WPTavern: #210 – Zach Stepek on the Interconnected WordPress Ecosystem, Partnerships and Trust
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, the interconnected WordPress ecosystem and how to build partnerships and trust. If you’d […]
Open Channels FM: Pink, Pixels, and Progress
In this clip Jessica Malamud chats with Adam Weeks about Elementor’s brand evolution, focusing on the right pink shade and design details that emphasize creativity.
HeroPress: An Eighth Grader’s Dream Comes True

Here is Ray reading his own essay aloud. When I was in eighth grade, I wanted to be a commercial artist. It wasn’t common thinking at the time (and for some it still isn’t) for art or design to be considered a practical career path. The thinking was, within art there was fine art for […]
WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 1
The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended to evaluate RC1 on a test server and site. WordPress 7.0 RC1 […]
Open Channels FM: Bridging the Gaps: Why Multiple Decentralized Social Protocols Are Still Necessary
In decentralized social networks, hope for one universal protocol is unrealistic; instead, building bridges and embracing diversity fosters innovation and connectivity.
Open Channels FM: How to Prepare, Network, and Recharge During Business Conferences
In this episode, Bob and Cami chat about maximizing conference experiences, sharing tips on client communication, essential gear, avoiding burnout, and the importance of balance—plus some hilarious travel stories.
Matt: WP.com MCP
If you host your WordPress on WordPress.com your AI agent can now manage your entire site, including updating posts or pages, making drafts, pretty much all the things you normally do with WordPress. Hook this up to your OpenClaw, Hermes, ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, whatever and have fun!
Forget Boring Forms: How to Build Interactive WordPress Surveys with AI

Building a survey in WordPress is easy, but designing one that gives you actionable data is a different story. Most surveys give useless results because they aren’t engaging enough to get honest, detailed answers from visitors. I’ve found that the best way to fix this is by creating interactive surveys that adapt to your users […]
Matt: Miriam’s Sweet Site
Long-time WordPresser Miriam Schwab just rebuilt her WordPress site with Claude Code and it looks amazing. Go check it out, this is what is possible now with proper prompting. I’d love to see a WordCamp keynote from Miriam on her process in this. (And she’s doing this while missiles are flying overhead. Wow.)
Matt: Bay Lights are Back!

Tonight, a project very near and dear to my heart, the Bay Lights in San Francisco, are officially re-lighting after a three-year hiatus. It’s been an incredible journey getting here. I literally mortgaged my apartment in 2013 to help fund them the first time around, and it’s such an honor to see them relit now […]