Podcasts by WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler

519 – Better Links for Your WordPress Content from 2022-02-09T15:56

In today’s episode, we talk about better ways to style links in your WordPress content (plus email messages too).

518 – WordPress 5.9 from 2022-01-26T15:20:40

In today’s episode, we look at the features in the latest version of WordPress – version 5.9.

517 – Explaining WordPress Hooks, Actions, and Filters from 2022-01-19T14:41

In today’s episode we explore what WordPress hooks, actions, and filters are.

516 – A Week in the Life of a Developer Apprentice from 2022-01-12T14:54:01

In this week’s episode, I share a behind the scenes at my weekly planning, the projects I worked on, and what I accomplished last week.

515 – WordPress State of the Word Recap from 2022-01-05T20:45:23

In today’s episode, we do a quick recap of Matt’s State of the Word address in December 2021.

514 – How to Secure Your Site After a Security Breech from 2021-12-01T05:17

In today’s episode we talk about securing your site after a data breech at your hosting company.

513 – Time for Your 2021 WordPress Security Audit from 2021-11-03T07:57

In today’s episode, we talk through a checklist of items that need to be done this fall to make your website secure.

512 – Add Additional WordPress Blocks from 2021-10-27T08:45

In today’s podcast, we talk about different plugins that will add additional blocks to your WordPress site.

511 – All About WordPress Core Blocks from 2021-10-20T08:00

In today’s episode we talk about the default core WordPress blocks and how they can be used to build the perfect layout for your post or page.

510 – Managing a WordPress Site with WP CLI from 2021-10-13T13:01:01

In today’s episode we talk about using WP CLI to manage your WordPress site.

509 – September News Stories from 2021-10-06T20:27:21

508 – Planning out a WordPress Plugin from 2021-08-25T13:56:53

Announcements Yoast Joins Newfold Digital, Team To Stay in Place Emoji Toolbar Plugin Brings an Emoji Picker Back to the WordPress Editor Automattic Releases Quadrat, a Block-Based Podcasting Word...

507 – Moving to a WordPress VIP Developer Role from 2021-07-19T09:00

In today’s episode I explain the process of moving from a support role to a developer role at Automattic.

506 – Adding Custom Fonts to WordPress from 2021-04-07T16:30

In today’s episode we take a look at how to add custom fonts to a WordPress site.

505 – Writing SQL to View Data in WordPress from 2021-03-10T22:02:37

In today’s episode, we talk about SQL and how to write SQL commands to find the data you need in your WordPress site

504 – Why Learning JavaScript is Important from 2021-02-10T11:13

In today’s episode we talk about why JavaScript is an important piece of WordPress and why we should learn it.

503 – Checking in on WordPress Security in 2021 from 2021-02-03T14:07:09

In today’s episode we talk about how to review your site for security issues and how to fix them.

326 – Custom Fonts for your WordPress Site from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In today’s episode, we do an evaluation to see if your current fonts are correct and if not, how to change them to a meaningful font.

104 – Become a Full-Time Freelance Developer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, I have an inspiring story to share. Join us to hear Chad Warner is slowly phasing out of his “real job” into a full-time freelancer.

103 – A Website Developer’s Nightmare: Passwords from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In today’s episode, I share two new tools and my strategy for setting up new accounts for your friends or website clients.

102 – WordPress Custom Post Types from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hear my reviews on the WordPress iPad app, understand the benefit of using Google Libraries and see the benefits of using custom post types.

101 – What is Your WordPress Backup Strategy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In today’s episode, I share two new tools, answer a few questions and spend most of the time discussing WordPress backup strategy.

100 – Your Can’t Live Without WordPress Plugins from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week’s show is a little different as we had a round table discussion to hear what are the can’t live without WordPress plugins from our community.

099 – Keys to Enjoy Web Programming from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this week’s episode, I spend some time chatting with Sean and Randy of beAutomated about how we as developers can enjoy web programming.

502 – How to Know When You Need Custom from 2021-01-27T09:06

In today’s episode we talk about the things to think about when creating a new WordPress site.

501 – Things to Come in 2021 from 2021-01-21T00:48:55

In today’s episode I share my content creation strategy for 2021.

500 – Ten Years of Podcasting from 2020-12-03T01:30

In today’s episode I give some highlights of 10 years of podcasting as well as the future of the show.

499 – Life Update from 2020-10-21T20:24:27

In today’s episode I provide an update on what’s been happening over the last six weeks.

498 – Why You Need an Email List from 2020-09-02T23:45:42

In today’s episode we talk about the seven reasons that you need an email list on your website.

497 – Your Questions Answered from 2020-08-26T16:05

On today’s episode we dig into a few listener’s questions.

496 – WordPress 5.5 from 2020-08-12T13:27:49

In today’s episode we talk about all the new changes in the latest version of WordPress, 5.5.

495 – Your Website Engineer Plugins in 2020 from 2020-07-29T20:37:12

In today’s episode we talk about all the plugins on Your Website Engineer’s website.

494 – Where is Data Stored in the WordPress Database? from 2020-07-22T08:49

In today’s episode we explore the different tables that are installed by default in the WordPress Database.

493 – You Need a Backup Strategy from 2020-07-16T12:14:51

In today’s episode we talk about the fiasco of the last two weeks and my broken computer without a good backup.

492 – Customize VSCode to Work For You – Customizations from 2020-07-02T01:52:47

In today’s episode we talk more about the customizations I did to make VSCode less noisy.

491 – Customize VSCode to Work for You – Extensions from 2020-06-19T01:49:36

In today’s episode we talk about all the free extensions I use with the free code editor VSCode.

490 – How to Launch a New WordPress Theme from 2020-05-27T13:12

In today’s episode we talk about the steps to switch a live site over to a new theme.

489 – Preparing to Put a Plugin on the WordPress Repository from 2020-05-13T13:27

In today’s episode we talk about how to prepare a plugin to be added to the WordPress Repository.

488 – How to Submit a Plugin to the WordPress Repository from 2020-05-06T16:34:44

Announcements How to Submit a Plugin to the WordPress Repository

487 – Organizing Tools for WordPress from 2020-04-23T02:16:07

In today’s episode we talk about how to organize your WordPress tools so you can be efficient with your time in WordPress.

486 – Duplicating A Post or Page in WordPress from 2020-04-15T19:25:45

Today we talk about the two different ways to duplicate content on your WordPress site.

485 – Make Your WordPress Database Smaller from 2020-04-01T21:14:44

In today’s episode we talk through a few ways to make your WordPress Database smaller.

484 – Work from Home Tips from 2020-03-18T20:39:58

In today’s episode I share my tips for effectively working from home.

483 – A New Tool – Coherence Pro from 2020-03-11T21:02:47

In today’s episode we talk about a new tool that I’ve been using to isolate certain websites.

482 – Managing a Website Leading Up to a Conference from 2020-03-04T22:15:26

In today’s episode we explore the launch of the second FxMedCE symposium.

481 – Make Your WordPress Site Accessible and ADA Compliant from 2020-02-26T21:46

In today’s episode we talk about the tools to scan your site to make sure it’s accessible and ADA compliant.

480 – Generate More Sales with Facebook and WordPress from 2020-02-19T21:48

In today’s episode, we talk about how you can drive more customers back to your website for more sales with Facebook.

479 – Automating WordPress with Zapier from 2020-02-12T20:54:06

In today’s episode we talk about different ways to automate your WordPress site with Zapier.

478 – Should These Plugins Be in Core WordPress? from 2020-02-05T16:16:35

In today’s episode we look at some plugins that actually would be nice if they were part of WordPress core, because they give some extra value to the way the CMS works.

477 – Site Audit Checklist for your WordPress Site from 2020-01-29T09:50

In today’s episode we talk about the eight different ways we can check our website to make sure everything is complete and working properly.

476 – A Look at the Block Editor in 2020 from 2020-01-22T11:07

In today’s episode we talk about all the blocks built into WordPress 5.3.

475 – 2020 Version – Apps I use Daily from 2020-01-15T09:00

In today’s episode we talk about the different software apps that I use every day with my work with WordPress.

474 – 20 WordPress Resolutions for 2020 from 2020-01-08T16:59:18

In today’s episode we talk about the 20 resolutions for keeping up with our WordPress sites in 2020.

473 – Happy New Year! from 2020-01-01T09:00

In today’s episode, I wish you a happy new year!

472 – Manage WordPress Files with SFTP from 2019-12-18T16:14:26

In today’s episode we talk about how to set up an FTP client to be prepared in case you need it for your WordPress site.

471 – The True Cost of a Domain Name from 2019-12-11T16:57:45

In today’s episode we talk about all the costs associated with purchasing a domain name.

470 – My Favorite Text Editors from 2019-12-04T15:54:29

In today’s episode, we talk about four different text editors, Coda 2, Sublime Text, Atom, and VS Code.

469 – Thankful Edition 2019 from 2019-11-27T18:08:39

In today’s episode I share about what I’m thankful for (spoiler: not all-the-deals)

468 – Handling Audio Files within WordPress from 2019-11-20T16:19:28

In today’s episode we talk about how to handle audio files on our site.

467 – WordPress 5.3 Release from 2019-11-13T21:21:54

In today’s episode we chat about the new features in the latest version of WordPress, version 5.3.

466 – 2019 State of the Word Recap from 2019-11-06T14:54:35

In today’s show, we recap Matt’s State of the Word address at the closing keynote of WordCamp US 2019.

465 – Automate Your Store with AutomateWoo from 2019-10-30T08:00:49

In today’s episode we talk about the power of automating things in your WooCommerce store to generate more leads and more profits.

464 – How to Troubleshoot WordPress from 2019-10-23T16:26:20

In today’s episode, we talk about the steps to isolate a problem when troubleshooting WordPress.

463 – Create a Simple Plugin to Embed Google Analytics Code from 2019-10-16T19:59:32

In today’s episode we talk about how to create a simple plugin to embed code on your website

462 – Clean Up Your WordPress Site from 2019-10-09T19:44:37

In today’s episode we talk about general maintenance things that you need to do on your WordPress site.

461 – How WordPress is Free and Priceless Simultaneously from 2019-10-02T08:00:30

In today’s episode, we talk about the details of how WordPress started, how it’s free to use and how folks make money with this free software.

460 – Prepare Your Website For Black Friday Sales from 2019-09-25T15:03:35

In today’s show we talk about how to get our website ready for the eCommerce shopping weekend of Black Friday.

459 – Creating a WordPress Theme out of HTML – Part 4 from 2019-09-18T08:00:46

In today’s episode we talk about the gotchas of launching my new site as well as some of the things that still need fixed.

458 – Creating a WordPress Theme out of HTML – Part 3 from 2019-09-11T12:18:13

Announcements Creating a WordPress Theme out of HTML – Part 3

457 – Creating a WordPress Theme out of HTML – Part 2 from 2019-09-04T15:31:08

In today’s episode we talk about creating page templates, customizing index.php, and installing and configuring themes.

456 – Creating a WordPress Theme out of HTML – Part 1 from 2019-08-28T08:00:16

In today’s episode we start talking about why to use an HTML theme to create a WordPress site and the first steps to get started.

455 – Show Same Text on Every Page of a WordPress Site from 2019-08-21T20:16:16

In today’s episode, we explore different options for displaying text on multiple pages of your WordPress site.

454 – Customize the WordPress Admin Dashboard from 2019-08-14T15:27:30

In today’s episode we talk about how to make WordPress your own by customizing the WordPress dashboard / admin area.

453 – Embed a Google Form in a WordPress Site from 2019-08-07T12:45:23

In today’s episode we talk about the how-to embed a Google Form into a website and then benefit of doing so.

452 – July News Updates from 2019-08-01T01:20:32

In today’s episode we look at all the news from the month of July.

451 – Automattic’s Distributed Work from 2019-07-24T15:47:30

In today’s episode, I share Episode #4 for the Distributed.blog podcast by Matt Mullenweg. It gives a good insight on how Automattic was started and how things work behind the scenes.

450 – Plugin Review: Form Builders from 2019-07-17T18:43:18

In today’s episode, we talk about two premium form builder plugins, Gravity Forms and Ninja Forms

449 – Plugin Review: iThemes Security Pro from 2019-07-10T08:29:47

In today’s episode we dive in and look at the premium security, iThemes Security Pro.

448 – Plugin Review: OptinMonster from 2019-07-03T14:09:31

In today’s episode, we talk about all the benefits for using the email capture tool, OptinMonster.

447 – June News Updates from 2019-06-26T15:08:24

In today’s episode, we talk about all the news that happened in June.

446 – WordPress Membership Plugin Options from 2019-06-19T14:44:01

In today’s episode, we explore the five most popular WordPress Membership plugins.

445 – Stay in the Loop: Best WordPress News Sources from 2019-06-12T14:49:09

In today’s episode we talk about all the news sites that I follow to make sure I’m up on the latest in what’s happening with WordPress.

444 – My Favorite Plugin: WP Migrate DB Pro from 2019-06-05T14:05:45

In today’s episode, we talk about my favorite premium plugin, WP Migrate DB Pro.

443 – May News Updates from 2019-05-29T19:32:51

In today’s episode, we look at all the WordPress news that’s happened in the month of May.

442 – Get Options Podcast from 2019-05-22T08:00:51

In today’s episode I share an episode of the Get Options podcast that I recorded with my friend Adam Silver.

441 – Plugin Review: SearchWP from 2019-05-15T08:00:35

In today’s episode we look at SearchWP and it’s features that allow your website visitors find anything on your WordPress site.

440 – Plugin Review: WooCommerce Bookings from 2019-05-08T11:59:41

In today’s show, we talk all about WooCommerce Bookings and how it can turn your website into a place where your customers can book products or your time.

439 – Summer Learning from 2019-05-01T09:13:01

In today’s episode we talk about the plan for the next three months. I’m curious, what do you want to learn about?

438 – WP Cron and Action Scheduler from 2019-04-24T11:08:02

In today’s episode we talk about the WP Cron and the Action Scheduler and how the two work behind the scenes to make WordPress work.

437 – Code Snippets and Your WordPress Site from 2019-04-17T12:04:25

In today’s episode, we talk about the different ways to add both CSS and PHP snippets to your WordPress site.

436 – Speed Up Your Site By Lazy Loading Images from 2019-04-10T11:47

In today’s episode, we look at how to speed up our site by adding a lazy loading images plugin.

435 – Getting Your PHP Version Current from 2019-04-03T12:26:56

In today’s episode, we talk about how to update to PHP 7.2 and the performance boosts you’ll see by running the latest version.

434 – How Do I Know if My WordPress Site is Hacked? from 2019-03-27T08:00:56

In today’s episode we look at different things that could indicate that our site has been compromised.

433 – WordPress Facebook and Slack Groups to Join from 2019-03-20T10:33:08

In today’s episode we look at some Facebook and Slack groups that you can join to get help from and stay in community.

432 – Capture Customer’s Email Addresses from 2019-03-13T10:40:08

In today’s episode we look at some new ways to collect email addresses for your online store.

431 – Prepare for an In-Person Event from 2019-03-06T09:00:14

In today’s episode, we talk about how to plan for an in-person event like a weekend WordCamp.

430 – Join Me in the March Code Challenge! from 2019-02-27T09:00:33

In today’s episode we talk about the 30 day code challenge that starts in March.

429 – Managing Multiple WordPress Sites with These Handy Tools from 2019-02-20T09:00:50

In today’s episode we take a look at seven different tools to make it easy to manage multiple WordPress sites.

427 – Manage an Existing WordPress Site from 2019-02-13T11:36:40

In today’s episode we talk about how to begin managing a website for a friend or new client.

426 – How Can WordPress Be Free? from 2019-02-06T14:52:04

In today’s episode we talk about how the amazing WordPress software is completely free.

425 – WordPress Block Editor’s Hidden Features from 2019-01-30T09:00:03

In today’s episode, we talk about some of some hidden features in the new block editor in WordPress 5.0

424 – Convert Existing Posts to Gutenberg Blocks from 2019-01-23T11:25:57

In today’s episode we look at changing our posts from a Classic Editor block to Gutenberg blocks in WordPress 5.0.

423 – Best Plugins to Add More Blocks to Your Site from 2019-01-16T11:56:02

Announcements Best Plugins to Add More Blocks to Your Site In today’s show, I highlight some new plugins that add more blocks to the block editor. The ones covered are the following: Thank You! Th...

422 – Creating Reusable Blocks in WordPress 5.0 from 2019-01-09T09:00:37

In today’s episode we talk about how to create a reusable block in WordPress 5.0 and the benefits of creating these reusable blocks.

421 – WordPress 5.0: Gutenberg vs. Classic Editor from 2019-01-02T14:23:12

In today’s episode we talk about the two editors available in WordPress 5.0: Gutenberg and the Classic Editor.

421 – Get Ready for 2019 from 2018-12-26T15:48:49

In today’s episode we get ready for 2019.

420 – Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide 2018 from 2018-12-19T13:35:12

In today’s episode we talk about some non-WordPress gifts that WordPress enthusiasts will enjoy this holiday season.

419 – State of the Word 2018 from 2018-12-12T09:00:20

In today’s episode we recap the State of the Word address given by Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp US 2018.

418 – Managing Your Site Through WordPress.com from 2018-12-05T09:00:25

On today’s episode I share how to manage a website using Jetpack and the WordPress.com dashboard / app.

417 – Hacking Your Way into a WordPress Site from 2018-11-28T12:13:28

In today’s episode we look at two different ways for creating a WordPress administrator account; one way through the database and one way via FTP.

416 – How WordPress Changed My Life (Thank You WordPress!) from 2018-11-21T11:30:32

In today’s episode I share how WordPress has changed my life and how thankful I am for the software.

415 – Keeping my Site Updated – Website Workflow in 2018 from 2018-11-14T10:40:28

In today’s episode I share how I use a local development environment, with git and GitHub and dandelion deploy to push changes to my server.

414 – Automate Your WordPress Site with Zapier from 2018-11-07T09:00:31

Announcements WordPress 5.0 Beta 3 Activity: A New Way to Monitor, Debug, and Repair Your Site Authors of Popular WordPress.org Themes Rolling Out Gutenberg Compatibility Updates Ahead of 5.0 Rele...

413 – Testing All Things Gutenberg from 2018-10-31T11:06:46

In today’s episode we talk about getting your site prepared for the new Gutenberg Editor which comes with WordPress 5.0 in just a few weeks.

412 – WordPress Security, Vulnerabilities, and Brute Force Attacks from 2018-10-24T08:00:15

In today’s episode we look at some things we should be regularly checking on our WordPress site for security, vulnerabilities and brute force attacks.

411 – Track Changes in Your WordPress Site from 2018-10-17T08:00:18

In today’s episode we talk about how and what to track when it comes to activity on your WordPress website.

410 – A Summary of Automattic’s 2018 Grand Meetup from 2018-10-10T08:00:49

In today’s episode I share some of the happenings at Automattic’s 2018 Grand Meetup in Orlando Florida.

409 – 8 Habits of Highly Effective WordPress Users from 2018-10-03T08:04:08

In today’s episode we explore the eight habits of highly effective WordPress users.

408 – Keep Your WordPress Site Updated from 2018-09-26T08:00:34

In today’s episode we look at the steps to properly test an updated plugin and a tool that can let robots do the work for you instead.

407 – Clean and Optimize Your WordPress Site from 2018-09-19T08:00:28

In today’s episode we talk about cleaning up and optimize our WordPress sites for peak performance.

406 – Different Types of Caching for Your WordPress Site from 2018-09-12T08:00:33

In today’s episode we look at the different types of caching that can be done to speed up your WordPress website.

405 – Shortcodes and Checklists from 2018-09-05T08:00:06

In today’s episode we tackle how to fix broken shortcodes on your WordPress site and how to create a blogging checklist.

404 – Neat CSS Things from 2018-08-29T08:00:49

In today’s episode, we dive into some great resources for learning about CSS and the new features in the technology.

403 – A WordPress Site with Only Premium Plugins from 2018-08-22T08:00:20

In today’s episode we talk about the other extreme, a site with only premium plugins.

402 – A WordPress Site with Only Free Plugins from 2018-08-15T08:00:21

In today’s episode we talk about how to build a simple WordPress site using only free plugins.

401 – Keep Your WordPress Site Busy While on Vacation from 2018-08-08T08:00:26

In today’s episode we talk about different ways to keep your website busy while you are away on vacation.

400 – Wow, That’s a Lot of Episodes! from 2018-08-01T08:00:24

In today’s episode we take a look (and listen) back to memories from 400 podcast episodes.

399 – Translating a WordPress Plugin from 2018-07-25T10:44:23

In today’s episode we talk about how to translate a WordPress plugin into your site’s native language.

398 – Your Next WordPress Site: Custom Theme or Premium Theme? from 2018-07-18T08:00:02

In today’s episode we talk about the differences in creating a new site with a premium theme versus having a custom template built.

397 – Comparison of Five Local Development Tools from 2018-07-11T08:00:07

In today’s podcast we talk about the five different options for installing and running WordPress websites on your local computer.

396 – Save Yourself Headaches and Use a Staging Site from 2018-07-04T08:00:05

In today’s episode we talk about the benefits of having a staging site and how to set up a clone of your site.

395 – Understanding How DNS Works from 2018-06-27T08:00:59

In today’s episode we try to make the confusing topic of Domain Name System (DNS) a bit less confusing.

394 – How to Test New and Shiny Updates from 2018-06-20T08:00:33

In today’s episode we take a look at the process to update your plugins and themes on your WordPress site.

393 – How Building a Website is a Lot Like Building a House from 2018-06-13T09:47:53

In today’s episode we look at how building a website is a lot like building a house.

392 – A Look Inside an Automattic Team Meetup Week from 2018-06-06T10:47:58

In today’s episode we take a behind the scenes look at what happens at an Automattic team meetup in Montreal.

391 – In My Queue: Tech Podcasts I Listen To from 2018-05-30T11:07:48

In today’s episode I share the 14 technology podcasts I subscribe to that keep me motivated to keep learning new ways to code.

390 – The GDPRenberg Update from 2018-05-23T11:24:05

In today’s episode we talk about the latest in GDPR news as well as what’s new with Gutenberg.

389 – One Click Webinar Registration from 2018-05-16T10:55:07

In today’s episode, we look at the process of setting up a one click webinar registration with ConvertKit.

388 – A Look at History: 15 Years of WordPress from 2018-05-09T11:48:31

In today’s episode we are take a trip down memory lane to look at life of WordPress, how it came to be and the features that have been added over the years.

387 – The Ins and Outs of GDPR from 2018-05-02T09:12:13

In today’s episode, we talk all about the new regulation in the European Union called GDPR and how we can prepare for it.

386 – Have You Used the Customizer Recently? from 2018-04-25T08:00:10

In today’s episode, we explore all the options and settings that can be configured with the WordPress Customizer.

385 – Troubleshooting Theme or Plugin Install Errors from 2018-04-18T11:21:56

In today’s episode we explore how to resolve any error messages you might see when uploading a new plugin or theme to your site.

384 – Password Protecting WordPress from 2018-04-11T10:51:10

In today’s episode we dig into the reasons to password protect a site as well as how to configure your WordPress site.

383 – Remove a WordPress Plugin and its Data from 2018-04-04T10:15:58

In today’s episode we take the time to look at how to remove a plugin from your site and all of it’s data.

382 – The Next Phase of WordPress: Gutenberg from 2018-03-28T09:26:13

In today’s episode we dive into the future of WordPress and share ideas about what’s to come with the new editing experience with Gutenberg.

381 – Automating Your WordPress Site from 2018-03-21T08:00:10

In today’s episode we talk about nine different ways to automate your WordPress website.

380 – Nine Lesser Known WordPress Plugins from 2018-03-14T10:39:10

In today’s episode we look at some popular WordPress plugins that you might not have heard about amongst the 54,000+ in the WordPress Repository.

379 – A Day in the Life from 2018-03-07T11:14:47

In today’s episode I take you on a behind the scenes look at how I plan my week/day for maximum productiveness.

378 – You Need a Security System from 2018-02-28T09:00:29

In today’s episode we talk about the reasons you need to have some security measures in place on your WordPress website.

377 – You Need Google Analytics from 2018-02-21T09:00:50

In today’s episode we talk about the importance of having Google Analytics running on your site.

376 – You Need a Backup System from 2018-02-14T10:12:38

In today’s episode we talk about the importance of having a backup for your WordPress site and four different ways that you can get a backup system in place.

375 – You Need an Email List from 2018-02-07T09:00:29

In today’s episode we talk about the importance of having an email list to go along with your WordPress website; especially if you want to monetize your site.

374 – WordPress Website Launch Checklist from 2018-01-31T10:29:09

In today’s episode we go through the checklist of things to double check before launching your WordPress website.

373 – 18 Resolutions for 2018 from 2018-01-24T11:00:40

Announcements WordPress 4.9.2 DesktopServer 3.8.4 Best Tech Newsletters CSS Grid Is there a plugin for that? Word’s Content is a plugin that you can mark your words and make them stand out o...

372 – Evaluating Shortcodes in your WordPress Site from 2018-01-17T09:00:09

In today’s episode we take a look at the shortcodes we have on our website and make sure they are all functioning.

371 – Test Your CSS Code and Browser Support from 2018-01-10T09:00:19

In today’s episode, we spend time looking at different tools to use to make sure your CSS renders correctly in all browsers.

370 – Is Your Site Properly Formatted to Print? from 2018-01-03T09:00:42

In today’s episode, we take a look at an overlooked area of a WordPress site, the stying of your printed page.

369 – WordPress Predictions for 2018 from 2017-12-27T09:00:54

In today’s episode we make some predictions on the future of WordPress in 2018.

368 – Essential Gear for Your WordPress Business from 2017-12-20T09:00:26

In today’s episode we talk all about the hardware / software / office supplies that are needed for a WordPress business.

367 – Software Apps I use Daily from 2017-12-13T09:00:18

In today’s episode I share the different apps and utilities I use daily on my mac.

366 – State of the Word 2017 from 2017-12-06T09:00:16

In today’s episode we recap WordCamp US in Nashville and the annual State of the Word address.

365 – Trying Out New Software and Services from 2017-11-29T09:00:06

In today’s episode we explore the new software and services I’ve been using on Your Website Engineer.

364 – Brand New WordPress Version 4.9 from 2017-11-22T11:01:26

In today’s episode we look at all the new features of WordPress 4.9.

363 – How to Create a Great WordCamp Presentation from 2017-11-15T12:01:02

In today’s episode we talk about how to create a great WordCamp Presentation.

362 – Five Benefits of the WordPress Community from 2017-11-08T09:00:42

In today’s episode we talk about the five benefits of participating in the WordPress community.

361 – Ideas to Generate Money for Your WordPress Business from 2017-11-01T08:00:49

In today’s episode we look at a few ways to incentivize your clients to wrap up their projects and to how to add additional services that can generate income to close out the year.

360 – Ways to Contribute to WordPress for the Website Owner from 2017-10-25T08:00:47

In today’s episode we explore the ways a WordPress website owner can contribute to the WordPress community.

359 – Ways to Contribute to WordPress as a Designer from 2017-10-18T08:00:16

In today’s episode, we take a look at ways to contribute to WordPress as a designer.

358 – Ways to Contribute to WordPress for the Developer from 2017-10-11T08:00:02

In today’s episode we talk about ways to contribute back to WordPress for the developer.

357 – Ways to Contribute to WordPress for the Blogger from 2017-10-04T09:45:42

In today’s episode we start a month long series on different ways to contribute back to WordPress and today’s show focuses on ways for the blogger to give back.

356 – Top 20 Plugins in the WordPress Repository from 2017-09-27T08:00:35

In today’s episode we explore the 20 most popular plugins on the WordPress Repository.

355 – What Everyone’s Talking About – Project Gutenberg from 2017-09-20T08:00:57

In today’s episode, we talk all about the newest feature coming to WordPress, the Gutenberg editor.

354 – Hiring More Happiness Engineers at Automattic from 2017-09-14T08:00:59

Today’s episode is an interview with other Happiness Engineers from Podcast Movement 2017.

353 – WordPress.com for Business from 2017-09-06T08:00:25

In today’s episode we talk about the new offering from Automattic, WordPress.com for Business.

352 – How to Navigate Your Host’s cPanel from 2017-08-30T08:00:50

In today’s episode we explore all the options and settings in your host’s cPanel interface.

351 – Setting Up and Configuring a Custom Email Address from 2017-08-23T08:00:15

On today’s episode we dive in and see how to set up a custom email address for our WordPress Website.

350 – Best Website Hosting for My WordPress Site from 2017-08-16T08:00:33

In today’s episode we take a look at the three major types of hosting for your WordPress site: shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting.

349 – Nameservers and DNS Record Types from 2017-08-09T10:04

In today’s episode we discuss how Nameservers and DNS Record Types are used to allow domain names to work.

348 – Technical Jargon – Domain Names and How They Work from 2017-08-02T09:47:17

In today’s episode we take some time to breakdown and understand what a domain name is, how they work and the differences between domains and URLs.

347 – Quickly Work On Your Site with WP-CLI from 2017-07-26T08:00:41

In today’s episode, we dive into the powerful possibilities of using WP-CLI to manage your WordPress site.

346 – Exploring Hooks, Actions and Filters from 2017-07-19T08:00:02

In today’s episode we dive in the heart of customizing WordPress by exploring hooks, actions and filters.

345 – WordPress Template Hierarchy from 2017-07-12T08:00:04

In today’s episode we talk about the WordPress Template Hierarchy and how it affects the pages on your website.

344 – Customizing WordPress to Fit Your Needs from 2017-07-05T08:00:05

In today’s episode, we talk about how we can add customized areas to your WordPress Dashboard with Custom Post Types.

343 – WordPress Videos and Online Tutorials from 2017-06-28T08:00:19

In today’s episode we talk about thirteen great sites to learn WordPress thru video content.

342 – Learn More About WordPress with These Blogs from 2017-06-21T08:00:51

In today’s episode, we talk about 20 great WordPress blogs to find out more about, well, WordPress.

341 – A Look at WordPress 4.8 from 2017-06-14T08:00:59

In today’s episode, we take a look at all the new features in the latest version of WordPress, version 4.8.

340 – Learn More WordPress with these Other Podcasts from 2017-06-07T08:00:21

In today’s episode we look at 14 other popular WordPress podcasts to help you learn more about WordPress.

339 – How to Build a Portfolio Website from 2017-05-31T08:00:55

In today’s episode, we take a look at our last type of website; how to build a portfolio website using WordPress.

338 – How to Build an eLearning Website from 2017-05-24T08:00:16

In today’s episode, we breakdown the steps to create an eLearning / online course WordPress website.

337 – How to Build an eCommerce / Membership Website from 2017-05-17T08:00:03

In today’s episode, we look at three different eCommerce extensions to use to build your online store or membership site.

336 – How to Build a Business Website with WordPress from 2017-05-10T08:00:01

In today’s episode we look at the steps involved to build a business site with WordPress.

335 – How to Build a Podcasting Website from 2017-05-03T08:00:43

In today’s episode we start a new series on how to build certain types of websites. First up, how to build a podcasting website.

334 – More Ways to Understand Your Visitors from 2017-04-26T08:00:28

In today’s episode, we wrap up our series on learning about our visitors with four more ways to analyze our visitors.

333 – Learn How Your Site is Used with HeatMaps from 2017-04-19T08:00:12

In today’s episode, we take a look at all the valuable information you can learn from your audience by installing heat tracking software on your site.

332 – Target Your Visitors with the Facebook Pixel from 2017-04-12T08:00:19

In today’s episode, we talk about how to install the incredibly useful Facebook Tracking Pixel, which will allow you to target your site visitors.

331 – Know Your Visitors: Google Analytics from 2017-04-05T08:00:55

On today’s episode, we talk about all the information you can learn about your website visitors by looking at Google Analytics.

330 – 10 Performance Improvements for your Website from 2017-03-29T08:00:18

In today’s episode, we talk about the 10 performance improvements that we can easily make to make our websites load faster

329 – Eight Simple Tweaks You Can Make Today from 2017-03-22T08:00:05

In today’s episode, we talk about eight easy tweaks that we can do this week to update our site.

328 – Make the Most of Your Widget Areas from 2017-03-15T08:00:13

In today’s episode we highlight the different ways and best practices for your widget areas on your WordPress site.

327 – Targeting Style Changes for Your WordPress Site from 2017-03-08T09:00:51

In today’s episode we talk about two different ways to find and target the necessary CSS to make small visual changes on your site.

325 – Tools to Sync Your WordPress Databases from 2017-02-22T11:55:34

In today’s episode we talk about three different WordPress tools that will help you keep your databases in sync between live and development.

324 – WordPress Debugging Plugins from 2017-02-15T09:00:20

In today’s episode, we talk about the built in features of WordPress to debug your code, as well as 15 other plugins that makes sure your site is built correctly.

323 – Essential Plugins for Every Website from 2017-02-08T09:00:16

On today’s episode, we talk about different types of plugins that every WordPress website needs to be utilizing.

322 – Edit Your Site Without Affecting Your Live Site from 2017-02-02T09:00:59

In today’s episode, we talk about 5 different ways to make changes to your website without your visitors seeing the modification

321 – Secure Your Site with an SSL Certificate from 2017-01-25T09:00:55

In today’s episode we talk about the steps to take to secure your website with an SSL certificate and the importance of doing so in 2017.

320 – 11 Items for Your Home Page in 2017 from 2017-01-18T09:00:57

In today’s episode we look at different items that should definitely be on your home page in the new year.

319 – 17 Things to Remove From Your Site in 2017 from 2017-01-11T09:00:56

In today’s episode we talk about the seventeen things that should be removed from every website for success in the new year.

318 – 2017 WordPress Goals from 2017-01-04T09:00:02

In today’s episode we talk about some potential goals you could set for yourself in 2017 to become better at WordPress or give back to the community.

317 – Work on Your Sites on Your Computer with Local from 2016-12-28T09:00:27

On today’s episode, we talk about a new software package that will give you the ability to develop your WordPress sites locally on your computer.

316 – State of the Word Recap 2016 from 2016-12-21T09:00

In today’s episode we look back at what’s happened in 2016 with a recap from Matt’s State of the Word address at WordCamp US.

315 – New Release: WordPress 4.7 from 2016-12-14T12:20:33

In today’s episode, we talk thru all of the new features in WordPress 4.7, including new editor and Customizer features.

314 – Shortcuts to Speed Up WordPress Development from 2016-12-07T09:00:19

In today’s episode we talk about the different ways we can be more efficient with navigating our WordPress sites.

313 – Shorten the Timeframe to Become a WordPress Developer from 2016-11-30T09:00:52

In today’s episode, we talk about some strategies to shortcut to learn how to become a WordPress developer.

312 – Thankful for WordPress from 2016-11-23T09:00:12

In today’s episode, I stop to reflect on all the reasons I’m thankful for WordPress.

311 – How to Repurpose Your Blog Content from 2016-11-16T09:00:42

In today’s episode we look at a few ways that we can repurpose our blog posts into other types of content that will drive traffic to our sites.

310 – A Look at Five Learning Management Systems from 2016-11-09T09:00:17

In today’s podcast we take a look at five of the most popular plugins that will turn your website into an online course platform.

309 – WordPress.com Features for Your Site with Jetpack from 2016-11-02T08:00:12

In today’s episode we explore some of Jetpack’s most powerful features and why every WordPress site should be using this plugin.

308 – Stats About WordPress’ Popularity from 2016-10-26T08:00:51

In this week’s episode, we take a look at some of the interesting statistics about WordPress’ popularity.

307 – Updating PHP to Version 7 from 2016-10-19T08:00:42

In today’s episode we talk about the importance using the latest version of PHP and how to update it.

306 – WordPress from A to Z – Part 2 from 2016-10-12T08:00:27

In today’s episode, we break done some of the key phrases and terminology in WordPress.

305 – WordPress from A to Z – Part 1 from 2016-10-05T10:48:51

In today’s episode, we break done some of the key phrases and terminology in WordPress.

304 – Adding an SSL Certificate to Your Site from 2016-09-28T08:00:26

In today’s episode we talk about the steps to take to secure your website with an SSL certificate.

303 – Applications I Use Daily at Automattic from 2016-09-21T08:00:11

In today’s episode, I share the software and tools I use daily to help troubleshoot WordPress sites.

302 – Ten Software Apps I Use for WordPress from 2016-09-14T08:00:56

In today’s episode I share the ten software applications I use to work on and manage my WordPress websites.

301 – How to Fix a Broken WordPress Site from 2016-09-07T08:00:34

On today’s episode, we talk about the steps I take to troubleshoot a broken WordPress site.

300 – Why I Enjoy WordCamps from 2016-08-31T09:09:08

In today’s episode we talk about how Your Website Engineer got it’s start, by going to a WordCamp.

299 – Customize Your Website’s Theme the Right Way from 2016-08-24T08:00:03

In today’s episode we talk about the four different ways to properly customize your WordPress site.

298 – WordPress 4.6 from 2016-08-17T08:00:17

In today’s episode we talk about the new features in the newest version of WordPress, WordPress 4.6.

297 – WordPress Hack Day from 2016-08-10T08:00:45

In today’s episode I share a bunch of ideas of things you can work on when you have some time to spend with your website.

296 – What is BootStrap and Why Should I Use It? from 2016-08-03T08:00:33

In today’s episode we talk about the most popular framework to build a WordPress theme.

295 – How MySQL Works with WordPress from 2016-07-27T08:00:27

In today’s episode, we explore your website’s technology, MySQL and how it works with PHP to dynamically create your website pages.

294 – WordPress Launch Checklist from 2016-07-20T10:18:54

In today’s episode we talk about twenty two different things to check before launching your new website.

293 – WordPress Subscription Renewals from 2016-07-13T08:00:51

In today’s episode we talk about best practices to automatically charge your customers on a regular basis.

292 – Take WordPress Programming Courses from 2016-07-06T08:00:38

In today’s episode, we talk about five different online training sites to become more proficient with WordPress.

291 – Search Your WordPress Site with Elastic Search from 2016-06-29T08:00:01

In today’s episode, we explore how to improve your search results with Elastic Search

290 – Which to Customize? A Template or a Hook? from 2016-06-22T08:00:06

In today’s episode we talk about when to use templates and when to use hooks when customizing a theme or a plugin.

289 – Zippy Zebra WooCommerce 2.6 from 2016-06-15T08:00:45

In today’s episode, we talk about all of the cool new features in the newest version of WooCommerce 2.6

288 – There’s a Plugin for That from 2016-06-08T08:00:45

In today’s episode we dive into six different plugins and how they can be used on your WordPress site.

287 – Which Type of Hosting is Best for my WordPress Site? from 2016-06-01T08:00:13

In today’s episode we explore the three types of WordPress hosting: shared, VPS and dedicated hosting.

286 – Hiding Your Site with Maintenance Mode from 2016-05-25T08:00:17

In today’s episode, we will explore the benefits of using a maintenance mode plugin and the reasons to use them.

285 – Selecting Great WordPress Themes and Plugins from 2016-05-18T08:00:16

In today’s episode we look at the things to look for when selecting theme and plugins.

284 – Your Website Needs from 2016-05-11T08:00:18

In today’s episode we talk about the different levels of our website needs; which will help us build a solid web foundation.

283 – Translating WordPress Themes and Plugins from 2016-05-04T08:00:45

In today’s episode we talk through the process of getting your text in your plugins and themes translatable.

282 – WordPress Contact Forms from 2016-04-27T08:00:30

In today’s episode, we talk about three different contact forms to power our WordPress websites: Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, Ninja Forms.

281 – WordPress 4.5 from 2016-04-20T08:00:24

In today’s episode we look at all of the new features in WordPress 4.5 and explore the WordPress news over the last two weeks.

280 – Securing Your WordPress Site – Pro Fixes from 2016-04-13T08:00:46

In this week’s episode we finish the three part series on how to secure our WordPress website.

279 – Securing Your WordPress Site – Advanced Fixes from 2016-04-06T08:00:20

In today’s podcast, we continue the discussion on how to secure our WordPress website with more advanced strategies.

278 – Securing Your WordPress Site – Easy Fixes from 2016-03-30T08:00:09

In today’s episode we will begin a three part series to improve the security of our WordPress websites.

277 – 10 Handy Snippets to Add to Your WordPress Site from 2016-03-23T08:00:13

In today’s podcast, we take a look at 10 small snippets of code that can be added to give your WordPress site extra functionality.

276 – How to Organize a Great WordCamp from 2016-03-16T08:00:06

In today’s episode, we talk about the things to think about and plan for to have a great WordCamp.

275 – Controlling WordPress via the Command Line from 2016-03-09T09:00:09

In today’s episode, we explore we can control our WordPress site without using the WordPress Dashboard.

274 – Why I Moved to ConvertKit for Email Subscribers from 2016-03-02T09:00:56

In today’s episode, I will share the features that lead me to switch from MailChimp to ConvertKit for collecting email subscribers.

273 – Case Study: Too Many Optin Plugins from 2016-02-24T09:00:30

In today’s episode, we take a close look at how many plugins I was using on this site and my plan to consolidate and clean them up.

272 – Five Things to Remove From Your Website 2016 from 2016-02-17T09:00:20

In today’s show we will dig into five things that have become outdated and need to be removed in 2016.

271 – WordPress Mega Menus from 2016-02-10T09:00:56

In today’s episode we explore all WordPress mega menus. We dive in to learn what they are and the benefit for adding to our WordPress site.

270 – The Products of WooThemes from 2016-02-03T09:00:06

In today’s episode we explore all things Woo, well, WooThemes that is, including a brief overview of all the plugins and extensions.

269 – All About the WordPress Themes from 2016-01-27T09:00:41

In today’s episode we dig in and address some key things to think about when considering making a change to a new WordPress theme.

268 – Create a Child Theme After Modifying a Parent Theme from 2016-01-20T09:00:53

In today’s episode, we talk about how to find any customizations you might have made to a parent theme and move to a child theme.

267 – Best Way to Build a New Site from 2016-01-13T21:17:57

In today’s episode, we look at two different ways to create a new site; by starting completely from scratch and building on top of your current site.

266 – Capture More Email Leads with Thrive Themes from 2016-01-06T09:00:06

In today’s episode, we talk to Shane Melaugh, from Thrive Themes, about how to get more email subscribers in 2016.

265 – Set Your 2016 WordPress Goals from 2015-12-30T09:00:28

In today’s episode, we talk about goals that we can set for ourselves in 2016 to make us more efficient in using WordPress in the new year.

264 – WordPress Tools to Buy for Christmas from 2015-12-23T09:00:56

In this week’s episode we talk about different tools and services that you can invest in to improve your WordPress expertise.

263 – WordPress State of the Word from 2015-12-16T09:00:13

In today’s show we recap the State of the Word Address from WordCamp US and all the exciting things that have happened in WordPress this year.

262 – Add a Subdomain to Your Domain from 2015-12-09T09:00:48

Announcements WordPress 4.4 is out! (I think) WordCamp US was a success (I think) Is there a plugin for that? The Force is a plugin like Hello Dolly except it displays quotes from Star Wars. Add a...

261 – Five Years of WordPress Podcasting from 2015-12-02T09:00:36

In today’s episode we celebrate the five year anniversary of the podcast and how WordPress has changed in five years.

260 – Big Updates from WordPress.com from 2015-11-25T09:00

In today’s episode we talk about the new admin interface with WordPress.com and the new mac desktop app.

259 – Build a WordPress Website for Less Than $100 from 2015-11-18T09:00:10

In today’s episode, we explore how to build a website for less than $100 on both WordPress.org (self-hosted) and WordPress.com.

258 – Top 20 Plugins in the WordPress Repository from 2015-11-11T09:00:53

In today’s episode, we take a look at the top twenty free plugins on the WordPress repository and explain why you’d want to use them.

257 – Add Images to Your WordPress Site with Icon Fonts from 2015-11-04T09:00:36

In today’s episode we learn how to use icon fonts to display images on our sites. Icon fonts give us the ability to customize the images in WordPress.

256 – Best Practices for Configuring Your WordPress Site from 2015-10-28T08:00:17

In today’s episode we explore the best practices for setting up a brand new WordPress website.

255 – Add Google Forms to your Website from 2015-10-21T08:00:25

In today’s episode we talk about how to add a form to our website by using Google Forms.

254 – How to Contribute to WordPress from 2015-10-14T08:00:51

In today’s episode we look at different ways to contribute back to the WordPress community; and for most of them, you won’t even need to write any code!

253 – Annual Security Checkup from 2015-10-07T08:00:58

In today’s episode we review our online accounts and how we can make them more secure, including our own WordPress installation.

252 – Four Ways to Monetize Your Website from 2015-09-30T08:00:12

In today’s episode we talk about four different ways to make money with your website, which doesn’t include selling physical products.

251 – How to Create a Coming Soon Page for Your Site from 2015-09-23T08:00:16

In today’s episode we discuss the different ways we can create a Coming Soon page or Under Construction page for our WordPress websites.

250 – Tools I Use to Manage My WordPress Sites from 2015-09-16T08:00:16

In this week’s episode, we take a look at the six services / apps that I use to manage all of my WordPress websites.

249 – Manage All Your Jetpack Sites with WordPress.com from 2015-09-09T08:00:43

In today’s episode, I share how you can manage all of your Jetpack enabled WordPress sites with the new interface at WordPress.com.

248 – An Overview of the WordPress REST API from 2015-09-02T08:00:47

In today’s episode, we dig into the future of WordPress and learn about the WordPress REST API.

247 – Cool WordPress Chrome Extensions from 2015-08-26T08:00:36

In today’s episode I share different Chrome extensions that can be added to make using your WordPress site easier.

246 – New Features of WordPress 4.3 from 2015-08-19T08:00:38

In today’s episode we explore some of the new features released in WordPress 4.3.

245 – How to Teach Someone to Use WordPress from 2015-08-12T08:00:49

In today’s episode I share an outline of things to cover when you are sharing how to use WordPress with clients or friends.

244 – There’s Money to Be Made with WordPress from 2015-08-05T08:00:25

In today’s episode we talk about the 4 different ways you can make money by using WordPress in a targeted market.

243 – Protect an Online Course without Using Plugins from 2015-07-29T08:00:56

In today’s episode, we look at two alternatives for protecting content on a WordPress site without using plugins.

242 – Create Custom Columns in List View from 2015-07-22T08:00:22

In today’s episode we learn how to use a plugin called Admin Columns to easily rearrange and add new columns to the list view in your WordPress Dashboard.

241 – Troubleshoot a Broken WordPress Site from 2015-07-15T08:00:25

In today’s episode, we dig into six different troubleshooting techniques to get your website back up and running quickly.

240 – Use WordPress to Create a Mobile App from 2015-07-08T08:00:37

In today’s episode we explore how we can turn our WordPress site into an app that can be downloaded and installed from the iOS or Android App Stores.

239 – Customizing Your WordPress Login Screen from 2015-07-01T08:00:09

In today’s episode, we will discover the two different ways that you can customize your WordPress login page; one way is with a plugin and one way is with some custom code.

238 – Add Social Buttons to a WordPress Menu from 2015-06-24T08:00:13

In today’s episode, learn how add social icons to your WordPress menu with these slick plugins.

237 – Four Reasons Why I Switched Back to MailChimp from 2015-06-17T08:00:47

In today’s episode I share the four main reasons why I left MailPoet in favor of MailChimp for my email newsletter provider.

236 – Make Your Website Smarter with Cerebro from 2015-06-10T08:00:19

In today’s episode we will discover how to make our website smarter using a neat plugin called Cerebro

235 – Change Your Website’s Domain Name from 2015-06-03T08:00:17

In today’s episode we explore how to change your WordPress site’s domain name and completely rename your site.

234 – Become a Better WordPress Developer from 2015-05-27T08:00:29

In today’s episode we look at how to improve our skills and become a better WordPress developer.

233 – Where should I Host Videos for my Website? from 2015-05-20T08:00:03

In today’s episode we talk about the different options for hosting your video files for your WordPress website.

232 – How to Restore a Site from a Backup from 2015-05-13T08:00:14

In today’s episode we discuss the different ways to restore a backup of your WordPress site.

231 – Four Options for Backing Up Your Site from 2015-05-06T08:00:12

In today’s episode, we are going to talk about four different options to back up your WordPress site. This week we will focus on getting our backups set up properly.

230 – Four Benefits of Custom Post Types from 2015-04-29T08:00:47

In today’s episode, I share four of the benefits of using custom post types on your WordPress website.

229 – The Workflow of Creating a Weekly Podcast from 2015-04-22T08:00:31

This week, I pull back the curtains and let you see my workflow for how I stay organized and create my weekly show.

228 – Your Website Engineer’s Plugins – 2015 Edition from 2015-04-15T08:00:03

In today’s episode, I share which plugins and why I am using them on my 2015 version of my site.

227 – Code Types that Make up a WordPress Site from 2015-04-08T08:00:59

In today’s episode, we talk about all of the pieces of code that makes up a WordPress website and how each piece works.

226 – Getting Your Site Mobile Ready from 2015-04-01T08:49:25

In today’s episode we will take a look at Google’s new way to display mobile search result; spoiler – it’s all about mobile friendliness.

225 – Making WordPress Easier to Use from 2015-03-25T08:03:48

This week, we look at a few new ways to make our WordPress sites easier to maintain, update and customize.

224 – Launching 12 Products in 12 Weeks from 2015-03-18T08:09:09

In today’s episode, we discover some of the big wins the team from Never Settle learned by launching 12 products in 12 weeks.

223 – A Tour of the WordPress Database from 2015-03-11T08:46:18

In today’s episode we explore the WordPress database and the default tables to see where all of our website’s data is stored.

222 – Should I Have a Full Website or One Page Site? from 2015-03-04T09:40:07

In today’s episode we talk about the differences between a ‘regular’ website will lots of pages versus a one page website.

221 – Why I’m Sticking with WordPress from 2015-02-25T09:23:09

In this week’s episode, I share the 5 main reason why I’m sticking with WordPress. These are items that the other CMS’s do not have.

220 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Magento from 2015-02-18T09:26:26

Join us for a comparison between WordPress and the popular eCommerce solution Magento this week on the podcast!

219 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Joomla from 2015-02-11T09:42:18

In today’s episode, we dive into another one of self-hosted WordPress’s competitors; Joomla. Here the advantages and disadvantages of this platform.

218 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Drupal from 2015-02-04T09:53:13

In today’s episode, I continue comparing WordPress versus other Content Management Systems. This week, we take a look at Drupal.

217 – Give Your WordPress Site some Sass from 2015-01-28T09:21:37

On today’s episode, learn how to write CSS code much faster using the preprocessor Sass to compile your stylesheets.

216 – Building a WordPress Shortcode from 2015-01-21T09:17:27

Today’s episode continues the discussion from last week about shortcodes. Today we tackle how we can add them to our site from a few different options.

215 – Exploring WordPress Shortcodes from 2015-01-14T09:33:35

Discover one of the best features in WordPress, shortcodes. Today I’ll break down what they are, how they work and why we should use them.

214 – The Difference Between Pages and Posts from 2015-01-07T09:52:24

In this week’s episode we dig into the big differences between WordPress pages and posts and how we can most effectively use them on our websites.

213 – Your Site in 2014 from 2014-12-31T09:14:23

Discover in today’s podcast the cool 2014 Annual Report that’s generated by Jetpack / WordPress.com.

212 – What’s New in WordPress 4.1? from 2014-12-24T10:16:25

In today’s episode discover the new features in the newest version of WordPress, version 4.1. This will be the final release of the year, plus I was a contributor!

211 – Register Your Domain with Hover from 2014-12-17T09:55:28

Discover the benefits of using Hover to register all of your domains, as they are a fast, simple, domain registrar and they sell tons of the new top level domains.

210 – Jetpack and WordPress.com Updated Stats from 2014-12-10T09:22:10

In today’s episode we dive into the brand new stats interface for WordPress.com and self-hosted sites using the Jetpack stats module.

209 – Analyzing DNS; How Domains Work from 2014-12-03T09:34:33

In today’s episode, we tackle a complex topic; how domain name works. We explore how they work and the different types of DNS records.

208 – Thankful for WordPress from 2014-11-26T09:40:58

It’s that time of year again in the States. A time to reflect on all the things we are thankful. In today’s episode, I share why I’m thankful for WordPress.

207 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Ghost from 2014-11-19T09:27:34

Today we take an in depth look at a platform that is the most similar to WordPress, Ghost. It looks to be a great platform for writers.

206 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Weebly from 2014-11-12T10:14:57

We continue our comparison today between different website platforms by taking a look at Weebly. After reviewing, I’m impressed. Here my thoughts on this week’s episode.

205 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Rainmaker from 2014-11-05T09:09:23

In today’s episode, we continue comparing WordPress to other online website building tools. This week we target Rainmaker, which could be a huge competitor to WordPress.com.

204 – State of the Word 2014 from 2014-10-29T08:04:40

In today’s episode, we look at all the changes that have happened with WordPress since last year’s WordCamp San Francisco. Hard to believe all the improvements in just over one year.

203 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Wix from 2014-10-22T08:11:22

In today’s battle, we compare WordPress with Wix to see which one is easier to create a great looking website. Surprisingly, Wix has some really nice features that I explain in the show.

202 – The Showdown: WordPress vs. Squarespace from 2014-10-15T08:34:32

In today’s episode, we dive into the advantages and disadvantages of using Squarespace as the software behind your website instead of WordPress.

201 – Protect Your Site with Two Factor Authentication from 2014-10-08T08:19:22

In today’s episode, discover the importance of having two factor authentication enabled for your WordPress sites and other online accounts.

200 – All About Passwords from 2014-10-01T08:35:51

In today’s episode, discover the importance of using complex passwords for all of your online accounts, including your WordPress site.

199 – Keep Your Site Secure When Hiring a WordPress Developer from 2014-09-24T08:32:13

In today’s episode, we talk about the precautions to take when hiring a WordPress developer and giving them access to your site.

198 – Create the Perfect Page with MotoPress from 2014-09-17T08:31:34

In today’s episode, I interview the founder of MotoPress; a premium WordPress plugin, that allows you to create the perfect layout for a WordPress page.

197 – Great New Features in WordPress 4.0 from 2014-09-10T08:53:02

In today’s episode, we talk about Net Neutrality and the new simple enhancements to WordPress version 4.0.

196 – Why You Should Have a Mobile Friendly WordPress Site from 2014-09-03T08:19:16

In today’s episode, we talk about the reasons that every website should have a mobile experience available and I share a few plugins that can help to transform your site into a mobile version.

195 – Improve Your WordPress Site in Just 20 Minutes from 2014-08-27T08:35:40

Pressed for time? In today’s episode, I share a list of ideas for small items that you can work on to make your WordPress website better.

194 – Automate Your WordPress Site with IFTTT from 2014-08-20T08:01:58

In today’s episode, we look at how we can take the power of IFTTT to automate our website in ways that will make us more productive.

193 – Organizing Your WordPress Content from 2014-08-13T08:11:30

In today’s episode, I share different ways to organize your content in your WordPress site so that it’s easy for you and your website viewers to find the correct content.

192 – Exploring the WordPress 404 Page from 2014-08-06T08:14:09

Have you ever went to a site and landed on a page that didn’t exist? That’s a 404 page and today we talk about how we can spice up our 404 to make it a pleasant experience for our visi...

191 – Multiple Subdomains Using WordPress from 2014-07-30T08:20:20

In today’s episode, we dive into two different ways to use WordPress to power subdomains for your website or blog.

190 – Learn WordPress Thru Video Lessons from 2014-07-23T08:55:24

Today’s guest shares his new platform for learning WordPress via video. We’ll dive in to how you can learn from some of the most brilliant minds in the WordPress community.

189 – Easily Move Your Site from WordPress.com to Self-Hosted from 2014-07-16T08:34:34

WordPress.com is a great place to start your website or blog, but what if you need more power? Today we talk about how to move to a self-hosted version of WordPress.

188 – Create the Perfect About Page from 2014-07-08T08:49:22

In today’s episode, we break down what makes a great About page and how to make this highly trafficked page convert.

187 – Make Visual Improvements to Your WordPress Theme from 2014-07-02T08:32:43

WordPress is easy to use, kinda. It’s not too simple to change colors of fonts and other basic tweaks. Today I share how to make CSS adjustments easily.

186 – How to Send Your Opt In Freebee from 2014-06-25T08:03:08

Today we wrap up the 4 week long series on email newsletters by talking about how to send out your opt-in freebee once someone gives you their email address.

185 – What to Send to Your Email Subscribers from 2014-06-18T08:51:55

In today’s episode, we dive into the different types of content that you can send to your email newsletter subscribers.

184 – Premium Plugins to Create Great Looking Sign Up Forms from 2014-06-11T08:33:35

In today’s episode, we explore three different premium solutions to create great looking sign up forms to entice your audience to give you their email address.

183 – Control Your Email List with WordPress and MailPoet from 2014-06-04T08:50:31

One of my new favorite plugins is called MailPoet and today I share how you can use MailPoet to manage your email subscribers inside the WordPress Dashboard.

182 – Seven Ways to Build Your Brand for Your Company or Blog from 2014-05-28T09:18:33

Today we dive in and explore the importance of branding for your company or blog as well as some things to think about when developing a brand.

181 – The Importance of Personal Branding from 2014-05-21T09:27:04

Join us today for a look at the importance of your personal brand and what you can do to improve what others learn about you from the web.

180 – Benefits of Having a Podcast for Your Business from 2014-05-14T09:09:18

In today’s episode, I recap my session from WordCamp North Canton and share the highlights for having a podcast for your business.

179 – Quickly Format Your Posts Using Markdown from 2014-05-07T08:58:21

Markdown is a huge timesaver when it comes to formatting your WordPress posts and pages. Learn how to use this coding language this week.

178 – Exploring the Customize Area in WordPress 3.9 from 2014-04-30T09:13:29

WordPress 3.9 introduced some big changes to the way we add images to our blog and how to visually modify widgets.

177 – The Day in the Life of an Automattician from 2014-04-23T08:23:23

This is a special episode recorded in Barbados, highlighting what a normal day looks like working for Automattic, including team meetups.

176 – My Journey Through 6 Different Website Hosting Providers from 2014-04-16T08:57:41

You have options when it comes to who provides your website hosting. Listen in on my journey through 6 different hosting companies in the last 3.5 years.

175 – 8 Things to Look for in a WordPress Demo Theme from 2014-04-09T09:40:53

Picking a WordPress theme isn’t as simple as it sounds. Take into consideration these 8 things before you purchase your next theme.

174 – 10 Different Styles of Content for your WordPress Blog from 2014-04-02T08:46:29

In this week’s episode, we explore the 10 different types of blog posts you could create for your audience to consume.

173 – Improve Your Email Sign Up Conversion Rate with Lead Pages from 2014-03-26T08:34:07

In today’s episode, we talk about the new iThemes Security plugin and how to use Lead Pages to increase your email signups.

172 – What’s New in WordPress 3.9 Beta from 2014-03-19T09:56:35

Today’s episode highlights the new features that will ship with the next version of WordPress, 3.9.

171 – Benefits of Attending WordCamps from 2014-03-12T08:56:05

Listen in as I recap WordCamp Dayton, which happened this past weekend and the benefits of attending WordCamps and other local WordPress meetups.

170 – Other Awesome Services by Automattic from 2014-03-05T09:46:41

In today’s episode, I share the 13 services / products that Automattic makes in addition to WordPress.

169 – How to Create a WordPress Development Environment from 2014-02-26T10:35:56

Learn about why it’s good to not use WordPress installation scripts and how to set up a development environment for your site.

168 – Spring Clean Your WordPress Site from 2014-02-19T10:09:31

In today’s episode, I share 15 different things to do this spring to clean up your WordPress website.

167 – New Software / Plugins / Services to the WordPress Space from 2014-02-12T10:23:17

In today’s episode, we talk about some of the new plugins / software that has been recently created for WordPress.

166 – How to Push Local Changes to Your Live WordPress Site from 2014-02-05T10:17:55

In this episode, we talk about the systems I have in place to make edits to my development site and how I push those changes live to my server.

165 – How mySQL works with WordPress from 2014-02-01T01:50:41

Today, I do my best to explain how the mySQL database works with WordPress and how it’s the most important piece of your backup procedure.

164 – Control, Move, Sync, Backup Your WordPress Data from 2014-01-22T10:02:21

Today, we talk about how to control, manage, migrate and backup our WordPress websites, so we can use WordPress efficiently.

163 – Different Options for Contact Forms for WordPress from 2014-01-15T10:36:41

In this episode, we take a look at the six most popular contact form plugins / services to build a form on your WordPress site.

162 – Improve Your Website’s Bounce Rate from 2014-01-08T10:33:44

In today’s episode, we look at one of my big goals for 2014, improving my website’s bounce rate. I share what it is and how to improve it!

161 – Things for WordPress Enthusiasts to Focus on in 2014 from 2014-01-01T10:46:58

In the first episode of 2014, we look back and look at the changes WordPress has made over the last year and the things to look forward to in 2014.

160 – Merry Christmas! from 2013-12-25T10:17:28

In this short episode, I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

159 – The Most Beautiful WordPress Yet & Domain Expiration from 2013-12-18T10:21:41

In today’s episode, we take a look at the newest version of WordPress, 3.8, and talk about what happens to domain names once the expire.

158 – WordPress Free vs WordPress Self-Hosted from 2013-12-11T10:10

In today’s episode, we take a look at the differences between the free WordPress.com solution and the self-hosted WordPress.org version

157 – Gain Exposure for Your WordPress Development Business from 2013-12-04T09:48:11

In this week’s episode, I take a look at different ways to gain exposure for your WordPress development business. If you want to grow your business, this show is for you!

156 – 13 Online Services to Which I’m Thankful from 2013-11-27T09:50:37

In today’s episode, I take some time to reflect on the 13 services that impact my business and allow me to run my company and other online ventures smoothly.

155 – Take Control of Your Social Media with CoSchedule from 2013-11-20T10:48

In today’s lesson, learn how to manage all of your social media accounts visually with a service call CoSchedule.

154 – 7 Considerations for Mobile Ready Email Campaigns from 2013-11-13T10:02:55

In today’s episode, we take a look at seven different ways to optimize your email campaigns for mobile devices.

153 – Share Your Posts with Subscribers from 2013-11-06T11:06:29

In today’s episode, we take a look at different options to share our posts with our audience; both via email and RSS.

152 – How to Change Your WordPress Theme from 2013-10-30T09:59:58

Changing your theme is a lot of work. Follow these steps to make sure you don’t miss anything when it comes to refreshing your website’s look and feel.

151 – How to Get More Traffic to My Site from 2013-10-23T10:01:43

In today’s podcast, learn how you can increase the number of people who come to your website to read your content and note you don’t have to post more often!

150 – What Happened to My Search Result Data? from 2013-10-16T09:42:43

In this episode, we dive in and learn why more of our keyword search terms are falling into the (not provided) bucket, what that means, and new ways to analyze our data.

149 – How to a Pick a Perfect WordPress Theme from 2013-10-09T09:02:43

In today’s show, I share the exact steps I use to as I try to sort through the thousands of themes to find a perfect template for a project.

148 – How to Properly Modify Genesis Child Themes from 2013-10-02T09:12

Learn how to easily make changes to your purchased Genesis Child, plus how to use the new Evernote web clipper and which plugin to use for tracking site stats.

147 – Keep Your Site Secure and Take Secure Online Payments from 2013-09-25T08:01:01

In today’s episode, we look at how we can make our WordPress installation much more secure with a free plugin and how we can take credit card payments.

146 – Inspiration from Creator of Pressgram and Using WordPress for Corporations from 2013-09-18T09:09:41

In today’s episode, I want to provide you some inspiration from the creator Pressgram and an interview about using WordPress for the enterprise.

145 – Run WordPress on Your Computer with Desktop Server from 2013-09-11T08:33:34

In this episode, I interview Gregg and Marc from Server Press about their solution for running WordPress on your computer: Desktop Server.

144 – 9 Reasons to have a WordPress.com account from 2013-09-04T09:25:36

In today’s episode, I share 9 unusual ways to use a free WordPress.com account.

143 – Beef Up the Security to Your WordPress Site from 2013-08-28T08:25

In today’s episode, I sit down with Brennen Byne of Clef at WordCamp Grand Rapids as we discuss a revolutionary new way to log in WordPress websites.

142 – The Business Side of WordPress from 2013-08-21T08:25:08

In today’s episode, I get a chance to talk to Matt Mederios, another WordPress podcaster about the business side of WordPress.

141 – State of the Word 2013 Recap from 2013-08-14T09:03:20

In today’s episode, we take a look at Matt Mullenwig’s keynote address from WordCamp San Francisco and all the exciting things that are happening with WordPress.

140 – New Kid on the Block, Flywheel from 2013-08-07T08:50:39

In today’s episode, I interview Dusty Donaldson from Flywheel and learn how Flywheel is creating a great solution for WordPress users.

139 – The Importance of Supporting Retina Images from 2013-07-31T08:29:25

Tune in this week to learn about the importance of supporting retina images and how to easily add retina graphics to your website.

138 – Different Places to Host Video Files from 2013-07-24T08:26:13

In today’s episode, we talk about three different services to host your video content and why each one serves it’s own purpose.

137 – eCommerce Options for WordPress from 2013-07-17T04:51:21

In today’s episode, I take some time to dive in and look at 5 different WordPress plugins that can help you sell digital or physical goods on your website.

136 – WordPress Membership Plugin Comparison from 2013-07-10T08:32:51

In today’s episode I take an in depth look at seven different WordPress membership plugins to help you find the perfect one.

135 – Claim Google Authorship for your WordPress Site from 2013-07-03T09:19:52

One of the easiest ways to improve your SEO rankings is to link your Google+ account with your WordPress site. Today I’ll explain how.

134 – The Benefits of Using Jetpack from 2013-06-26T09:00:03

In today’s episode, I take a look at each one of the Jetpack’s 25 modules and explain the benefits of using each one.

133 – Stay Informed with Your Website Stats from 2013-06-19T09:05:09

This week I talk to Dan Norris from Inform.ly about different ways to analyze your data about the visitors who are viewing your website.

132 – Speed Up Your Website with NginXpress from 2013-06-12T09:28:05

Today I talk with a friend of mine who has developed a script to run WordPress on an Amazon server and you can help us beta test!

131 – How to display Google Sitelinks in Search Results from 2013-06-05T09:10:07

Have you ever wondered on how to get sublinks to show up underneath your website in Google results? You’ll find out in this week’s episode!

130 – Your Questions Answered from 2013-05-29T09:44:11

In this week’s episode, I answer questions about subdomains, Jetpack statistics plugin, how to upload files and automatically bill clients.

129 – 10 Most Overlooked WordPress Features from 2013-05-22T09:23:51

In this week’s episode, we take a look at the 10 most overlooked features that are built in to WordPress and how to use them.

128 – Keep Your Sites in Sync with DB Manage Pro from 2013-05-15T09:55:43

In this episode, we look at a new tool you can use to keep a development site and a live site in sync.

127 – Software Tools for Developers Part 3 from 2013-05-08T09:16:55

In today’s episode, I interview 4 different interviews of WordPress developers to hear what tools they use for their development.

126 – Take Your Website Mobile with WPtouch from 2013-05-01T09:07:48

Sometimes responsive design isn’t the way to go. In today’s episode we talk to the co-founder of WPtouch.

125 – Make Your Site Compatible with Pinterest from 2013-04-24T09:49:08

I am pleased to have Cynthia Sanchez, a Pinterest expert, to share how we can make sure our sites are Pinterest friendly.

124 – Guard Your WordPress Site Against Attacks from 2013-04-17T09:57:20

In this week’s episode, I share about the recent Brute Force Attack on over 90,000 IP addresses

123 – How to Interpret What a Client Wants from 2013-04-10T09:32

In this episode, I share the details of how I get information from a client before starting their project.

122 – Help Someone Start an Inexpensive Website from 2013-04-02T21:08:49

In today’s episode I’ll teach you how to help a friend out by building a WordPress website but not have to charge them a lot of money.

121 – More Great Places for WordPress Images from 2013-03-27T09:47:54

This week we expand on last week’s discussion about where you can find high quality images for your WordPress site.

120 – How and Where to Find Images for Your WordPress Site from 2013-03-20T09:59:48

Today we take a look at the different options for adding high quality images to your blog posts

119 – The Easiest Way to Add a Shopping Cart from 2013-03-13T09:17:21

In this weeks episode, learn how to create correct sized images, my webinar service and how to quickly and easily create a shopping cart on your website!

118 – A Practical Guide to Picking Out Plugins from 2013-03-06T10:34:43

With over 22,000 free plugins in the WordPress repository, it can be difficult to find the perfect one. Learn my step by step approach!

117 – 6 Reasons to Learn How to Code from 2013-02-27T10:17:44

The world is in desperate need of more programmers. In this episode learn six reasons to start coding today!

116 – Keep Your WordPress Database Lean & Mean from 2013-02-20T10:57:47

Join us today as we take a look into how to remove some of the bloat from our WordPress database.

115 – Become a More Efficient WordPress Developer from 2013-02-13T10:45:12

You can become a more efficient WordPress Developer by implementing these 11 steps.

114 – Is Your WordPress Site Accessible? from 2013-02-06T10:03:44

Join me today for a chat with my friend Wade Wingler about the benefits of having a accessible site. If you haven’t thought about this before, it’s time to now!

113 – The Power of Adding a CDN to Your Website from 2013-01-30T10:56:33

Join me today with special guest Justin Dorfman from MaxCDN to explain the importance of using a content delivery network to help speed up your website.

112 – How to Work Through Theme or Plugin Conflicts from 2013-01-23T10:14:44

In today’s episode, learn to paste blog posts without formatting, extend your gravity forms plugin and properly troubleshoot theme or plugin issues.

111 – The Importance of Conferences from 2013-01-16T10:41:34

Join me as I share my reason for attending live conferences, plus hear from four other attendees!

110 – Is WordPress.com the Solution for Hosting? from 2013-01-09T10:51:35

In this episode, I talk with Sean and Randy from beAutomated about the value of looking at wordpress.com to host their company website.

109 – Important Things to Focus on in 2013 from 2013-01-02T10:22:22

In this episode, I share the top things that WordPress website owners and WordPress developers should focus on learning / doing in 2013.

108 – The Dangers of the functions.php File from 2012-12-26T10:02:25

In this interview with Dave Clements, we talk about the dangers of putting custom code in the functions.php file.

107 – Five Reasons Your Site Loads Slowly from 2012-12-19T10:39:09

In today’s episode, I share a resource for checking how quickly your website loads and point out five different things that cause some websites to load slower than they should.

106 – How to Teach Someone WordPress from 2012-12-12T11:04:24

Learn about the brand new version of WordPress along with new plugin favorites area, plus I share how I teach my clients to use WordPress.

105 – How to Charge for Maintenance of a WordPress Website from 2012-12-05T11:51:55

In today’s episode, learn how to charge your customers for the maintenance of their WordPress websites. I also spend time talking about my week of being disconnected from the grid.