Press This WordPress Community Podcast

In this episode of PressThis, we cover news from around the WordPress community as part of our Word Around the Campfire series.Q2 2020 has seen a ton of events and releases in the WordPress space including major updates to WordPress #Core, progress toward "Full Site Editing", a surge in virtual events, the WordPress community banding together to help others, product releases galore and much more.If you're wondering how the WordPress community has actually been thriving in the global crisis, listen to this episode of PressThis now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you're experienced at building and optimizing WordPress sites, chances are you've already learned that performance isn't a vanity metric, it's a growth metric!The better your site's performance the more joy you deliver to visitors and the better the chance those visitors will take actions that create value for your business or the business of those you serve. Put simply, faster sites convert better.But what matters in performance optimization and how might you approach performance optimization with WordPress specifically? In this episode of PressThis, we interview the infamous Jon Henshaw of Coywolf (and founder of Raven Tools) about his thoughts on where you should focus on performance optimization with WordPress.Jon discusses strategies around picking the right theme, optimizing CSS for speed, not letting Javascript hose your page load times, image optimization, and fresh ways to look at your plugin stack to see what might be pummeling the performance of your site.We're super excited to have Jon on the show to discuss performance as he's a globally recognized leader in this space. If you're looking for ways to shave bottom-line zapping seconds from your page load time, listen to this episode of PressThis now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Food and recipe blogs have exploded as a niche within the WordPress ecosystem over the last decade. As many bloggers (and the developers & agencies who serve them) have learned, WordPress makes a great platform for food blogging. But how do you optimize a food blog site for SEO? Is that different than how you might optimize any other blog?In this episode of PressThis, we interview one of the favorite SEOs of food bloggers around the world Casey Markee of Media Wyse. Casey shares his thoughts on what makes food blog SEO unique and techniques to help make sure that your food blog (or those you build) are fine-tuned to attract new visitors and boost revenue.If you're running your own food blog or building food blogs for others, don't miss this episode of PressThis. Listen now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WooCommerce is a great tool for helping brands launch their e-commerce offerings, but what do brands do when it's time to find new avenues to help customers buy? If you agree with the phrase “Customer retention is the new conversion“… then this episode is for you!In this episode of PressThis, we interview David Bradley of QPilot (https://wordpress.org/plugins/autoship-cloud/) about how automating repeat orders may be a path for helping you deliver more growth to the Woo stores you manage.David's company QPilot specializes in automating repeat orders that ship - oftentimes called "Subscribe and Save", "Autoship", or "Repeat Delivery". QPilot also provides some clever API integrations that have helped merchants plan inventory and scale their repeat business.David shares his thoughts around how to deliver repeat order experiences that convert and maximize customer retention, what you can do to prepare and optimize your repeat business, and a bit around how QPilot approaches automation for WooCommerce beyond the checkout!If you're banging your head against a wall wondering where your next surge of growth will come from, listen to this episode of PressThis now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In a recent episode of PressThis we explored how development, design, and SEO teams could work better together, but what are the benefits and drawbacks of mastering more than one discipline yourself? Is that really possible?In this episode of PressThis, we interview Shelly Fagin with Highly Searched about her journey starting as a developer and eventually mastering SEO. Shelly shares her thoughts about how learning SEO made her a better developer and how being multi-disciplined can actually make each discipline stronger.If you're a multi-talented individual or have been thinking about adopting a new discipline, listen to this episode of PressThis now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of PressThis hosts David Vogelpohl and Anthony Burchell discuss one of the biggest changes ever coming to WordPress.. Full site editing with blocks.The reason this is one of the biggest changes in WordPress is that the way WordPress themes are built will totally change! Most development workflows and tools will drastically change under the new model.If you're unaware of what's coming and how to prepare for it, listen to this episode of PressThis now!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"For many people, WordPress is a helpful tool, but not much else. Of course WordPress has a deep community of developers, agencies, and product makers which can provide tremendous value to all kinds of organizations who are willing to engage and contribute themselves.In this episode of PressThis, we interview Robert Jacobi about strategies you can use to engage in the WordPress community. Robert shares his thoughts around how the ecosystem is structured, how you can get involved, and the value organizations get by participating in the WordPress community.If WordPress is just a tool for you, you could be missing out on tremendous value to you and your organization. Stop standing on the sidelines, and start participating. Listen to this episode of PressThis now!"Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Why SEO, Design, & Dev Territory Wars are Holding You Back with Alan Bleiweiss. As digital professionals, we often lament when know-it-all folks from other disciplines poke their nose in our business. What does this SEO person know about making a website?! What does this developer know about growing traffic to a website?!In this episode of PressThis, we interview Alan Bleiweiss about how your SEO, design, and development teams can find balance and work TOGETHER to drive success. Alan shares his thoughts on how compromise, collaboration, and cooperation are your fuel for not only getting projects done with more sanity but are the path to achieving the growth you or your clients need.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hustle Bragging is something that has become more prevalent and today's show revolves around that such subject. Do you post on social media bragging about your late-night binge working or compromises you're making in your personal life to accommodate your professional ambition? Is that who you really want to be?As this week's guest would say "That’s not exciting or interesting. And it’s damn sure not something to aspire to."In this episode of PressThis, we interview Shawn Collins the co-founder of Affiliate Summit about his journey in realizing that professional ambition isn't a path to personal happiness. Shawn shares his thoughts on why not only do personal well being and professional ambition need to co-exist, but now focusing on personal well being can actually make you MORE productive professionally.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Modernizing a WordPress Site Without Ruining Online Sales with Rajavanya Subramaniyan. Did you know that 80% of the time in A/B tests that the B fails to beat the A? This means that there's a darn good chance that the next time you redesign or revamp an old WordPress site that you could actually be making sales WORSE. Yikes!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/press-this-wordpress-community-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy