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BobWP

@bobwp / bobwp.blog

Love community and connecting people. Spend my time podcasting, exploring open source and enjoying life in Portugal. I love to laugh and often share my sarcastic humor. My glass is pretty much half-full all the time.
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Stepping Outside the WordPress Bubble

It's important to step outside the WordPress bubble for new perspectives and growth in business and personal life.

Episode Transcript Over the years, certain people in our space have talked about stepping outside the WordPress bubble. I include myself in that group. And with each iteration of the community, personally, I always feel like it’s something that is not only a good idea for us to think about but also a healthy way to broaden our thoughts and opinions. For some people, it’s a bit scary to do this…

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Insights from the 2023 State of Enterprise WordPress Survey with Mario Peshev

In this episode, hosts Brad, Tom, and guest Mario discuss enterprise WordPress, highlighting functionality, cost-effectiveness, and leadership involvement. They emphasize community collaboration and share insights from the State of Enterprise WordPress su

This show is sponsored by… Avalara: providing cloud-based and scalable global tax compliance that is hassle-free, safe and secure plus topped off with enterprise-class security. Episode Transcript Brad:Hey everybody. Welcome to another episode of the Enterprise WordPress Podcast, Scaling Enterprise. This is The Inside Track edition of the podcast, which I’m very excited to dig into. So on this…

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A Deep Dive into Block Bindings, APIs, and the LSX Tour Operator Plugin with Ash Shaw

Join Zach and Carl on Woo DevChat as they explore WordPress innovation with Ash Shaw for a conversation including block bindings, APIs, and the development of the LSX tour operator plugin.

This show is sponsored by… Avalara: help developers make sure their Woo projects are tax compliance done right with Avalara’s API. Visit their extensive developer resources today. Episode Transcript Zach:Hello and welcome to another episode of the Woo DevChat. I am here with Carl Alexander, as usual, and Carl, I see Carl board peeking over your shoulder there. How are the two of you…

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Let's Talk WordCampUS 2024 with Julia, Aaron, Katie and Bernard

Whether you have bought your ticket, or thinking about WordCamp US in September, tune in as we have a conversation with three of the lead organizers.

Episode Transcript BobWP:Well, today’s show, of course, is a special show because there is a huge event just around the corner, and not only do I have wonderful guests here, but this is a very, not the first time, but we have one of our sponsors send somebody here virtually as a guest host, Bernard Meyer. How do you like this? How do you like being a co-host? Bernard:It is my first time and 30…

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Open Source Sustainability, Contributing and Proposal Processes with Courtney and Robert

🌟 Join Courtney and Robert as they recap WordCamp Europe 🌍 Dive into discussions on open source sustainability, community connections, and the future of WordPress. Don't miss insights on testing, governance, and the importance of supporting contributor

Episode Transcript Courtney:How are you, Robert? How’s your summer going? Robert:It’s still summer? I don’t know. It’s been so hot. We were just talking about that in the green room, how the temperature’s been nuts. Courtney:Yes, yes, yes. Robert and I, being in America, our weather has been very weird. I’ve been having a lot of Florida weather here in South Central Pennsylvania, which I would…

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Flexibility is something I have carried with me since the first time I started freelancing design over four decades ago.

It has served me well and helped me all these years working for myself and running businesses.

Now with 26 hosts on Do the Woo and having over 472 guests from all over the world, flexibility, patience and empathy is the name of the game.

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Bridging Art and Blockchain, Bringing Certification to Woo with Robert Norton

Learn all about Blockchain Art Certification and NFTs with Robert Norton from Verisart.

This show is sponsored by… Omnisend: Whether it’s for integration into your Woo product, or building sites for clients, Omnisend is the solution for email and SMS marketing with their CRM solution for WooCommerce shops and your own website. Airwallex: With Airwallex merchants are no longer forced to convert their foreign incoming payments into their home market currencies and they can use the…

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Onboarding for Freelance and Shop Owners with Laura Elizabeth

Discover essential onboarding tips for freelancers and e-commerce store owners in this episode of Biz Chat at Do the Woo. Learn about client portals, email sequences, handling scope creep, and more to improve client relationships and project success.

This show is sponsored by… Airwallex: With Airwallex merchants are no longer forced to convert their foreign incoming payments into their home market currencies and they can use the funds to pay suppliers internationally. Omnisend: Whether it’s for integration into your Woo product, or building sites for clients, Omnisend is the solution for email and SMS marketing with their CRM solution for…

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A Journey to WordPress and Contributing with Birgit Olzem

Join BobWP as he chats with Birgit Olzem, uncovering her journey with WordPress, advocacy for DEIB, and the supportive community that shaped her path.

Episode Transcript BobWP:Hey, BobWP, yes, it’s me. You’re probably wondering what I’m doing here on The WordPress Way, DEIB. We decided to do something a little bit different this month. That doesn’t mean that you are going to be missing our wonderful host that is usually here, Birgit, but we thought this time let’s learn about Birgit. I mean, I’ve had a few hosts on different shows, and we’ve…

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The Buyer's View, Scaling Enterprise with Karim Marucchi and Tom Willmot

Explore how enterprises can leverage WordPress and open source software for customization, integration, and addressing market challenges in this insightful podcast episode.

This show is sponsored by… Avalara: providing cloud-based and scalable global tax compliance that is hassle-free, safe and secure plus topped off with enterprise-class security. Episode Transcript Karim:Well, hello, welcome to Scaling Enterprise WordPress and Open Source Software. This is the Buyer’s View. As you might remember from our last episode, we are going to be doing two podcasts a…

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Unpacking Blogging, a BlogStorm with Ronald Gijsel and BobWP

BobWP and Ronald discuss returning to blogging, using newsletters as prompts, and engaging the community through guest contributions and multi-language content.

Episode Transcript BobWP:So here’s the deal. The other day I was thinking about the three Cs: community, commenting, and coding. Okay, I lied. I wasn’t thinking about coding at all. Coding, I don’t think about it much. It’s never in my face. I know it’s there. I know people do great stuff with it. I hear people talk about it. So the only reason I put that in there is it just sounded better. I…

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Headless WooCommerce and WordPress with Darko Svetolikovic

In today's Woo AgencyChat, we talk with Darko about the significance of website speed, benefits of headless WooCommerce, AI in e-commerce, and security enhancements.

This show is sponsored by… GoDaddy: Build your clients sites using the flexibility of a Managed WooCommerce Store from GoDaddy. If you clients are looking to expand their store, you can deliver them a fully-customized WooCommerce site. Episode Transcript Robert:Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to another Do the Woo AgencyChat. It is my great pleasure to have Darko here from IntellRocket.…

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Boosting WooCommerce Performance with Marcel and Mike

In this episode of Woo DevChat, Marcel and Mike explore the critical importance of website performance for WooCommerce stores in an in-depth conversation.

This show is sponsored by… Avalara: help developers make sure their Woo projects are tax compliance done right with Avalara’s API. Visit their extensive developer resources today. Episode Transcript Mike:Yeah, I think having adequate resources for the site is super important. So there’s enough CPU and RAM, using fast SSD drives. There’s room for growth. A lot of the time I see not enough…

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Connecting Means Opening the Doors

A lot of people are looking for works. On LinkedIn, connecting means opening doors no matter the equation.

Episode Transcript You know as well as I do that there are people in our community looking for a job. The reasons for this stem from many different situations. For freelancers and small business owners, in reality, they are always looking for a job in another sense. Depending on how things are going, it reflects on their need to find that next client. Now, I’m not leading into some episode…

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