There is a small, but growing, number of WordPress developers who are interested in environmental issues. WordPress now runs an incredible 40% of all websites. The work that we do has an impact. If WordPress sites consume large amounts of energy, then that has knock-on effects for the whole web. I’ve searched for some of…
Johannes is the Managing Director of Raidboxes, a fast-growing WordPress hosting company based in Germany. He’s also one of the most interesting people I’ve met in WordPress. I first heard of Raidboxes when they were giving out trees to Wordcamp attendees! Johannes and his team think differently. Raidboxes is growing fast, doubling every year and…
Yanir Seroussi is a data scientist for Automattic and lives in Brisbane, Australia. It can be hard to remember with all the craziness of 2020, but the year started with epic bushfires in Australia. It was the worst fire season on record with more than 15,000 different fires and nearly three billion animals killed or…
Phil Sturgeon is a renowned API and PHP developer. He’s now starting a charity called Protect Earth to plant trees across the UK. In this interview, I talk with Phil about his environmental work, and cycling around the world to fundraise for the project. How does he manage to launch a hugely ambitious new project…
Welcome to another post in our series that features innovative WordPress publishers. Branch is a fascinating new publication that uses WordPress and is backed by Mozilla. Branch is an online magazine whose focus is making sure our technology helps build a sustainable world. Their tech team has also done some fascinating work with their WordPress…
When I asked around in the WordPress community about environmental issues, everyone had the same response: “You should talk with Tim Frick.” Tim is based in Chicago and runs the Mightybytes agency. He is passionate about helping organizations create a more positive impact on the world. We recently posted a collection of environmental talks and…
Tom Greenwood has had a deep and lasting impact on how I think about web design. Tom runs Wholegrain Digital, a WordPress agency in London. Wholegrain’s clients include Oxfam, Unicef, Rightmove, and some major UK non-profits. Wholegrain run their business as a force for good and their values and goals are inspiring.
Zack Katz from GravityView is someone I’ve admired for a long time. His team have run some of the coolest initiatives I’ve seen. At the end of last year, they gave $5 from each sale to charities and then they quadrupled those donations from their own pocket. They plant trees with Ecologi to offset their…
Welcome to the first of a new series about the environmental impact of the technology we use. Why should you or I care about this topic? Good question. Personally, I’ve been online 40+ hours per week for 15 years now. I’ve spun up hundreds of servers and served millions of visitors. Does any of that…
Welcome to the first in a regular series where we focus on the very best publishers using WordPress. We’re not always looking for household brand names. We’re also searching for publishers who are building new, brave and innovative platforms. That perfectly describes TheNarwhal.ca. They are a team of investigative journalists who report environmental news and…