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WordPress' Matt Mullenweg

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 – running time 10:40
WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg
Veronica interviewed WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg about the history of WordPressand the questions you had about the popular open source blogging application.

Highlights
open source ( 1:20, 2:46, 1:20, 2:46 ) formula one ( 1:38, 1:38 ) everett ( 6:34, 6:34 ) piaf ( 1:55, 1:55 ) open source ( 1:20, 2:46, 1:20, 2:46 ) formula one ( 1:38, 1:38 ) everett ( 6:34, 6:34 ) piaf ( 1:55, 1:55 )

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" Guest on today's show not long lake is a founding developer of word press to hugely successful blogging platform. And is also -- Barbeque taste tester but severed Cisco based start -- automatic. Apparently know what that means but it sounds delicious thank you think format that sort does that mean exactly and -- barbecue taste test -- means I don't like titles and have a barbecue because from Texas excellent -- December discard I've missed that morning. I do and I am barbecue at on in Austin first that's -- I already is my favorite. -- That is -- a good period is up to your standards take over the next time I think. Okay anyways we're we're digress immediately and didn't get a little -- kind of word press how you started it where it all came from the whole back story."

" Sure so we're press actually just celebrated our sixth birthday crown since last Wednesday. Answer about six Cisco I was nineteen year old nineteen years old and just starting college and Houston Texas. But I was terrible student which means I spend my time on the computer and when these things that book. I was pretty frustrated with the porn -- for the time I felt like it was -- difficulty is not really."

" Flexible enough so -- with a guy and England named Mike little I've never met before it's our working on this open source project culprit for us."

" Fantastic and you're also see a problem at hand as -- or as we pass cross Catholic league get out of ambiguity there no way. That's awesome and an -- to some after Twitter audiences and -- few questions I should probably start with I'm the first one is from trees -- Formula One block and it's pretty appropriate considering all the news from -- BGC this week he wants to know what little we're pressing for -- I thought our blog is -- present more robust -- would be --"

" I totally agree I think I found -- that we have an -- pretty and I actually how I Piaf. It was too I think we follow that apple guidelines -- a bit too closely so we're blogging it's actually more difficult to publish a book and -- and is publisher just on weapons ever published but you have to like. Going to status and changes its way to difficult UA. Very rating from scratch and anticipation I guess now. The iPhone for porno version and has some new things that take advantage of that cool stuff. Anything particularly can talk about Ayers -- to proceed past super secret like everything around apple."

" Our next question is really relevant my personal blocking habits -- whiteman says the introduction of micro blogging sites like Twitter have affected traditional blocking. What are your plans to come back to this is -- what you would need to combat it -- but. Any ideas about micro blogging and how it's affected traditional --"

" Well we definitely want to combatant and we want to -- with everything -- integrate or open source it's all about open they have different things and bring things out. Likable argued I think as the server are wonderful -- I see a lot of people also using it --"

" As. For just this mechanism for the book."

" So let's say just by chance have a far longer than a 140 characters to help us with a plea but that underwater then pentagon Twitter and FaceBook and everything like that and drive traffic back to place. But you control the domain the design and maybe that's and --"

" I have -- bit of a problem with. Saying things on Twitter that normally it would have been a blog post just condensing meant so much that. You know -- 940 characters but that I really could have expanded a lot more on my blog -- it easy answer is it's just convenient."

" It's I think -- up its convenience I don't think it's a bad thing that I mean. People might have stretch things out -- mortgages that can really need to be before. Chains are now like I Twitter lots of things that -- my -- my audience would probably get very very bored very quickly."

" It's all about. Keeping things compact easily digestible guess I don't know that I love -- And then -- brownie back -- we see big capabilities for word press you know. Back in the day just drag and drop the things in a blog post or. More so than just."

" Not sure what he means now. We do have with the Rick of course are pathetic and he might be referring to sort of template and it. That's been a big focus actually that two point eight -- trying to make themes and templates like these or. For example an hour and editing -- It's attacks products are the codes that can make mistake it's that stops it before you save it and crash your blog and process been like for every function on the page gives you in my documentation. Those are steps along the way I can be osment someday down the road. You would need to do anything right everything was just a box checked box -- no code at all but I think there's still a little ways -- We're presses deference and more for more serious -- powerful waters. Most powerful this week more powerful for serious bloggers I think that."

" a powerful warriors are just happened that they literally consider myself a powerful blogger I'm -- evening and the other night is where president comes out. I think it's it's it's easy enough for people use every day but still have enough functionality for power users exactly shouldn't write your Q are you are gonna get today. Assuming a little more on the political side of things -- Ashby Twitter user want to know if there is going to be a chance that China was going to unblock some of these -- blogs. You know anything about."

" Patrick repression. Book the situation in China is that."

" We're not really officially blocked."

" But effectively if you're concerned that you can't get anywhere past -- blogs Nyhan the united 5% attack. So. Without us changes have been seriously about what type of content we live on the -- those types of policies."

" Probably not going to become more -- and we are currently."

" And I says some sort of political changes -- so for example around the Olympics -- for stock promised him a successful the whole time because they opened up sort of that. The great for our little bit more when there are lots of visitors."

" Having had any had a dialogue with the Chinese authorities about it is just what they see us I think what they -- kind of goes police and so I think. Our next one comes from Gary Vinson and asked what are your favorite word press plug in your personal favorites as your question so -- an adjustment."

" No one's ever happy. When I ferret that just activated our boys don't yet another related posts plugin. York and sounds makes you feel like Paris. But what it does is under the -- sort of shows opens are -- have been going. Seven or eight years now. So I've got a lot of archives actually surprised me sometimes on a blog about something and -- the permanent SE Everett about it before or something related. And also increases traffic on a book like some people come in just a one entry through this other stuff that's."

" I've been thinking about looking for that recently that was good suggestion -- you got to look at it Allen. Hello -- into my notes have got out Alex out of the plugin but it brings me great joy that was the first ever -- in the world. First ever plug in the world without acknowledgment and how to -- you -- Swanson now what is word press to study coming out. When that I think so wait so. So we're recording this earlier in the week and it comes out on Thursday it was at this coming there is one thing or say camera incident that came out yesterday -- we're in the future in the future if that's that's exactly -- well pleased with where pressed uniting. And finally -- asks what's in future for -- press when you guys looking. All too would -- planning anything in his house."

" So we're press is always been super user driven so really with every release are about to go through this once to point it comes out is our reservist sit down and we go through what is that he's asking for -- we have sort of open RC meetings and go through their ideas formed."

" Critical organs -- the most popular."

" Go through what I've been. Now learning when I talked before camps around the world. And sort of decide based on Mac so it's always been a 100% usage of the things that uses asking for the most right now as a true media capability. So right after doing video audio and even as -- and damages he found bits Francis -- And I don't think it's just we're past experience is generally clog your prosperous and passes and I helped them out that we have a lot more broader. Actually certain I think we're bringing usability professionals from around the world are sort of open sourcing their talent and shipping to witness. At a we have this broader base had to do more testing helpful they're really -- as friends and."

" Look at that you purposely integrated into previous versions of -- it's not a populated a weariness actually -- absolutely almost every feature that we're press ads has been previously done the -- even all the way back down we added automatic upgrade. And two point seven which you can one click search -- huge help people of that I was looking for us. Zain in the galleries and things that almost anything you want it was it was. You mentioned -- campaign tells a little bit more outward camp and what's battle. Sure so the first our campus in 2006 -- here in San Francisco very much a bar camps are we thought about it two weeks before Jewish center and event. But -- 200 people. It's grown. To be all over the world so please we're press uses all the world's self organize for. Today's goes in Jakarta or can't this we cannot -- and Romney broad rally. I'm not learn how to say there -- reacted out of Brazil on the week after that is mark Montreal I mean this one almost every single week now. All around the world. Technical things that rather than having spent time money to go to a conference halfway around the world. W and artistry and typically costs like 20/20 bucks which is that the one in San Francisco -- had over 700 people there. I think there's a great deal because Trevor Bucs got barbecue lunch of course. -- is speakers include some folks like ads prominently this CO Mozilla who is speaking at the 6000 are all things. T -- An open bar that night. That's do you. What you just -- able to hack your question I've tried I would love to hear everything every single but I hit back I don't have time to there were Democrats have to cut it would just gonna eventually. So I am now making -- around half -- and maybe on the third in the future. They're really fun and so where can -- your work on the web search on my website is and made that TT. That's Trinidad and Tobago. My Twitter is photographed. And -- he knows -- that moment Tucker that's he's been prevalent."

" Guest on today's show not long lake is a founding developer of word press to hugely successful blogging platform. And is also -- Barbeque taste tester but severed Cisco based start -- automatic. Apparently know what that means but it sounds delicious thank you think format that sort does that mean exactly and -- barbecue taste test -- means I don't like titles and have a barbecue because from Texas excellent -- December discard I've missed that morning. I do and I am barbecue at on in Austin first that's -- I already is my favorite. -- That is -- a good period is up to your standards take over the next time I think. Okay anyways we're we're digress immediately and didn't get a little -- kind of word press how you started it where it all came from the whole back story."

" Sure so we're press actually just celebrated our sixth birthday crown since last Wednesday. Answer about six Cisco I was nineteen year old nineteen years old and just starting college and Houston Texas. But I was terrible student which means I spend my time on the computer and when these things that book. I was pretty frustrated with the porn -- for the time I felt like it was -- difficulty is not really."

" Flexible enough so -- with a guy and England named Mike little I've never met before it's our working on this open source project culprit for us."

" Fantastic and you're also see a problem at hand as -- or as we pass cross Catholic league get out of ambiguity there no way. That's awesome and an -- to some after Twitter audiences and -- few questions I should probably start with I'm the first one is from trees -- Formula One block and it's pretty appropriate considering all the news from -- BGC this week he wants to know what little we're pressing for -- I thought our blog is -- present more robust -- would be --"

" I totally agree I think I found -- that we have an -- pretty and I actually how I Piaf. It was too I think we follow that apple guidelines -- a bit too closely so we're blogging it's actually more difficult to publish a book and -- and is publisher just on weapons ever published but you have to like. Going to status and changes its way to difficult UA. Very rating from scratch and anticipation I guess now. The iPhone for porno version and has some new things that take advantage of that cool stuff. Anything particularly can talk about Ayers -- to proceed past super secret like everything around apple."

" Our next question is really relevant my personal blocking habits -- whiteman says the introduction of micro blogging sites like Twitter have affected traditional blocking. What are your plans to come back to this is -- what you would need to combat it -- but. Any ideas about micro blogging and how it's affected traditional --"

" Well we definitely want to combatant and we want to -- with everything -- integrate or open source it's all about open they have different things and bring things out. Likable argued I think as the server are wonderful -- I see a lot of people also using it --"

" As. For just this mechanism for the book."

" So let's say just by chance have a far longer than a 140 characters to help us with a plea but that underwater then pentagon Twitter and FaceBook and everything like that and drive traffic back to place. But you control the domain the design and maybe that's and --"

" I have -- bit of a problem with. Saying things on Twitter that normally it would have been a blog post just condensing meant so much that. You know -- 940 characters but that I really could have expanded a lot more on my blog -- it easy answer is it's just convenient."

" It's I think -- up its convenience I don't think it's a bad thing that I mean. People might have stretch things out -- mortgages that can really need to be before. Chains are now like I Twitter lots of things that -- my -- my audience would probably get very very bored very quickly."

" It's all about. Keeping things compact easily digestible guess I don't know that I love -- And then -- brownie back -- we see big capabilities for word press you know. Back in the day just drag and drop the things in a blog post or. More so than just."

" Not sure what he means now. We do have with the Rick of course are pathetic and he might be referring to sort of template and it. That's been a big focus actually that two point eight -- trying to make themes and templates like these or. For example an hour and editing -- It's attacks products are the codes that can make mistake it's that stops it before you save it and crash your blog and process been like for every function on the page gives you in my documentation. Those are steps along the way I can be osment someday down the road. You would need to do anything right everything was just a box checked box -- no code at all but I think there's still a little ways -- We're presses deference and more for more serious -- powerful waters. Most powerful this week more powerful for serious bloggers I think that."

" a powerful warriors are just happened that they literally consider myself a powerful blogger I'm -- evening and the other night is where president comes out. I think it's it's it's easy enough for people use every day but still have enough functionality for power users exactly shouldn't write your Q are you are gonna get today. Assuming a little more on the political side of things -- Ashby Twitter user want to know if there is going to be a chance that China was going to unblock some of these -- blogs. You know anything about."

" Patrick repression. Book the situation in China is that."

" We're not really officially blocked."

" But effectively if you're concerned that you can't get anywhere past -- blogs Nyhan the united 5% attack. So. Without us changes have been seriously about what type of content we live on the -- those types of policies."

" Probably not going to become more -- and we are currently."

" And I says some sort of political changes -- so for example around the Olympics -- for stock promised him a successful the whole time because they opened up sort of that. The great for our little bit more when there are lots of visitors."

" Having had any had a dialogue with the Chinese authorities about it is just what they see us I think what they -- kind of goes police and so I think. Our next one comes from Gary Vinson and asked what are your favorite word press plug in your personal favorites as your question so -- an adjustment."

" No one's ever happy. When I ferret that just activated our boys don't yet another related posts plugin. York and sounds makes you feel like Paris. But what it does is under the -- sort of shows opens are -- have been going. Seven or eight years now. So I've got a lot of archives actually surprised me sometimes on a blog about something and -- the permanent SE Everett about it before or something related. And also increases traffic on a book like some people come in just a one entry through this other stuff that's."

" I've been thinking about looking for that recently that was good suggestion -- you got to look at it Allen. Hello -- into my notes have got out Alex out of the plugin but it brings me great joy that was the first ever -- in the world. First ever plug in the world without acknowledgment and how to -- you -- Swanson now what is word press to study coming out. When that I think so wait so. So we're recording this earlier in the week and it comes out on Thursday it was at this coming there is one thing or say camera incident that came out yesterday -- we're in the future in the future if that's that's exactly -- well pleased with where pressed uniting. And finally -- asks what's in future for -- press when you guys looking. All too would -- planning anything in his house."

" So we're press is always been super user driven so really with every release are about to go through this once to point it comes out is our reservist sit down and we go through what is that he's asking for -- we have sort of open RC meetings and go through their ideas formed."

" Critical organs -- the most popular."

" Go through what I've been. Now learning when I talked before camps around the world. And sort of decide based on Mac so it's always been a 100% usage of the things that uses asking for the most right now as a true media capability. So right after doing video audio and even as -- and damages he found bits Francis -- And I don't think it's just we're past experience is generally clog your prosperous and passes and I helped them out that we have a lot more broader. Actually certain I think we're bringing usability professionals from around the world are sort of open sourcing their talent and shipping to witness. At a we have this broader base had to do more testing helpful they're really -- as friends and."

" Look at that you purposely integrated into previous versions of -- it's not a populated a weariness actually -- absolutely almost every feature that we're press ads has been previously done the -- even all the way back down we added automatic upgrade. And two point seven which you can one click search -- huge help people of that I was looking for us. Zain in the galleries and things that almost anything you want it was it was. You mentioned -- campaign tells a little bit more outward camp and what's battle. Sure so the first our campus in 2006 -- here in San Francisco very much a bar camps are we thought about it two weeks before Jewish center and event. But -- 200 people. It's grown. To be all over the world so please we're press uses all the world's self organize for. Today's goes in Jakarta or can't this we cannot -- and Romney broad rally. I'm not learn how to say there -- reacted out of Brazil on the week after that is mark Montreal I mean this one almost every single week now. All around the world. Technical things that rather than having spent time money to go to a conference halfway around the world. W and artistry and typically costs like 20/20 bucks which is that the one in San Francisco -- had over 700 people there. I think there's a great deal because Trevor Bucs got barbecue lunch of course. -- is speakers include some folks like ads prominently this CO Mozilla who is speaking at the 6000 are all things. T -- An open bar that night. That's do you. What you just -- able to hack your question I've tried I would love to hear everything every single but I hit back I don't have time to there were Democrats have to cut it would just gonna eventually. So I am now making -- around half -- and maybe on the third in the future. They're really fun and so where can -- your work on the web search on my website is and made that TT. That's Trinidad and Tobago. My Twitter is photographed. And -- he knows -- that moment Tucker that's he's been prevalent."