<p>After almost 2 years of development, on December 6, 2018 WordPress merged Gutenberg (a very polarizing new post and page editor) into its core. On this episode, we speak to a range of users and non-users for their thoughts on the future of WordPress and what a change like this means for so many people.</p><br><p><a href="https://hellowp.world/hello-gutenberg/" target="_blank"><strong>EPISODE TRANSCRIPT</strong></a></p><br><p><strong>This episode is brought to you by&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://premium.wpmudev.org/hosting/?utm_source=hellowp&amp;utm_medium=podcast_epd&amp;utm_campaign=hosting_s1e5" target="_blank"><strong>WPMU DEV's Fully Dedicated WordPress Hosting</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p><p>Every site gets its own&nbsp;dedicated memory, CPU, and storage resources&nbsp;that are completely independent of any other site - including other sites you host with us. Choose from 8 server locations around the world for better performance.</p><br><p><strong>Use&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://premium.wpmudev.org/hosting/?utm_source=hellowp&amp;utm_medium=podcast_epd&amp;utm_campaign=hosting_s1e5" target="_blank"><strong>this link</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;to try our hosting and the rest of WPMU DEV's products FREE for 30-days.</strong></p><br><p><strong>Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 0:55 &amp; 1:12:</strong></p><p>“Matt Mullenweg: State Of The Word&nbsp;2016”&nbsp;</p><p><em>WordPress.tv</em>, 7 December 2016,</p><p>wordpress.tv/2016/12/07/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2016/.</p><p><em>*Clips were cut from full video for the purpose of sharing the highlights.</em></p><br><p><strong>Excerpt of Matt Mullenweg at 1:37:</strong></p><p>“Interview and QandA With Matt Mullenweg.”&nbsp;</p><p><em>WordPress.tv</em>, 3 July 2017,</p><p>wordpress.tv/2017/07/01/interview-and-qanda-with-matt-mullenweg/.</p><p><em>*Clip was cut from full video for the purpose of sharing a highlight.</em></p><br><p><strong>Featured Interviews:</strong></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/scotty_bowler" target="_blank">Scott Bowler</a>, founder of <a href="https://www.classicpress.net/" target="_blank">ClassicPress</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/kcampos" target="_blank">Kyle Campos</a>, VP of Continuous Delivery at <a href="https://www.smarsh.com/" target="_blank">Smarsh</a> and co-founder of <a href="https://www.commit.to/" target="_blank">Commit.to</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/zgordon" target="_blank">Zac Gordon</a>, educator for <a href="https://javascriptforwp.com/" target="_blank">JavaScript For WordPress</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisVanPatten" target="_blank">Chris Van Patten</a>, founder of <a href="https://tomodomo.co/" target="_blank">Tomodomo</a> &amp; WordPress core contributor</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/bpines1" target="_blank">Ben Pines</a>, CMO at <a href="https://elementor.com/" target="_blank">Elementor</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/robbymccullough" target="_blank">Robbie McCullough</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://www.wpbeaverbuilder.com/" target="_blank">Beaver Builder</a></p><p>Matthew Bullis, tech educator at <a href="https://www.seeitourway.org/" target="_blank">Foundation for Blind Children</a></p><br><p><strong>Secret Landing Page:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://beersandbros.com/" target="_blank">Beers &amp; Bros</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>