WordPress Leadership & AI

In WP Legends Episode 136, Benjamin Zekavica, WordPress core contributor, 2025 core team rep, and founder of Unleash WP and Kreo Pulse, joins us for a deep dive into WordPress leadership, AI, and the future of core.

He shares how he started with WordPress at just 11 years old, his journey into core contributions, and what it really means to represent the global core team. We also explore AI workflows, Gutenberg, headless WordPress, and the key skills professionals need as the ecosystem rapidly evolves.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Guest Introduction
3:54 When did you actively get involved with WordPress core?
5:26 What does a global core team representative actually do?
8:20 Expectations from WordPress 7.0
11:28 What’s your favorite SaaS stack for building a website?
12:47 Thoughts on headless WordPress
15:50 What does your workflow look like when building and maintaining websites?
18:29 What are you building with UnleashWP?
22:06 Skills WordPress professionals need in the AI era
28:05 How to attract younger developers to WordPress
34:05 Rapidfire
38:22 Closing thoughts

Music Credits:
Valdez of Crenshaw by Terrace Martin
Live Like Legends by Ruelle Nightcore Remix

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