The WP World

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The WP World is a community-driven website dedicated to helping people in the WordPress ecosystem connect, discover, and engage beyond just code. Created by Marcus Burnette, it’s a central hub that highlights the people, events, and stories behind WordPress—whether you’re attending a WordCamp, organizing a meetup, speaking on stage, contributing to a release, or just…

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SponsorMeWP

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SponsorMeWP connects contributors with companies who believe in the power of open source. Whether you contribute to core, community, or anything in between, this is where your work gets the support it deserves.

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Webhooks

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A webhook is a way for one application to send real-time data to another application automatically when a specific event occurs. Unlike traditional APIs, which require one system to periodically “ask” another if something has changed (called polling), a webhook allows systems to instantly notify each other as soon as an event happens. Here’s how…

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WooCommerce

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WooCommerce is an open-source ecommerce plugin for WordPress, transforming standard WordPress websites into fully functional online stores. As of August 2025, WooCommerce is the leading ecommerce platform on the internet with 4.5M+ stores, as measured by the third-party ecommerce measurement firm, StoreLeads.app.  Launched in 2011 by WooThemes (later acquired by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com),…

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Marcus Burnette

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Marcus Burnette is a web designer and developer, amateur photographer, podcast host, and virtual event moderator. As Senior Manager of Strategy and Customer Experience at Bluehost, Marcus is dedicated to enhancing the WordPress agency experience by shaping industry-leading products and support. With a passion for empowering agencies and freelancers, he focuses on creating innovative solutions…

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Post Status

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Post Status is a hub for WordPress professionals, offering curated content, insightful podcasts, and expert analysis on everything happening in the WordPress ecosystem. From industry trends to in-depth interviews, Post Status connects and informs WordPress developers, business owners, and enthusiasts.

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Social Link Pages

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A WordPress plugin for creating link-in-bio style landing pages. Originally created by Corey Maass. Now owned by Matthaus Klute.

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OMGIMG

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A WordPress plugin for generating and editing featured images and Open Graph images.

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Michelle Frechette

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Michelle Frechette is the Executive Director of Post Status. Michelle was called “The busiest woman in WordPress,” by Matt Mullenweg at WCUS 2022. In addition to her work at Post Status, Michelle is the Podcast Barista at WPCoffeeTalk, cofounder of Underrepresented in Tech, creator of WPSpeakers, creator of WPCareerPages, co-founder of SponsorMeWP, co-founder of SpeedNetworkOnline,…

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Mark Westguard

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Mark Westguard is the founder of WS Form, a next-generation WordPress form builder celebrated for its responsiveness, accessibility, and developer-centric design. With a career spanning over two decades—from pioneering network software development at Sequent (later IBM) to scaling web agencies like Absolute Internet in the UK—Mark has always had a knack for solving complex web…

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