Today we have a very special guest who is an expert in virtual reality, augmented reality, XR, metaverse, Anthony Burchell. Anthony is a software engineer on ACF and he’s the brilliant mind behind the innovative Three Object Viewer plugin for WordPress.
Press This: Our AI Overlords
Our guest today, James Dominy, was an attendee at WordCamp EU 2023 who also gave a workshop titled “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love our AI Rulers”. James is a Technical Architect at WP Engine, and we are gonna talk to him about his speech.
WordCamp Europe 2023 – A Report: WordPress Next Generation
Well, it’s June again and you know that means: time for a report from WordCamp Europe 2023! Like many others, I descended on Athens this summer to attend the annual WCEU convention. It was the second in-person WordCamp Europe since the pandemic after last year in Porto. Besides meeting old friends, making new connections, and general socializing, I came to learn what’s new in WordPress and listen to talks on different topics. The two main themes that dominated the discussion for me this year were artificial intelligence and the problem of bringing members of the younger generation to the WordPress […]
Press This: The Frost Theme is Here
The WordPress Repository has always been a great place to find powerful and free tools to extend your WordPress site. You can find plugins, blocks and themes, and you can even sort by features such as block compatible. One of the newest of which is Frost and my guest today is Brian Gardner, a Principal Developer Advocate at WP Engine and the creator of Frost Theme.
The WordPress Polyglots Team: Who They Are and What They Do
As an open-source project, you are probably aware that the WordPress platform is built by a large, global network of volunteers. While the developers and designers often get the most attention, there’s a lot of effort going on in the background that’s just as essential — even if it doesn’t involve a code editor. In this post, we want to look at some of those unsung heroes: the WordPress Polyglots team. In today’s interconnected world, language plays a vital role in bringing people together and bridging communication gaps. That extends to WordPress. As one of the most popular content management […]
Gutenberg vs Classic Editor: 29 Reasons to Switch (Or Stay Put)
In the world of WordPress, the Gutenberg vs Classic Editor debate is one of strong opinions. And for good reason. The block editor has revolutionized how people create content on the platform. However, it’s not without its drawbacks and controversy. And for some, the prospect of learning a new interface is highly unappealing. You might be one of those people asking yourself whether you should switch from the Classic Editor to Gutenberg or stick with what you know. To help you make an informed decision, this post looks at key differences and features of the two editors and offer advice […]
Press This: New Features in ACF 6.1
Advanced Custom Fields is a popular plugin designed to enable WordPress developers to have more control over their custom field data. And it’s also a two time Plugin Madness winner. Recently Advanced Custom Fields released version 6.1. To talk about these new features in ACF 6.1, we’re joined by Iain Poulson.
Celebrating 20 Years of WordPress
On May 27, 2003, Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little forked b2/cafelog creating the next, best blogging platform. 20 years later WordPress powers over 40 percent of the web, a number that is growing steadily. It’s been used by the likes of the New York Times and Beyoncé. It has outlasted MySpace, the iPod, and a global pandemic. But most importantly, it is the reason why we are all here. We as a community, as an ecosystem, would not exist without that spark of inspiration back in 2003. This is a love letter to 20 years of WordPress and a toast […]
Press This: AI’s Place in a WordPress Agency
Over the past year, AI powered tools like Dall-e and MidJourney have taken the world by storm, and it’s still in the early days of large language models and text-to-image generators. So, joining today is my guest, Joe Hoyle, the CTO and co-founder of Human Made. We’re gonna talk about AI’s Place in a WordPress agency.
Press This: Rebranding in Public
Changing your company’s name after many years of building up trust and recognition can always be tricky. If your company’s growing successfully, though, sometimes you might have outgrown what the original mission was, and it might be time to reconsider a rebrand. And that’s what we’re gonna be talking about today. Our guest is Devin Walker, a general manager at StellarWP, and the co-creator of GiveWP.
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