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Explore WordPress with Josepha Haden, the project’s executive director, and guests. Learn about where WordPress is going, how we’ll get there, and how you can get involved. Join us today and help democratize publishing!

WP Briefing


    • Sep 16, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 86: My First WordPress Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 10:26


    Join us this week as Josepha takes a personal journey down memory lane to her first encounters with WordPress. In this episode, she shares the story of her very first WordPress website, the excitement of getting involved with WordCamps, and how those early discoveries shaped her rewarding path in the WordPress community. Whether you're a seasoned user or new to the platform, Josepha's reflections will inspire you with insights from her earliest days in WordPress.

    Episode 85: WordPress in Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 10:58


    Discover why WordPress is becoming a cornerstone in student education. In this episode of WordPress Briefing, host Josepha Haden Chomphosy explores the vital role of WordPress in the school curriculum and how it equips students with essential skills for thriving in their future careers.

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    Episode 84: A WordPress 6.6 Sneak Peek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 21:42


    Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she offers an exclusive preview of the upcoming WordPress 6.6 release, accompanied by special guest Meher Bala, the release's coordinator. Don't miss this opportunity for an insider's look!

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    Episode 83: Learning Pathways

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 30:45


    Discover how Learning Pathways can guide you through your WordPress journey with clarity and purpose. In the latest episode of WordPress Briefing, host Josepha Haden Chomphosy welcomes special guest Wes Theron to discuss the newly introduced Learning Pathways. These curated lesson sets are tailored to various experience levels, roles, and use cases, ensuring a personalized learning experience for every WordPress user.

    Episode 82: WCEU Hallway Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 8:35


    Big events create big moments, and WordCamp Europe 2024 was no exception. Join host Josepha Haden Chomphosy on this episode of the WordPress Briefing as she shares her top insights and favorite highlights from the event. Discover what the WordPress community focused on during this exciting three-day gathering.

    Episode 81: It's your first WordCamp? Welcome!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 16:05


    Get ready to dive into the vibrant world of WordCamps with this special episode of the WordPress Briefing, hosted by Josepha Haden Chomphosy! This episode is designed for first-time attendees; we'll explore what to expect, from Contributor Day activities to mastering the art of socializing and networking. Whether you're aiming to contribute to the WordPress […]

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    Episode 80: Unlocking Your WordPress Potential with Learn WordPress Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 11:59


    Welcome to another episode of the WordPress Briefing! In this episode, your host, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, delves into the incredible resources available to help you broaden your WordPress expertise. Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your skillset, these tools and tutorials offer something for everyone. Join us as we explore how Learn WordPress can be your guide on the journey to mastering WordPress, providing invaluable support and community connections along the way.

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    Episode 79: Why Start a WordPress Media Corps (and Why Now?)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 9:13


    There's a new initiative in the WordPress community: the WordPress Media Corps. In today's episode of the WordPress Briefing, you'll find out how it came to be, first as a nugget of an idea during the pandemic and now as an active experiment. Learn how this shift in focus values the ongoing impact, and often invisible effort, of independent WordPress media—and seeks to help them more easily deliver engaging, high-quality WordPress content to their audiences.

    Episode 78: Guided Growth: Cultivating Contributors Through Mentorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 20:50


    Explore the transformative world of the WordPress Contributor Mentorship Program with guest host Angela Jin and special guest and sponsored contributor Hari Shanker. Whether you're a long-time WordPress enthusiast or new to the scene, this episode is packed with insights, stories, and tips to help you engage more deeply with one of the most passionate open source communities.

    Episode 77: Let’s Talk About Data Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 35:24


    Explore the WordPress Data Liberation project in this exclusive behind-the-scenes episode discussing WordPress migrations. Joining us is WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy, along with special guest and sponsored contributor Jordan Gillman. Together, they'll look at how the project is expanding opportunities to benefit from the freedom and flexibility WordPress offers. Don't miss this enlightening discussion!

    Episode 76: A WordPress 6.5 Sneak Peek

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 30:05


    Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she offers an exclusive preview of the upcoming WordPress 6.5 release, accompanied by special guest Dave Smith, one of the Editor Tech leads for this release. Don't miss this opportunity for an insider's look!

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    Episode 75: WordCamp Asia 2024 Unwrapped

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 9:12


    WordCamp Asia 2024 was a dynamic three-day celebration of collaboration, diversity, and innovation in the WordPress project. This week, Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy shares her insights and experiences from the event, which featured one of the largest Contributor Days in the region, a variety of speakers, engaging panel discussions, and workshops. Josepha offers her thoughts on the latest topics being discussed within the community and forming the future of WordPress.

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    Episode 74: Kickstart (Or Level-Up) Your Contributor Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 9:46


    Explore the impact you can make on WordPress without coding in this WordPress Briefing episode hosted by Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy. She'll guide you through diverse non-coding contributions suitable for all skill levels, including content translation, photo submissions, event organization, and software testing. Listen and discover how you can enhance the WordPress community in ways that align with your interests and expertise.

    Episode 73: Inside the Interactivity API

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 28:38


    In the latest WordPress Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy discusses the Interactivity API, a new foundational tool that helps developers create memorable interactive front-end experiences. She is joined by special guests and sponsored contributors Ryan Welcher and Mario Santos, who share more about this impactful addition to the WordPress developer experience.

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    Episode 72: Why Your Website Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 8:39


    In the latest WordPress Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy explores the reasons for choosing a website supporting your digital presence, covering topics from trust-building to professionalism to owning a unique online domain.

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    Episode 71: New Year, New Blog!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 15:26


    In the latest WordPress Briefing, Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy revisits our roots in blogging and breaks down the essentials of starting your first WordPress blog. Tune in to Episode 71 for practical tips and inspiration to kickstart your blogging journey.

    Episode 70: A Look Ahead at WordPress in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 6:30


    Curious about WordPress's big-picture items for 2024? Phase 3, Data Liberation, new meetups, and more, get the spotlight in this episode. Join Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy for all this, plus a small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks.

    Episode 69: Reflections on State of the Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 8:13


    In this episode, WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy reflects on the recent 2023 State of the Word, which took place in Madrid, Spain, and some of the highlights of the work across the WordPress open source project.

    Episode 68: Toward a More Interconnected Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 11:30


    In this episode, WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy articulates the vision for a collaborative ecosystem where knowledge sharing and contributions to open source tools lead to a more interconnected and empowered web.

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    Episode 67: Openverse & Photo Directory Rewind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 8:19


    WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, returns to a recent episode of the WordPress Briefing, which discussed two resources for openly licensed media in the WordPress project– Openverse and Photo Directory– and how they differ from one another!

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    Episode 66: Advocating Open Source Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 9:00


    WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, speaks to the strategic approach to integrating open source solutions within your company and offers insight into initiating open source advocacy conversations. Tune in for a session that could redefine your company's technological approach.

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    Episode 65: Little Sun Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 16:53


    Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she looks at a recent WordPress success story with Little Sun. To help us, we spoke to two special guests with Little Sun, Romane Guégan, Senior Press and Communications Manager, and Ashley Mrozek, Senior Digital Manager. Don't miss this opportunity for an insider's look!

    Episode 64: Patterns in WordPress

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 5:28


    Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she goes back to the basics and offers some insight into block patterns for WordPress. Don't miss this exciting insider's look!

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    Episode 63: A WordPress 6.4 Sneak Peek

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 33:08


    Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she offers an exclusive preview of the upcoming WordPress 6.4 release, accompanied by special guest Sarah Norris, one of the Editor Tech leads for this release. Don't miss this opportunity for an insider's look!

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    Episode 62: Enterprise Clients and the Business of WordPress

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 12:08


    Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy as she discusses the role WordPress Enterprise plays along with the WordPress community.

    Episode 61: Community, Summit, all at Washington D.C.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 14:43


    Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy as she discusses the latest from the Community Summit and her takeaways from the 2023 event in Washington, DC.

    Episode 60: Sneak a Peek at WordPress 6.3 with Special Guest Mike Schroder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 24:49


    Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy and Core Tech Lead Mike Schroder as they discuss their favorite new features and enhancements coming in WordPress 6.3.

    Episode 59: A Polyglot's WordPress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 23:17


    Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy in the 59th episode of the WordPress Briefing. Today she invites guest speaker Alex Kirk to discuss Polyglots' work to continue to help bring translation to WordPress.

    Episode 58: A New Wave for WordPress Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 13:13


    Hear special guest host Chloé Bringmann and special guest Angela Jin in the WordPress Briefing as they discuss the next generation of WordCamps.

    Episode 57: The Power of WordPress Mentorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 5:52


    Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy in the 57th episode of the WordPress Briefing as she discusses the Contributor Mentorship Program to help increase the success of new contributors over time.

    Episode 56: What to Know About WordPress Playground

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 13:22


    Join guest host Rich Tabor and WordPress Playground innovator Adam Zielinski as they discuss the capabilities and promise of WP Playground in episode 56 of the WordPress Briefing. Stay tuned for your small list of big things coming up in the next two weeks.

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    Episode 55: Happy Anniversary, WordPress!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 12:08


    Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy in the 55th episode of the WordPress Briefing as she looks back at the 20 years of WordPress and how the open source community made WordPress what it is today.

    Episode 54: A Bill of Rights for the Open Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 8:01


    Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy in the 54th episode of the WordPress Briefing as she explores the concept of the four freedoms of open source and likens it to today's Bill of Rights for the open web.

    Episode 53: A Look at WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 7:36


    Named after the multi-instrumentalist Eric Allan Dolphy Jr., WordPress 6.2 "Dolphy"'s high notes are riffed on by WordPress's Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, in this 53rd episode of the WordPress Briefing.

    Episode 52: Workflows and Phase Three Visioning with Special Guest Héctor Prieto

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 20:43


    On this week's episode, special guest Héctor Prieto joins Josepha in a discussion about phase three and why it's more than collaborative editing.

    Episode 51: Is Routine a Rut?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 7:12


    Join Josepha as she discussed the benefits of routine and what role it plays in the WordPress project.

    Episode 50: 3 Interesting Trends from WordCamp Asia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 11:12


    Join Josepha as she discusses her top 3 takeaways from the first-ever WordCamp Asia in Bangkok!

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    Episode 49: Everything You Need to Know About the Community Summit!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 13:06


    Tune in to learn everything you need to know about the 2023 Community Summit!

    Episode 48: What Does Concluding a Gutenberg Phase Really Mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 6:43


    Gutenberg's second phase is ending. Join Josepha as she reflects on what concluding a phase means in the project.

    Episode 47: Letter from the Executive Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 7:13


    Hear from WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy on her vision for the open source project in 2023.

    Episode 46: The WP Bloopers Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2022 8:43


    This episode of the WP Briefing features all the Josepha bloopers our little elves have stored away over the year.

    Episode 45: State of the Word Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 11:59


    Josepha reflects on this year's State of the Word address here on the WP Briefing podcast.

    Episode 44: Minors, Majors, and Why We Have So Many Releases

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 7:16


    Hear Josepha Haden Chomphosy highlight the role of manor and minor releases in the WordPress open source project in this episode.

    Episode 43: Openverse & Photo Directory– What Are They, and How Are They Different?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 6:45


    Join Josepha as she explores the differences between Openverse & Photo Directory, two resources for openly licensed media in the WordPress project.

    Episode 42: Something Spooky This Way Comes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 8:54


    Tis the season for spooky fun. Hear Josepha Haden Chomphosy read a Halloween-themed WordPress Mad Lib on the episode of the WP Briefing.

    Episode 41: WordPress 6.1 Sneak Peek with Special Guest Nick Diego

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 18:24


    Tune into episode 41 of the WordPress Briefing Podcast for a sneak peek into the upcoming WordPress 6.1 release.

    Episode 40: All Things Testing with Special Guests Anne McCarthy and Brian Alexander

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 29:30


    On this week's episode of the WP Briefing, Josepha is joined by special guests Anne McCarthy and Brian Alexander to discuss all thing testing within the WordPress project!

    Episode 39: Contributor Stories Live from WordCamp US!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 9:16


    Live from WordCamp US 2022, listen to contributor stories about why they WordPress.

    Episode 38: All About LearnWP with Special Guest Hauwa Abashiya

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 16:16


    Enter the educational world of the WordPress Training team and its Learn initiative during this week's episode of the podcast.

    Episode 37: The World of WordPress on World Wide Web Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 19:50


    Celebrating WWW Day, Josepha invites contributors from around the globe to share stories of how WordPress impacts their worlds.

    Episode 36: Beginner's Guide to Contributions 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 13:40


    Thinking of contributing to WordPress? Josepha Haden Chomphosy guides you through the five stages of contribution on the latest episode of the WP Briefing podcast!

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