Headless WP Podcast
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsJoin the WP Engine Developer Relations team as they discuss all things related to headless WordPress and modern web development.
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Cloudflare with Kirk Schwenkler
April 14, 2023 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBKirk Schwenkler is a Solutions Architect for the Developer Platform at Cloudflare. Lots of our architecture at WP Engine uses Cloudflare in different ways, as I’m sure many other tech companies do as well, so we wanted to have Kirk on to unpack some of the interesting things that Cloudflare can do for you and your projects. We dive into some of the following topics: Defining the role edge compute and CDNs play in web architecture The difference between Cloudflare workers and traditional ...
Exploring Nuxt 3 with Daniel Roe
March 16, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBDaniel Roe is on the framework team for Nuxt, a Vue-based full-stack framework. Some of our most popular content is on Nuxt and headless WordPress. A new version of Nuxt, Nuxt 3, reached a stable release late in 2022. This new version comes packed with feature upgrades and Daniel has graciously agreed to join us to help us learn more about this new version of an awesome framework. In this podcast, we get into some of the following topics: ✔️ What's new in Nuxt 3 vs. Nuxt 2 ✔️ Using the Compo...
REST API Performance with Jonny Harris
February 16, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBJonny Harris is a London-based WordPress developer specializing in large-scale WordPress projects and runs the Spacedmonkey consultancy. Jonny has been developing websites for over 10 years. He is most known for his open-source work in WordPress core, where he’s worked on things like Gutenberg, multisite, and the REST API. His list of former clients and employers includes names like Time Inc. UK, Google, Unsplash, and Skyscanner. Over the last year or so, Jonny has worked with the performanc...
WPGraphQL Smart Cache with Jason Bahl
January 05, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff catch up with Jason Bahl, the creator of WPGraphQL to discuss a new caching extension for WPGraphQL. Jason is a figure in the headless WordPress ecosystem that likely needs no introduction, but the group discusses some of their early experiences with headless WordPress. WPGraphQL Smart Cache makes a user's GraphQL queries more efficient by providing network and object caching layer options for users using the plugin. Jason explains a ton of interesting technic...
Esports Publishing at Dexertos with Rob Humar
December 15, 2022 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIn this podcast episode, Fran and Jeff talk with Rob Humar, the head of web development at Dexertos, the world's largest esports publishing platform. As a media company, Dexertos does around 60 million monthly page views. Rob walks us through some of the details of the Dexertos tech stack, which includes Next.js and headless WordPress using WPGraphQL. Rob discusses how the primary driver of their switch to headless was new feature velocity and futureproofing their frontend stack. By sticki...
Gatsby and the Modular Web with Sam Bhagwat
December 02, 2022 20:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff talk with Sam Bhagwat, the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Gatsby Cloud, about the modular web and Sam’s new book. The group spends some time talking about Gatsby’s origins and how it serves the use cases of the content web. During the conversation, Sam provides a good overview of the architectural patterns that underpin the modular web and we talk about some of the different ways people talk about these moving pieces: JAMstack, decoupled, headless, ...
The JAMstack with Salma Alam-Naylor
November 18, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBIn this episode, Jeff and Fran chat with Salma Alam-Naylor, a Staff Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify, about the state of the JAMstack ecosystem. We kick off the discussion by exploring the values of learning in public with tech blogs and dig into Salma's background in music and teaching. You can read Salma's evolving thoughts on frameworks for the web, and check out the WTF project itself. We touch on a lot of interesting topics about programming languages in general, current trend...
The Astro Framework with Fred Schott
November 03, 2022 21:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff talk to Fred Schott, the co-creator of the Astro framework. Astro is a newer JavaScript framework that focuses on creating super fast content-focused sites. There is a ton of love in the JS community for Astro, and we dig into Astro's origin stories and some of Fred's background with build tools. Astro aims to reduce complexity by offering a server-first, zero-JS by default experience for building sites. For WordPress developers who've done some work with PHP...
The Future of Faust with Chris Wiegman
October 20, 2022 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff talk with Chris Wiegman, the Engineering Manager of the team working on WP Engine's Faust framework. During this quarter, the Faust framework has undergone a massive overhaul and Chris spends some time sharing details on those updates: Moving from GQty to Apollo for data fetching Implementing WP routing and template hierarchy Adding plugin functionality to Faust with hooks/actions Q4 actions towards Gutenberg support If you're interested in the developmen...
Cloudinary with Colby Fayock
October 04, 2022 17:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff catch up with Colby Fayock, a previous guest and a Senior Developer Experience Engineer at Cloudinary. This episode touches on how Cloudinary can help developers offload, optimize, and transform images using their APIs or use their WordPress plugin for a native integration with WP admin. The group discusses how they should approach learning new technologies and explores how people in developer relations play a role in helping developers process and filter chang...
Google Analytics with Matt Landers
September 23, 2022 19:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff catch up with Matt Landers, the former manager of WP Engine's Dev Rel team, and discuss his new role in developer relations at Google Analytics. We take a deep dive into some of the major differences between the current iteration of Google Analytics (UA) and the next evolution of the platform (GA4). PSA: The current version of Google Analytics will be deprecated in mid-2023, so PLEASE run both tags for some period of time because the data models are very differ...
Alexa Spalato and Gatsby WP Themes
September 08, 2022 19:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff talk with Alexa Spalato, the co-founder of Gatsby WP Themes, a company focused on building out Gatsby themes made to work with headless WordPress. We learn how Alexa got involved in tech, discuss some of the details of the headless theme market, and get some updates about her future as a Developer Relations Engineer in the headless CMS space. Alexa drops a ton of knowledge about how themes (of all kinds) can lower the barriers for other people, and why she dec...
GraphQL at the Edge with Stellate
August 17, 2022 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode, Jeff and Fran talk with Max Stoiber and Thomas Heyenbrock of Stellate, an innovative company working in the GraphQL space. Some of this episode's highlights include: learning more about Stellate's core offerings around GraphQL edge caching and analytics, along with future ambitions around unifying third-party service data in GraphQL discussing some of the challenges around caching GraphQL queries when compared to REST APIs digging into the details of Stellate's WordPress...
Next.js 12.2, Open Source, and Community Building with Lee Robinson
August 05, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode, Fran and Jeff talk with Lee Robinson, the VP of Developer Experience at Vercel. We take a look at some new or now stable features in Next.js, like middleware, the image component, and ISR. Both Vercel and WP Engine support a lot of open source projects as a part of their strategies, and we dig into why that's important and good for the web in general. Last we discuss many of Lee's ideas on how to build developer communities at both the global and local scale. Lee's Twitter...
Introducing Fran and Jeff
July 21, 2022 19:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBIn this episode, we get things up and running for Season 3, with just a few changes. First, we've rebranded the podcast slightly by changing the name. Second, we have new co-hosts for the show. In this intro episode we dig into Fran and Jeff's backgrounds and talk about their developer origin stories. We're really excited about some the guest we have lined up for this season of the podcast, so stay tuned! Fran's Website: https://www.frantheman.dev/ Jeff's Website: https://jeffreyeverhart.com/
Next.js and SvelteKit with Lee Robinson
December 20, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBWe close out the year with Lee Robinson, the director of developer relations at Vercel. Lee talks about the current Next.js landscape within headless development, Rich Harris joining Vercel to work on SvelteKit, and whether Vercel will shift their frontends more towards SvelteKit. Headless WordPress resources: https://developers.wpengine.com Links: https://leerob.io/blog/career https://leerob.io/blog/hypergrowth https://vercel.com/blog/vercel-welcomes-rich-harris-creator-of-svelte
Gatsby 4 with Alex Moon
December 13, 2021 17:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBAlex Moon stops by to hype Gatsby 4. How did Gatsby 4 an up to 10x rendering speed? How is Gatsby future-proofing against React? They also talk about how well Gatsby plays with Faust.js. Links: What's new in Gatsby 4 Rendering patterns podcast episode Want more headless content? Go to https://developers.wpengine.com/
Building Communities with Brian Gardner
December 06, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBKellen and Grace bring in WPEngine's new Developer Relator Brian Gardner, Founder of StudioPress, Co-creator Genesis, to talk about building development communities. Links: briangardner.com Twitter @bgardner
Introducing Grace Erixon
November 22, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThe De{Code} podcast welcomes our new host, Grace Erixon. Kellen and Grace talk about Grace's development history.
Introducing Grace Erixon
November 22, 2021 18:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThe De{Code} podcast welcomes our new host, Grace Erixon. Kellen and Grace talk about Grace's development history.
Farewell Will
November 15, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBWill bids the De{Code} podcast adieu and reflects on his headless development journey.
Gutenberg with Jason Bahl
November 08, 2021 15:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThe DevRel team invites JSON Bahl back onto the pod to discuss Gutenberg. Jason talks about the benefits of Gutenberg, what's lacking in Gutenberg's current implementation, and what implementations exist for rendering Gutenberg in headless WordPress. Links: Gutenberg and Decoupled Applications
Rendering Patterns with Alex Moon
November 01, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBSolutions Architect Alex Moon stops by the De{Code} pod to talk rendering in front-end development. Links: The When and Where of Rendering React's server components Netlify's Distributed Persistent Rendering (DPR)
Next.js Rumor Roundup
October 18, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBWill and Kellen give their predictions and dreams for Next.js conference 2021. What will happen on the 5th anniversary of Next.js? Increased support for Core Web Vitals? Support for Deno? What about running the Next.js API at build time?
Atlas Content Modeler
October 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThe Atlas Content Modeler teams hop on the pod to discuss the new open-source tool. Links: Github: https://github.com/wpengine/atlas-content-modeler https://developers.wpengine.com/blog/what-is-atlas-content-modeler
Phil Crumm from 10up
September 28, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBKellen and Will welcome Phil Crum from the Web Agency 10up. They discuss whether 10up plans to go all-in on headless WordPress over traditional, how the discovery phase with a client determines whether headless is right for them, and using Gutenberg in a headless architecture. Links: Phil Crumm website: https://philcrumm.com/
Core Web Vitals
September 21, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBHave you ever heard of Core Web Vitals? Kellen and Will teach you all the basics, including how to get a good Core Web Vital score, Largest Contentful Paint, First Input Delay, and Cumulative Layout Shift. They also break down how to measure your website against Core Web Vital principles and what tools could help you out. After you listen, don't forget to attend the Demolish Core Web Vitals event on October 21: https://events.wpengine.com/event/a1935572-690d-425a-905e-a54cfb071669/websitePa...
Styling on the Modern Web
September 13, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBKellen and Will give a crash course in styling for the web. They go over traditional CSS, SASS, and CSS -in-JS. They also discuss how front-end frameworks account for styling and where UI libraries such as Charka and Material fit into the modern web.
Embracing Headless WordPress with Greg Rickaby
September 07, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBKellen interviews Greg Rickaby, Director of Engineering at WebDevStudios. Greg explains why WebDevStudios embraced headless development (1:30), how an open-source contribution to Next.JS lead to the creation of WebDevStudios' Next.JS starter kit (9:30), and how WebDevStudios' might utilize Atlas and other technologies in the future (1:13:12). Links: Greg’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregRickaby Blog post: Building the Next.js 9.4 WordPress Example https://webdevstudios.com/2020/06/02...
Headless WooCommerce with Jacob Arriola
August 30, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBKellen and Will welcome Jacob Arriola from Zeek to discuss Headless WooCommerce. Jacob tells us why WooCommerce over other e-commerce solutions such as Shopify (4.18), how WPGraphQL and WooGraphQL can be used together (19.10), and the experience of building an e-commerce site the headless way and what tradeoffs had to be made to accommodate WooCommerce (39.26). Links: Jacob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JacobArriola Headless WooCommerce site Jacob built: https://rudis.com/ Jacob's Blog:...
Faust.js™
August 23, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThe team announces the new open-source WP Engine Headless WordPress framework, Faust.js ™. Upcoming Event: Learn how to set up, build, and deploy your headless WordPress site with Faust.js and Atlas - https://events.wpengine.com/event/092db3a9-7e28-41d2-ad7e-cbb16e653eb2/websitePage:5bbe0ca6-fd0c-4e77-b99b-de21baff9062 Resources: Faust.js site: https://faustjs.org/ Faust.js docs: https://developers.wpengine.com/docs/faustjs/next/getting-started Faust.js Git Repo: https://github.com/wpen...
Jamstack with Cassidy, Ben, and Tara from Netlify
August 10, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBWe invite Cassidy, Ben, and Tara from the Netlify DevRel team to talk about using the Jamstack architecture with Headless WordPress. Cassidy mentions a few examples she's seen of React + Headless WordPress sites. Tara shows off a site that uses "Jamgular" (Jamstack with Angular). Ben breaks down how developers are using Vue in conjunction with headless WordPress. Finally, we talk about Netlify Edge Handlers, producing content on Astro, and up-and-coming tech that excites the Netlify team. ...
Custom Content in WordPress
August 04, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBDid you know you can have custom content types in WordPress? Will and Kellen breakdown what content types WordPress gives you out of the box (1.01), how you can extend the types of content in WordPress(21.50), and the Atlas tool that could make creating custom content easier(54.30). Links from this episode: WordPress database: https://deliciousbrains.com/tour-wordpress-database/ Metadata: https://tomjn.blog/2016/12/05/post-meta-abuse/ Post CRUD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-MQSKErREI
Great Authentication: How to use Auth in Headless WordPress
July 27, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBTo kick off the new season of the De{Code} podcast, Will and Kellen have an epic conversation about authentication in headless WordPress. They give an overview of all the authentication strategies that exist in WordPress (6.40), a breakdown of how to leverage WordPress's cookie-based authentication (37.18), where in the stack auth occurs (52.11) and the difference between authentication and authorization. To cap it all off, Kellen gives a detailed breakdown of his authentication tutorial (...
Atlas: The Headless WordPress Platform
July 12, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAs the DevRel team says goodbye to the esteemed Matt Landers, Matt and Will introduce the De{Code} community to Atlas. They explain what Atlas is, Node Engine, custom content types, and the future Atlas framework. Atlas: wpengine.com/atlas
Funkhaus and Headless with Drew Baker
June 28, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBDrew Baker, technical director of Webby award-nominated web agency Funkhaus joins the podcast to talk headless. He talks about Funkhaus's experience deploying headless WordPress for clients with everything from WP GraphQL and Nuxt, how Drew's clients enjoy their fancy decoupled sites, and what might make headless more enticing to clients. Drew's GitHub: https://github.com/drewbaker Funkhaus: https://funkhaus.us/ Webby-nominated site: politicalplaylist.com
WPGraphQL vs REST API
June 07, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBWe pit WPGraphQL and REST API against each other. Which has better performance? How easy are caching and file uploads? Which one works best with headless WordPress?
Next WordPress Starter with Colby Fayock
June 01, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThe DevRel teams welcomes Colby Fayock, a developer advocate from Applitools. Colby breaks down his Next WordPress Starter kit, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of headless, and talks about upcoming tech he's excited about. Colby's Starter: https://github.com/colbyfayock/next-wordpress-starter Colby's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/colbyfayock Colby's Blog: https://spacejelly.dev/
State Management
May 24, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBMatt, Will, and Kellen give a quick overview of state management. They answer what "state" and "stateless" are, why you need states, and compare state management solutions.
Is Open-source Development Viable?
May 17, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBLast year, the Babel Core team published a blog with the title, "Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of money?" The De{Code} hosts use Babel as a starting point to discuss the challenges and benefits of open-source development, how such ventures can remain funded, Matt and Will's Platypi experience, and open-source maintainer burnout.
Mullenweg and Biilmann: The Future of WordPress
May 11, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBAt Jamstack Conf 2020, a fireside chat between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and Netlify CEO Matt Biilmann turned into a heated debate about WordPress and Jamstack. Matt Landers, Will Johnston, and Kellen Mace attempt to break down each of the other Matts' arguments, leading a discussion about when to use traditional WordPress over headless and where the rise of Jamstack fits into the larger WordPress development ecosystem.
Next.js vs. Gatsby
May 03, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBIt's the first battle of the frameworks, as up and comer Next.js goes head-to-head with Gatsby. Matt, Will, and Kellen compare each framework's rendering options, plugin ecosystems, routing, and hosting options. Who will win this epic match-up?
Meet Kellen Mace!
April 26, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBToday, the DevRel team welcomes their newest member, WordPress developer Kellen Mace. Matt, Will, and Kellen give a breakdown of their careers, share how they started in coding, and impart some wisdom they've learned through it all.
Front-end development with Hillary Whitworth
April 12, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBMatt and Will welcome their second guest to the podcast, Hillary Whitworth. They talk about how she started in front-end development, the importance of mentors, and the common pitfalls of utilities. Shout-outs: Hillary's Twitter Jack Herrington Kent C Dodds
The JavaScript Ecosystem
April 05, 2021 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBThe world of JavaScript seems is so vast that it can seem impenetrable. Luckily, Matt and Will are here to give a tour of the JavaScript ecosystem, as well as some recommendations for where to start when building a new site with the language. Shout-outs: Node.js webpack
TypeScript
March 29, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBMatt and Will spare no expense when speaking of their love of TypeScript. They discuss how TypeScript came to be, what problems it solves, and Will gives an epic breakdown of advanced types. Shout-outs: Anders Visual Studio Code TypeScript documentation Basarat
API-First Development
March 22, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBMatt and Will discuss the background and philosophies of API-First development, the shift away from REST, React components, and APIs, and how headless development allows for an API-First model. Shout-outs: Headless tutorials and content
API-First Development
March 22, 2021 16:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBMatt and Will discuss the background and philosophies of API-First development, the shift away from REST, React components, and APIs, and how headless development allows for an API-First model. Shout-outs: Headless tutorials and content
The Rise of React
March 15, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBJoin Matt Landers and Will Johnston for a comprehensive of the current state of React development, including the history React, how to React has been adopted in the wider development landscape, and some quick tips and tricks about how to get started. Shout-outs: Dan Abramov Server Components Demo
WPGraphQL with Jason Bahl
March 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBJason "JSON" Bahl joins the DevRel team to talk WPGraphQL, its beginnings, and where it might go in the future.