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Join us for an entertaining and informative look at creating a high quality website for your business or personal blog by using WordPress. If you already have a website, this podcast can help you create a high quality site. A website doesn't have to be the hardest part of owning a small business.…

Dustin R. Hartzler | WordPress Website Engineer


    • Jan 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler podcast is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to improve their knowledge and skills in working with WordPress. Dustin's straightforward and informative approach makes this podcast one of the best in its field.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is how Dustin gets straight to the point. Unlike other podcasts that waste time with irrelevant chit chat, Dustin delivers useful information in a concise and accessible manner. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned WordPress user, you will find value in the topics covered on this podcast.

    However, one downside is the speed at which Dustin speaks. While he manages to cover a lot of information in a short amount of time, some listeners may find it difficult to keep up. Slowing down the track can make him sound drunk, which can be distracting for some listeners.

    In conclusion, The WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler podcast is an excellent source of information for those looking to enhance their understanding and proficiency in WordPress. Despite the fast-paced delivery, the valuable insights and practical tips provided by Dustin make this podcast a must-listen for anyone interested in building and improving websites using WordPress.



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    Latest episodes from WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler

    WordPress 6.7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 9:56


    In today’s episode we dig into the new features and enhancements in WordPress 6.7

    WordPress Happenings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 13:45


    In today’s episode we recap some of the WordPress news and interesting blog posts over the last several months.

    552 – State of the Word 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 11:49


    In today’s episode, we recap the State of the Word address by Matt Mullenweg from Dec 2024 in Japan.

    Happy New Year (Plans for 2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 11:46


    Here's what has been happening since the last podcast episode: Here are the plans for Your Website Engineer in 2025 Some of the upcoming shows are:

    Summer 2024 News Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 12:21


    549 – WordPress 6.5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 14:38


    In today’s episode we dive into an explanation of the new features in WordPress 6.5.

    548 – Spring Clean Your WordPress Site

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 18:29


    In today’s episode we dive into an archive of the show and share about how to spring clean your WordPress site.

    547 – Plugin Review: WP Optimize

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 10:57


    In today’s episode we do a deep dive into the free plugin WP Optimize

    546 – All About Passkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 14:09


    In this episode, we dive into the world of passkeys, what they are and how they will replace passwords in the future.

    State of the Word Recap 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 19:34


    On today’s episode, we dive into all the details shared at the 2023 State of the Word in Madrid Spain.

    544 – PressTalk with Matt Medeiros

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 34:59


    In this episode, Dustin Hartzler catches up with Matt Maderos from the WordPress community.

    WordPress 6.4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 13:41


    In today’s episode, we dive into the latest WordPress 6.4 release.

    542 – Preparing Your Site for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 16:51


    In today’s episode we talk about 20 ways to prepare our WordPress sites for the upcoming holiday shopping season.

    How to Analyze Your Site for Unused Plugins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 13:59


    Announcements WP Recipe Maker is an easy recipe plugin that allows you to add recipes to any post or page with metadata for your recipes. How to Analyze Your Site for Unused Plugins In this episode, we’re diving into the fascinating world of WordPress plugins and the challenges they can pose for site owners in […]

    Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Speed Up WordPress

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 16:19


    In this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of keyboard shortcuts and the powerful command palette within WordPress.

    539 – How to Learn Something New

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 12:46


    On today’s episode, we break down the steps for how to learn something new, whether it’s a new software or a new skill, you’ll learn how to master that new skill.

    538 – Creating a WordPress Pattern

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 17:38


    In this episode, we dive deep into the world of WordPress patterns. We’ll discuss what patterns are, how to create your own, and how to leverage them to streamline your content creation process.

    537 – Review: Local by Flywheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 18:22


    In today’s episode, we dive into the world of local WordPress development, focusing on his experiences with “Local by Flywheel.”

    536 – Content Creation with ChatGPT for Your WordPress Website

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 17:32


    In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into the world of ChatGPT and exploring its myriad applications for content creation, business enhancement, and more

    Exploring the theme.json File

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 16:20


    Announcements Site Reviews is a complete review management solution for your website that works like Amazon, TripAdvisor, and Yelp. The plugin provides blocks, shortcodes, and widgets, along with full documentation. Exploring the theme.json File In this episode, we embark on a journey to unravel the enigmatic world of WordPress Full Site Editing and the influential […]

    Navigating DNS Settings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 19:36


    In this episode, we dive into the world of WordPress and web infrastructure, exploring the often mysterious realm of DNS settings.

    533 – WordPress 6.3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 16:02


    In this episode, we delve into WordPress 6.3. This update introduces a range of enhancements and new features that elevate the web publishing experience with a focus on the Gutenberg block editor.

    532 – Why it's a Good Idea to Switch to the Block Editor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 29720:34


    In today’s episode we talk about why it’s a good idea to switch to the Block Editor.

    531 – A Review of MailPoet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 17:23


    In today’s episode we look at the WordPress email newsletter plugin MailPoet.

    530 – Mastering Website Navigation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 18:01


    In today’s episode we talk about different menus on our site and making sure they are optimized for our site visitors.

    529 – Updating PHP for Our WordPress Sites

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 15:12


    Announcements Zapier for WordPress is a plugin that will help you with your automation. The plugin is a bit old and outdated, but you can use Zapier without needing the plugin. A few was that I use Zapier: Updating our PHP Versions In this episode, we focus on PHP 8.0 and its differences with previous […]

    528 – WordPress 6.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 16:11


    527 – Review: The All New Jetpack App

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 12:50


    In today’s episode we take a look at the new Jetpack App and how you can manage your WordPress site on the go.

    526 – My 2023 Current Setup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 25:22


    In today’s episode we take a look at the hardware and software (AKA my tools) that I use daily.

    525 – Customizing WordPress Block Themes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 16:57


    In today’s episode we talk about how to create a child theme for a Full Site Editing block theme.

    524 – 2023 The Year of Block Themes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 23:34


    Announcements Custom Related Posts is a plugin for manually adding related posts to any of your posts, pages, or custom post types. The Year of Block Themes Let's define the terms so we can make sure we are all on the same page: Find a new block theme for your site today:https://wordpress.org/themes/tags/full-site-editing/

    523 – State of the Word 2023 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022


    Announcements State of the Word Recap

    522 – Stop Using functions.php for Custom Code

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 15:16


    In today’s episode, we share the correct placement of custom code on your WordPress site.

    521 – What is Crowdsignal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 17:02


    In today’s episode, we talk about the form and poll building tool, Crowdsignal.

    520 – Back at It and Some WordPress News

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 12:02


    In today’s episode we recap the last six months of WordPress news.

    519 – Better Links for Your WordPress Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 18:25


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

    518 – WordPress 5.9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 18:26


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 18:05


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

    516 – A Week in the Life of a Developer Apprentice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 22:57


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 19:43


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 19:42


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 16:18


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 13:18


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

    511 – All About WordPress Core Blocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 15:08


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 16:11


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

    509 – September News Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 16:07


    WordPress Acquisitions WordPress Classic Editor Support Extended for at Least Another Year Automattic Acquires Frontity, Founders to Work Full-Time on Gutenberg Worldwide WordPress Virtual 5K Set for October 1-30, 2021 Automattic Acquires Social Image Generator Plugin, Plans to Integrate with Jetpack Add a Little Pumpkin Spice to Your WordPress Admin This Autumn WordPress Opens Applications for In-Person WordCamps StellarWP Acquires Learning Management System LearnDash Awesome Motive Acquires Sandhills Development Add Custom SVGs via the Icon Block WordPress Plugin WooCommerce Marks 10 Year Anniversary of Forking Jigoshop Logtivity: A WordPress Activity Log Service With Customizable Charts, Alerts, and CSV Exports Facebook Outage Rekindles Push for a Free and Open Web Thank You! Thank you to those who use my affiliate links. As you know I make a small commission when someone uses my link and I want to say thank you to the following people. For all my recommended resources, go to my Resources Page View on YourWebsiteEngineer.com

    508 – Planning out a WordPress Plugin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 18:34


    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 WordPress Theme WordCamp US Online Set for October 1, 2021, as Community Team Weighs Proposal for Returning to In-Person WordCamps Colorado Becomes First State to Require State […]

    507 – Moving to a WordPress VIP Developer Role

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 15:06


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 15:36


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 19:26


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 17:40


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

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