March 5th, 2025 Issue
Founders and employees are feeling the pressure with global economic shifts, political uncertainties, and evolving trade policies changing the way we do business. While uncertainty brings challenges, it also opens doors to new opportunities. Now is the time to revisit your business strategy, identify potential wins, and position yourself for long-term success.
~ Team WPfounders
Latest Stories
"While having a big vision is essential, you also need to be honest about what you can do with the resources you have."
~ Md Golam Mostafa of ThemeDev
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“The other common rabbit hole is the urge to learn everything. You cannot learn and be expert at everything. The earlier someone understands this the better.”
~ Davinder Singh of The WP Weekly
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"Confidence tends to come through experience - and the only way to get that is to keep trying new things and pushing yourself to come out of your comfort zone."
~ James Rose of Content Snare
Read StoryInspirational Quote of the Month
"Love what you do - One thing that I noticed in all my products/business is that whenever I built something that I was really passionate about, it went on to succeed."
~ Gijo Varghese of WP Speed Matters
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Read The Latest Updates!
- Matt: Shared his insights on the future of open-source in a Q&A Session at WordCamp Asia 2025.
- Matt: “…you have to stand up to bullies…” Matt shares his thoughts on Lenny’s Podcast.
- Droip: Launched version 2.0 with a redesigned interface, delivering an intuitive, one-stop website-building ecosystem.
- Oxygen: Introduced Oxygen 6, the developer-first WordPress builder designed for creators.
- BeaverBuilder: Starts offering white-label web dev and design services.
- Builderius: Presents the alpha release of the new and reimagined Builderius 1.0.
- WP Gallery: Yann Collet announced WP.Gallery – a curated list of websites built with Block Editor.
- Thrive Themes: Introduced a new Travel WordPress Theme.
- Human Made: A virtual conference happening on 6th March. Register now for free!
- MelaPress: A new free plugin, “User Roles Editor”, released by the team at MelaPress.
- Freemius: A brand refresh of the Freemius logo and dashboard was released.
Podcasts:
- The WP Minute: Matt Medeiros talks with Nat Miletic on “Scaling a WordPress Agency in 2025”.
- Do the Woo: Matthias Pfefferle talk with Alex Kirk about “decentralized social networks and the open web”.
- WP Builds: Nathan Wrigley talks with Simon Harper about “navigating fractures and embracing positivity”.
- SDM Show: Rob Cairns talks with Warren Laine Naida about “The SEO Journey”.
- Seriously Bud: Bud Kraus talks to Adam Weeks, a guy who teaches us that an object that is in motion stays in motion.
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Let’s persevere together!
