#937 - WP-Tonic Show: What Are Opportunities And Challengers For WordPress in 2025

Special Guest Katie Keith, Founder & CEO of Barn2 Plugins We discussed how Katie got into WordPress and her thoughts on where she feels WordPress is going in the last quarter of 2024.   #1 - So, Katie, what is your background? How did you get involved in the semi-crazy WordPress world? #2 - What are some of the most significant opportunities in challenges that you feel Barn2 Plugins Faces at the present moment and in 2025? #3 - Katie, what are your thoughts connected to the recent post from DHH (David Heinemeier Hanson) of Ruby on Rails and 37signals and Matt Mullenweg's response? https://world.hey.com/dhh/capture-less-than-you-create-c30e462e https://ma.tt/2024/10/on-dhh/ #4 - Over the last couple of years, I've been increasingly feeling that parts of the WordPress professional community has been increasingly engaging and helping the leadership of WordPress in one big semi-public lie, and this has been one of the reasons I've decided not to attend WordCamp US what are your thoughts on this? #5— What AI tools do you personally use to help you run your business? #6—If you had your time machine (H. G. Wells) and could travel back to the beginning of you? https://barn2.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiekeithbarn2/ @KatieKeithBarn2 ----------------------------------- Follow & Connect With Us ----------------------------------- ▬▬ LEARN FROM US ▬▬ ► Our course is" Are You Looking To Build Your Membership Website Quickly And EASILY On WordPress?" https://www.wp-tonic.com/course/ ▬▬ LET'S CONNECT ▬▬ ► FaceBook Free Group "The Membership Machine Show" Group Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/membershipmachine ► Podcast "The Membership Machine Show" https://f0k0.short.gy/oF9q9f ► X (Twitter) https://x.com/wptonic_com ▬▬ SPECIAL DEALS ON THE TOOLS WE USE TO BUILD (ONLINE COURSES) ▬▬ https://www.wp-tonic.com/deals/ ▬▬ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ▬▬ We discuss everything connected to building a successful membership/community website in 2024, from the right technology to using up-to-date digital marketing techniques. //CONTACT: For business inquiries ONLY, please use this email: [email protected] ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------