KrautPress Podcast

Simon talks with Sebastian Miśniakiewicz about the next WordCamp Europe in Krakow, Poland. * Simon Kraft * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/krafit/] * GitHub [https://github.com/krafit] * Mastodon [https://dewp.space/@simon] * Website [https://simonkraft.com/hi] * Sebastian Miśniakiewicz * Website [https://seo-profi.pl] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianmisniakiewicz/]

The FAIR project was announced during Alt Ctrl, a side event at WordCamp Europe in Basel. FAIR aims to be a decentralized package manager for WordPress. Ahead of the announcement, Joost de Valk and Karim Marucchi sat down for an interview, explaining how FAIR came together, the problems the FAIR teams try to address, and possible ways forward. * Simon Kraft * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/krafit/] * GitHub [https://github.com/krafit] * Mastodon [https://dewp.space/@simon] * Website [https://simonkraft.com/hi] * Joost de Valk * GitHub [https://github.com/https://github.com/jdevalk] * Website [https://joost.blog] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdevalk/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/https://bsky.app/profile/joost.blog] * Mastodon [https://joost.net/@joost] * Karim Marucchi * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimmarucchi/] * Website [https://marucchi.com/]

Things are changing at Post Status [https://poststatus.com]. Joost de Valk [https://joost.blog] and Marieke van de Rakt [https://marieke.com/] 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 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/krafit/] * GitHub [https://github.com/krafit] * Mastodon [https://dewp.space/@simon] * Website [https://simonkraft.com/hi] * Joost de Valk * GitHub [https://github.com/https://github.com/jdevalk] * Website [https://joost.blog] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdevalk/] * Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/https://bsky.app/profile/joost.blog] * Mastodon [https://joost.net/@joost]

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 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/krafit/] * GitHub [https://github.com/krafit] * Mastodon [https://dewp.space/@simon] * Website [https://simonkraft.com/hi] * Amber Hinds * Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberhinds/] * Facebook [https://facebook.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/wordpress.accessibility] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4zKPZDYtQdX-izZTgP0_8w] * Website [https://equalizedigital.com/] * GitHub [https://github.com/https://github.com/amberhinds] Production support * Luca Rodino * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-rodino/] SHOWNOTES Equalize Digital [https://equalizedigital.com] WP Accessibility Day 2024 [https://wpaccessibility.day]

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 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/krafit/] * GitHub [https://github.com/krafit] * Mastodon [https://dewp.space/@simon] * Website [https://simonkraft.com/hi] * Josepha Haden Chomphosy * Mastodon [https://mastodon.social/@josephahaden] * Twitter [https://twitter.com/josephahaden] * Blog [https://josepha.blog] * Podcast [https://wordpress.org/news/podcast/] Production support * Luca Rodino * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luca-rodino/] SHOWNOTES Previous episode with Josepha [https://kraut.press/podcast/josepha-executive-director/] GatherPress episode with Patricia [https://kraut.press/podcast/gatherpress/] gatherpress.org [https://gatherpress.org] Post on make.WordPress.org: Current challenges of WordPress Events. Shaping the future [https://make.wordpress.org/community/2024/05/31/current-challenges-of-wordpress-events-shaping-the-future/]