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, how the Static Site Importer makes migrating any website to WordPress easier than ever.
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So on the podcast today we have Chris Huber. Chris’s journey with WordPress began in his college days, first as a writer and blogger, and eventually progressing to software engineering after moving his personal site, extrachill.com to WordPress in 2018, Chris went deeply into WordPress, developing custom plugins and exploring all the corners of the platform. His passion for experimentation and creative tech led him to Automattic where he now helps shape the WordPress experience as a software engineer.
Our discussion centres around two main topics, Data Liberation and the Static Site Importer tool.
We focus upon the evolving landscape of website migration and ownership. Chris explains how Data Liberation aims to make it easier for users to take control of their sites, whether they’re moving to WordPress from platforms like Wix, Squarespace, or Drupal, or just want portability for their data.
We also get into the Static Site Importer, which takes this a step further by converting any static HTML / CSS website into a fully