Navigating the Next Era of WordPress | Kinsta Talks with Tammie Lister

This Kinsta Talks episode features a discussion between host Marcel Bootsman and WordPress contributor Tammie Lister regarding updates on the WordPress core program and AI teams, the upcoming reskin of the WordPress admin dashboard, and some Uncached Opinions on various industry trends like remote work and the evolution of programming languages. What you'll learn: 📌 The Core Program Team focuses on tying various project pieces together, improving inter-team communication, and making hidden work visible to create clearer roadmaps for contributors. 📌A WordPress 7.0 Admin "Reskin" is planned for the dashboard. See this as a "layer" or "coat of paint" rather than a full redesign, focusing on modernizing colors, spacing, inputs, and buttons to better align with the site editor. 📌 To avoid breaking existing plugins, the admin changes are being introduced methodically, starting with low-impact elements like colors and buttons, and are visible for testing on Trac. 📌Tammie emphasizes that everyone has to start somewhere and that WordPress should provide tools for users at every stage of their journey, not just for those comfortable with a terminal. 📌 Addressing the idea of deprecating PHP, Tammie argues that the language itself is not the problem and that any "new" language will eventually be considered "old". 📌Tammie strongly supports remote work as a vital tool for inclusivity and geographical diversity, stating that productivity is about how you collaborate rather than where. __________________________ 👉 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/Kinsta?sub_confirmation=1 ℹ️ About Kinsta Kinsta: Simply better hosting for WordPress. Experience hosting that's fast, secure, and built to scale, backed by expert support you can trust. Kinsta delivers top-tier performance with daily backups, Cloudflare integration, and 24/7 human-only support available in 10 languages. Trusted by more than 230,000 businesses in over 128 countries, Kinsta keeps sites running smoothly whe