Open Channels FM: BackTalk on AI Burnout, Bridging Innovation and Standards, and the Risks of Single-Maintainer Tools
Conversations reveal insights on deep work, innovation standards, and the risks of underappreciated developer tools, highlighting challenges of mental fatigue, standardization, and reliance on single maintainers.
Open Channels FM: Rethinking Developer Life and Productivity with Rapid AI Advancements
In this episode of Open Web Conversations, Zach Stepek and Carl Alexander discuss with Alex Standiford the impact of AI on developers, highlighting productivity, burnout, workflow changes, and the necessity of setting boundaries in this rapidly evolving landscape.
TranslatePress vs WPML vs Universally: Which Is Better in 2026?
Translating your WordPress website into multiple languages is one of the easiest ways to reach a wider audience, boost your SEO traffic, and increase your sales. But with so many translation plugins available, choosing the right one can feel overwhelming. TranslatePress and WPML are established plugins with years of proven history, while Universally is a […]
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: What Happened at WordCamp Europe 2026
WordCamp Europe, the biggest WordPress conference in Europe, spent the first week of June in Kraków. The 2026 edition of this event filled the ICE Kraków Congress Centre from June 4 to 6, drawing 2,458 ticket holders from 81 countries to the south of Poland. Close to a quarter of them were attending their first […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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.