Tag: Interview

  • Noel Tock was the keynote speaker at WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel. In our interview afterwards we talked about his humanitarian work in Ukraine, the future of WordPress, its enterprise competitors and the death of DXP’s.

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    Simon Kraft
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    Noel Tock
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  • Simon sits down with Josepha Hayden-Chomphosy to talk about strategies for recruiting the next generation of WordPress contributors. From flagship events to the challenges the community faces since COVID.

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    Simon Kraft
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    Josepha Haden Chomphosy

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    Luca Rodino

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    Previous episode with Josepha

    GatherPress episode with Patricia

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    Post on make.WordPress.org: Current challenges of WordPress Events. Shaping the future

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  • During CloudFest 2024, I met with Patricia Brun Torre to discuss GatherPress. Patricia recently posted a proposal on behalf of the GatherPress project to start a pilot program with a handful of WordPress meetups and use the GatherPress plugin as a replacement for Meetup.com, centrally hosted on WordPress.org.

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    Simon Kraft
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    Patricia Brun Torre

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    The GatherPress make.WordPress.org post

    GatherPress on GitHub

    GitHub issue for joining the pilot program

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  • This episode was originally published in our German podcast.

    Simon talks with Laura Sacco the next WordCamp Europe in Torino, Italy. Alongside the most important information about the venue and timeframe, Laura and Simon take a deep dive into the local cuisine and about the opportunity to become a WordCamp Europe Organizer.

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    Simon Kraft
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    Laura Sacco

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    europe.wordcamp.org/2024

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  • This episode was originally published in our German podcast.

    Simon talks with Josepha Haden Chomphosy about her role as an Executive Director of the WordPress project, the plans for restarting the WordPress community after the pandemic, what the next big step is that the WordPress project needs to take, and how the chances are for a sustainability Make team.

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    Simon Kraft
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    Josepha Haden Chomphosy
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    Florian Brinkmann
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