Announcements WordPress Annual Survey Results WPTavern is Back! eCommerce Automations from WPSessions WordPress News on PostStatus.com Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin from the repository. For more great plugins, download my 50 Most Useful Plugins eBook. Spring Clean Your WordPress Site In this episode, Dustin takes a nostalgic journey back into the archives of his podcast, reflecting on an episode from 10 years ago. He explores the relevance of topi ..read more

On Episode 547 of the Your Website Engineer podcast, host Dustin Hartzler explores the benefits of optimizing WordPress sites using the WP Optimize plugin. The episode is inspired by a Twitter thread detailing a significant reduction in site size achieved through WP Optimize. Topics Covered: Overview of WP Optimize: Dustin introduces WP Optimize as a trusted plugin used on over a million WordPress sites. It focuses on boosting performance, reducing page load times, and improving user experience and Google rankings. Caching: Explains the caching feature, emphasizing one-click optimization, ca ..read more

Announcements Plugin previews are now opt-in Most popular plugins on WordPress.com Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin from the repository. For more great plugins, download my 50 Most Useful Plugins eBook. WP Tabs is the most user-friendly, highly customizable, responsive WordPress tabs plugin to display your content in a clean organized tabbed navigation. All About Passkeys In this episode, we delve into the world of passkeys, a topic that many fi ..read more

In today’s episode, we dive into the annual WordPress State of the Word recap. Below the video are the notes I took from the event Welcome to State of the Word 2023 Was held in Madrid Spain on Dec 11, 2023 This was the first State of the Word that was help outside of the United States Kicking off the event, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, Executive Director of the WordPress project, spoke about the community’s heart and spirit as what fuels hope for the future, ensuring the freedoms of the open web for all. She invited Matt on stage with a closing statement of confidence that such values and ..read more

In this episode, Dustin Hartzler catches up with Matt Maderos from the WordPress community. They delve into Matt’s journey with WordPress, his involvement in the community, and his current role at Gravity Forms. The conversation explores topics ranging from podcasting to the challenges of running a WordPress agency and the evolving landscape of the WordPress space. Topics Covered: Matt Maderos’ background and introduction to WordPress. Running a WordPress agency and the challenges faced. Leveraging podcasting for business growth and building a personal brand. Transitioning from agency work t ..read more

Announcements Elementor page builder raises their prices WordPress will focus on Collaboration in 2024 Update to the WordPress Theme Handbook to include Block Templating Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin from the repository. For more great plugins, download my 50 Most Useful Plugins eBook. Enable Button Icons is a plugin that will allow you to add icons to your buttons. WordPress 6.4 Introduction: In this episode, we explore the latest WordPress relea ..read more

Announcements WooCommerce Rebrands to Woo.com Gutenberg 16.8 Lets You Rename Blocks No more Attachment pages for WordPress $1 Million for TechCrunch’s Website Post Status Black Friday Deals Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin from the repository. For more great plugins, download my 50 Most Useful Plugins eBook. Cool Timeline is a plugin that will allow you to showcase your story or company history in a precise and elegant way. Preparing Your Site for Ho ..read more

Announcements WordPress 6.4 RC1 Released Gutenberg 16.8 Makes Cover Block Smarter Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin from the repository. For more great plugins, download my 50 Most Useful Plugins eBook. User Profile Picture is a plugin that allows you to set or remove a custom profile image for a user using the standard WordPress media upload tool Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Speed Up WordPress In this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of keyboar ..read more

Announcements Annual Survey WordPress Reverts Live Preview Button Ollie Theme now available on WordPress.org Is there a plugin for that? With more than 50,000 plugins in the WordPress repository, it’s hard to find the perfect one. Each week, I will highlight an interesting plugin from the repository. For more great plugins, download my 50 Most Useful Plugins eBook. WooCommerce Blocks is a plugin you can add to your site that will give you the cutting edge WooCommerce blocks for your WordPress site. How to Learn Something New In this episode, we dive into the art of learning new software ..read more

In today’s episode we spend time reviewing the annual State of the Word address given by Matt Mullenweg about the past and future of WordPress. View on YourWebsiteEngineer.com ..read more