members face. According to the release, “The issues of injustice and under-representation facing the Black community are of course felt on the macro level, but make no mistake, these are issues that are real and present in the WordPress and Genesis communities today.” The episode will premiere on YouTube Live on August 25th.

Torque’s Social Hour with David Vogelpohl

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August 12, 2020

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Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. This week’s guest is David Vogelpohl, the host of the Press This podcast and an avid member of the Genesis community. We talk about Genesis blocks, Press This now being featured on Torque, and more. Be sure to catch next week’s livestream with Allie Nimmons by subscribing here.

Press This Podcast: Why do Big Stores Choose WooCommerce?

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August 11, 2020

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelphol: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Volgelpohl. I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine. And I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can follow me on twitter @wpdavidv. […]

Torque’s Social Hour: with Matt Cromwell from GiveWP

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August 7, 2020

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Continuing our weekly series of live conversations, we hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Torque’s Social Hour. The Torque Social Hour is a weekly liveshow where we discuss WordPress news and events. In this week’s show we talked with Matt Cromwell from GiveWP. We talked about how businesses are integrating donation software into their WordPress sites for a while, then switched gears and talked about some issues and solutions for how to make virtual events more compelling. Be sure to catch next week’s livestream with David Vogelpohl by subscribing here.

Press This Podcast: Authentic Ways to Increase Speaker Diversity

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August 4, 2020

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Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. Welcome to press this the WordPress community podcast featuring exclusive content and interviews with leaders in the WordPress community covering everything from development to integrating your digital marketing strategy with WordPress. Join host David Vogelpohl of WP Engine and special guests from across the community as they keep you up to speed on the latest advancements in WordPress. Let’s get […]

How to Achieve Work-Life Balance as a WordPress Worker

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July 31, 2020

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A lot of people in WordPress struggle with their work-life balance, especially those working from home. This was true even prior to the pandemic. In a remote work type of job where you can often set your own hours, establish your own workspace, and complete your projects however you’d like. Often, so long as the work gets done well, employers or clients will be pleased.  And while this level of flexibility is certainly nice, it also comes with an immense amount of responsibility. If you’re working from home, that means work life and home life are constantly at odds. And […]

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