Simon Kraft
WordPress community advocate, product manager, and author. Currently securing the web at Patchstack.
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All posts →Europe’s beating heart
Another WordCamp Europe in the books. And after getting some rest and reflecting on the event, I could almost not be happier with how it went. The 2026 edition was held in Kraków, and once again it was a blast. Those of you not closely familiar with the WordPress ecosystem must know upfront:…
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What happens at Europa-Park should not stay at Europa-Park
The CloudFest hackathon is intense. Three packed days of work and creativity at Europa-Park. This year I had the honor to come on as one of three project mentors. That still feels a bit odd to say. The hackathon has been a fixed part of my yearly schedule for many years now. So I’m…
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Making the Open Source World more secure
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about leaving my previous job to pursue some new and exciting opportunities. Well, it’s time I tell you what I’ve been up to recently. Wait a second, what exactly is it you’ve been doing before? That’s a question I’ve been getting a lot since… well since…
Read the post →Face-Off
My current avatar has been in service since 2016. Back in the day, we asked the incredibly talented Florian Ziegler to be our photographer for WordCamp Frankfurt. And oh boy, he did! To this day, I think of these photos as some of the coolest shots of any WordCamp ever. I vividly remember telling…
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Ending a chapter
Today, I kicked things off with a nice cup of tea, sat down at my desk, and had my last call as an employee at group.one. I’ve been a Senior Product Manager for group.one’s WordPress products for more than two years and had the pleasure of working with some of the most amazing people there, making some lifelong…
Read the post →KrautPress Musings
For some time now, I’ve been thinking about how to scale KrautPress up a little. Back in 2016, I started this wonky German WordPress magazine called KrautPress. Over the years, it saw many contributors come and go. Some wrote just a post or two; others were true powerhouses, churning out high-quality content left…
Read the post →A true WordPress page-turner
While I took a few days off this week, the first copies of a very orange-colored book hit the shelves here in Germany. We celebrate the official release of our book “WordPress 6 – Das umfassende Handbuch” (The Comprehensive Guide). But let’s start from the beginning.
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WordCamp Portugal 2026
The first time spending some time in Porto after #WCEU in 2022 was really special. Meeting many old friends as well as some new ones and enjoying one of the coolest little cities in Europe. Oh and I gave a fun little talk about #CRA.
Obrigado!
Visiting an old friend
Preparing the next book
Almost exactly two years ago, we started working on our German WordPress handbook. Earlier this year it was finally published. While that iteration of the book was about a year’s worth of work, we’re planning for a way shorter turnaround for the updated issue for WordPress 7.
And what can I say? I just started working on that next version of the book.
OTD: WordCamp Europe 2013
A whopping 12 years ago today, I had the pleasure of attending the first-ever WordCamp Europe. 🤩 The experience back in the day was quite different from what it is today, but the idea to give the European community a space to mingle is still at the heart of it.
Electric podcasting
This weekend I was on the road with an EV. I had to recharge at some point and made good use of my time be recording next WP Podcast (German) episode right then and there. This week my trusty old Røde Wireless Mic had to do the trick, as my other podcast gear is still being shipped back to me from Poland.
