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WP Builds
by Nathan Wrigley
Web site building with WordPress. In this podcast we follow the hopeless exploits of Nathan Wrigley as he, 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
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This Week in WordPress #299
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 17th June 2024 with Remkus de Vries, Birgit Pauli-Haack, Birgit Olzem. You can find the show here: https://wpbuilds.com/2024/06/25/this-week-in-wordpress-299
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377 – No Script Show, Episode 11 – What’s new in web images. Are they worth a thousand words?
Today we discuss advancements in web image standards and new CSS features. Topics include object fit, aspect ratio, border images, filters, clip path, mask-image, and backdrop filters, which offer alternatives to traditional image editing tools like Photoshop. The episode also covers HTML and CSS...
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376 – Exploring typography and accessibility with Piccia Neri
In Podcast #376, guest Piccia Neri, a seasoned designer and long-time collaborator with WP Builds, discusses the evolution of her career and the critical role of accessibility in web design. Initially a book designer, Piccia adapted her skills to the digital age, emphasizing accessibility as...
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This Week in WordPress #298
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th May 2024. You can find it here: https://wpbuilds.com/2024/06/04/this-week-in-wordpress-298
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375 – Insights from Marcel Bootsman on static site hosting with Kinsta
Today we\'re talking to Marcel Bootsman from Kinsta, discussing Kinsta\'s static site hosting. We get into the benefits, technical nuances, and environmental sustainability of static site hosting, highlighting its potential to enhance WordPress website speed and efficiency. Marcel explains how...
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374 – WordPress turns 21. Hear from 21 voices about what WordPress means to them.
So this is like no podcast episode I\'ve ever done. Normally it\'s me talking to one, perhaps two, other people... but not today! A few weeks ago I was on a call with Adam Warner and Marcus Burnette from GoDaddy, and we were trying to come with fun ways to celebrate the 21st birth of WordPress,...
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373 – No Script Show, Episode 10 – User Preferences: rethinking web design
Once more we bring you a podcast hijack in which the No Script Show takes over the WP Builds podcast, perhaps for the last time? I confess that I\'m enjoying this new project very much indeed! We get into some of the new features that have been added to CSS and what they enable you to do, and how...
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This Week in WordPress #297
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 6th May 2024. You can find the show notes here: https://wpbuilds.com/2024/05/14/this-week-in-wordpress-297
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372 – Alex Borto discusses AI integration in WordPress development
Today we have the pleasure of hosting Alex Borto, a WordPress developer from France. Alex has been part of the WordPress landscape since 2011, educating and inspiring through his popular blog, wpmarmite.com, and a thriving YouTube channel with over 69,000 subscribers. In this episode, Alex will...
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This Week in WordPress #296
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 29th April 2024. You can find the post here: https://wpbuilds.com/2024/05/07/this-week-in-wordpress-296
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371 – No Script Show, Episode 9 – Does Baseline solve our browser support problems?
Back in the day, all the browsers were enemies. They all went off and decided how they would do things with no regard for what their \'rivals\' were doing. This was fun and gave us website developers the joy of having to make sure that what you\'d built looked decent in most of the popular...
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This Week in WordPress #295
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 22nd April 2024. You can find the episode here: https://wpbuilds.com/2024/04/27/this-week-in-wordpress-295
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370 – Airtable meets WordPress: uniting Airtable’s power with WordPress
On the podcast today we have Stéphane Menet, a seasoned expert with a 20-year background in web strategy and business. He\'s not only the founder of WP Connect, but also heads a web agency that collaborates with freelancers to build dynamic project teams. His experience runs across a multitude of...
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This Week in WordPress #294
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 15th April 2024. You can find the episode here: https://wpbuilds.com/2024/04/23/this-week-in-wordpress-294
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369 – No Script Show, Episode 8 – Designing an effective homepage
So we’re back with another ‘podcast hijack’, in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I’m doing with David Waumsley. It’s called “The No Script Show”, and we’re getting back to the basics which we feel we’ve lost touch with, namely HTML and CSS. This week…
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This Week in WordPress #293
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 8th April 2024.
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368 – Driving WordPress education via Full Site Editing with Chris Badgett
Today we\'re joined by Chris Badgett, who is a WordPresser with a rich background in e-learning and WordPress development. Starting in 2008 with a leadership blog, he transitioned to freelance work and eventually ran his own agency focused on learning management systems, memberships, and…
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This Week in WordPress #292
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 1st April 2023.
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367 – No Script Show, Episode 7 – How do we start a website project?
So we’re back with another ‘podcast hijack’, in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I’m doing with David Waumsley. It’s called “The No Script Show”, and we’re getting back to the basics which we feel we’ve lost touch with, namely HTML and CSS. This week,...
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366 – Need a lightweight calendar? Have a look at Pie Calendar
Today we have a conversation with Jonathan Jernigan, the co-creator of the Pie Calendar plugin for WordPress. Jonathan has been working with WordPress for many years. For 5 years he worked with Oxygen, and within the last year has made the switch to full-time GenerateBlocks and GeneratePress as…
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This Week in WordPress #291
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 18th March 2024.
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365 – No Script Show, Episode 6 – What’s the big deal with container queries?
Today we are talking about CSS container queries. These mark a serious advancement in what browsers will allow us to do, but we are asking what does that mean for us right now? CSS container queries off the potential for granular styling based on container size. We discuss the challenges overcome...
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This Week in WordPress #290
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 11th March 2024.
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364 – Nenad Conic on crafting quirky eCommerce websites using WooCommerce
Today we welcome Nenad Conic of Maksimer, to discuss some of the challenges and solutions in WooCommerce e-commerce projects. Maksimer, which has been at the forefront of WordPress and WooCommerce-based e-commerce solutions since its founding in 2009, has been creating large-scale and complex...
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This Week in WordPress #289
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 26th February 2024.
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363 – No Script Show, Episode 5 – What is component based web design?
So we’re back with another ‘podcast hijack’, in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I’m doing with David Waumsley. It’s called “The No Script Show”, and we’re getting back to the basics which we feel we’ve lost touch with, namely HTML and CSS. This week,...
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This Week in WordPress #288
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 19th February 2023.
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362 – Inside WordPress with Raitis Sevelis: UI/UX, IndyStack, and community
Today, I\'m chatting with with Raitis Sevelis on several topics in the WordPress landscape. Sevelis has an extensive background in UI/UX design and product management for prominent WordPress tools like WPBakery and Visual Composer, and he shares his insights into the inner workings of the…
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361 – No Script Show, Episode 4 – What is Intrinsic web design?
So we’re back with another ‘podcast hijack’, in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I’m doing with David Waumsley. It’s called “The No Script Show”, and we’re getting back to the basics which we feel we’ve lost touch with, namely HTML and CSS. This week,...
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This Week in WordPress #286
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 5th February 2024.
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360 – Synchronising data and design with Jorge Casals from DataPocket
Today we\'re having an interesting conversation with Jorge Casals, and we\'re talking about DataPocket. Jorge chats about how DataPocket serves as a conduit for synchronising data from various platforms to design tools, offering a better flow of information for e-commerce teams. The discussion…
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This Week in WordPress #285
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 29th January 2024.
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359 – No Script Show, Episode 3 – Modern CSS layouts
So we’re back with another ‘podcast hijack’, in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I’m doing with David Waumsley. It’s called “The No Script Show”, and we’re getting back to the basics which we feel we’ve lost touch with, namely HTML and CSS. Over the…
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This Week in WordPress #284
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 22nd January 2024.
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358 – Exploring web accessibility: a conversation with Gen Herres
So today we\'re chatting with Gen Herres about web accessibility. Gen is an experienced WordPress developer who has been in the field for over a decade. After making the typical mistakes in website development, Gen met Amber Hinds in 2019 and became interested in accessibility through her…
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357 – No Script Show, Episode 2 – The big picture
So we\'re back with another \'podcast hijack\', in which the WP Builds podcast is temporarily taken over by a new podcast that I\'m doing with David Waumsley. It\'s called \"The No Script Show\", and we\'re getting back to the basics which we feel we\'ve lost touch with, namely HTML and CSS. Over...
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This Week in WordPress #282
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 8th January 2024.
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356 – What’s the state of teams in the WordPress space?
The WP Builds Podcast episode #356 features an in-depth conversation with James Giroux, discussing the Team Experience Index survey by TeamWP. Key insights from the survey highlight areas for improvement in the WordPress community, emphasizing transparent leadership, communication, ownership, and...
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This Week in WordPress #281
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 1st January 2023.
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355 – David’s return… A new podcast called The ‘No Script Show’
So in episode 353 we said bye bye to David Waumsley. Well, now is the time to own up to the fact that David is not in fact going away! In my defence, David is moving away from the WP Builds podcast, as he\'s really no longer making much use of WordPress, but he\'s still in the website building...
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This Week in WordPress #280
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 11th December 2023.
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354 – How GREYD.SUITE is tackling website accessibility
On the podcast today, I have a conversation with Jakob Trost and Anne Bovelett, as we expore GREYD.SUITE, and its philosophy and commitment to website accessibility in the products they offer. Jakob tells us about GREYD\'s approach to website development, emphasising the company\'s dedication to...
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This Week in WordPress #279
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 4th December 2023.
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353 – Bye bye
It’s the last episode of our “Thinking the Unthinkable” series… and also David\'s last as a regular on WP Builds. We’ve saved the most “unthinkable” for the end which is: “Is it time to quit WordPress?”. It isn’t for Nathan, but for David it (sort of) is. He\'ll still use WordPress daily as his…
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This Week in WordPress #278
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 27th November 2023.
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352 – Why email marketing is still alive: insights from Rytis Lauris of Omnisend
Today, we\'re joined by Rytis Lauris, the co-founder and CEO of Omnisend, a marketing automation platform for online businesses. We discuss the enduring effectiveness of email marketing, the importance of owning your own content, and how Omnisend integrates with WordPress and WooCommerce to…
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This Week in WordPress #277
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 19th November 2023.
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351 – The one where the entire episode was created by AI
On the podcast today we\'re straying into the world of AI. Not in the way that everybody else does, with an intelligent analysis of the use of AI and tools to make your life easier. No that\'s too difficult for us. We\'ve decided to pollute your podcast listening experience today with an episode...
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This Week in WordPress #276
The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 13th November 2023.
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350 – Ymir: The future of serverless WordPress hosting with Carl Alexander
In today\'s episode, we\'re talking about serverless WordPress with our guest, Carl Alexander, founder and developer of Ymir. As you will hear, Carl is very clever, and I\'m out-to-sea with the topic under discussion! Carl is passionate about the concept of serverless technology, and is fully...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Web site building with WordPress. In this podcast we follow the hopeless exploits of Nathan Wrigley as he, 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!
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Web site building with WordPress. In this podcast we follow the hopeless exploits of Nathan Wrigley as he, 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...
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