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Matt: Our Core Division

Inspired by Automatticians James Kemp and Dave Smith, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much of our discord in the design of WordPress stems from the differences of our two big tribes: Bloggers and Builders. Many of the OG developers of WordPress, including myself, tend more towards the blogging side. Writers, photographers, podcasters, journalists,

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Open Channels FM: Creative Insights and Real Talk on Modern Marketing Challenges

Marketing’s evolving fast. Creators and businesses must adapt as SEO and ads fade. Experimentation and multi-channel strategies are key to surviving now.

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How to Accept Custom Donation Amounts in WordPress with Stripe

Want visitors to set their own donation amount? Here’s how to build a pay-what-you-want Stripe form in WordPress with WP Full Pay, fees included.

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Matt: AutoMattBot

I’m trying out this thing, it’s trained on my blog posts and public talks, that you can chat with as me on Telegram. Behold: AutoMattBot.

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WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1

The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 7.1 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 7.1 RC1

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#228 – Priscilla Collado Ramirez on Reducing WordPress Beginner Anxiety

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 themes, the blocks, and in this case, reducing WordPress beginner anxiety in a multitude of ways. If you’d like to

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Greg Ziółkowski: The Abilities API in WordPress 7.1: Lifecycle, Schemas, and Discovery

The Abilities API gives WordPress plugins a common language for describing and executing units of functionality. An ability has a stable name, human-readable metadata, input and output contracts, a permission check, and an execution callback. Other PHP code can discover it without knowing which plugin registered it, while REST, WP-CLI, JavaScript, MCP, and AI integrations

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How to Sell Online Courses From Your Own Website (WordPress Guide)

Skip the marketplace fees. Learn how to sell online courses from your own website with WordPress: pricing, payments, checkout, and launch tips! The post How to Sell Online Courses From Your Own Website (WordPress Guide) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

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HeroPress: The First 10 Years, The Next 10 Years – પહેલાંનાં ૧૦ વર્ષ, આગળનાં ૧૦ વર્ષ

આ નિબંધ ગુજરાતીમાં પણ ઉપલબ્ધ છે Hear Jina read her story aloud in her own voice. Sometimes I wonder how life connects the dots. A LinkedIn follow. A few conversations with someone I didn’t know much about at the time. And today, somehow, those small moments have led me to write my story on HeroPress.

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Matt: Michel the GOAT

I don’t usually blog all my comments other places, but while drafting a completely different blog post I came across this great post, Michel Valdrighi: The Coder Whose Code Never Went Silent. I had to leave a comment, because Michel’s story is not well-known. Michel Valdrighi is the GOAT. His elegant code and impeccable aesthetic

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