Let’s talk about WordPress meetups! On this episode of The WPCandy Roundtable Podcast, I asked four awesome WordPress meetup co-organizers to chat about what makes a quality meetup and how they do what they do. We also went over what they would recommend to new WordPress meetup organizers. Joining me on the podcast are Angie Meeker (Columbus, Ohio …

I’m very happy, and very excited to announce the newly refined Theme Show. For our eleventh episode, and first episode of 2013, we bring a new format, introduce a new member to the show (hi Ray!) and also introduce a brand new theme song courtesy of Chad Deutsch. This year on The Theme Show we’re taking on a new format entirely. Each week, the four…

In this episode of our podcast David Bisset was kind enough to join me to discuss his upcoming event WordCamp Miami, BuddyPress, and other noteworthy WordPress news of the week. David even gets greedy and offers up somewhere around 3 or 4 WordPress picks for the week. Honestly, I lost count. You can follow David on Twitter, visit his website (and h…

In this episode of our podcast David Bisset was kind enough to join me to discuss his upcoming event WordCamp Miami, BuddyPress, and other noteworthy WordPress news of the week. David even gets greedy and offers up somewhere around 3 or 4 WordPress picks for the week. Honestly, I lost count. You can follow David on Twitter, visit his website (and h…

Jake Caputo started up quite a discussion this week centered on his being prohibited from speaking at WordCamps due to listing split licensed themes on the ThemeForest marketplace. Jake was kind enough to join me on The WPCandy Podcast to chat about his editorial and the state of the community on this divisive issue. He also stuck around to discuss…

Jake Caputo started up quite a discussion this week centered on his being prohibited from speaking at WordCamps due to listing split licensed themes on the ThemeForest marketplace. Jake was kind enough to join me on The WPCandy Podcast to chat about his editorial and the state of the community on this divisive issue. He also stuck around to discuss…

Tonight’s WP Late Night saw special guests Andy Nacin and Helen Hou-Sandi. They each played an integral role in the extremely-recently-released WordPress 3.5, and we all discussed the new version for a solid hour. Listener beware: this one does get pretty heavily into developer topics. Download audio file () Or you can grab the show in a few other …

Back from our Thanksgiving hiatus full of tryptophan and nonsense, the crew has its thirtieth episode in the can. Thirty. Episodes. Milestones are fun. So are italics. First things first: big thanks to Robert Nienhuis, one of the organizers of WordCamp Orange County, for putting together the new, awesome WP Late Night logo. You can expect to see it…

WP Late Night is back in full swing tonight with Brad, Dre and Ryan discussing the news of the week and the big WordPress events of the month. If you’ve been wondering about Pressnomics, John O’Nolan’s Ghost project, or Jetpack Photon than this is the show for you. Enjoy! Download audio file () Or you can grab the show in a few other ways: MP3 file…

Very late in the evening after the WordPress Community Summit wrapped up (technically early morning, but you know what I mean) a group of five gathered around to discuss the event and what it means for the community. Myself, Brad and Dre, Brandon Dove and John Hawkins all discussed our thoughts on the first-ever community summit. Download audio fil…

Last night’s episode of WP Late Night, “Bughetto”, had the regular crew discussing theme philosophies, the WordPress.com homepage redesign, and the slew of WordCamps coming our way soon. This episode is brought to you by Event Espresso, the event registration plugin for WordPress. You can use the discount code “wpcandy” during checkout to save $25 …

This week Brian Krogsgard and I sat down and discussed a couple of recent topics that have been popping up in the WordPress community: WordPress dot org plugin reviews and the Theme Hook Alliance. If you’d like to jump quickly to one discussion or another, the plugin discussion is first and the theme hook talk starts up at sixteen minutes in. [audi…

Meet episode 33 of the WPCandy Podcast (“Robot Brian”), the latest from the shortest and most straightforward podcast on WPCandy. This is the show for those who aren’t crazy about hours and hours of podcasts, but want to know what’s most important in the WordPress community in a given week. This week the show had no sponsors. Awww. If you’d like to…

Episode #32 of the WPCandy Podcast sees Brian Krogsgard and I (yeah, seriously!) running down the most important WordPress news of the week in just about 30 minutes. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it here again: if the other podcasts we produce here overwhelm you, the WPCandy Podcast proper is likely the show for you. Very little discussion, but…

Pressbit 008 is ready for your listening ears. In this Pressbit I talk about WordPress business models, giving a proof of concept that (I hope) helps get across the point that there are a lot of business models in our industry that are still untapped. Listen here: Download audio file (Pressbits-0008-WordPress-business-models-and-one-example.mp3|tit…

In episode seven I share my thoughts on something I’ve tried to do on a daily basis to be more efficient when working in the WordPress dashboard. I’m curious what you think of this idea. Have a listen: Download audio file (Pressbits-0007-Memorize-WordPress-dashboard-URLs.mp3|titles=Pressbits) If you would rather download it directly you can do that…

February makes 12 months since commercial (or “premium”) themes were introduced on WordPress.com. I spoke with Lance Willett last year about the announcement, and thought it only proper to sit down and speak with him about it again. This interview was included, edited for time, in the second half of WPCandy Podcast #31. The full interview is just u…

Pressbits episode 006 awaits you. This time was slightly different, as Ryan and I were both on this episode. We held a very brief conversation about how we look for and decide to use a plugin in the repository. You can listen to it here: Download audio file (Pressbits-0006-Evaluating-plugins-on-dot-org.mp3) If you would rather download it directly …

In this week’s episode of the WPCandy Podcast I chat with both Startbox’s Brian Richards and Automattic’s Lance Willett. Brian and I discussed the WordPress news of the last week, and Lance recapped the last year of commercial themes on WordPress.com with me. See the various listening options below, or have a listen right now: Download audio file (…

In this episode of Pressbits I discuss my pet peeve of plugin developers deleting my options settings on deactivation, rather than upon uninstallation. You should listen to it, especially if you’re a plugin developer. Download audio file (Pressbits-0005-plugin-options-and-deactivation.mp3) If you would rather download it directly you can do that to…

In this episode of Pressbits I discuss the hesitance I sometimes see in folks to release their code as WordPress plugins. Listen, I dare you: Download audio file (Pressbits-0004-Dont-hesitate-to-release-plugins.mp3) If you would rather download it directly you can do that too, or subscribe to this show via RSS or on iTunes. If you would prefer a tr…

In this, episode 30 of the WPCandy Podcast, we officially adopt a new format for the official show. In short, the goal is for the WPCandy Podcast to deliver a higher awesome per minute ratio, and be the “if you only listen to one WordPress podcast, listen to this one” podcast. But that’s not all. In this episode Brian and I recap on 2011 at WPCandy…

I recorded a Pressbits episode just for you: Download audio file (Pressbits-0003-Simple-Plugin-Updates.mp3) If you would rather download it directly you can do that too, or subscribe to this show via RSS or on iTunes. If you would prefer a transcript, you can also read that just after the jump. On simple plugin updates I try to pay close attention …

Pressbits episode 002 awaits your consumption. Download audio file (Pressbits-000002-The-WordPress-Admin.mp3) If you would rather download it directly you can do that, or subscribe to Pressbits via RSS or on iTunes. A summary of this episode is after the jump. Do your clients understand the admin you’ve given them? You’ve built some pretty cool fea…

I’m happy to introduce the newest addition to the WPCandy shows family. It’s called Pressbits, and it’s exactly what you’d expect: bite-sized thoughts on WordPress. Ryan and I will both be contributing to Pressbits, and you can expect them at a rapid-fire pace (daily-ish). I got inspiration for Pressbits from Paul Boag’s Audio Boos, which is one of…

This episode of the WPCandy Podcast sees Ryan, Brian, and Daniel discuss the most interesting news items of the WordPress community this holiday week. Grab a cup of coffee, maybe cocoa or eggnog, and enjoy the Christmas (Christmas, and Christmas) edition of the podcast. This week’s podcast was a bit longer than normal (approximately 90 minutes) so …

I know what you’re thinking—it isn’t possible. Could this really be a new WPCandy Podcast? Indeed it is. After a shamefully long gap since the last podcast we’re back at it, this time joined by the newest contributor to WPCandy, Daniel Immke. In this episode we discuss the Quarterly a bit (by the way, pre-order yours), WordPress 3.3 RC1, WordAds, a…

It’s time again on WPCandy for another podcast about WordPress. Of course, saying it’s “about WordPress” is a bit unnecessary right? Would you expect it to be a podcast about tacos? In this episode Brian Krogsgard and I discuss the WordPress news that interested us the most in the last week. That includes the 3.3 feature freeze, the state of WordPr…

It’s time again for another WPCandy Podcast! This time we’re at episode number 25, otherwise known as the “Too elite to be free” edition. In this episode Brian and I discuss the WordPress news of the last week or so, talk a lot about plugins, and of course dish our WordPress picks for the episode. Jump straight into the podcast audio here: Download…

I’m happy to be publishing episode 24 of the WPCandy Podcast. Brian Krogsgard joined me for the recording, as usual. We discuss the latest WordPress news and our thoughts on what’s been going on. Oh, and apologies for the poor audio quality on my end; my dog ate my mic’s recording and it’s the best I could do. Jump straight into the podcast audio h…

This week the show was dedicated to (big surprise here) the release of WordPress 3.2. We run down the list of features, pick out our favorites, and chat a bit about the reactions we noticed within the community. We didn’t stick to 3.2 only, though: DevPress was discussed, as well as Miniraffe, the upcoming project from Adii Pienaar. Jump straight i…

This week brings us episode 22 of the WPCandy Podcast, where we talk WordPress for an absurd amount of time every 7 days. This week we discuss blog comments, Single Serving PluginsTM, and just what constitutes a rumor. Jump straight into the podcast audio here: Download audio file (WPCandy-Podcast-022.mp3) Link-wise, this week we covered: Mark Jaqu…

This week’s new WPCandy Podcast is all baked up and ready for you! In this week’s episode, Brian and I spend a few minutes talking about WordPress’ progress over the last 8 years, WordPress winning a Critter award, and the recent Mojo/Themify partnership. We also spend far too long relating theme frameworks to Betty Crocker, microwaves, and 300 yea…

I’m excited to offer up episode 20 of the WPCAndy Podcast, Nearly lost forever edition. In this episode Brian and I discuss Pros, the buzz around marketplace editorials on the site, and functionality plugins. Oh yeah, and this should have gone up days ago. Jump straight into the podcast audio here: Download audio file (WPCandy-Podcast-020.mp3) This…

I’m happy to present episode 19 of the WPCandy Podcast, Birth of the Ambassador edition. In this episode Brian and I discussed our thoughts on the theme pricing editorial from Mike McAlister last week, as well as a number of other fun things that have happened on the site. Jump straight into the podcast audio here: Download audio file (WPCandy-Podc…

It’s with great pleasure I present episode 18 of the WPCandy Podcast, the “I’m all teary eyed” edition. This week Brian and I were joined by special guest Otto, a prominent member of the WordPress community and Tech Ninja at Audrey Capital. You can follow Otto on Twitter at @otto42 and at his two blogs. Jump straight into the podcast audio here: Do…

I’m happy to humbly offer up episode 17 of the WPCandy Podcast, deemed the Producership Power Hour edition. In it Brian Krogsgard and I talk the latest WordPress news, perhaps slightly too much inside baseball, and thoroughly entertain ourselves. Jump straight to those silky smooth sounds here: Download audio file (WPCandy-Podcast-017.mp3) This wee…

I was joined by WPCandy contributor Brian Krogsgard this week, as we talked about Automattic’s recent announcements (Jetpack and guided transfers), Blogger’s recent moves, and of course Brian’s new microphone. This episode was also recorded live on the WPCandy Stream, along with an accompanying chat room. If you haven’t checked out the stream yet, …

WPCandy’s very own Brian Krogsgard made his podcasting debut this week on episode 15, also known as the “Best podcast since the last podcast” edition. We talk mainly WordPress 3.1, and are joined by briefly by both Syed Balkhi of WPBeginner and Kim Huynh of WordCast. This was also the first episode we recorded live on the WPCandy Stream, so you may…

Darcy Clarke of WordPress theme shop Themify joined me for the WPCandy WordPress Podcast episode 14. This week we talked about last week’s future of WordPress themes post, the Max Foundry story, and the ideal pricing structure for WordPress themes. I also mentioned the new WPCandy “Powered by Map“, where we keep track of locations all over the worl…