Matt: Happy Birthday Kinsey
Yesterday I had the great honor and privilege of attending a colleague’s 70th birthday party. You may not have heard his name before, but Kinsey Wilson has been at the center of shaping journalism with a movie-worthy career that started at the bottom as a crime reporter in Chicago, and has taken him to the […]
Matt: Self-driving
There has been some lovely writing about self-driving this week, first in the New York Times where Jonathan Slotkin makes the medical case for autonomous vehicles. But I was really taken by The Economist’s look at how self-driving cars will transform urban economies. It’s behind a paywall. I enjoyed how they thought about the second-order […]
Matt: AI Native
James LePage has a great write-up, SOTW 2025:The Year WordPress Became AI-Native.
Gutenberg Times: State of the Word, WordPress 6.9 “Gene”, Playground Year-Review — Weekend Edition #352
Hi there, How did the upgrade to WordPress 6.9 go for you and those around you? Did anything break? Or are you waiting for 6.9.1 to come out? Once in a while I get a question on how I keep up with the fast progress and the vast range of updates in Gutenberg and WordPress […]
I added WhatsApp chat to WordPress and engagement instantly went up
Most of your visitors already use WhatsApp every day to talk with friends and family. So giving them that same simple way to reach your business just makes sense. When contacting you feels as easy as sending a quick message, people are far more likely to reach out. On my own WordPress websites, I’ve seen […]
Matt: Unifi 5G
One of my favorite hobbies is home networking and wifi, and once you go down that rabbit hole one of the best companies you can follow is Unifi. They’re such a cool company in so many ways, from having a 4-person board of directors, as a public stock. You can clearly tell they delight in […]
WordPress.org blog: State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community
State of the Word 2025 brought the WordPress community together for an afternoon that felt both reflective and forward-moving, blending stories of global growth with technical milestones and glimpses of the future. This year also marked the twentieth State of the Word since the first address in 2006, a milestone noted in the WordPress history […]
#196 – Topher DeRosia on How Public Contributions Shape Careers in WordPress
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, how public contributions can shape careers in WordPress. If you’d like to subscribe […]
Open Channels FM: Empowering WordPress Accessibility with Community, Practical Tools, Education, and Real-World Impact
In this episode, host Anne Bovelett sits down with Troy Chaplin, a well-known figure in the WordPress community and an advocate for web accessibility. Together, they dive into the importance of accessibility in web development, sharing personal stories about what sparked their passion for the topic and how it has influenced their careers. You’ll hear […]
Matt: State of the Word
Though the stream didn’t work as we hoped, the recording of this year’s State of the Word, which in many ways was our best one yet, is up now.