60 acast.com Hello, WP! https://hellowp.world en WPMU DEV WordPress, Community, WPMU DEV, Internet, Technology,Journalism,Investigative,Web Development,Matt Mullenweg,Morten Rand-Hendriksen,Miriam Schwab,WordCamp,Curtis McHale,MichaelStarr Hopkins,Web Security WPMU DEV WPMU DEV that reminds you what it’s like to be a new WordPress user. The show follows brothers, Josh, a “WordPress Marketeer”, and Micah, a new user, as they take on difficult-to-understand WordPress topics and talk with WP professionals in an attempt to discover WordPress and it's valuable community. It's a show for everyone, from the average web-surfing folk to the WordPress pro!

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]]> WPMU DEV that reminds you what it’s like to be a new WordPress user. The show follows brothers, Josh, a “WordPress Marketeer”, and Micah, a new user, as they take on difficult-to-understand WordPress topics and talk with WP professionals in an attempt to discover WordPress and it's valuable community. It's a show for everyone, from the average web-surfing folk to the WordPress pro!

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]]> false Micah Dailey info+5be326c1d113a527262fa61e@mg-eu.acast.com 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-wp serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5be326c1d113a527262fa61e/1542384119678-aaf2c5059c33c526dde030e0ede15bc6.jpeg https://hellowp.world Hello, WP! Bonus: Hello, Hosting! Bonus: Hello, Hosting! Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:41:42 GMT 19:57 5d80feb74c0aceb0711837bb false https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/introducing-wpmu-dev-hosting/ 5d80feb74c0aceb0711837bb 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-hosting-bonus bonus 1 On this special BONUS episode of "Hello, WP!", Micah and Josh dig into the nitty gritty of WPMU DEV's new WordPress hosting service! They interview its masterminds to hear the origin story, what makes it different from the "other guys", and some of the challenges faced in the development process. Micah also chats with an early adopter/tinker-er to hear about their experience sense migrating to WPMU DEV hosting.


Try WPMU DEV, including our managed hosting, free for 30-days HERE!


Watch Micah and Josh on YouTube in the first live-action episode of "Hello, WP!" HERE.


Featured Interviews:

Ronnie Burt, CBO at WPMU DEV

Aaron Edwards, CTO at WPMU DEV

Jason Saeler, a.k.a. Jack Alltrade, a.k.a. Joat

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]]> On this special BONUS episode of "Hello, WP!", Micah and Josh dig into the nitty gritty of WPMU DEV's new WordPress hosting service! They interview its masterminds to hear the origin story, what makes it different from the "other guys", and some of the challenges faced in the development process. Micah also chats with an early adopter/tinker-er to hear about their experience sense migrating to WPMU DEV hosting.


Try WPMU DEV, including our managed hosting, free for 30-days HERE!


Watch Micah and Josh on YouTube in the first live-action episode of "Hello, WP!" HERE.


Featured Interviews:

Ronnie Burt, CBO at WPMU DEV

Aaron Edwards, CTO at WPMU DEV

Jason Saeler, a.k.a. Jack Alltrade, a.k.a. Joat

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]]> Hello, WordPress! Hello, WordPress! Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:00:41 GMT 57:52 5c65fa516949214779090e47 false https://hellowp.world/hello-wordpress/ 5c65fa516949214779090e47 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-wordpress Micah searches for the “why” and “who” behind WordPress. full 1 6 On this, the final episode of season 1, Micah takes on Nashville, TN to document his first WordCamp, WCUS 2018. Join him as he gets up close and personal with the passionate community behind WordPress (including a special conversation with, none other than, the co-founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg) in order to understand “Why WordPress?”


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This season was brought to you by WPMU DEV!

Build faster, better, and more secure WordPress sites. Optimize WordPress performance and make on-going site maintenance simple with WPMU DEV.


Use this link to try our hosting and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Interviews:

Miriam Schwab, founder of Strattic

Birgit Olzem, freelancer and WordPress coach

Morten Rand Hendriksen, Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning 

Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and founder of Automattic

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]]> On this, the final episode of season 1, Micah takes on Nashville, TN to document his first WordCamp, WCUS 2018. Join him as he gets up close and personal with the passionate community behind WordPress (including a special conversation with, none other than, the co-founder of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg) in order to understand “Why WordPress?”


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This season was brought to you by WPMU DEV!

Build faster, better, and more secure WordPress sites. Optimize WordPress performance and make on-going site maintenance simple with WPMU DEV.


Use this link to try our hosting and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Interviews:

Miriam Schwab, founder of Strattic

Birgit Olzem, freelancer and WordPress coach

Morten Rand Hendriksen, Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning 

Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and founder of Automattic

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]]> Hello, Gutenberg! Hello, Gutenberg! Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:00:00 GMT 48:33 5bf4343ebb2d5a1218334cb8 false https://hellowp.world/hello-gutenberg/ 5bf4343ebb2d5a1218334cb8 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-gutenberg A look into Gutenberg, the new WordPress post and page editor. full 1 5 After almost 2 years of development, on December 6, 2018 WordPress merged Gutenberg (a very polarizing new post and page editor) into its core. On this episode, we speak to a range of users and non-users for their thoughts on the future of WordPress and what a change like this means for so many people.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by WPMU DEV's Fully Dedicated WordPress Hosting!

Every site gets its own dedicated memory, CPU, and storage resources that are completely independent of any other site - including other sites you host with us. Choose from 8 server locations around the world for better performance.


Use this link to try our hosting and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 0:55 & 1:12:

“Matt Mullenweg: State Of The Word 2016” 

WordPress.tv, 7 December 2016,

wordpress.tv/2016/12/07/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2016/.

*Clips were cut from full video for the purpose of sharing the highlights.


Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 1:37:

“Interview and QandA With Matt Mullenweg.” 

WordPress.tv, 3 July 2017,

wordpress.tv/2017/07/01/interview-and-qanda-with-matt-mullenweg/.

*Clip was cut from full video for the purpose of sharing a highlight.


Featured Interviews:

Scott Bowler, founder of ClassicPress

Kyle Campos, VP of Continuous Delivery at Smarsh and co-founder of Commit.to

Zac Gordon, educator for JavaScript For WordPress

Chris Van Patten, founder of Tomodomo & WordPress core contributor

Ben Pines, CMO at Elementor

Robbie McCullough, co-founder of Beaver Builder

Matthew Bullis, tech educator at Foundation for Blind Children


Secret Landing Page: Beers & Bros

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]]> After almost 2 years of development, on December 6, 2018 WordPress merged Gutenberg (a very polarizing new post and page editor) into its core. On this episode, we speak to a range of users and non-users for their thoughts on the future of WordPress and what a change like this means for so many people.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by WPMU DEV's Fully Dedicated WordPress Hosting!

Every site gets its own dedicated memory, CPU, and storage resources that are completely independent of any other site - including other sites you host with us. Choose from 8 server locations around the world for better performance.


Use this link to try our hosting and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 0:55 & 1:12:

“Matt Mullenweg: State Of The Word 2016” 

WordPress.tv, 7 December 2016,

wordpress.tv/2016/12/07/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2016/.

*Clips were cut from full video for the purpose of sharing the highlights.


Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 1:37:

“Interview and QandA With Matt Mullenweg.” 

WordPress.tv, 3 July 2017,

wordpress.tv/2017/07/01/interview-and-qanda-with-matt-mullenweg/.

*Clip was cut from full video for the purpose of sharing a highlight.


Featured Interviews:

Scott Bowler, founder of ClassicPress

Kyle Campos, VP of Continuous Delivery at Smarsh and co-founder of Commit.to

Zac Gordon, educator for JavaScript For WordPress

Chris Van Patten, founder of Tomodomo & WordPress core contributor

Ben Pines, CMO at Elementor

Robbie McCullough, co-founder of Beaver Builder

Matthew Bullis, tech educator at Foundation for Blind Children


Secret Landing Page: Beers & Bros

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]]> Hello, SEO! Hello, SEO! Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT 41:00 5c4b57e5f4c44bba4eec76c7 false https://hellowp.world/hello-seo/ 5c4b57e5f4c44bba4eec76c7 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-seo Micah and Josh peak behind the curtain of SEO. full 1 4 SEO, or search engine optimization, is on the lips of every marketing professional and business owner trying to get the number 1 spot on Google, but somehow it remains unattainable for so many. Follow along as Josh and Micah talk to the SE[PR]Os in an effort to cover the nitty gritty of search engine optimization.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by SmartCrawl!

SmartCrawl is everything you need for fast powerful WordPress SEO that works – one-click setup, keyword auto-linking, sitemap generator, improved social sharing, content analyzer and regular scans and reports.


Use this link to get SmartCrawl and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Links:

Pete Walter's article on The Telegraph


Featured Interviews:

Barb Palser, Global Product Partnership at Google

Pete Walter, Founder of Buzzramp

Mike Clute, Founder of Mianna Marketing

James Farmer, CEO & co-founder of WPMU DEV

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]]> SEO, or search engine optimization, is on the lips of every marketing professional and business owner trying to get the number 1 spot on Google, but somehow it remains unattainable for so many. Follow along as Josh and Micah talk to the SE[PR]Os in an effort to cover the nitty gritty of search engine optimization.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by SmartCrawl!

SmartCrawl is everything you need for fast powerful WordPress SEO that works – one-click setup, keyword auto-linking, sitemap generator, improved social sharing, content analyzer and regular scans and reports.


Use this link to get SmartCrawl and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Links:

Pete Walter's article on The Telegraph


Featured Interviews:

Barb Palser, Global Product Partnership at Google

Pete Walter, Founder of Buzzramp

Mike Clute, Founder of Mianna Marketing

James Farmer, CEO & co-founder of WPMU DEV

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]]> Hello, Hackers! Hello, Hackers! Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:00:00 GMT 36:46 5c48824af5538a1d35d967f4 false https://hellowp.world/hello-hackers/ 5c48824af5538a1d35d967f4 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-hackers Micah takes on web security...without the scare tactics. full 1 3 While it's easy to become disillusioned to the topic of security in this day and age, we have to stay well informed on the types of attacks that are out there, and what tools and practices we should have in place to combat them. So, on this episode, Josh and Micah talk to a hack victim, a "WordPress hater", and two security experts to get some insight and practical help.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by Automate!

Quickly (or automatically!) update WordPress core, plugins, and themes with full backups and our Safe Update technology. The security and stability of your sites will never be a problem again.


Use this link to get Automate, Defender, and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Links:

MichaelStarr Hopkins hack story on CNN Money

For further learning, check out Micah's blog post expanding on Adam Warner's 7 security best practices.


Featured Interviews:

MichaelStarr Hopkins, National Press Secretary & Democratic Strategist

Kyle Campos, VP of Continuous Delivery at Smarsh and co-founder of Commit.to

Adam Warner, currently the Field Marketing Manager at GoDaddy. Previously the Open Source Software Community Manager for SiteLock

Aaron Edwards, CTO at WPMU DEV

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]]> While it's easy to become disillusioned to the topic of security in this day and age, we have to stay well informed on the types of attacks that are out there, and what tools and practices we should have in place to combat them. So, on this episode, Josh and Micah talk to a hack victim, a "WordPress hater", and two security experts to get some insight and practical help.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by Automate!

Quickly (or automatically!) update WordPress core, plugins, and themes with full backups and our Safe Update technology. The security and stability of your sites will never be a problem again.


Use this link to get Automate, Defender, and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Links:

MichaelStarr Hopkins hack story on CNN Money

For further learning, check out Micah's blog post expanding on Adam Warner's 7 security best practices.


Featured Interviews:

MichaelStarr Hopkins, National Press Secretary & Democratic Strategist

Kyle Campos, VP of Continuous Delivery at Smarsh and co-founder of Commit.to

Adam Warner, currently the Field Marketing Manager at GoDaddy. Previously the Open Source Software Community Manager for SiteLock

Aaron Edwards, CTO at WPMU DEV

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]]> Hello, Plugins! Hello, Plugins! Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:00:14 GMT 35:59 5c47a0ad3052652805625ed6 false https://hellowp.world/hello-plugins/ 5c47a0ad3052652805625ed6 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-plugins A deep dive into the WordPress plugin review system. full 1 2 Plugins are pretty self-explanatory, but choosing the right ones for your website can be another story. How trustworthy is WordPress’ review system...or any review system for that matter? On this episode Micah and Josh look at the ins and outs of choosing plugins and handling reviews, and Micah hunts for a WPMU DEV 1-star reviewer.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by Forminator!

From basic contact forms and surveys to interactive polls with real-time results and “no wrong answer” Facebook-style quizzes, Forminator is the WordPress form builder for, well, everyone.


Use this link to get Forminator and all of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.



Featured Links:

“Which WPMU DEV Hero Are You?” Forminator-powered quiz

"WPMU DEV - Terrible Usability" - Curtis Mchale


Featured Interviews:

John Abner, co-owner of Bia's Pet Stop

Susannah Wollman, creator of O! Susannah!

Curtis McHale, business coach at curtismchale.ca

Timothy Bowers, COO at WPMU DEV

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]]> Plugins are pretty self-explanatory, but choosing the right ones for your website can be another story. How trustworthy is WordPress’ review system...or any review system for that matter? On this episode Micah and Josh look at the ins and outs of choosing plugins and handling reviews, and Micah hunts for a WPMU DEV 1-star reviewer.


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by Forminator!

From basic contact forms and surveys to interactive polls with real-time results and “no wrong answer” Facebook-style quizzes, Forminator is the WordPress form builder for, well, everyone.


Use this link to get Forminator and all of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.



Featured Links:

“Which WPMU DEV Hero Are You?” Forminator-powered quiz

"WPMU DEV - Terrible Usability" - Curtis Mchale


Featured Interviews:

John Abner, co-owner of Bia's Pet Stop

Susannah Wollman, creator of O! Susannah!

Curtis McHale, business coach at curtismchale.ca

Timothy Bowers, COO at WPMU DEV

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]]> Hello, Cache! Hello, Cache! Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:00:00 GMT 27:23 5c479acbe795c28a72b13a7b false https://hellowp.world/hello-cache/ 5c479acbe795c28a72b13a7b 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-cache full 1 1 It's our very first episode of Hello, WP! On this episode, Micah shares his intimidation in joining a new community and looks into the topic that brought him and Josh to the podcasting table...caching. What is it? Why do you need it? And how do you implement it on your website?


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by Hummingbird!

Automate optimization on your website with Hummingbird's utility belt packed with file compression, asset optimization, a complete caching suite, Cloudflare integration and performance monitoring that really gets your site flying!


Use this link to get Hummingbird and all of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Interviews:

Anton Vanyukov, Developer at WPMU DEV

Konstantinos Xenos, Super Tech Support at WPMU DEV

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]]> It's our very first episode of Hello, WP! On this episode, Micah shares his intimidation in joining a new community and looks into the topic that brought him and Josh to the podcasting table...caching. What is it? Why do you need it? And how do you implement it on your website?


EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


This episode is brought to you by Hummingbird!

Automate optimization on your website with Hummingbird's utility belt packed with file compression, asset optimization, a complete caching suite, Cloudflare integration and performance monitoring that really gets your site flying!


Use this link to get Hummingbird and all of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.


Featured Interviews:

Anton Vanyukov, Developer at WPMU DEV

Konstantinos Xenos, Super Tech Support at WPMU DEV

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]]> Hello, WP! Trailer Hello, WP! Trailer Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:00:09 GMT 3:48 5bedbecf78e50b9f577b8dcd false https://hellowp.world/ 5bedbecf78e50b9f577b8dcd 5be326c1d113a527262fa61e hello-wp-trailer trailer 1 Welcome to “Hello, WP!” a podcast by WPMU DEV that follows a new user's hopefully interesting and somewhat awkward journey to discover WordPress and it's valuable community. Along the way we’ll take on difficult-to-understand topics and chat with a range of WP users and professionals.


The journey begins January, 2019. Subscribe to “Hello, WP!” on your favorite podcast streaming platforms and sign up for our newsletter now.


Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 2:10:

“Interview and QandA With Matt Mullenweg.” 

WordPress.tv, 3 July 2017,

wordpress.tv/2017/07/01/interview-and-qanda-with-matt-mullenweg/.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to “Hello, WP!” a podcast by WPMU DEV that follows a new user's hopefully interesting and somewhat awkward journey to discover WordPress and it's valuable community. Along the way we’ll take on difficult-to-understand topics and chat with a range of WP users and professionals.


The journey begins January, 2019. Subscribe to “Hello, WP!” on your favorite podcast streaming platforms and sign up for our newsletter now.


Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 2:10:

“Interview and QandA With Matt Mullenweg.” 

WordPress.tv, 3 July 2017,

wordpress.tv/2017/07/01/interview-and-qanda-with-matt-mullenweg/.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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