January 31st, 2026
How you start matters more than you think. A strong beginning, like the start of this year, 2026, does more than set direction. It lifts morale across your team and creates momentum that compounds over time. When you look back later in the year and realise you are already ahead of your targets, it all traces back to how you began. Let’s make Q1, 2026 count! Not just by planning, but by executing. Turn ideas into action, ship before deadlines, and build the kind of momentum that carries you through the rest of 2026.
~ Team WPfounders
Featured Stories
“People really need to be aware of how fast AI is transforming product and development-focused businesses. Everyone knows about it, but the shift is massive. It’s as big as going from no internet to internet.”
~ Michael Eisenwasser of Rapyd Cloud
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“The relationships you build in real life and not through emails or chat are the most valuable ones.”
~ Amit Keren of Unlimited Elements
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“If you have the skills to develop or have the desire to do so, I think that’s a fantastic place to start.”
~ Shane Bishop of EWWW Image Optimizer
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“Treat people like humans. We are building relationships and solving problems for people, not robots, AI, or algorithms. Remember this, and it will help.”
~ Todd Jones of CopyFlight
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Read The Latest Updates!
- Cool Plugins: Satinder Singh shares on X of bringing an outdated WordPress plugin back to life.
- Justin Ferriman: Shares his views on LinkedIn about why he thinks the WordPress LMS market has been stagnant for 6 years.
- WP Engine: Bigbite is officially part of WP Engine. Read more about it on their official website.
- Ionut Neagu: Shares his 2025 review and talks about work, acquisitions, AI experiments, and personal life.
- Barn2: Katie Keith writes 2025 year in review, going in-depth into their revenues from various sources.
- eBook Crafter Plugin: Naweed Chougle has just released a new WordPress plugin called eBook Crafter, which helps create long-form PDF ebooks from your content.
- POSIMYTH Innovation: The Plus Addons for Elementor has released a new major update that brings Dynamic Tags free to use and many more improvements. https://theplusaddons.com/blog/dynamic-content-without-elementor-pro/
- Elementor: Elementor One was announced, which combines multiple products by Elementor into one.
- SureForms: New version of SureForms comes with PayPal integration.
- FlyingPress: Gijo Varghese shares on his social channels (YouTube) that image optimisation is now part of FlyingPress. Image optimization
Podcasts
- The WP Minute: Eric Karkovack talks to Steve Burge about creating better publishing workflows in WordPress.
- OpenChannels: Katie Keith and James Kemps talk to Matt Mullenweg about WooCommerce’s future and its strengths.
- WP Builds: Nathan Wrigley talks to Taylor Drayson and discusses “Does WordPress offer anything to younger generations?”
- SDM Show: Rob Cairns talks to Henry Devries about writing a book to promote your business.
- Seriously, Bud?: Bud talks to Isotta Peira, a WordPress credits program lead, about her personal and professional journey. https://seriouslybud.com/episode/isotta-peira/
- WP Tavern: Nathan Wrigley talks to Marc Benzakein about how life has changed during the internet era.
- WP Legends: Gautam Khorana talks to Panos Kesisis, Co-founder of Hosting.com, about running a hosting business for 17 years and future trends.
- Excerpt Talks: Contributors from WPBakery and Automattic come together to talk about the WP Credits program.
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Happy rest of 2025!
