Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg Changelog #131 – Gutenberg Plugin Releases 23.1 – 23.3, Calls for Testing for 7.1 and more

In episode 131 of the Gutenberg Changelog, Birgit Pauli-Haack welcomes Isabel Brison to discuss the latest developments in Gutenberg plugin releases 23.1, 23.2, and 23.3, as well as progress leading up to WordPress 7.1. The hosts highlight recent calls for testing, including collaborative editing—previously delayed from 7.0 due to stability concerns—and the new media editor […]

WordPress.org blog: Protect The Shire

tl;dr: Temporary 24-hour cooldown period for plugin/theme releases before auto-updates. AI can give defenders an edge. We want to secure all 78K plugins and themes on WordPress.org. One of the things we’ve always striven to do as the developers of WordPress is to work harder so you don’t have to; we take technology that’s complex […]

Matt: WCEU

Cześć wszystkim, Kraków… I made the call not to fly to Poland for WordCamp Europe. I’m very sorry for the last-minute notice; I was really hoping to make it. I’m okay, but I want to stay close to loved ones going through difficult times. Seeing the pictures from Contributor Day warms my heart. Bardzo za […]

Gutenberg Times: Calls for Testing, Gutenberg 23.3, Block MCP and more — Weekend Edition 367

Hi there, This is the time of the year when publishing on the Gutenberg Times becomes less frequent. I will be on vacation and back at the beginning of July with the weekend edition, just in-time for Beta 1 of WordPress 7.1. Three more Gutenberg plugin releases will happen before that. What also happened was […]

Open Channels FM: Artificial Intelligence” Just a Fancy Way to Say “Fake”?

The light side of whether artificial intelligence is genuinely intelligent or merely advanced technology misrepresented as such.​ 

[NEW] How to Use Meta’s WhatsApp AI Agent in WordPress

Meta started rolling out its WhatsApp AI agent (officially called Meta Business Agent) to eligible businesses worldwide. Its AI agent can answer questions, recommend products, and qualify leads for your business around the clock. For small businesses, that means you don’t have to hire additional staff to qualify leads. Since it works 24/7, no need […]

How to Optimize Your WooCommerce Product Pages for SEO

Getting traffic to your WooCommerce store can be tough when your product pages don’t show up in Google.  Plenty of store owners sell great products but still miss out on search traffic because their pages aren’t properly optimized. Often, the issue isn’t the product. It’s the way the product page is set up for SEO. […]

Open Channels FM: BackTalk on Decentralized Interoperability, Data Sovereignty, and the Power of Local Community

The challenges of decentralized networks, data sovereignty complexities in hosting, and the importance of local connections within the tech community to foster collaboration and growth.​ 

WPTavern: #219 – Austin Ginder on How AI Is Exposing Hidden Threats in WordPress Plugin Updates

Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress, the people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, how AI is exposing hidden threats is WordPress plugin updates. If you’d like […]

Open Channels FM: Open Tabs: Lists Over Grids, AI-Assisted Content & A Global Tech Read

Bob Dunn launches « Open Tabs, » sharing business insights while discussing his new design preferences, the importance of human touch in podcasting, efficient content repurposing with AI, and recommending restofworld.org.​