Matt: Aldeas
Tonight was a lot of threads connecting for me. At Automattic’s Noho Space we hosted an event for Martin Scorsese’s new documentary about Pope Francis, called Aldeas. There was a point in my life when I wanted to become a priest, and I had been inspired by meeting a Franciscan seminary student. I took it […]
Open Channels FM: WordPress 6.9: From Streamlined Content Creation to Powerful Developer Tools
In this episode, contributors Akshaya Rane, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Krupa Nanda discuss the collaborative process behind WordPress 6.9, highlighting features, performance upgrades, and emphasizing community involvement and testing.
Matt: Year-end
Tumblr has a fun 2025 in review, and if you’re a Pocket Casts user open the app to see all your stats for your listening this year.
WordPress.org blog: 2026 Global Partner Program Announcement
Become a driving force behind WordPress innovation by joining the Global Community Sponsorship Program: a comprehensive initiative that supports the events and people powering our open source mission. As a Global Sponsor, your organization gains meaningful visibility across the international WordPress ecosystem while helping to fund events that foster growth, collaboration, and community. Why Choose […]
#197 – Johanne Courtright on Enhancing Gutenberg: Agency-Driven Block Editor Innovations
Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, enhancing Gutenberg with agency driven block editor innovations. If you’d like to subscribe […]
Matt: Dries OSS
A more accurate framing would be that Fizzy is source available. You can read it, run it, and modify it. But DHH’s company is keeping the SaaS rights because they want to be able to build a sustainable business. That is defensible and generous, but it is not open source. Dries Buytaert follows up on my response to […]
Open Channels FM: Growth, Hackathons, and Gratitude Lessons from an Eventful 2025
Zach Stepek and Carl Alexander recap their 2025 experiences, highlighting personal growth, industry events, business developments, and health journeys. They emphasize gratitude and reflect on goals for a promising 2026.
Introducing Sugar Calendar Bookings – The Easiest Way to Accept Appointments in WordPress
Tired of losing clients because your booking system is clunky, costly, or confusing? Often, it’s because the booking form felt overwhelming, or your scheduling tool sent customers off-site to finish the booking — breaking the flow and costing you conversions. Now imagine an appointment booking plugin that handles everything right within WordPress. That means you […]
Matt: DHH & Open Source
I might have a new prayer: God, give me confidence of DHH claiming his proprietary license is Open Source. 37signals/Basecamp has a great new product called Fizzy, whose brilliance and innovative qualities are being distracted from by its co-creator David Heinmeier Hansson’s insistence on calling it open source. “One more thing… Fizzy is open source […]
Can You Delete a Google Review? Here’s What You Can Do Instead
Negative Google reviews can be stressful, especially when they’re fake, unfair, or harming your business’s reputation. These reviews don’t just influence customer trust. They can also impact where your business appears in the Google search results. The truth is that you usually can’t delete reviews left by others. But there are ways to deal with […]