I was recently a guest on the WP Tavern Jukebox Podcast with @nathanwrigley.com for my fourth appearance on the show. We covered WordPress release strategies, the state of the contributor community, and why the resurgence of open technologies has me feeling good about what's ahead for the project.
This Week in WordPress #368
Join us for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show, with Nathan Wrigley, Taco Verdonschot, Bud Kraus, Dan Knauss, Steve Burge. Wow, that's a LOT! This episode covers the latest developments in WordPress, including updates in WordPress 7.0 and G
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The PodcasterPlus Blocks plugin allows your #WordPress #Podcasters to make some weird and interesting podcast experiences. Check this one out: https://www.podcasterplus.com/show/21-podcast-guest-booking-without-the-back-and-forth/
Had a great time talking with @nathanwrigley.com @wpbuilds.com recently. We hope more WP devs decide to build themes with WP Rig.
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459 – Ben Pines on building a sustainable WordPress business with authentic marketing
In this episode, Nathan Wrigley talks with Ben Pines about founder-led marketing, particularly in the WordPress and SaaS spaces. Ben explains how traditional marketing tactics like S
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Hello there #WordPress people. It's that time again when I ask people like to if they'd like to come on the WP Tavern podcast which I host. https://wptavern.com/podcast If you have something to say, and are not simply going to pitch a thing, I'd love to hear from you. Reply here. Thx.
Sadly, there's not going to be a This Week in WordPress show this week. I know that you're going to be outraged! 😜 Hoping to be back next week! Thank you.
An elaborate stone carved grave marker with a cross and covered in carved leaves
Very satisfying... wordly - Feb 28, 2026
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It never quite feels like that though, does it? My impression is far removed from this. My impression is that often, the guiding principles in their subsequent voting are far removed from local priorities.
I wonder if today augurs a time when we begin to wish for local people to run local politics. This would appear to be a laudable goal of politics.
New AI Coding live stream: WordPress 7.0 AI Features. Join me this Friday at 12:00 UTC. www.twitch.tv/jonathanbos...
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I think that is a good primer article for anyone questioning how much reliance they have on big tech, with many alternatives suggested. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
458 – Unpacking the clever Content Area Block with Ian Svoboda
In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Ian Svoboda, an experienced WordPress developer, about his Content Area Block plugin. They discuss the inspiration behind the plugin, which allows multiple editab
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Much better.
When we see kindness, it's easy to ignore. On a recent walk I spotted this simple bench and it made me think about who put it there, and why.
This might be a way... amzn.eu/d/0hR9fIMY
From my analytics I can tell my Block Zapper post has broken containment, but what do you mean I have to wait a day to figure out where this happened?
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I LOVE chatting with Bob. We go off the rails and hardly get into WordPress at all...
@nathanwrigley.com and @bell.bz together. What's not to like?
I say NO to AI. Certainly the lies, exploitation and potential enshittification that fuels it.
That said, I am enjoying LLMs more since using it as a weird association tool to get me thinking outside my own box.
Good grief. Are you okay?!!
What's not to like... Mmm... the parts where Andy's not speaking!
This Week in WordPress #367
In this lively episode of TWiW, the panel dives into a range of WordPress topics, from the excitement around WordPress 7.0 Beta 1 and collaborative editing to hot debates about JavaScript usage and the dominance of Cloudflare. The conversat
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Join us LIVE in about 90 mins for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments! Starts at 2pm UK time.
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Join Nathan Wrigley, Tim Nash, Marc Benzakein and Onar Alili. @marcbenzak.bsky.social @tna.sh
This is so weird, it's almost impossible to believe it's not fake... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You're most welcome. As always, I just asked the questions, the guest brings all the value.
One more step forward for Google Docs-style editing in WordPress.
It's going out enabled by default in beta versions of WordPress 7 🌟
The WP team are going to use the beta phase to decide if this will make the final WordPress 7.0 release.
Props to @bell.bz and his opinion on AI, a refreshing and enlightening view, it’s a reminder to keep 'doing the work' rather than just managing outputs ( or f***ing up your code base O_o ) ...well worth a listen, thanks @nathanwrigley.com
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457 – Building a human-centred web by saying NO to AI: Andy Bell on ethics, agency life, CSS and the open web
In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Andy Bell, an expert in CSS and web design, about his journey from traditional design to becoming a sought-after CS
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We’re going to learn how to design for real humans. Real humans are fallible, weird, unpredictable, and above all else, unique.
How do you design for real humans, with all of our messiness, unpredictability and wonderful uniqueness? In the first lesson of Mindful Design, @scott.is gives an intro to what his Mindful Design approach is all about, and what you'll find inside the course.
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