Our first full episode. We start with a rough week of PHP security patches and why managed hosting earns its keep, then get into pricing, password managers, and how much admin access clients should really have.

From there it's AI: agents showing up on client sites, how Ryan actually uses AI day to day, and the pile of tools we're all trying out. We also spend a good while on Elementor, the converters that move sites to the block editor, the Automattic layoffs, and what's going on with WordPress.org and the plugin repo.

In this episode:

• The PHP vulnerability week and why managed hosting matters
• Pricing your work without apologizing for it
• Password managers, Bitwarden, and limiting admin access
• AI agents on your site, and how Ryan uses AI
• Elementor, client add-ons, and block editor converters
• Novamira vs WP Vibe, and too many AI tools
• Automattic layoffs and AI changing how we work
• The state of WordPress.org, the plugin repo, and Five for the Future
• Why we still care about WordPress
• What we're shipping, and pricing products you could vibe code

Chapters:
0:00 Cold open: pickleball
0:23 Intro
1:23 The PHP vulnerability week and managed hosting
4:29 Private equity, pricing, and not apologizing
6:50 Pickleball, under the weather edition
9:24 Security, password managers, and Bitwarden
15:06 Limiting admin access and client reality
17:37 Agents are coming to your site
20:53 How Ryan actually uses AI
25:53 Elementor: love, hate, and client add-ons
31:33 Elementor to block editor converters
38:54 Novamira vs WP Vibe
41:14 Tool overload: OpenClaw, Hermes, Grokbot
45:54 Automattic layoffs and AI changing work
51:37 SpaceFast and the state of WordPress.org
1:00:37 The plugin repo is broken
1:07:42 Five for the Future and giving back
1:11:54 Why we still care about WordPress
1:15:36 What we're shipping this week
1:16:42 Pricing products you could vibe code
1:20:02 Grokbot, Claude, and Wispr Flow
1:22:26 Wrap up

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