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The OSTraining Podcast

Join us as we chat with open source experts, leaders, and entrepreneurs from around the world — each episode offers news, inspiring stories, and plenty of pro tips.

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Episode #21: Zac Gordon and the React Explained Book

The OSTraining Podcast ·

2018/04/12

If you spend any time in the WordPress world, you've probably come across Zac Gordon. Zac is an enthusiastic and charming teacher who focuses on Javascript in WordPress. He borrowed the phrase "Learn Javascript Deeply" from Matt Mullenweg and he made it into his personal slogan. For the last several years, Zac has produced video classes, online conferences, live talks, and podcasts that focus on teaching you how to use Javascript in WordPress. I'm delighted to say we're working with Zac on a book,

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0:31:23

Episode #20: Rod Martin and Marketing Automation

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2018/04/05

Rod Martin has just published a new video class at OSTraining. This class is all about using Mautic, the open source platform for marketing automation: https://www.ostraining.com/class/mautic/ In a world where marketing automation tools often cost over $1,000 per month even to get started, why not look at open source alternatives? In this podcast, Rod introduces you to Mautic, and why you should consider adding it to your toolkit. Follow Rod on Twitter at http://twitter.com/imrodmartin and via

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0:38:54

Episode #19: Patrick Rauland and WooCommerce

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2018/02/28

Patrick Rauland has just published the "WooCommerce Explained" book with us. You could say that he's a WooCommerce fan. He's used it as a customer, worked for WooCommerce support, developed core functionality, and led three releases as the official Product Manager for WooCommerce. Patrick now helps plan their yearly conference, WooConf. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BFTrick or via his website https://www.speakinginbytes.com.

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Episode #18: Nick Croft and the Genesis Framework

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2018/02/14

Nick Croft has just published the "Genesis Explained" book which is a developers guide to the most popular theme framework in WordPress. Nick worked as a full-time support person for Genesis, before moving on to work as a developer on the framework. He later became a SaaS architect for the Rainmaker Platform, built on Genesis. Even before he literally wrote the book, he wrote the figurative book on Genesis. Nick is also a core contributor to Genesis and has multiple, popular Genesis plugins. Check

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0:31:23

Episode #17: Pippin Williamson and a Lifetime Company

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2018/01/30

Pippin Williamson runs one of the most successful businesses in the WordPress world. But instead of looking to sell, he's buying a park. And opening a brewery. And looking to build a company that will last a lifetime. If you want to hear about Pippin's story, check out this interview: http://bit.ly/2E0Bwm8. If you want to hear about his life outside of business, this is the podcast for you. My apologies for the audio on this episode - Pippin lives out in the countryside and the internet was

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0:26:33

Episode #16: Liz Mays and Pressbooks

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2018/01/02

Sometimes I invite people on the podcast because we've been friends for years. Other times, I invite people because we love their products. Pressbooks falls squarely into the second category. At the beginning of 2017, I'd never heard of Pressbooks. We now use them to write, edit and publish ALL our books. Pressbooks is a WordPress-based platform that actually makes book publishing fun. Find out more at http://pressbooks.com.

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0:26:57

Episode #15: Rod Martin, How to Create Online Video...

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2017/12/06

Rod is responsible for many of the most popular videos in OSTraining history, including the Drupal 8 class that has around 2 million views. In this episode, I grill Rod for the techniques, tools and tips he uses to create great video tutorials. Follow Rod on Twitter at @imrodmartin and on his site at http://imrodmartin.com.

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Episode #14: Mike Anello: Everything You Need to Know...

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2017/11/27

Consider this episode to be the busy person's guide to Drupal 8. If you haven't had time to keep up with what's new in the Drupal world, Mike is here to help you catch up. No-one in the Drupal world is better connected than Mike, who has been in the community for over a decade. Mike is a trainer, developer, volunteer, camp organizer, podcaster. He's seen and done it all in Drupal. Follow Mike on Twitter at @ultimike and via his site at http://drupaleasy.com.

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0:30:54

Episode #13: Ray Bogman, Everything You Need to Know...

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2017/11/06

Magento is one of the 2 most popular e-commerce platforms in the world. In this episode, we talk with Ray Bogman, who's been working with Magento for 10 years. If you're new to Magento, this episode is a perfect introduction. We talk about the history, current state, and future of Magento. Ray also explains why 2017 is such a great time to be in e-commerce. Follow Ray on Twitter at https://twitter.com/raybogman. In case you missed it, we have now have Magento video training and a Magento book

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0:35:08

Episode #12: Brian Hogg, How to Build a New WordPress...

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2017/10/26

Brian Hogg is a WordPress developer who writes plugins, but also creates super-helpful content for other developers. He launches new WordPress plugins and writes about his efforts to build a business around those plugins. Follow Brian on Twitter at https://twitter.com/brianhogg. You can also find his plugins, blog posts and training classes at https://brianhogg.com.

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Episode #11: Aleksander Kuczek and Mike Demo. Who's...

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2017/10/18

Wix, Weebly, Squarespace and other hosted services are an increasingly big threat to open source platforms. We discuss whether open source projects should be nervous. This episode's guests are Mike Demo from http://BoldGrid.com, and Aleksander Kuczek from http://PerfectDashboard.com. Follow Mike on Twitter at https://twitter.com/mpmike/ and Aleksander at https://twitter.com/A_Kuczek.

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Episode #10: Mendel Kurland, GoDaddy and Camp Press

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2017/10/16

If you've been to a WordCamp over the last few years, there's a good chance you've met Mendel Kurland. Mendel works for GoDaddy where he's played a central role in improving that company's reputation. In this episode, Mendel tells his story: a journey from early start-up success in Iowa to a key role inside GoDaddy. Mendel is also starting a new project called Camp Press which encourages tech workers to get switch off and get outdoors. Follow Mendel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifyouwillit Find

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0:43:17

Episode #9: Aleksander Kuczek and Brad Morrison,...

The OSTraining Podcast ·

2017/09/14

In this week's episode, I talk with Aleksander Kuczek and Brad Morrison about WordPress site maintenance. Alex runs a SaaS service (PerfectDashboard.com) and Brad runs a WordPress support services (GoWP.com). We discussed all about the ups-and-downs of maintaining thousands of sites. Which plugins break the most sites? How to make sure nothing goes wrong when running thousands of updates? Towards the end of the podcast, Aleksander and Brad share what they've learned about the platforms competing

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0:50:33

Episode #8: Andy Miller, Rockettheme and Grav

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2017/08/22

Andy Miller has a long and storied history as web developer and businessman. Andy started as the first webmaster at ExxonMobile, before starting Rockettheme, the company that created the commercial theme industry. One of the founders of Joomla, he's now also the founder of Grav, a new and exciting flat-file CMS. In this episode, Andy talks about his background, and also explains his philosophy for the right way to grown an open source software project. Find out more at http://rockettheme.com and

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Episode #7: Alan Hartless, Nurse to Lead Engineer at...

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2017/08/14

Alan is the lead engineer at Mautic, a marketing automation platform that's 100% open source: https://www.mautic.org. Alan started his career as a nurse and led a fascinating life in the medical world before becoming a developer. Follow Alan on Twitter at https://twitter.com/alanhartless

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Episode #6: Tessa Mero and Constant Improvement

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2017/08/07

Tessa is a developer advocate for Cisco. She also organizes some of the largest open source conferences on the US West Coast. She also runs local meetup groups. She helps to get open source taught in local school and colleges. And those are just the first couple of lines on her resume. Tessa's an inspiring person. She has a relentless energy that she uses to help herself and others get better. Find out more at https://tessamero.com.

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Episode #5: Chris Wiegman, Airline Pilot to WordPress...

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2017/07/24

Chris Wiegman was an airline pilot in Hawaii, before developing iThemes Security - one of the most popular WordPress plugins of all time. Chris is one of world's leading WordPress security experts. Find Chris on Twitter @ChrisWiegman and visit him at https://chriswiegman.com.

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Episode #4: Olivier Karfis and WooCommerce Apps

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2017/06/27

In this episode, I talk with Olivier Karfis who runs FrenchToday.com, a successful business teaching people how to speak French. He uses WooCommerce as a platform for digital downloads, and increasingly for mobile and desktop apps, based on the WordPress API.

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Episode #3: Justin Sternberg and the CMB2 Framework

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2017/06/21

Justin started painting houses and is now the lead developer behind CMB2, the framework with powers hundreds of successful WordPress plugins. We chat with Justin about his career and why you should use CMB2 for your WordPress development.

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Episode #2: Matt Medeiros and Developing Business...

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2017/06/21

In this episode, I chat with Matt Medeiros who has built his WordPress career and being friendly, helpful and social. He shares everything he learns and as a result has carved out an enviable niche for himself. We talk about how he started working in a car dealership, and slowly transitioned into tech.

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