

Crossword
Jonathan Wold & Luke Carbis
Perspectives on WordPress and the Open Web.
Episodes
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Sep 26, 2024 • 15min
Existential Threat
Is WordPress facing an existential threat? In the premier of Season 7, Luke and Jonathan discuss Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine. They explore the implications of Matt’s recent actions, whether or not the benefit of the doubt applies, and the ramifications to the broader community.

Mar 25, 2024 • 15min
WordCamp Asia 2024
In this episode Jonathan and Luke reflect on their experience at WordCamp Asia, explore Luke's vision for the Plugin Review Team and how to improve developer relations in the WordPress community.

Oct 11, 2023 • 15min
The new role of themes
In this episode, Luke and Jonathan discuss the role of WordPress themes in 2023, how block themes and the Full Site Editor have changed the landscape and where the line between themes and plug-ins should be. They also reflect on their current projects.

Sep 26, 2023 • 15min
Repository Considerations
In this episode Luke and Jonathan talk about the ramifications of cloning the WordPress Plugin repository onto WordPress.com. How to do it in a way that keeps plugin developers onside, and as a bonus, Jonathan read the whole Terms of Service so you don't have to.

Sep 19, 2023 • 15min
Mullenmusk
In this episode Jonathan and Luke discuss the latest round of #WPDrama after WordPress.com cloned the WordPress.org plugin repository.

Sep 12, 2023 • 15min
Intrusive Ads
In this episode Luke and Jonathan disagree on who is to blame for intrusive ads inside of the WordPress admin Dashboard. They also cover some of the best practices and motivations of plugin developers, plus how to stop annoying the users.

Sep 5, 2023 • 15min
WordPress Security
In this episode Luke and Jonathan explore the complex world of WordPress plugin security and what really happens when a vulnerability is identified. The system could be better, but how do we fix it?

Aug 23, 2023 • 15min
Good Plugins
In this episode Joshua Wold fills in for Jonathan, discusses plugins, the value of good design in the onboarding process and what makes a strong product founder. Luke tries to bait him with comments about developer supremacy, but Joshua never took the bait.

Aug 15, 2023 • 15min
Best Events
In this episode Luke and Jonathan discuss their early WordCamp experiences and which is the best of the major WordCamps. They also discuss the latest news about the upcoming WordPress admin interface.

Aug 8, 2023 • 15min
Open Source Business
In this episode Luke and Jonathan share their vision for what open source business practices could look like. Jonathan even disagrees with Luke on wage transparency for no apparent reason.


