Mike Hansen

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Episodes: E116
Views: 95K
Latest aired: Feb 25, 2026
Runtime: 36:29

Episode 116 · Feb 25, 2026 · 36:29 · 95K views

Product, AI, and WordPress at Scale

In WP Legends Episode 116, we are joined by Mike Hansen, VP of Product at Newfold Digital, who shares what it takes to operate WordPress at massive scale.

From contributing to WordPress core to leading product across one of the largest hosting portfolios, Mike offers a behind the scenes look at infrastructure, security, AI innovation, and product decisions powering millions of websites.

We explore global data centers, auto updates, WooCommerce at scale, AI website builders, platform consolidation, customer escalations, sustainability, and modern product leadership in an open source ecosystem.

If you build or scale WordPress sites, this episode delivers practical insights from inside a global platform.

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