In this episode of PressThis, we interview the founder of Delicious Brains Brad Touesnard, and the founder of WP Engine Jason Cohen about the sale of Delicious Brains' wildly popular plugins Advanced Custom Fields, WP Migrate (fka WP Migrate DB Pro), Better Search & Replace, WP Offload Media, and WP Offload SES to WP Engine. Brad and Jason share why they thought the transaction made sense, what they're doing to make sure those very helpful plugins will continue to be useful to those who rely on them, and what the future has in store for ACF and the other plugins WP Engine acquired. Delicious Brains' plugins have played a historic role in the evolution of WordPress from everything from elegant database management to helping to define WordPress as a true CMS, so we're very proud to bring you this exclusive insider interview with these two pillars in WordPress! If you rely on ACF or the other acquired plugins for the sites you build or if you are just curious about what goes on behind the scenes of a big acquisition in WordPress, 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

WordPress is a powerful platform that provides a near endless list of possibilities when building out a digital presence online, but poor performance can be a barrier to your success on the web if you're careless with your builds or hosting your site in the wrong environment. That said, what about WordPress core itself? What can be done to make WordPress even faster?In this episode of PressThis, we interview Google's Thierry Muller about the work he's doing on the WordPress core feature plugin Performance Lab and why he believes Performance Lab can be a pathway to making WordPress core faster than ever. Theirry shares what Performance Lab is, how its features may eventually make their way into core over time, what performance features they're testing now, and what performance features they're considering for the future.If you're curious about the future of WordPress performance, or even how you can help make that future a reality, 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

The web is always changing and we as WordPress developers and site builders need to continually adjust our strategy as the tactics for getting ranked on search engines over time change.In this episode of the interview Bhanu Ahuwalia of Rank Math about his thoughts on where he thinks SEO is going. what technologies & techniques are folks getting good at today in order to keep pace, and how you can think about your WordPress SEO strategy in the future.Get a leg up on your SEO strategy today. 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

Building high-quality and functional websites is incredibly rewarding, but with dependencies left and right and an endless stream of things that could go wrong, having a solid QA practice is critical to making sure your WordPress build projects go right.In this episode of PressThis, we interview Jonny Allbut the Head of Product at Illustrate Digital about his thoughts on why having a solid QA process is critical, what you can do to improve your existing QA processes without turning your roadmap velocity upside down, and actionable advice you can use to make sure you and your team are doing your best work.If you're spending way too much time fixing things after launch, 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

WP-CLI was a game-changing addition to the WordPress universe when it was released and has since evolved to be a powerful toolkit for advanced dev teams seeking to speed up their workflows or introduce automation into their WordPress builds. As WP-CLI continues its march forward though, backwards compatibility presents challenges that need to be overcome.In this episode of PressThis, we interview lead contributor for WP-CLI Alain Schlesser about his thoughts on what has been accomplished with the WP-CLI roadmap over the last year, what backwards compatibility challenges lay ahead, and how those challenges are being addressed. Alain also shares a bit about the need for contributors to WP-CLI and how you or your dev team can help.If you rely on WP-CLI in your WordPress builds, or are just curious about the evolution of this INCREDIBLY important part of WordPress 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

WordPress has always provided a path for people with different levels of technical ability to make a great-looking and functional website, but you've always needed to know at least a little bit of code or at least be very technical in nature. Brands like the simplicity of platforms like Wix, but miss out on the ability to evolve their website as their digital presence grows.In this episode of PressThis, we interview Jessica Scanlon, founder of Hot Dog Marketing, about their new program Peasy, which is a no-code platform that helps SMB brands create incredible digital experiences with just the right mix of agency-led design to help their business stand out online. Jessica shares what went into her thinking of using WordPress as the basis of this platform, how she believes smaller brands should think about creating and managing their web presence, and the benefit of WordPress for no-code builds when it comes to expanding or scaling in the future.If you're curious about no-code WordPress builds for your clients or if you're curious if WordPress-based no-code approaches might be the best choice for your website, 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

WordPress 5.9 introduced a whole new paradigm to WordPress themes called “Full Site Editing”. WordPress 6.0 will expand FSE even further. There is a tremendous amount of opportunity to save time and build better sites for teams adopting FSE, but you might be left wondering how will your team successfully adopt FSE themes into how you build WordPress sites?In this episode of PressThis, WordPress 6.0 Editor (Gutenberg) Triage Release Lead Nick Diego of WP Engine, shares his thoughts on what Full Site Editing is bringing to WordPress, how your development team can start to think about your FSE build strategy, and what to expect in WordPress 6.0.Nick has a tremendous amount of experience building FSE themes and of course what’s coming down the pipe in WordPress core. If you’re wondering about the best paths for you or your team to start building with FSE, 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

WordPress provides a powerful platform for creating low/no-code site builds, thanks to a strong ecosystem of plugins and themes. What creates WordPress' potential teams is code in the form of custom plugins, themes, integrations, and more. If you're writing custom code to extend your own site in new and interesting ways or building plugins and themes to distribute, not using modern developer tooling and automated testing can open up additional risks for you or your clients and drastically slow you down.In this episode of PressThis, we interview Josh Pollock of Plugin Machine about his thoughts on why modern development tooling & automated testing are super important in WordPress development, some of his favorite developer tools, and how to approach automated testing with your WordPress development projects.If you're looking to harden your current WordPress development approach or you're looking to expand your developer skillset, 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

Creating web designs that please your stakeholders can be a challenge, especially with half-baked feedback like "Make it pop!". That said, creating designs that drive engagement and please your stakeholder's wallet is even harder.In this episode of PressThis, we interview Ross Johnson of 3.7 Designs about his thoughts on creating persuasive design patterns, why they're so helpful at driving engagement, and how you can think about persuasive design in the sites you create.If you're looking for a clever new look at how you design the sites you create, 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

As the world transitioned to digital in the early 2,000's traditional newspapers, magazines, and other publishing businesses had to shift to a digital-first posture. Fast forward to 2022 and the technology and strategies for driving paid and other types of digital subscriptions for content publishers have advanced tremendously, but challenges for publishers still remain.In this episode of PressThis, we interview Jeremy Green of Endo Creative about his thoughts on why WordPress is a great choice for content publishers seeking to monetize with digital subscriptions, his favorite techniques for subscriptions with the media sites Endo Creative supports, and what he's planning to test next.If you're running a media-focused WordPress site or optimizing them for clients, 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