KrautPress Podcast

It’s already WordCamp Europe season. We talked to Luca Rodino, one of the co-leads of WCEU26’s Communications, Marketing, and PR Team, about becoming an organizer, the work that goes into WordCamp Europe, and what the Comms Team does leading up to the event. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Luca Rodino LinkedIn Links WordCamp Europe 2026 Website Tickets on Sale now Call for Speakers Call for Sponsors Call for Media Partners Source

Noel Tock, a humanitarian and WordPress expert, shares insights from his frontline charity work in Ukraine. He emphasizes WordPress as a vital open-source tool during crises and the power of cumulative contributions within communities. Noel discusses the evolution of WordPress into an enterprise platform, critiques its marketing efforts, and evaluates competitors in the market. He also highlights the Farrah project’s potential to innovate within democratized publishing. His personal mission intertwines with technology, showing how purpose drives humanitarian action.

Poland is about to have its first fully bilingual WordCamp in September 2025. KrautPress is a media partner, so we took the opportunity to talk to Maciek Palmowski about all the things the organising team is currently working on. And: if you’re thinking about attending WordCamp Gdynia this year? How about applying as a speaker? You’ve got time until the end of the week. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Maciek Palmowski LinkedIn Bluesky GitHub Website Links WordCamp Gdynia 2025 Website Early Speaker Announcements Call for Speakers Call for Sponsors Buy tickets Why We Introduced an English Track (and Why We’re Glad We Did) WordPress Academy: A Case Study from WordCamp Krakow Previously on KrautPress: WordCamp Europe 2026 Source

Simon talks with Sebastian Miśniakiewicz about the next WordCamp Europe in Krakow, Poland. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Sebastian Miśniakiewicz Website LinkedIn Source

Discover the FAIR package manager, a groundbreaking initiative announced at WordCamp Europe, aimed at decentralizing WordPress. Learn about its user-centric focus on repository management and GDPR compliance. The podcast dives into collaborative governance in open-source, highlighting contributions from the WordPress community. It also addresses the need for efficient software updates and emphasizes community partnerships among hosting providers. Finally, the discussion underscores the commitment to revitalizing the WordPress ecosystem and the challenges it faces.

Things are changing at Post Status. Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt announced they bought the company behind the popular WordPress website and Slack community and transferred everything to a Dutch foundation. This marks a new chapter in the long history of Post Status and was reason enough for Simon to hop on a call with Joost to learn more about their plans. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Joost de Valk GitHub Website LinkedIn Bluesky Mastodon Source

Amber Hinds and Simon talk about the importance of Accessibility on the Web, Accessibility Testing for WordPress and the upcoming WP Accessibility Day. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Amber Hinds Linkedin Facebook YouTube Website GitHub Production support Luca Rodino LinkedIn Shownotes Equalize DigitalWP Accessibility Day 2024 Source

Simon sits down with Josepha Hayden-Chomphosy to talk about strategies for recruiting the next generation of WordPress contributors. From flagship events to the challenges the community faces since COVID. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Josepha Haden Chomphosy Mastodon Twitter Blog Podcast Production support Luca Rodino LinkedIn Shownotes Previous episode with Josepha GatherPress episode with Patricia gatherpress.org Post on make.WordPress.org: Current challenges of WordPress Events. Shaping the future Source

Simon talks with Patricia Brun Torre about the next WordCamp Europe in Basel, Switzerland. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Patricia Brun Torre Twitter Website Mastodon LinkedIn GitHub Photo: CC BY-SA 2.0 – Kostas Fryganiotis Shownotes WordCamp Europe 2025 Source

During CloudFest 2024, I met with Patricia Brun Torre to discuss GatherPress. Patricia recently posted a proposal on behalf of the GatherPress project to start a pilot program with a handful of WordPress meetups and use the GatherPress plugin as a replacement for Meetup.com, centrally hosted on WordPress.org. Simon Kraft LinkedIn GitHub Mastodon Website Patricia Brun Torre Twitter Website Mastodon LinkedIn GitHub Shownotes The GatherPress make.WordPress.org post GatherPress on GitHub GitHub issue for joining the pilot program Source