Interview with WCSTL Speaker: Jarrett Gucci


Backups are what every WordPress user should be doing, whether you’re a beginner or advanced. Our next interview is with Jarrett Gucci, who will be speaking on Backup Before You Crackup, at WordCamp St. Louis. Read a little about him and his WordPress journey below.


Interview with Jarrett Gucci

NILE FLORES: When did you start using WordPress?

JARRETT GUCCI: 2007

NILE FLORES: What are a few takeaways that attendees will get from your talk?

JARRETT GUCCI: Having a backup and restore strategy for your WordPress sites is like making sure you have gas in your car.  Nothing to debate here.  It is a MUST!!!

NILE FLORES: WordPress is turning 15 years old. What would you like to see in the future for WordPress?

JARRETT GUCCI: More users and more growth to the community that surrounds and drive the software.

NILE FLORES: “And just for funsies”, over the past few years, the WordPress community has seen the rise of the cute Wapuu character? Heard of it? And if so, what’s your favorite Wapuu? (Wapuu Reference: https://wapu.us/ )

JARRETT GUCCI: Love Wapuu Dev.

NILE FLORES: What is your favorite area of the WordPress admin?

JARRETT GUCCI: Never really thought of this and can not really says the admin area gets me very excited but if I had to pick a section I would say posts because when created with engaging content it increases site traffic.

NILE FLORES: What are the top three WordPress plugins that you believe every WordPress user should have installed?

JARRETT GUCCI: UpdraftPlus, WP Rocket or Swift Performance (depends on server environment), and Schema Pro.


Learn about why you need to backup your WordPress site, and how to do it at Jarrett’s talk. Don’t miss out – buy your ticket today!