The fastest way to level up is to learn from people who are further down the road. Here are voices worth following across business, design, development and community.
Matt Mullenweg
FounderCo-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic.
Visit ↗Syed Balkhi
EntrepreneurFounder of WPBeginner and many popular plugins; writes about growth and business.
Visit ↗Founder of Yoast; writes about SEO, open source and the web.
Visit ↗Chris Lema
StrategyProduct strategy, pricing and leadership in the WordPress economy.
Visit ↗Brian Gardner
DesignDesign-focused block theme pioneer and long-time theme builder.
Visit ↗Rich Tabor
DesignProduct designer on the block editor; shares design and product thinking.
Visit ↗Justin Tadlock
DeveloperVeteran developer and writer on themes, blocks and theme.json.
Visit ↗Carolina Nymark
EducatorCreator of Full Site Editing course material and block theme guides.
Visit ↗Remkus de Vries
PerformancePerformance, hosting and WordPress business insights.
Visit ↗Nathan Wrigley
CommunityHost of WP Builds and a friendly voice of the WordPress community.
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