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Download Now · | Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:49
WordPress 2.7 is set for release November 10th. Automattic acquires PollDaddy, polls integrated into WordPress.com blogs. The WordPress Podcast was mentioned favorably in both Podcasting for Dummies (2nd edition) and Practical Web Design magazine. Please take a few moments to take our new survey and help shape the direction of the podcast going forward. Take a sneak peek at [...]
Episode 45 - Matt Mullenweg Interview, Automattic acquires Intense Debate, discussion of WordCamps
Download Now · | Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:26
Matt Mullenweg sits down for another interview, this time discussing subjects like: The makeup of Automattic, inc. and the struggles of running a virtual company. WordPress as a security target. Blog statistics and marketshare. Movable Type’s GPL vs. WordPress’ GPL. Where he thinks could be improved in future versions of WordPress. What to expect when WordPress 2.7 is released. Matt responds to [...]
Download Now · | Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:27
Okay, here’s the episode… I’ll be writing the show notes when I have some time. Fair warning: The entire episode clocks in at over 1 hour 20 minutes because we had so much material to slog through. Rest assured, as soon as I am able, I’ll be posting it. Published at: The WordPress Community Episode 44: WordPress 2.6 released, [...]
Episode 43: Out of date blogs hacked, All-In-One SEO gets dropped, then picked up
Download Now · | Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:58
Brian Layman, of b5media, joins Charles as co-host, filling in for Jonathan Bailey who’s in Newcastle-upon-tyne, United Kingdom speaking at the 3rd International Plagiarism Conference. Some blogs running older versions of WordPress were hacked. Peter offers a way to have your site notify you when things are changed. Support for the popular plugin All in One SEO Pack [...]
Episode 42: Our favorite plugins, Ask Matt, WordPress Theme Design
Download Now · | Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:34
Automattic CEO and WordPress project leader Matt Mullenweg was a guest on episode 17 of the WordPress Weekly podcast with Jeff Chandler, and during the show, I asked Matt why WordCamp San Francisco, scheduled this upcoming August 16th at the Mission Bay Conference Center on the campus of the University of California at San Francisco, [...]
Episode 41: WordPress 2.5.1 released, Webware 100
Download Now · | Mon, 19 May 2008 03:03
I’ve been busy with other things and sitting on this episode, which Jonathan and I recorded several weekends ago. I’ve finally gotten around to editing it down and it includes: WordPress 2.5.1 was released April 25th, and includes a significant security fix, so you should update as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already. [...]
Episode 40: Technorati and older versions of WordPress, Woopra, Weblog Tools Videos
Download Now · | Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:55
In this episode of The WordPress Podcast: Jonathan and I briefly discuss our experiences at WordCamp Dallas Technorati has decided to not index vulnerable and exploited WordPress versions Will Apple bundle WordPress into the iPhone? I interview John Pozadzides about Woopra I interview Mark Ghosh about Weblog Tools Videos WordPress Dev Donncha O Caoimh’s Theme Tester plugin AJAXed WordPress plugin Matt Mullenweg agrees [...]
Episode 39: WordPress 2.5 released - Live from WordCamp Dallas
Download Now · | Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:28
I’d intended to release this episode during the week of March 30th, days after it was recorded live at WordCamp Dallas, but problems with the recorded audio prevented doing so. The audio you’ll hear was actually ripped from the video John Pozadzides released, so thanks, John! Joining me on the dais were Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism [...]
Episode 38: WordPress 2.5 not released… yet!
Download Now · | Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:28
Included in this episode: WordPress 2.5 wasn’t released last week as we expected, and don’t expect it for several weeks. ThemeShaper.com asked 11 prominent WordPress theme designers to predict the future. WPThemeKit is a WordPress theming system where you choose from one of several htnk “blanks” representing your preferred layout of overall width, along with the number and [...]
Episode 37: WordPress 2.5 quietly misses release date
Download Now · | Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:43
Oops! Jonathan and I recorded this assuming WordPress would be released March 10th, and then the day comes and goes without even a release candidate. Our bad… Otherwise, we discussed: Jonathan’s June speech at the 3rd International Plagiarism Conference at Northumbria University in Newcastle-upon-tyne, UK. Charles’ presentation of WordPress for Podcasters at the New Media Expo in Las [...]
Episode 36: Jonathan Bailey on fighting plagiarism
Download Now · | Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:01
In WordPress news this week: How should the Codex be licensed? Preparations for WordCamp Dallas continue, including the decision to serve Rudy’s BBQ for Saturday’s lunch. (Which should make Matt happy.) Lorelle reports on WordPress.com: WordPress 2.5 is coming to WordPress.com any day now, in whole or in pieces. Some of the new features can be found in Are [...]
Episode 35: WordPress 2.5 begins testing, Interview with Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Download Now · | Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:18
WordPress news for this week: WordPress 2.5 is now in feature freeze. No more new features will be added. Concentration will be on fixing bugs, polishing up the new admin design, and finishing off the new features that are already in. March 10th as the release date. There’s a new WordPress Development Blog, a bit different from [...]
Episode 34: WordPress 2.3.3 released, more security problems and Prologue
Download Now · | Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:42
Okay, so I’m a few days late getting this episode out, but at least it’s not 2 months late! Covered in this episode: WordPress 2.3.3 released: This urgent security release fixes one security bug and several other minor bugs. The security bug affects only blogs that allow users to register: A flaw was found in the XML-RPC [...]
WordCamp Dallas - March 29 & 30
| Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:03
Saturday, March 29th and Sunday, March 30th a lot of WordPress users and coders will be gathering at the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center at 6101 Frisco Square Boulevard in Frisco, Texas, North of Dallas along the Dallas North Tollway to participate in that area’s first WordCamp. We have a great lineup of speakers, with several [...]
Episode 33: WordPress 2.3.2 released, WordPress 2.4 missed and changes to the podcast
Download Now · | Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:01
Discussed in this long-overdue and extremely lengthy episode are such subjects as: Changes coming for the podcast WordPress 2.3.2 released and is considered an urgent security release. WordPress 2.4 is a missed release, WordPress 2.5 in the works: Westi on WordPress, David Peralty’s Admin Overview and Liz Danzico’s WordCamp session on the admin overhaul (including her slides). WordPress Developers [...]
Episode 32: Automattic Rumors, Lorelle Provides WordPress.com News
Download Now · | Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:14
Introducing Jonathan Bailey, author and plagiarism expert. Jonathan will join us again soon for an episode dedicated to combating spammers, spinners and other copyright thieves so be sure and e-mail in your questions for that. 00:34 News: Automattic, Inc. turns down $200M, receives additional fundingRumors abound surrounding Automattic, Inc. including their turning down US$200 million in acquisition [...]
Episode 31: Automattic aquires Gravatar, Automattic being aquired?
Download Now · | Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:25
Hosts Charles Stricklin and Aaron Brazell discuss Automattic, Inc.'s acquisition of Gravatar, the rumors circulating about Automattic itself seeking to be acquired, international WordCamps being planned and several useful plugins.
Episode 31: Automattic aquires Gravatar, Automattic being aquired?
Download Now · | Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:01
Charles recounts his recent trip to the Podcast and New Media Expo, while Aaron tells about PodCamp Philly. 00:34 News: Gravatar has been acquired by Automattic, Inc. Premium services such as multiple e-mail addresses and having more than 2 uploaded avatars to choose from are now free and refunds are being sent out to those who upgraded [...]
Episode 30: Weblog Tools Collection Plugin Competition Winners
Download Now · | Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:40
01:12 This episode, we discuss the winners of the Weblog Tools Collection 2007 Plugin Competition 02:10 Grand prize winner: OneClick by Anirudh Sanjeev - OneClick is a WordPress Plugin and Firefox Extension combination that allows you to install WordPress plugins and themes from the Firefox browser with one click. Anirudh wins a Basic Dedicated Server for 6 months [...]
Episode 29: Lorelle and WordPress 2.3
Download Now · | Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:17
02:22 Lorelle VanFossen chats with us about her new book, Blogging Tips: What bloggers won’t tell you about blogging 05:25 WordPress.com killed 41 thousand splogs in August alone! 06:28 WordPress.com is blocked in Turkey, Thailand and China 14:40 WordCamp Israel is October 25th in Tel Aviv. 15:40 Plans for WordCamp Dallas are still up in the air. 15:40 Baltimore Washington WordPress Meetup Thursday September 20th 18:56 The remainder [...]
Episode 28: WordCamp memories, theme hijackers and vulnerabilities
Download Now · | Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:00
01:55 Opinion: WordCamp San Francisco 2007 In this long-overdue (not to mention overly long) episode, Aaron and Charles share their thoughts on attending WordCamp in San Francisco including: Matt Cutts‘ white hat SEO tips Matt Mullenweg’s keynote High-Performance WordPress Dave Winer Lorelle definitely made an impression Developer duke-out John Pozadzides‘ videos of all the sessions The WordPress Podcast meetup (which the audio is available to [...]
| Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:32
Things are going to look terrible for a while until I fix all of the validation and feed problems… sorry! Update: Okay, everything validates as XHTML again and the iTunes listing is current once again. Things are pretty much back to normal. Thanks, everybody, for your patience.
Download Now · | Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:13
I’ll be arriving in San Francisco for WordCamp sometime Thursday morning, and I’ll try and keep you updated as to what’s happening and what’s being said there through updates here on the blog. This first update details: The WordCamp Report has been set up as a way of letting attendees share their experiences with each other and [...]
Episode 27: WordPress 2.2.1 and WordCamp Schedule
Download Now · | Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:38
01:51 News: WordPress 2.2.1 is a security fix WordPress 2.2.1 is a bug fix release for the 2.2 series. Since 2.2 was released a month ago, the WordPress community has been improving fit-and-finish by identifying and fixing those little bugs that can be so annoying and by fine-tuning some small details. The result is a nicely [...]
Episode 24: WordPress 2.2 and the Search for New Co-hosts
Download Now · | Sun, 27 May 2007 03:52
01:23 News: David Peralty leaves the podcast/The search for one of more co-hosts begins David Peralty, citing personal reasons and a general desire to limit his work load, has left his co-host duties both with The WordPress Podcast and the TechCanuck podcast. Aaron Brazell from b5media and technosailor.com fills in as co-host for episode #24, but [...]
