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Automattic recently brought 54 employees together at our NoHo Space for our first-ever AI Enablement training.

It was two weeks of hands-on building, experimenting, and ushering in the future of how Automattic works: AI-first. And it won’t be the last!

What Automattic’s AI Enablement Training Means for WordPress Automattic recently brought a group of employees to New York City for two weeks of intensive AI training. Birgit Pauli-Haack shares what the team built, what changed, and what it means for the Word…

Check out @bph.social's reflection on what the team built, what changed, and what it means for the @wordpress.org ecosystem.

👉 automattic.com/2026/02/25/a...

Schrödinger’s color theory finally completed after 100 years A century after Erwin Schrödinger sketched out a bold vision for how we perceive color, scientists have finally filled in the missing pieces. A Los Alamos team used advanced geometry to show that hue,...

A Los Alamos team used advanced geometry to show that hue, saturation, and lightness aren’t shaped by culture or experience—they’re built directly into the mathematical structure of how we see color.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Block Themes, Icon Block and AI –Weekend Edition #356 Read onlineIssue #356 | February 7, 2026 Hi there, AI is on my mind a lot these days. It speeds up my life when I research or analyze content, tools and technology. Even more so when working on workflow automation. This week saw an "explosion of visible AI progress in the WordPress project" as James LePage calls it. And on my travel through the feeds Block Themes and theme.json appeared as an important topic.

Block Themes, Icon Block and AI –Weekend Edition #356

Read onlineIssue #356 | February 7, 2026 Hi there, AI is on my mind a lot these days. It speeds up my life when I research or analyze content, tools and technology. Even more so when working on workflow automation. This week saw an "explosion…

Cover art for the presentation, "WordPress 7.0 and Gutenberg Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Birgit Pauli-Haack" for the March 4, 9am PT, WordPress Santa Clarita Meetup event.

ASK ME ANYTHING: With the live release of @wordpress.org version 7.0 at WordCamp Asia we're excited to host an AMA with @bph.social it to learn about the latest on the upcoming release from a key core contributor.

Curious? RSVP at bit.ly/wordpressama and bring your questions!

#WordPress #Gutenberg

Gutenberg Changelog #126 – Gutenberg Releases 22.3, 22.4, 22.5 and WordPress 7.0 In this episode, Birgit Pauli-Haack welcomes Carolina Nymark back to discuss recent Gutenberg releases (22.3, 22.4, 22.5) and preview features coming in WordPress 7.0. Birgit Pauli-Haack shares her recovery journey and emphasizes the value of Carolina Nymark’s expertise. Carolina Nymark introduces herself as a long-time WordPress core committer and theme bundle maintainer, explaining her role in triaging, testing, and updating default themes.

Gutenberg Changelog #126 – Gutenberg Releases 22.3, 22.4, 22.5 and WordPress 7.0

In this episode, Birgit Pauli-Haack welcomes Carolina Nymark back to discuss recent Gutenberg releases (22.3, 22.4, 22.5) and preview features coming in WordPress 7.0. Birgit Pauli-Haack shares her recovery journey…

Block Theme Guide, AI Galore, Icon Block, WordPress 7.0 — Weekend Edition 357 Read onlineIssue #357 | February 14, 2026 Hi there, If you celebrate it, Happy Valentines day! 💖 This week, WordPress developers and co-workers share their experiences exploring AI workflows around development and creation. These are exciting times for sure! It's good to be back behind the mic after an operation that irritated my vocal cord nerve — I'm still a bit hoarse, but that's nothing new for this podcast, and I'm perfectly healthy otherwise.

Block Theme Guide, AI Galore, Icon Block, WordPress 7.0 — Weekend Edition 357

Read onlineIssue #357 | February 14, 2026 Hi there, If you celebrate it, Happy Valentines day! 💖 This week, WordPress developers and co-workers share their experiences exploring AI workflows around development and…

Streamlining block theme development with WordPress Playground and GitHub Use Playground and the Create Block Theme plugin to move your Site Editor changes from database to filesystem, enabling proper GitHub workflows for block theme development.

Streamline block theme dev with WP Playground and GitHub. developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/01...

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A Complete Visual Tour of the First WordPress Release Ever! – Iterative Wonders They say you should never look back, but when it comes to the internet, I disagree. I recently decided to play digital archaeologist. I didn’t just look at pict

Ever wondered what WordPress looked like back in 2003?

I decided to find out. I dragged Release 0.71 into 2025 so I could show you exactly how it felt.

Come take the full tour:
iterativewonders.com/2025/12/04/a...

#WordPress #WebHistory #Nostalgia #Technology #TechThrowback #Tech #Dev

Streamlining block theme development with WordPress Playground and GitHub Use Playground and the Create Block Theme plugin to move your Site Editor changes from database to filesystem, enabling proper GitHub workflows for block theme development.

Discover how to bridge visual design and version control in WordPress theme development. With WP Playground, the Create Block Theme plugin, and GitHub, designers can sync their edits directly to the theme files without coding.

Read more: developer.wordpress.org/news/...

#WordPressDevelopment

You are most welcome! Bali, huh? Nice and warm. Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

AI Experiments, WordPress 7.0, Gutenberg 22.3 and 22.4, Playground for theme builders - Weekend Edition 354 - Gutenberg Times Hi there! Yes, it’s been a while. Did you miss me? I hope you and yours had a great start to the new year, and I wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026. I am infinitely grateful you are a reade...

Lots of #WordPress goodies to dig into in this adition, check it out 👇

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Life Happens at 1x Speed Why I stopped consuming content at 2x speed, and the simple rule that changed how I listen to everything.

I switched everything (podcasts, YouTube, audiobooks) to 1x speed.

New rule: if it's not worth consuming at 1x, it's not worth consuming at all.

terriblesoftware.org/2026/01/08/l...

Scroll on Hover Image Block The Scroll on Hover Image block allows users to showcase tall images that scroll on hover, with customizable settings.

Scroll on Hover Image Block

The Scroll on Hover Image block allows users to showcase tall images that scroll on hover, with customizable settings.

Introducing CSS Grid Lanes It’s here!

Have you been wishing masonry layouts would just hurry up and arrive in CSS?? Well, happy holidays!

webkit.org/blog/17660/i...

Image with a desk calendar flipping to January 2026, and the words 'Contribute to WordPress'

New year, new ways to shape the open web. ✨

WordPress is built every day by contributors across 20+ Make teams, and there is a place for your skills.

Find your best fit with the contributor questionnaire and take your first step.
make.wordpress.org/contribute/

#WordPress #MakeWordPress

Nice. Good to see how others approach theme-building.

Color Blind & Low Vision Simulator - Chrome Web Store This vision simulator allows users to observe how people with colorblindness or low vision may perceive web-based content.

Woke up this morning and saw that my first Chrome extension has been published! I have been using it locally for a while now and figured I'd submit it for everyone else to use.

chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lgfli...

#A11y #Accessibility #WebDev #Design

Roadmap for WordPress 7.0 and schedule, commands for the Command Palette, Gutenberg 22.3, and more - Weekend Edition 353 - Gutenberg Times Stay ahead of the curve with the WordPress 7.0 plan and 2026 schedule. Weekend Edition 353 covers Gutenberg 22.3 updates, Command Palette tips, and essential tools for #nocode site builders.

Roadmap for WordPress 7.0 and schedule, commands for the Command Palette, Gutenberg 22.3, and more - Weekend Edition 353 - Gutenberg Times https://gutenbergtimes.com/roadmap-for-wordpress-7-0-and-schedule-commands-for-the-command-palette-gutenberg-22-3-and-more-weekend-edition-353/

Screen shot of the section on Bits in the planning 7.0 post by Matias Ventura

Hi Kathy

Bits are on the plan for WordPress 7.0
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Build a Complete WordPress Website in Studio - No Server Setup Required YouTube video by Elliott Richmond

I Built a #WordPress Website in Studio - No Server Setup Required
youtu.be/vy03EX6Ii0w

“Use your best judgment” Extraordinary organizations have this is as their employee handbook. Resilient ones. Human ones that can thrive in the face of automation and AI. Organizations that are built on customer service, hospitality and flexibility. Of course, this means you'll need to treat your team with respect and offer them training and dignity. It means you won't be able to simply write down every single step in the manual, or work as fast as you can to replace people with uncaring software.

“Use your best judgment”

Extraordinary organizations have this is as their employee handbook. Resilient ones. Human ones that can thrive in the face of automation and AI. Organizations that are built on customer service, hospitality and flexibility. Of course, this means you'll need to treat your…

What's Going to Happen With WordPress in 2026? YouTube video by PublishPress

Check out the full episode with Birgit here: "What's Going to Happen With WordPress in 2026?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9do...

@bph.social came on the PublishPress podcast and we talked about the new Notes feature in WordPress 6.9.

The goal is Google Docs-style commenting. The first version of Notes is good, but it's going to get even better with WordPress 7.0 and other core releases next year.

Why RSS matters The future of the web depends on simple, open standards.

@reutersinstitute.bsky.social 👋 I just had to manually go find your RSS feed (it's /rss.xml off your home domain). Could you please add it to the HTML head of your homepage so others can find it? Here's why that's important: werd.io/why-rss-matt...

Pocket Casts users, Playback 2025 is officially here. 🎧

Discover your top podcasts, your longest listens, and your total time in audio. Head on over to your @pocketcasts.com app and check out your 2025 stats!

Livestreams on WordPress 6.9, WordPress Importer Improved, MCP Adapter and more - Weekend Edition #351 - Gutenberg Times Hi there, In case you celebrated it, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, lots of turkey, sweet potatoes, beans, stuffing, gravy and pumpkin pie. Or any kind of pie really 🦃🍁🥧. And lots of love and laughter around your family and friends. I just want to give a huge shoutout to all the…

Livestreams on WordPress 6.9, WordPress Importer Improved, MCP Adapter and more - Weekend Edition #351 - Gutenberg Times https://gutenbergtimes.com/livestreams-on-wordpress-6-9-wordpress-importer-improved-mcp-adapter-and-more-weekend-edition-351/

Release 3.3.0 · WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards Added Support for attributes on anonymous classes (PHP 8.0) and readonly anonymous classes (PHP 8.3) to the WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput sniff. Props @rodrigoprimo. #2559 Support for handling "...

Developers, WPCS 3.3.0 is here.

Highlights:
• Minimum supported PHP is now 7.2
• New attribute rules for cleaner, more consistent code
• More reliable database and escaping checks, including new caching helpers

📚 Details here: github.com/WordPress/WordPres...

#WordPress #WordPressDevelopment

Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes Animated shrinking header, responsive shrinking logo, custom breakpoints and off-canvas navigation – navigation solution for block themes.

I am very pleased that my plugin now has more than 100 active installations. Yesterday, I released the new version 1.4.1. "Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes" is a lightweight WordPress plugin developed specifically as a navigation solution for Block Themes.
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