July 9th, 2025 Issue
Q3 just kicked off, and things are getting hot. No, it’s not just the summer sun — it’s business! Now’s the time to fire up all engines, re-evaluate your goals, and shift into top gear. Let’s make this quarter count.
~ Team WPfounders
Latest Stories
"If you're starting something, make sure you're solving a real problem. Then do the hard part — solve it well."
~ Filip Slavik of Pressidium
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“By solving a problem you encounter, you just might have found a product to nurture, grow, and conquer the world with (or at least a small part of it).”
~ Florian Salman of WP Bug Detector
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"Always draw a line in the sand, benchmark, experiment. Learn from the outcomes of your actions – and from others."
~ Parvez Akhter of Thrivedesk
Read StoryInspirational Quote of the Month
" Don’t be afraid of customer support. Embrace it. Use their feedback to build out a docs site to help reduce future problems."
~ Hector de Prada Co-founder of Modular Ds
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Read The Latest Updates!
- InstaWP: Instawp v3 launched, new pricing model
- WooCommerce.com: The release is delayed from 7th July to 14th July.
- WordCamp US: Tickets are still available for WordCamp US, the event is happening on 26-29th August 2025 in Portland, Oregon.
- Podcaster Plus Block: Nathan Wrigley and Dan Maby are releasing a plugin that allows to easily build podcasting websites.
- Potomatic: A new translation CLI tool by GravityKit is targeted towards plugin authors, making tanslation at scale easy.
- Tumblr: Matt Mullenweg revealed that Tumblr backend migration to WordPress is now on hold until further notice.
- FlyWP: New Site Wakeup and Sleep features added to FlyWP.
- PersonalizeWP: Version 3.0 released with significant improvements.
- AwesomeMotive: The WPBeginner blog has turned 16 years, they are celebrating with $20,000 giveaway.
Podcast
- The WP Minute: Eric Karkovack shares his Understanding Your Value as a WordPress Freelancer.
- OpenChannels (Do the Woo): Media Playbook, hosts Rae Morey and Adam Weeks dig into the art of pitching and picking the right story for independent WordPress news.
- WP Builds: Nathan Wrigley talks with Daniela Soibelman Exploring Ally: a new plugin for web accessibility from Elementor.
- SDM Show: Rob Cairns and Todd Jones about effectively using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for copywriting.
- Seriously Bud: Bud Kraus talks to Matt Graham An unexpected conversation with a web development instructor who is working on a Bachelor of AI degree.
- WP Tavern: Nathan Wrigley talks with Jennifer Schumacher on Learning From Agency Mistakes.
- The Verge: Nilay Patel talks to Matt Mullenweg about going to war over WordPress.
Discounts By The Founders
- 80% off on BigScoots (Code: WPDiscounts80)
- 50% off on Glow (Code: WPD50)
- 50% off on WP Umbrella (Code: WPDISCOUNTS)
- 30% off on Dotstore (Code: WPDISCOUNTS)
- 30% off on Bit Apps (Code: WPDISCOUNTS30)
- 25% off on Perfmatters (Code: WPdiscounts)
- 25% off on Modular DS (Code: WPFOUNDERS)
- 25% off on Peepso (Code: WPDISCOUNTS)
- 20% off on WSForm (Code: WPDISCOUNTS)
- 20% off on LifterLMS (Code: WPDISCOUNTS20)
- 20% off on InstaWP (Code: AFF20)
- 20% off on Atarim (Code: wpfounders)
- 20% off on Unlimited Elements (Code: WPdiscounts)
- 20% off on WP Security Ninja (Code: WPDISCOUNTS20)
- 15% off on EWWW Image Optimizer (Code: FOUND15)
- 15% off on Spotlight (Code: FOUNDERS15)
- 15% off on UiPress (Code: Y87ZDHIRUG)
- 15% off on MelaPress (Code: WPFOUNDERS15)
- 15% off on ShopWP (Code: WPFOUNDERS)
- 12% off on CMinds (Code: WPDiscounts)
- 10% off on Password Protected (Code: WPdiscounts)
- 10% off on Post SMTP (Code: WPdiscounts)
- 10% off on OmniSend (Code: WPDISCOUNTS10)
- 10% off on GetAstra (Code: ONLYFORYOU10)
- 5% off on Nitropack (Code: WPDISCOUNTS)
Fired up and ready to roll!
