Transcript
[00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley.
Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, making WordPress the source of truth across web projects, not just the website.
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So on the podcast today we have Brian Coords. Brian’s journey started in teaching and after a surprise detour, thanks to a growing family and a need for new work, he jumped headfirst into WordPress, spending a decade in agency and freelance roles before landing as a developer advocate at WooCommerce. He’s known for his knack for explaining the complicated parts of WordPress, championing documentation, blogging, podcasting, and bridging the gap between community needs and product development.
Brian recently delivered a talk at WordCamp US entitled, The Site is the Source of Truth, Block Themes, AI and Agency Workflows, and that’s the focal point for our conversation.
We start with Brian’s background in both education and development, and how he finds his DevRel role the perfect bridge between those worlds. We then get into the evolution of WordPress from its early days to the present, questioning just what it is that has given the platform such staying power, especially as agencies race to adopt shiny AI tools or