Hello, WP!

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 [https://premium.wpmudev.org/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=hello_hosting]! Watch Micah and Josh on YouTube in the first live-action episode of "Hello, WP!" HERE [https://youtu.be/e93UZy0uUw0]. Featured Interviews: Ronnie Burt [https://twitter.com/ronnieburt], CBO at WPMU DEV [wpmudev.com] Aaron Edwards [https://twitter.com/UglyRobotDev], CTO at WPMU DEV [wpmudev.com] Jason Saeler, a.k.a. Jack Alltrade, a.k.a. Joat See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

On this, the final episode of season 1, Micah takes on Nashville, TN to document his firstWordCamp [https://central.wordcamp.org/],WCUS 2018. [https://2018.us.wordcamp.org/]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 [https://ma.tt/]) in order to understand “Why WordPress?” EPISODE TRANSCRIPT [https://hellowp.world/hello-wordpress/] This season was brought to you byWPMU DEV [https://premium.wpmudev.org/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=wordcamp_s1e6]! Build faster, better, and more secure WordPress sites. Optimize WordPress performance and make on-going site maintenance simple with WPMU DEV [https://premium.wpmudev.org/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=wordcamp_s1e6]. Usethis link [https://premium.wpmudev.org/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=wordcamp_s1e6]to try our hosting and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days. Featured Interviews: Miriam Schwab [https://twitter.com/miriamschwab], founder ofStrattic [https://www.strattic.com/] Birgit Olzem [https://twitter.com/CoachBirgit], freelancer andWordPress coach [https://coachbirgit.com/] Morten Rand Hendriksen [https://twitter.com/mor10], Senior Staff Instructor atLinkedIn Learning [https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/morten-rand-hendriksen] Matt Mullenweg [https://twitter.com/photomatt], co-founder ofWordPress [https://wordpress.org/]and founder ofAutomattic [https://automattic.com/] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

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 [https://hellowp.world/hello-gutenberg/] This episode is brought to you byWPMU DEV's Fully Dedicated WordPress Hosting [https://premium.wpmudev.org/hosting/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=hosting_s1e5]! 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. Usethis link [https://premium.wpmudev.org/hosting/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=hosting_s1e5]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 [https://twitter.com/scotty_bowler], founder of ClassicPress [https://www.classicpress.net/] Kyle Campos [https://twitter.com/kcampos], VP of Continuous Delivery at Smarsh [https://www.smarsh.com/] and co-founder of Commit.to [https://www.commit.to/] Zac Gordon [https://twitter.com/zgordon], educator for JavaScript For WordPress [https://javascriptforwp.com/] Chris Van Patten [https://twitter.com/ChrisVanPatten], founder of Tomodomo [https://tomodomo.co/] & WordPress core contributor Ben Pines [https://twitter.com/bpines1], CMO at Elementor [https://elementor.com/] Robbie McCullough [https://twitter.com/robbymccullough], co-founder of Beaver Builder [https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/] Matthew Bullis, tech educator at Foundation for Blind Children [https://www.seeitourway.org/] Secret Landing Page:Beers & Bros [https://beersandbros.com/] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

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 [https://hellowp.world/hello-seo/] This episode is brought to you bySmartCrawl [https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/smartcrawl-wordpress-seo/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=seo_s1e4]! 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. Usethis link [https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/smartcrawl-wordpress-seo/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=seo_s1e4]to get SmartCrawl and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days. Featured Links: Pete Walter's article on The Telegraph [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/sales/11265882/Google-Penguin-nearly-killed-my-business.html] Featured Interviews: Barb Palser [https://twitter.com/barb_palser], Global Product Partnership at Google [https://www.google.com/] Pete Walter [https://twitter.com/pete_walter], Founder of Buzzramp [http://buzzramp.com/] Mike Clute [https://twitter.com/AZOnlineMrkting], Founder of Mianna Marketing [https://miannamarketing.com/] James Farmer [https://twitter.com/jamesfarmer?lang=en], CEO & co-founder ofWPMU DEV [https://app.pippa.io/shows/5be326c1d113a527262fa61e/episodes/wpmudev.com] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

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 [https://hellowp.world/hello-hackers/] This episode is brought to you byAutomate [https://premium.wpmudev.org/updates/?utm_source=WPMUDEV&utm_medium=hellowp&utm_campaign=hellowp_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. Usethis link [https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/wp-defender/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=security_s1e3]to get Automate, Defender [https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/wp-defender/?utm_source=hellowp&utm_medium=podcast_epd&utm_campaign=security_s1e3], and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days. Featured Links: MichaelStarr Hopkins hack story on CNN Money [https://money.cnn.com/gallery/smallbusiness/2013/05/28/cybercrime/index.html] For further learning, check out Micah's blog post [https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/wordpress-security-best-practices/] expanding on Adam Warner's 7 security best practices. Featured Interviews: MichaelStarr Hopkins [https://twitter.com/Theonlyhonest], National Press Secretary & Democratic Strategist Kyle Campos [https://twitter.com/kcampos], VP of Continuous Delivery atSmarsh [https://www.smarsh.com/]and co-founder ofCommit.to [https://www.commit.to/] Adam Warner [https://twitter.com/wpmodder], currently the Field Marketing Manager at GoDaddy [https://www.godaddy.com/pro]. Previously the Open Source Software Community Manager for SiteLock [https://www.sitelock.com/] Aaron Edwards [https://twitter.com/UglyRobotDev], CTO atWPMU DEV [https://app.pippa.io/shows/5be326c1d113a527262fa61e/episodes/wpmudev.com] See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.