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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 BuildsThis Week in WordPress #246
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 20th March 2023.
WP Builds319 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 4: Do we even need WordPress?
This seems a little odd, 'Do we even need WordPress', given that we're a WordPress podcast. But, there's actually quite a lot to be said here. Both David and I…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #245
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 13th March 2023.
WP Builds318 – Rob Howard on what they’re doing at MasterWP
Deal Alert: Get 10% off MasterWP Workshops using the coupon code 'wpbuilds10' - it's valid until 15th April 2023. On the podcast today, we have Rob Howard. No…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #244
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 6th March 2023.
WP Builds317 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 3: Page Builders are the scourge of the internet!
So, there's no denying that WordPress Page Builders have taken the community by storm over the last decade. Whether you use them or not, they're popular, and…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #243
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th February 2023.
WP Builds316 – Kevin Geary talks about Automatic CSS
Some of us love working with CSS. It's fun, pretty easy to learn, and gets the job done. Others… not so much. It's boring, hard to master, and you end up doing…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #242
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 20th February 2023.
WP Builds315 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 2: A.I. will kill us!
We asked ChatGPT the question "could artificial intelligence (A.I.) kill the web design industry?". This is what we got back... "It is unlikely that artificial…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #241
The WordPress news from the last week which began Monday 6th February 2023.
WP Builds314 – Imajinn adding images to your website with AI
So this is all about AI, so buckle up as it's all the hotness! It's not the usual AI hotness though, because this podcast is not about ChatGPT and how it'll…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #240
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 30th January 2023.
WP Builds313 – Thinking the unthinkable (TTUT). Episode 1: Certified
Welcome to the very first episode in our sparkling new series that we are calling "Thinking the Unthinkable", or TUTT for short, which I quite like! Here we…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #239
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 23rd January 2022.
WP Builds312 – Zach Swinehart on how to get more done, aka being more productive – Part 2
On the podcast today we have Zach Swinehart in the second of an, unexpectedly, two-part episode. We talked for so long that I decided it was best as two…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #238
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 16th January 2023.
WP Builds311 – Summing up the WP Builds ‘WordPress Business Bootcamp” series
Welcome to the last episode (sigh) in our Business Bootcamp series. Over the last year, we have been attempting to question everything we know about building…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #237
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 9th January 2022.
WP Builds310 – Zach Swinehart on how to get more done, aka being more productive – Part 1
On the podcast today we have Zach Swinehart in the first of an (unexpectedly) two-part episode. We talked for so long that I decided it was best as two…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #236
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 2nd January 2023.
WP Builds309 – Traditional v Agile
Welcome to the penultimate episode in our Business Bootcamp series. Usually, this is where I write... "where we relearn everything we know about building…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #235
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 12th December 2022.
WP Builds308 – Up your WooCommerce game with Barn2 plugins
So we have Katie Keith on the podcast today to talk about what they're doing over at Barn2 plugins. First off, we tackle the history of the company, and…
WP Builds307 – Upselling services
So you're in the business of selling WordPress websites? If you are in that business, then I can guarantee you that there's more money to be made than just…
WP Builds306 – Application & database hosting at Kinsta
So in the last episode of the WP Builds podcast we were talking about how WordPress hosting has changed. Today it feels like more of the same. Kinsta has been…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #232
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 21st November 2022.
WP Builds305 – How hosting has changed
Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WP sites and running a web design business from start to…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #231
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 14th November 2022.
WP Builds304 – Steve Burge on running PublishPress and buying other plugins
I love a good story, and that's what we've got for you today. It's Steve Burge from PublishPress. Steve's had a long history working with open source software…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #230
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 7th November 2022.
WP Builds303 – Monitoring websites for clients
Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WP sites and running a web design business from start to…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #229
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 31st October 2022.
WP Builds302 – Eric Karkovack on the merits of canonical plugins in WordPress
On the podcast today we have Eric Karkovack. He's been in the WordPress space for ages and contributes in a whole variety of ways. I've been wanting to get him…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #228
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 24th October 2022.
WP Builds301 – Maintenance
We all do maintenance for our WordPress website clients, right? But what do you cover and what does a client expect? That's the basis of the podcast today…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #227
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 17th October 2022.
WP Builds300 – Rethink what WooCommerce Subscriptions can do with the Subscription Force plugin
It's no secret that the world is adopting the model of subscription pricing. If you're my age, then you remember a time when almost nothing was based upon…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #226
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 10th October 2022.
WP Builds299 – When the client turns web designer (although we hardly talk about that)
With all these no code options, do you find your clients are becoming experts and no longer needing you? We try (and fail) to talk about this today and end up…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #225
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 3rd October 2022.
WP Builds298 – Make your website voice enabled, with Convoworks
So voice enabled home are now a thing. It's pretty likely that if you don't have a voice enabled device now, you will at some point in the near future. You…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #224
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 26th September 2022.
WP Builds297 – Dealing with changing staff and new management
What happens when your client suddenly has new staff members that you need to interact with? It might be a really smooth transition with nothing to worry…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #223
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 19th September 2022.
WP Builds296 – Gutenberg, FSE, Block Themes (Variants), Blocks, Rich Tabor on the whole lot
So if you've kept up with the latest developments in WordPress then you'll have heard the words / phrases 'Gutenberg', 'FSE', 'Block Themes', 'Blocks' and a…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #222
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 12th September 2022.
WP Builds295 – Website documentation and support
Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites, and running a web design business from…
WP Builds294 – How might we fix the WordPress notifications problem?
If you've used WordPress for any length of time and use plugins, it's highly likely that you've seen notifications in the backend which you did not expect…
WP Builds293 – Understanding the client’s training needs
Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites, and running a web design business from…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #221
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 15th August 2022.
WP Builds292 – Why WPCodeBox should be in your WordPress plugin lineup
On the podcast today we have WPCodeBox plugin developer Ovidiu Maghetiu, and he's here to explain how it works and what it can do, and it can do... a lot!…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #220
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 8th August 2022.
WP Builds291 – The launch
So the moment has arrived. You've busted a jut and got the website finished. It's 100% ready to roll. Now what? Well, you've got to launch it and let the world…
WP Builds290 – Using no code solutions as your superpower
On the podcast today we have Raitis Sevelis from Visual Composer, and he's here today to talk about the how you should use your WordPress page builder with…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #219
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 25th July 2022.
WP Builds289 – Legal stuff
Welcome to another in the Business Bootcamp series where we relearn everything we know about building WordPress sites and running a web design business from…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #218
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 18th July 2022.
WP Builds288 – The importance of making your website accessible
So on the podcast today we have Amber Hinds and she's here to use her expertise to explain how and why WordPress websites need to be accessible. It's a really…
WP BuildsThis Week in WordPress #217
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 11th July 2022.