Open Channels FM: An Inside Look at Building Consistent Brand Experience in the Digital Ecosystem

In this episode, Adam Weeks interviews Jessica Malamud, who discusses Elementor’s significant rebranding efforts to better reflect its innovation and community engagement, focusing on elements like design, storytelling, and brand consistency.​ 

Open Channels FM: How AI Is Changing the Way Developers Work

The rise of AI tools is revitalizing programming for developers, making coding enjoyable, but also increasing workload and emphasizing the need for visibility in contributions.​ 

Matt: Boris Cherny

I really enjoyed this conversation with the creator of Claude Code. ​ 

How to Add a Markdown Version of Your WordPress Site (The Easy Way)

If you want your website to show up in AI search results, then you need to make sure that tools like ChatGPT and Claude can easily read your content. AI crawlers and agents prefer Markdown over HTML because it uses fewer tokens (units of text used to process information) and is much easier for them […]

#205 – Matt Cromwell on Redefining WordPress Product Growth in a Crowded Ecosystem

Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, redefining WordPress product growth in a crowded ecosystem. If you’d like to subscribe […]

Open Channels FM: Building Better Habits for Freelancers and Creators

Bob and Cami discuss balancing good and bad habits, focusing on productivity strategies, managing distractions like social media, and fostering community, while preparing for future podcast topics.​ 

Matt: High Agency

One term that keeps coming up in discussions about thriving in the AI era is “high agency.” This 30-minute longread by George Mack is a great way to get you thinking about how high or low agency shows up in your life. ​ 

Open Channels FM: Our Tech Stack

<creator meanderings> Sometime ago I created a list of my own tech stack over on my personal site. Had a lot of feedback about how people appreciated it. So I decided, why not do it here as well. Except instead of it including the site and it’s inner workings, I chose to focus more of […]

7 Best Calendly Alternatives for WordPress (Based on My Testing)

When I first needed an online booking system for my WordPress site, I went straight to Calendly like everyone else.  It worked fine for a while, but I quickly noticed a frustrating pattern: I was paying a monthly subscription for a tool that lived completely outside my website. I had zero control over my data, […]

Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg Changelog #126 – Gutenberg Releases 22.3, 22.4, 22.5 and WordPress 7.0

In this episode, Birgit Pauli-Haack welcomes Carolina Nymark back to discuss recent Gutenberg releases (22.3, 22.4, 22.5) and preview features coming in WordPress 7.0. Birgit Pauli-Haack shares her recovery journey and emphasizes the value of Carolina Nymark’s expertise. Carolina Nymark introduces herself as a long-time WordPress core committer and theme bundle maintainer, explaining her role in triaging, testing, and updating default themes. They highlight […]