Season 5

Luke and Jonathan open Season 5 debating nostalgia, discussing the 5 minute install, and announcing an acquisition. 1 Across: Serverless compute Links: Yesterweb

Jonathan and Luke discuss how the “reverse chronological order” orientation of WordPress affected the web, and a “Digital Gardening" metaphor that might help fix it. 1 Down: Home of GiveWP, LearnDash, and RCP Links: Garden History

Luke and Jonathan talk about hosts, free riders, and plugin monetization, then take a sharp turn into murder mysteries in WordPress. 4 Across: Days since the last… Links: Hosts and the Free Rider Problem

Luke and Jonathan discuss rebuilding a WordPress web-app as a standalone SaaS using the FKIT stack. 2 Down: A built-in post type Links: More on FKIT

Luke and Jonathan discuss a particular update in WordPress 6.1, why we’d like to see more hosting providers, and the voice of WordPress. 7 Across: WCEU22 was in…

Luke and Jonathan talk about remote work, then jump into State of the Word, sharing highlights, exploring Luke’s reawakening interest in WordPress, and finding something to disagree on in the end. 3 Down: 5.9

Luke and Jonathan talk about cricket, look back at WordPress in 2022, touch on ClassicPress, and look ahead to 2023. 9 Across: Stringify JSON

Luke and Jonathan talk about Guildenberg, why Luke doesn’t love the name, WordCamp Asia, and the downside of hosts buying WordPress plugins. 5 Down: Transation, but shorter.

In today’s episode of cynic versus fanboy, (uh, I mean Crossword ) Luke and Jonathan discuss the gap between WooCommerce and Shopify plus the opportunities in the ecosystem. 10 Across: Open this on GitHub

As WordPress turns 20 Jonathan and Luke reminisce about how WordPress has grown. They also explore the rapid leaps forward we are now experiencing due to AI. If you listen closely, you will also hear Luke get embarrassed by the name of one of his earliest companies. 6 Down: Twenty Twenty-Two was inspired by…