Chris Hardie on WP Lookout and how information flows in the WordPress community 2h2a30

Chris Hardie has been a web developer since the late 1990s. In this episode of the Post Status Draft podcast, Chris talks with Brian Krogsgard about his career as a deep generalist. Chris has worked as a writer, journalist, political candidate, and consultant, as well as a technologist and web developer.\r\nThis conversation touches on the challenges of winding down an agency and handling clients. Chris also talks about his experiences with the Special Projects team at Automattic, running for local office, being a journalist, and now launching WP Lookout to help site owners and developers safely update WordPress websites.\r\n☝️ Safe WordPress UpdatesAutomatic updates are great, but what if you could get critical information about potentially breaking changes to WordPress core? What if you could get notified about changes to the plugins and themes you and your clients rely on?\r\nWP Lookout is a new service that monitors WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates so you can apply them safely. You can subscribe to get notices about potentially breaking changes to the software you and your business depend on. \r\n🔗 Topics mentioned in the showChris Hardie (@chrishardie)\r\nWP Lookout (@LookoutWP)\r\nAutomattic Special Projects\r\n👍 Sponsor: BluehostEverything your website needs — from start-up to success story — is at Bluehost. Whether you\'re looking to create a website, blog, or online store, Bluehost will get you started with an all-in-one website platform tailored to your specific needs. Get a free domain name in your first year, free 24/7 lifetime , and total design freedom with WordPress at Bluehost.\r\n 243a3z