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Matt Report & Matt Medeiros
The WP Minute brings you news about WordPress in under 5 minutes -- every week! Follow The WP Minute for the WordPress headlines before you get lost in the headlines. Hosted by Matt Medeiros, host of The Matt Report podcast.
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Jan 5, 2024 • 9min
3 Predictions for WordPress in 2024
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Dec 14, 2023 • 8min
Will Data Liberation grow WordPress?
Discussion on WordPress Round Ups, Gutenberg as an Editor, building plugins with AI, simplifying the writing experience, custom field compatibility, and the Data Liberation Initiative. Announcement of Data Liberation focus, shorter plugin review times, and links to WordPress-related news.

Dec 11, 2023 • 42min
State of the Word 2023
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Dec 8, 2023 • 10min
How Many Automattic Products is Too Many?
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Dec 1, 2023 • 8min
The Best Time to be a WordPress Professional?
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Nov 22, 2023 • 55min
Sarah Gooding leaves WP Tavern, Page Builders at a Crossroads, is WordPress thriving?
Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like...nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute WP Minute+ News Round Table Episode 1. This will be a monthly series on WP Minute+ Podcast. Make sure you're following the podcast!Follow WP Minute+Read the full shown notes: https://thewpminute.com/?p=12987Get the weekly newsletter: https://thewpminute.com/subscribeSupport the show! https://thewpminute.com/support
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Nov 17, 2023 • 7min
Will WordPress Page Builders Survive?
Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like...nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute I’ve been learning the Twenty Twenty-Four theme deeply over the last few weeks, as I feel this is one of the most important default themes ever released. A theme that has a good set of patterns at launch, a less opinionated design than previous default themes, and with the site editing and block experience at an acceptable level for customizations. TT4 provides a solid starting point for many small business or creators looking for a new website. My only hope is that the design team behind TT4 continue to improve the feature set, and not let it sit after launch. Let’s make this theme better over the next year!I’m not surprised with Mullenweg’s offensive take on the recent price hike at Elementor, but I also feel it’s a bit short sighted for the industry as a whole. Does it have to be core vs 3rd party plugins for WordPress to survive? Do the future enhancements to site editing and blocks slowly erode the page builder market? I understand why it’s happening, and as frustrating as it can be, the fragmentation of WordPress experience has brought us a lot of choices and innovation over the years. Get the rest of the show notes: https://thewpminute.com/?p=12945
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Nov 10, 2023 • 5min
Twenty Twenty-Four Theme is...Good!
Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like...nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute Today’s update is a brief one. If you hadn’t heard the news, WordPress 6.4 was released on November 7th. Things didn’t go as smoothly has we all hoped, with the core teams rushing to release 6.4.1 to catch a nasty bug in older versions of the curl package. The good news is, everything was patched and buttoned up for users. I’ve been spending a lot of time using, reviewing, and recording videos covering the Twenty Twenty-Four theme. I think it’s a fantastic step in the right direction and expect to see more users adopting it to build out their websites. It’s really important that users are delighted when using a default theme, and I think that’s what this theme does better than the last.Read the full blog post including links.
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Nov 2, 2023 • 7min
Find WooCommerce inside Woo.com
Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like...nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute WooCommerce is now Woo, kinda. Here’s a quote from their announcement Say hello to Woo.com - WooCommerce post:You can call us Woo, WooCommerce, Their Supreme Wooness — whatever you’d like. But if you want to be specific:Woo is how we refer to the brand/company.WooCommerce is the open-source ecommerce platform for WordPress — Woo’s core product.So WooCommerce is now tucked away into the inner layer of Woo’s brand. Also tucked away, according to those keeping anGet all the show notes here.
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Oct 26, 2023 • 8min
The big impact of WordPress 6.4
Thanks Pressable for supporting the podcast! What hosting should feel like...nothing! https://pressable.com/wpminute On the latest WP Minute, we delve into the release of WordPress 6.4 RC 2, potential implications for the WordPress professional community, and a spotlight on the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Four theme. Is it set to revolutionize the market? The episode also touches upon the challenges in the WordPress arena – from declining sponsorship dollars for media to the broader perception of WordPress among end users. Moreover, the episode delves into the nuances of the WordPress market and the potential challenges and innovations in the theme landscape. Finally, there's a special mention about supporting the WP Minute through memberships, and shoutouts to the integral sponsors of the show.Important Links:Turning Defeat into Success with Justin FerrimanOne Inbox to Rule Them AllOn People Breaking up with WordPressWordPress 6.4 Field GuideIntroducing Real-Time Editing! 🧑🏾💻 👩💻👨🏻💻State of the Word 2023 – Save the DateWordPress Product Black Friday Placements
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