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The WP Tavern Jukebox is a podcast for the WordPress community. We interview people who are pushing change in how WordPress evolves. Plugins, Blocks, Themes, Community, Events, Accessibility and Diversity; we try to cover all the bases. Subscribe to be updated when we bring you new content.

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Today, I'm joined by Milan Petrović, and the podcast is focused on the impact of PHP versioning in the WordPress ecosystem, emphasising the risks of running outdated PHP and the security and performance benefits of PHP 8.x. We get into the challenge ... more

Today on the podcast, the conversation focused on cross-industry collaboration to improve security and abuse response in the hosting industry. We talk about the Internet Infrastructure Forum (IIF), a platform-agnostic initiative aiming to facilitate ... more

On the podcast today we explore the WordPress Credits initiative, and its strategic importance in integrating young talent into the WordPress ecosystem through structured university programs. We discuss the alignment of the program with modern workfo... more

The podcast focused on the rapid growth of educational initiatives in the WordPress community over the past eight months. We talked about the development and distinctions among three primary programs: the WordPress Credits Program (university-level, ... more

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David Snead
Leader of the Secure Hosting Alliance, former in-house counsel for hosting-related companies
Secure Hosting Alliance / I2 Coalition
Episode: #224 – David Snead on Building Trust and Collaboration in the Hosting Industry With the Secure Hosting Alliance
Ivana Čirković
Digital marketer with 18 years of experience; WP Credits Mentor; leads marketing at WP Bakery
WP Bakery
Episode: #223 – Ivana Ćirković on How WordPress Credits Bridges Education and Industry in the WordPress Ecosystem
Destiny Kanno
Education program manager, sponsored by Automatic; works with Make WordPress Community
WordPress Education Initiatives
Episode: #222 – Destiny Kanno, Anand Upadhyay, Maciej Pilarski on How WordPress Education Programs Are Growing
Anand Upadhyay
WordPress plugin development company owner; involved in education initiatives
WP Campus Connect
Episode: #222 – Destiny Kanno, Anand Upadhyay, Maciej Pilarski on How WordPress Education Programs Are Growing
Maciej Pilarski
WordPress professional; admin of WordPress Credits Program
ISOTA; WordPress Credits Program
Episode: #222 – Destiny Kanno, Anand Upadhyay, Maciej Pilarski on How WordPress Education Programs Are Growing
Rahul Bansal
Founder and CEO of RT Camp
RT Camp
Episode: #221 – Rahul Bansal on Using AI Everywhere at rtCamp
Cathy Mitchell
Lead organizer for WordCamp Canada 2026; founder of WP Barista
WP Barista; WordCamp Canada
Episode: #220 – Cathy Mitchell on Why WordPress Events Matter: Community, Connection, and Giving Back
Austin Ginder
Security-focused WordPress host and founder of Anchor Hosting; creator of WPBeacon
Anchor Hosting; WPBeacon
Episode: #219 – Austin Ginder on How AI Is Exposing Hidden Threats in WordPress Plugin Updates
Luke Carbis
Self-described open source emissary and plugin ecosystem contributor
Plugin review team member, WordPress core contributor, Crossword Podcast co-host
Episode: #218 – Luke Carbis on the Future of WordPress Plugins: AI, Ethics, and New Directory Standards

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Nathan is the perfect host—experienced yet inquisitive with a knack for getting at what people really want to know.

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#224 – David Snead on Building Trust and Collaboration in the Hosting Industry With the Secure Hosting Alliance
Q: How does the information sharing actually work in practice, and what kind of data is exchanged?
Information such as time stamps, domain names, and IP addresses related to abuse submissions is shared in a non-proprietary format, abstracted into a standard language (XRF) so many participants can understand and act on it without exposing confidential data.
#224 – David Snead on Building Trust and Collaboration in the Hosting Industry With the Secure Hosting Alliance
Q: What is the core aim of the IIF and the Secure Hosting Alliance, and how do they intend to help the ecosystem?
They aim to create a common framework for sharing abuse information across registrars, registries, hosting providers, and DNS services to detect and respond to threats faster, reducing siloed efforts and enabling coordinated action.
#223 – Ivana Ćirković on How WordPress Credits Bridges Education and Industry in the WordPress Ecosystem
Q: How do mentors and universities decide what contributions count toward credits, and how is the curriculum structured?
Contributors pick a category (e.g., translation, documentation, core, or plugins) and follow a guided curriculum with weekly mentor meetings, clear contribution targets (such as a set number of strings translated and approved), and ongoing assessment to ensure accountability and suitability for the degree alignment.
#223 – Ivana Ćirković on How WordPress Credits Bridges Education and Industry in the WordPress Ecosystem
Q: Could you tell us about the WP Credits program and its broader impact beyond just WordPress education?
The program connects universities with WordPress projects to provide hands-on contribution opportunities, with mentoring, certification, and public profile badges that help students become more marketable in the job market—and it has an extended impact for universities and businesses by aligning modern, in-demand skills with real-world workflows.
#221 – Rahul Bansal on Using AI Everywhere at rtCamp
Q: How does RT Camp's back-office transformation enable AI adoption?
RT Camp built an open-source, unified back-office stack (PriPay and PINX) to own a single source of truth; this setup dramatically reduces pre-sales and delivery costs, accelerates proposals, and allows AI to handle repeatable, internal processes.

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A tech-focused discussion hub featuring leading WordPress practitioners, agency founders, and ecosystem builders who explore plugin discovery, AI integration, hosting strategy, accessibility, and community development. Episodes frequently center on governance, sustainability, and practical guardrails for AI within WordPress workflows, alongside hands-on workshops with tooling, migrations, and open-source collaboration. Noteworthy angles include ethical AI adoption, cross-ecosystem collaboration, and business models that balance open-source values with monetization and quality control. Listeners are likely looking for pragmatic insights on building, scaling, and governing WordPress products and services, as well as real-world case studies fr... more

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