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A number of changes in WordPress 6.9 are coming which modernize WordPress’ text encoding and UTF-8 handling. These improvements establish more reliable and consistent text processing across WordPress’ widely-supported environments, benefiting plugins and themes that handle international content, emoji, diacritics, and more. TL;DR UTF-8 handling in WordPress no longer...Read the full show notes

Modern WordPress development has evolved beyond manual setups and inconsistent deployment workflows. Radicle combines Roots‘ and other WordPress dev tools, such as Bedrock, Sage, and Acorn, into a single starter stack. This integration means you...Read the full show notes

This post is the latest in a series of updates focused on the performance improvements of major releases (see 6.8, 6.7, 6.6, 6.5, 6.4, 6.3, and 6.2). WordPress 6.9 is the second and final major release of 2025. It includes numerous improvements to...Read the full show notes

Query caches have historically used the last changed timestamp as a salt. While this has proven effective for most sites, it leads to an excessive number of caches which can be problematic on high-traffic and heavily updated sites. WordPress 6.9 introduces changes to how cache keys are created in order...Read the full show notes

A WPProAtoZHost.com Company.... Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening! — here.. 5k fueled with homemade chicken soup and crackers. So for today I am Talking about unpopular ideas in WordPress today and I have a New Plugin review, some News tips, plugin extras and more all coming up on Plugin...Read the full show notes

In WordPress 6.9, a handful of small, developer-focused changes were made that deserve to be called out. Let’s take a look! PHP 8.5 New Function Polyfills The upcoming 8.5 release of PHP includes 2 new functions that can be used to retrieve values from an array: array_first()Read the full show notes

It’s the time of year when we roll out delicious savings! We’re offering new customers big savings on the essential plugins trusted by top developers and agencies worldwide. Whether you’re trying to move a complex website, offload a massive media library, or structure cutting-edge content, this is the best time...Read the full show notes

Divi 5 makes it simple to add social proof that actually looks good. In this free pack, you’ll get 10 Styled Testimonial Sections — each crafted for clean typography, balanced spacing, and strong contrast out of the box. Drop one onto any page and swap the content. No extra...Read the full show notes

This week I Share Do’s & Dont's For BF/CM in 2025 [powerpress]Read the full show notes

With the introduction of Divi 5‘s Flexbox Layout System and the Loop Builder, you can create modern, flexible designs with ease. Flexbox delivers intuitive, responsive layout control with effortless alignment and spacing. The Loop Builder integrates dynamic content from posts, products, or custom fields into your website....Read the full show notes

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Nested Modules in Divi 5 allow every module to serve as a container, enabling you to place rows and other modules inside one another with infinite depth. You can place buttons inside a Blurb, a CTA inside a Blog module, or custom layouts inside an Accordion with ease....Read the full show notes