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WPWeekly Episode 356 – Gutenberg, Governance, and Contributing to WordPress with Jonny Harris – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On June 14, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Jonny Harris. Jonny describes how he discovered WordPress and some of the core projects he’s been working on including, Site Health Checks, fatal error protection, and Multisite. We discuss WordPress’ focus on users vs developers in recent years, Jonny’s experience contributing to core, and his thoughts on a WordPress governance model.

Stories Discussed:

WordPress Is Borked So Enjoy This Glorious Plant That’s Taking Over the Internet

WP Engine Launches DevKit Open Beta

Drupal Gutenberg 1.0 Released, Now Ready for Production Sites

BuddyPress 5.0 to Update Password Control to Match WordPress

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WPWeekly Episode 355 – Food Poisoning Is No Joke – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On June 6, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss Joost de Valk’s decision to step down as WordPress’ Marketing Lead. I shared my recent encounter with food poisoning and some of the lifestyle changes I’m making to improve my health. We also talk about a new experimental plugin by Automattic that aims to provide full site editing and FreeCodeCamp’s decision to migrate away from Medium to Ghost.

Stories Discussed:

Joost de Valk Steps Down as WordPress Marketing Lead

FreeCodeCamp Moves Off of Medium after being Pressured to Put Articles Behind Paywalls

Automattic is Testing an Experimental Full Site Editing Plugin

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WPWeekly Episode 354 – Pantheon Acquires StagingPilot – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On May 31, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss Panethon’s acquisition of StagingPilot and why regression visual testing will likely become a standard feature across managed WordPress hosts if it’s not already. I rant about the size of text on so many sites being too large and having to shrink the site down to 80-90% in order for it to be manageable. We celebrate WordPress’ 16th birthday, discuss what happens to unloved patches, and GitHub’s Sponsors tool.

Stories Discussed:

Robots, Autopilot, and The Holy Grail of WebOps

WordPress Turns 16

Unloved Patches

New GitHub Sponsors Tool Draws Concerns from Open Source Community

Automattic Acquires Prospress, the company behind WooCommerce Subscriptions

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WPWeekly Episode 353 – Slack of Boundaries and A Walk to WCEU – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On May 23, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss an article published by Vox on how Slack is not improving productivity, especially in large team environments. We highlight what’s new in WordPress 5.2.1, why libraries are important to the communities they serve, and new security features in WordPress 5.2. At the end of the show, we send a shoutout and good wishes to Marcel Bootsman who has begun his walk to WordCamp EU.

Stories Discussed:

WordPress 5.2.1 Released

The Productivity Pit: How Slack Is Ruining Work

Marcel Bootsman begins his walk to WCEU

WordPress 5.2 Improves the Security of Automatic Updates

Loveland Public Library to Host Free Beginners WordPress Class Online May 22, 2019

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WPWeekly Episode 352 – Capital P Dangit and My Future Plans – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On May 15, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I share what’s new in WordPress 5.2, discuss why not capitalizing one letter can make or break someone in the WordPress community, and what’s new in Jetpack 7.3. We also highlight the highly anticipated release of Advanced Custom Fields 5.8.0.

Near the end of the show, I describe what I’ve been going through the last few months and what you can expect from me going forward. In short, a variety of audio content.

Stories Discussed:

WordPress 5.2 “Jaco” Released, Includes Fatal PHP Error Protection and A Recovery Mode

Registration for WordSesh 6 Is Now Open

New Membership Block Coming to Jetpack, Site Health and Debug Info Added to Version 7.3

Advanced Custom Fields 5.8.0 Introduces ACF Blocks: A PHP Framework for Creating Gutenberg Blocks

WPTracSearch: An Elasticsearch-Powered Search Interface for WordPress Trac Tickets

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WPWeekly Episode 351 – Results of the Gutenberg Accessibility Audit – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On May 9, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Rachel Cherry, Senior Software Engineer for Disney Interactive and Director of WPCampus and Brian DeConinck, a front-end designer and developer with the OIT Design and Web Services team, part of the Office of Information Technology at NC State University.

We learn how Tenon was chosen as the vendor to perform the audit and what conditions needed to be met. We then dissected the results of the Gutenberg Accessibility Audit conducted by Tenon. We discuss the state of Gutenberg’s accessibility, recommendations for those in Higher Education environments, and where Gutenberg development might go from here.

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WPWeekly Episode 350 – Don’t Touch My Plugin Search Results – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On April 5, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss a controversial feature in Jetpack 7.1 that adds feature suggestions to plugin search results. We also talk about extension suggestions that are coming to WooCommerce.

We talk about the security implications from the recent investigations into the Pipdig plugin and what users can do about it. Near the end of the show, we send a shout-out to Carole Olinger for her contributions to the WordPress community.

Stories Discussed:

Pipdig Updates P3 Plugin after Reports Expose Vendor Backdoors, Built-in Kill Switch, and Malicious DDoS Code

Jetpack 7.1 Adds Feature Suggestions to Plugin Search Results

Extension Suggestions in 3.6

On Health, WordPress and a Tough Decision

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WPWeekly Episode 349 – Sandy Edwards and the Kids Event Working Group Initiative – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On March 22, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Sandy Edwards. Sandy gave us a behind the scenes look at what it takes to organize a WordPress event for children and teens.

She also provides background information on a new group that’s been formed called the Kids Events Working Group. This group is responsible for setting the foundation for organizers to create and manage WordPress events geared towards children.

John recaps his experience at WordCamp Miami last weekend and we discussed some noteworthy news items.

Stories Discussed:

WordCamp Miami Draws 100+ for Kid’s Camp, Plans to Host Standalone Kid’s WordPress Conference in Summer 2019

WordPress 5.1.1 Patches Critical Vulnerability

Dark Mode WordPress Plugin Up for Adoption

Gutenberg 5.3 Released

FireFox 66.0 Released

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WPWeekly Episode 348 – RIP Alex, Facebook Moderators, and Shorter Release Cycles – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On March 7, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I review feedback from last week’s show, share a few more memories of Alex Mills, and discuss an article that describes what it’s like to be a content moderator for Facebook. We also share our opinions on the idea of WordPress having shorter release cycles.

Stories Discussed:

The Drive Remembers Alex Mills

The Secret Lives of Facebook Moderators

Jetpack 7.1 Released

PressNomics 6 Tickets are on sale

Freemius Patches Severe Vulnerability in Library Used by Popular WordPress Plugins

WordPress Contributors Propose Shorter, Time-based Release Cycles

Fighting uphill

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WPWeekly Episode 347 – Chair Buying, Pressing Issues, and Block Management – WordPress Tavern
Admin Posted On February 28, 2019






In this episode, John James Jacoby and I start off by discussing the office chair purchasing process. I recently needed to buy a new chair and was surprised by some of the features that were highlighted.

We talked about block managers and some of the pitfalls that will need to be overcome. For example, what should WordPress do if a user disables a block that’s already used in a post?

We wrap up the show by sharing some of the most pressing issues people are having with WordPress.

Stories Discussed:

Yoast CEO Responds to #YoastCon Twitter Controversy, Calls for Change in the SEO Industry

WordPress 5.1 Improves Editor Performance, Encourages Users to Update Outdated PHP Versions

Block Management Features Proposed for WordPress 5.2

5.2 Proposed Scope and Release Schedule

UI/UX Changes for the Site Health Check Plugin

Jeffrey Zeldman Promoted to Automattic Employee

The Most Pressing Issues People Have with WordPress These Days

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