Open Channels FM: Preparing Your WooCommerce Store for the AI Era: Data and Catalog Management

As WooCommerce continues to evolve in its integration with AI technologies, one theme stands out: the importance of structured and accessible data for store success. Conversations in a recent episode illuminated how a well-managed product catalog is the backbone of leveraging AI features, both now and in the future. Store owners and developers are urged […]

Open Channels FM: Expanding Your Skills Stack During the Rapid AI Shift

Hosts Carl Alexander and Zach Stepek discuss the challenging yet empowering transition in careers, emphasizing the need to adapt skillsets, leverage AI tools, and focus on personal branding in a rapidly changing environment.​ 

Open Channels FM: Omnisend Continues Their Support of Open Channels FM

Omnisend continues to sponsor us, offering a powerful marketing platform for ecommerce. They provide easy migration support and so much more.​ 

How to Create AI-Powered Content Briefs for WordPress – My Proven Strategy

I once spent four hours researching a single blog post before I ever wrote a word. This is a common trap for WordPress bloggers who spend hours analyzing competitors just to rank on page one. That’s why we moved our workflows at WPBeginner to AI-powered briefs. We use tools like SEOBoost for content outlines and […]

Open Channels FM: Open Channels New YouTube Channel and Newsletter

Host Bob Dunn announces a new YouTube channel and a new newsletter and roundup.​ 

Gutenberg Times: Schedule of WordCamp Asia Birgit’s selected sessions

This year’s WordCamp Asia just published the first version of its schedule with sessions and workshops. Contributor Day also has a few workshop slots. If you registered for Contributor Day you are looking at three days of learning and discussions. Here is my personal list of talks and workshops, mostly about the block editor, themes […]

Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg Changelog #127 – WordPress 7.0 Beta and Gutenberg 22.6

In Episode 127 of the GT Changelog podcast, Birgit Pauli-Haack and Jessica Lyschik dive deep into the upcoming release of WordPress 7.0, focusing on the features arriving with beta 2 and their impact on users and developers. They begin by emphasizing the importance of testing betas, especially for plugin and theme creators, highlighting how early […]

Matt: Sunday Links

Automattic’s new transparency report is up, and TorrentFreak covers how AI-generated notices have been flooding the system. We don’t talk about it much, but for two decades now Automattic has been a fierce fighter for free speech on behalf of our customers and journalists. Our legal team has gotten a big upgrade in the past […]

Gutenberg Times: Help test WordPress 7.0 beta2, CSS in Block themes, AI experiements – Weekend Edition 359

Happy Saturday! It’s been another interesting week in WordPress, Gutenberg and AI. If you would like to know more about my two weeks in New York and the immersive AI training there, here is a post for you. What Automattic’s AI Enablement Training Means for WordPress. And now, enjoy all the videos, blog posts and podcasts […]

Gutenberg Times: 14 ways to add Custom CSS in WordPress Block Editor

With the new Custom CSS on a block and post/page level, I was wondering if I would know where to look if something needs to be changed that was modified by a Custom CSS setting. Turns out there are 14 different ways to skin WordPress. I am a fan of keeping one source of truth, […]