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Where Can I Watch? 1.4.1: FAST Streaming

Where Can I Watch? has always answered a simple question: where can I actually watch this show or movie right now? The catch is that “right now” includes more than the subscription services you pay for. A lot of content… Continue Reading →

The “100x Developer” Paradox: Is AI “Brain Fry” Killing the Craft?

AI promised to turn every developer into a 10x machine—but instead, it’s quietly frying our brains. We’re shipping faster than ever while thinking less, reviewing more, and losing the focus that made us good in the first place. The real… Continue Reading →

Still Paying for Helpdesk Software? Premium’s Got You Covered

At some point, every growing agency hits the same support problem. Client requests start in your inbox. Then they spread to contact forms, DMs, WhatsApp, team inboxes, old threads, and that one ancient spreadsheet nobody wants to talk about. So… Continue Reading →

X-post: WordPress 7.1 Release Party Schedule

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10 Ways to Build Radical TRUST in the Age of AI Junk

Everyone can spin up a website in seconds now—so why does everything feel fake? In a world drowning in AI-generated perfection, users are developing a sixth sense for authenticity—and most sites are failing the test. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: the… Continue Reading →

DEV: The Bug Stops Here

Welcome to DEV, your monthly WordPress deep dive. The July issue is packed with Core chatter, support workflow wins, EmDash updates, and just enough nonsense to justify another 12 open tabs. Stick around to the end to see Boomer, whose… Continue Reading →

Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: July 02, 2026

This is the proposed agenda for the bi-weekly Accessibility Team meeting on Thursday, July 02, 2026 15:00 UTC Announcements WordPress 7.1 Roadmap is published WordPress Contributor Dashboard: New Views, Custom Ladder, and More WP A11y Docs update June 2026 Call for Contributor Day… Continue Reading →

The Definitive Guide to SSL and WordPress

The Importance of SSL in Today’s Web Environment It’s become commonplace for a majority of internet users to share personal information on the internet. With the disregard for protecting personal data becoming second nature, how do we protect ourselves and… Continue Reading →

WP A11y Docs update June 2026

With: the feedback we received on the accessibility-ready requirements and the knowledge base during Contributor day at WordCamp Europe, as well as the work we did to process that feedback. Read the recap of the Accessibility Team’s work at WordCamp… Continue Reading →

The First AI Leaders Graduates

On June 23, around 40 students from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Louisiana Tech University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette were celebrated in Chicago as the first cohort to receive the AI Leaders Micro-Credential through AI Leaders,… Continue Reading →

X-post: WordPress Credits Updates

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Keep Claude Code Up To Date on Time and Date

If you spend any meaningful amount of time working with Claude Code, you’ve likely noticed it doesn’t actually know what time it is beyond when you start the initial session. It knows the date, more or less. But ask it… Continue Reading →

Reasons You Should Regularly Conduct a WordPress Performance Audit

When was the last time you thought about your WordPress site after setting it up? You’re not alone. Most people just publish new content and occasionally update plugins or WordPress itself. If you’re with a managed host like Pagely, even… Continue Reading →

Moving Beyond UX: The Rise of the Agentic Experience (AX) Designer

As AI agents quietly take over workflows, a new discipline is emerging: AX (Agentic Experience) Design. The designers who thrive in the next decade won’t just craft experiences for humans—they’ll define the rules, guardrails, and invisible systems that autonomous machines… Continue Reading →

Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: June 18, 2026

These is the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in #accessibility. You can read the full transcript here or see the full meeting schedule. Core Committers WCEU recap is published. Check out What’s new for developers June 2026 What’s new in… Continue Reading →

Themes Team Meeting Agendas for June 23, 2026

The Themes Team holds meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays every month. For this month, this is the second meeting and is set to take place on 23 June. Meeting Details: Date and Time: Tuesday, June 23 2026, 15:00 UTC… Continue Reading →

Browse the New Mercantile Swag Store

Mercantile, the official swag store of the WordPress project, has a newly redesigned storefront with a catalog that now sits front and center, and a design tuned to hold up across a wide range of screen sizes. There are also… Continue Reading →

Google Tag Manager for WordPress: 8 Killer Reasons to Start Using It

Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a free tool from Google that lets you add, edit, and manage tracking tags and code snippets on your WordPress website from a single web interface without editing your theme files each time. If you’re… Continue Reading →

Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Opens for WordCamp US 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship, which supports one active WordPress contributor who identifies as a woman and has not previously attended WordCamp US. The scholarship helps make it possible for a community member with… Continue Reading →

Global Partners Across the First Half of the 2026 WordPress Event Season

This post recaps how the WordPress project’s five Global Partners — Jetpack, WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Bluehost, and Hostinger — supported community events during the first half of 2026. Across more than a dozen regional the first WordPress Developers Day, and a… Continue Reading →

Why Manufacturers Are Modernizing Their Digital Platforms in 2026

If you’re in manufacturing, your website probably does a lot more than it used to. Your website is no longer just a digital brochure or a place to park product specs after a trade show. For many manufacturers, it has… Continue Reading →

One month of EmDash hosting: here’s what we’ve sorted

So it’s been a few weeks since we launched EmDash on Unlimited Hosting, and you good people have been doing exactly what we hoped: spinning up sites, kicking the tires, and (very politely) letting us know when things went sideways…. Continue Reading →

The Digital Renaissance: Why 2026 is the Most Exciting Year to be a Web Creator

The industry isn’t dying—it’s undergoing a high-speed “Hard Reset” that is promoting developers from manual laborers to digital architects. While some are exiting the grind, the bold are becoming “Solo-Agency” powerhouses, leveraging AI to build in days what used to… Continue Reading →

Top WordPress Development Agencies

One of the biggest benefits of using the WordPress content management system is the enormous development community supporting it. Whether you need a new WordPress site with custom functionality or a nifty new plugin, there are hundreds of web development… Continue Reading →

Supercharge Your Website Experience with These Essential WordPress Plugins

A truly successful WordPress stack comes down to balance. You need robust hosting, clean code, and plugins that are lightweight and built for a specific purpose. The strongest sites don’t use plugins as a crutch for weak infrastructure. Instead, they… Continue Reading →

Why I Torched 14 Years Of Blog Categories And Started From Scratch

For years, the back-end of Blogging Wizard was a mess. And fixing it wasn’t fun. Not the content itself. I’m proud of every post we’ve published. Ok, well, most of…

The Secret To Writing Clickable Blog Post Titles For Social Media

Struggling to get social media to actually send traffic to your blog? You’re not alone. Everyone is chasing the next viral TikTok or Instagram Reel, but here’s the truth: People…

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