How to Accept Pre-Orders in WooCommerce (Most Stores Miss This)
Pre-orders are an incredibly powerful way for online stores to launch new products, assess demand, and secure sales even before items are in stock. This strategy can bring in revenue earlier and help you manage inventory more effectively. However, finding the right way to set up pre-orders in WooCommerce can get tricky. With various plugins […]
Open Channels FM: Lessons from Two Decades of Open Source and the Social Internet
In this episode, host Matthias Pfefferle chats with software engineer Will Norris, discussing his extensive contributions to open standards, federated identity, and open source, particularly within the WordPress ecosystem and the evolution of decentralized social networking.
Riad Benguella: Meet Studio Code: I redesigned my WordPress site in 2 hours
The shoemaker’s children go barefoot or, as we say in French, Les cordonniers sont toujours les plus mal chaussés. That’s been me for years. As a developer working on WordPress, I’ve long neglected the design of my site. This ends today. We’ve recently released a new tool called Studio Code, think of it as Claude Code but tailored for WordPress. A […]
Open Channels FM: Collaborative Publishing in Modern WordPress
Real-time collaboration in WordPress enhances team efficiency by allowing simultaneous editing, though initial limitations exist. Future improvements aim for smoother, scalable experiences.
How I Built a WordPress Personality Quiz to Turn Visitors into Subscribers
I was looking for a fresh way to grow my email list in WordPress, and personality quizzes caught my attention right away. They’re engaging, fun to take, and feel personal to each visitor. The challenge is that many quiz tools can feel complicated or require extra platforms to set up. Since I already use WPForms […]
Donncha: Media Picker for Immich: Self-Hosted Photos in WordPress
I’ve just released Media Picker for Immich on the WordPress.org plugin directory. It connects WordPress to a self-hosted Immich server so you can browse, search, and insert your photos and videos into posts without copying files around. Immich I run Immich at home. It’s where my photos now live. They’re organised, searchable, with facial recognition […]
WordPress.org blog: Celebrating Community at WordCamp Asia 2026
WordCamp Asia 2026 brought the global WordPress community to Mumbai, India, from April 9–11, gathering contributors, organizers, sponsors, speakers, and attendees at the Jio World Convention Centre for three days of learning, collaboration, and community. With 2,281 attendees, the event reflected the scale of the WordPress community and the strong turnout throughout the event. The […]
How to Set Min & Max WooCommerce Order Limits (& Stop Overselling)
It’s frustrating when customers place orders in your online store that are too small to be profitable, or so large that they deplete your stock and create shipping nightmares. Setting minimum and maximum order limits in WooCommerce solves this problem. It can help you keep your inventory under control, prevent overselling, and grow your business more […]
Open Channels FM: How AI Is Reshaping Release Communication in Open Source Projects
AI is revolutionizing release communication for open source projects by automating updates, enhancing clarity, and maintaining human oversight, ensuring effective information delivery.
Gary: Claudaborative Editing 0.4: Twice the fun!
I’ve been taking an iterative approach to building Claudaborative Editing: build something to prove that the underlying concept works, then evolve on top of that. The first two iterations were answering a question I had: can an LLM genuinely improve the writing process? Along the way, I found a more important question: can it be […]