Episodes

  • WordPress vs. SvelteKit
    Aug 3 2022

    Luke and Jonathan discuss rebuilding a WordPress web-app as a standalone SaaS using the FKIT stack.

    2 Down: A built-in post type

    More on FKIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFP7rUYtOOg

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    15 mins
  • Free Riders
    Jul 28 2022

    Luke and Jonathan talk about hosts, free riders, and plugin monetization, then take a sharp turn into murder mysteries in WordPress.

    4 Across: Days since the last…

    Links:

    https://jonathanwold.com/hosts-and-the-free-rider-problem/

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    15 mins
  • Digital Gardening
    Jul 21 2022

    Jonathan and Luke discuss how the “reverse chronological order” orientation of WordPress affected the web, and a “Digital Gardening" metaphor that might help fix it.

    1 Down: Home of GiveWP, LearnDash, and RCP

    Links:

    https://maggieappleton.com/garden-history

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    15 mins
  • Yesterweb
    Jul 21 2022

    Luke and Jonathan open Season 5 debating nostalgia, discussing the 5 minute install, and announcing an acquisition.

    1 Across: Serverless compute

    Links:

    https://yesterweb.org/

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    15 mins
  • Clarity
    Feb 18 2022

    In the last episode of Season 4, Luke and Jonathan discuss Clarity and what a better future might look for ads in the WordPress admin.

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    15 mins
  • Happy New Year
    Feb 2 2022

    Luke and Jonathan wax lyrical about broken pipes, skiing, the current state of the WordPress community, and the WordPress 2022 release cycle.

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    15 mins
  • State of the Word 2021
    Dec 15 2021

    Luke reflects on the 2021 State of the Word, while Jonathan holidays on a Mexican beach.

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    15 mins
  • The Metaverse
    Nov 4 2021

    Luke and Jonathan talk about the Facebook, the Metaverse, WordPress, and the Open Web. Luke begins to change his mind about Zuckerberg and Facebook.

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    15 mins