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WP Builds
Web site building with WordPress. In this podcast we follow the hopeless exploits of Nathan Wrigley as he tries, and fails, to understand WordPress. He knows that he loves building websites with WordPress, but the complexities of this awesome web building solution are always out of reach. Not only is he not clever enough, but he just does not try all that hard.
Episodes
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #64 – WordPress 5.2.1, plugin news and SERPs problem
This weeks WordPress news - Covering The Week Commencing 20th May 2019
WP Builds129 – How Beaver Team can speed up your Beaver Builder WordPress website builds
If you're a Beaver Builder users then you'll know that there are some tasks that you have to perform over and over again when building a website for a client…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #63 – Gutenberg 5.7, Plugin updates and Windows Linux Kernel
This weeks WordPress news - Covering The Week Commencing 13th May 2019
WP Builds128 – Getting content from clients
Do you struggle getting content from your clients when you're building them a WordPress website? Well, you're not alone. We all do. There are so many things…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #62 – WordPress 5.2, plugin news and dynamic emails
This weeks WordPress news - Covering The Week Commencing 6th May 2019
WP Builds127 – The importance of keeping logs from your WordPress websites with Robert Abela
Have you ever had a problem with your WordPress website that you could not figure out. Something appears to have been deleted, something suspicious appears to…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #61 – WordPress 5.2 RC2, WordCamp US and colour pictures
This weeks WordPress news – Covering The Week Commencing 29th April 2019: WordPress Core WordPress 5.2 RC2 The Month in WordPress: April 2019 WPCampus’…
WP Builds126 – Is web design dead?
Web design is dead. There's no doubt about it. The tools that we have now are so easy to use, there's literally zero barrier to entry. Within a week, you can a…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #60 – WordPress 5.2 pushed back, new icons and Thanos search
This weeks WordPress news - Covering The Week Commencing 22nd April 2019
WP Builds125 – Making your WordPress website multilingual with Amir Helzer from WPML
In this day and age where websites are collections of content in a database, there is no reason at all that this content cannot be translated into other…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #59 – WordPress 5.2 beta 3, community news and folding phones
This weeks WordPress news – Covering The Week Commencing 15th April 2019: WordPress Core WordPress 5.2 Beta 3 Gutenberg 5.5 Adds New Group Block for…
WP Builds124 – How do we put our prices up?
In this episode David and I talk about the subject of pricing and in particular the thorny subject of putting prices up. We get started with a chat about what…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #58 – WordPress 5.2 Beta 2, so much security and photos of black holes
This weeks WordPress news – Covering The Week Commencing 8th April 2019: WordPress Core WordPress 5.2 Beta 2 Gutenberg Team Publishes RFC Document on…
WP Builds123 – Creating WordPress courses with Joe Casabona
Joe has been in the WordPress space for years and years. Working as a freelancer at the start, then as a member of a large agency. All of that is now behind…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #57 – Gutenberg mandatory, evil plugins and stand up more
This weeks WordPress news – Covering The Week Commencing 1st April 2019: WordPress Core WordPress 5.2 to Make Gutenberg Block Editor Use Mandatory for…
WP Builds122 – Is our marketing all wrong?
When you sell your WordPress websites to your clients, do you push the logical or the emotional? Do you talk about technical details or how easy and beautiful…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #56 – WordPress 5.2 Beta 1, Elementor motion effects and security updates
This weeks WordPress news - Covering The Week Commencing 25th March 2019
WP Builds121 – Automate your social postings using Social Web Suite with Tina Todorovic
Do you post your content to multiple social platforms? If you do, I'm almost certain that this task is a little bit on the dull side. Is it isn't it? It takes…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #55 – Multiple plugins hacked, plugin updates and MySpace loses data
This weeks WordPress news – Covering The Week Commencing 18th March 2019: WordPress Core WordPress Ends Support for PHP 5.2 – 5.5, Bumps Minimum Required…
WP Builds120 – Have you got WordPress plugin fatigue?
If you're a WordPress user then you've used heaps of plugins in the past. They enable WordPress to do anything don't they? That's WordPress' greatest strength…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #54 – WordPress 5.1.1, plugin updates and Facebook goes down
This weeks WordPress news – Covering The Week Commencing 11th March 2019: WordPress Core WordPress 5.1.1 Patches Critical Vulnerability“WordPress…
WP Builds119 – Using Groundhogg to self host your email marketing with Adrian Tobey
Email marketing is usually the domain of expensive SaaS apps. Well, not any more. With the Groundhogg WordPress plugin you can automate all-the-things from…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #53 – WordPress triage team, plugin updates and Google+ is no more
This weeks WordPress news – Covering The Week Commencing 4th March 2019: WordPress Core Introducing the WordPress Triage Team“As WordPress has…
WP Builds118 – We know nothing about website pricing
There are so many ways you can get paid for building WordPress websites, and if you've been in this industry for any length of time, then you've perhaps tried…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #52 – Blocks management, image creation and free videos
WP Builds Newsletter #52 - Blocks management, image creation and free videos
WP Builds117 – Using WordPress to run your online course with Chris Badgett from Lifter LMS
It's all the rage isn't it? Set up an online course and teach the world about the things you know! You've seen the Facebook ads. You've sat down and thought…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #51 – WordPress 5.1 released, plugin updates and AI gets really scary
WP Builds Newsletter #51 - WordPress 5.1 released, plugin updates and AI gets really scary
WP Builds116 – How to secure your WordPress website with Oliver Sild from WebARX
Do you glaze over when someone talks about internet security? Well, you're not alone - it's quite a difficult subject to understand. Thank heavens then that…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #50 – WordPress 5.1 RC, multiple vulnerabilities and AI gets scary
WP Builds Newsletter #50 - WordPress 5.1 RC, multiple vulnerabilities and AI gets scary
WP Builds115 – The client is always right, we just need anger management
Are you the type of person who always does what your clients ask of you, or do you get angry with them? It's hardly a binary answer is it, but it certainly…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #49 – New Gutenberg blocks, Wordfence Central and DuckDuckGo rising
WP Builds Newsletter #49 - New Gutenberg blocks, Wordfence Central and DuckDuckGo rising
WP Builds114 – Introducing Split Hero for split testing with Adam Lacey
Adam has been on the podcast before, but on that occasion he was talking about his life as a freelancer, not as the owner of a SaaS app! He's founded a company…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #48 – WordPress 5.1 Beta 3, Plugin updates and Google dominates
WP Builds Newsletter #48 - WordPress 5.1 Beta 3, Plugin updates and Google dominates
WP Builds113 – Should we give our clients telephone support?
Should we be available on the phone to deal with client issues for our WordPress website business? I have had this conversation so many times in the past with…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #47 – WordPress 5.1, Gutenberg and Page Builder updates and new Google Search Console features
WP Builds Newsletter #47 - WordPress 5.1, Gutenberg and Page Builder updates and new Google Search Console features
WP Builds112 – How to do SEO right with Phil Singleton
Phil Singleton is one of those guys who seems to do 15 things all at once, and doing them really well. His background, like many of us is not web design and…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #46 – Automattic announces Newspack, WordPress 5.1 feature and Gutenberg layouts
WP Builds Newsletter #46 - Automattic announces Newspack, WordPress 5.1 feature and Gutenberg layouts
WP Builds111 – Should we use the magic email?
In this discussion episode with David and I, we discuss an idea called "The Magic Email". It's a really simple email that you can send to get something…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #45 – WordPress 5.0.3, we’re no longer bloggers and free GitHub
WP Builds Newsletter #45 - WordPress 5.0.3, we're no longer bloggers and free GitHub
WP Builds110 – A WordPress intranet solution from WOffice
Today we have not one but two people on the podcast. Baptiste Debever and Francois Forest are WordPress plugin and theme developers based in France. During…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #44 – WordPress marketing, image optimisation and a super detailed image
WP Builds Newsletter #44 - WordPress marketing, image optimisation and a super detailed image
WP Builds109 – What changed in 2018 and what is coming in 2019
Happy New Year 2019! In this episode of the WP Builds WordPress podcast we take a bit of a look back at some of the things that we thought we important in…
WP Builds108 – Make your blog posts work harder for you with Ben Dell from Missinglettr
Today we have an episode that deals with something very dear to my heart, writing blog posts - like this one! One of the problems that I have is that I write a…
WP Builds107 – The top 5 reasons why we are web designers
This episode is a little bit of a departure for us as it was inspired by the people in the WP Builds Facebook group (which you should join BTW). It is all…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #43 – Updates to WordPress 5 already, PHP updates and social media is news
WP Builds Newsletter #43 - Updates WordPress 5 already, PHP updates and social media is news
WP Builds106 – With the right tools and guidance, anyone can design a great site with Mor Cohen
This week we have Mor Cohen on from Washington State in America and she's with us because she has a new course that she's launching called "The GeneratePress…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #42 – WordPress 5.0 is out, nobody dies and Google stepping into WordPress
WP Builds Newsletter #42 - WordPress 5.0 is out, nobody dies and Google stepping into WordPress
WP Builds105 – Rebecca Gill and her amazing life; flourishing from adversity
This is a little bit of a departure for us today because we take a deep dive into the life of our guest - Rebecca Gill. Typically on the podcast we chat about…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #41 – WordPress 5.0 RC2, Plugin vulnerabilities and FBI takes down ad fraud network
WP Builds Newsletter #41 - WordPress 5.0 RC2, Plugin vulnerabilities and FBI takes down ad fraud network
WP Builds104 – UX… What on earth is it?
We talk to Paul Lacey and discuss with him what UI is. Both David and I work as independent freelancers and this means that we have a process that has worked…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #40 – WordPress Release Candidate 5.0, new blocks creator and VSCode course
WP Builds Newsletter #40 - WordPress Release Candidate 5.0, new blocks creator and VSCode course
WP Builds103 – Adam Preiser talks about making eCommerce easy with CartFlows
This week on the podcast we have a man that I have no doubt that you've seen before? He's got a very popular YouTube channel called WP Crafter. It's a channel…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #39 – WordPress 5.0 beta 5, GDPR plugin hack and comments in Google SERPs
WP Builds Newsletter #39 - WordPress 5.0 beta 5, GDPR plugin hack and comments in Google SERPs
WP Builds102 – It’s time for us to quit
We all have things in our lives that we want to quit, but we're limiting this conversation to your work as a WordPress professional and the moments in the day…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #38 – WordPress 5.0 update delayed, multiple security concerns and do you earn enough?
WP Builds Newsletter #38 - WordPress 5.0 update delayed, multiple security concerns and do you earn enough?
WP Builds101 – Matt Mullenweg… Why Gutenberg? And why now?
Today we welcome Matt Mullenweg on to the WP Builds podcast. Matt has been using WordPress as long as anyone else, with one exception! He is the co-founder of…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #37 – Gutenberg accessibility updates, PHP 5 dead and Red Hat bought
WP Builds Newsletter #37 - Gutenberg accessibility updates, PHP 5 dead and Red Hat bought
WP Builds100 – The LIVE (disaster) podcast!
In this LIVE Webinar we celebrate the 100th episode of the WP Builds podcast! It was a bit of a technological disaster! David Waumsley and I both got kicked…
WP BuildsWP Builds Newsletter #36 – WordPress 5.0 Beta, getting bored with WordPress and video news
WP Builds Newsletter #36 - WordPress 5.0 Beta, getting bored with WordPress and video news
WP Builds99 – Help your clients to help you with a Client Portal – Laura Elizabeth explains
Today, we get to meet Laura Elizabeth. She’s a designer turned plugin creator that has some good ideas for you! Like I say, she’s a designer and her latest…