One of my favorite hobbies is home networking and wifi, and once you go down that rabbit hole one of the best companies you can follow is Unifi. They’re such a cool company in so many ways, from having a 4-person board of directors, as a public stock. You can clearly tell they delight in …
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Dec 03
WordPress.org blog: State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community
State of the Word 2025 brought the WordPress community together for an afternoon that felt both reflective and forward-moving, blending stories of global growth with technical milestones and glimpses of the future. This year also marked the twentieth State of the Word since the first address in 2006, a milestone noted in the WordPress history …
Dec 03
#196 – Topher DeRosia on How Public Contributions Shape Careers in WordPress
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, how public contributions can shape careers in WordPress. If you’d like to subscribe …
Dec 03
WPTavern: #196 – Topher DeRosia on How Public Contributions Shape Careers in WordPress
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, how public contributions can shape careers in WordPress. If you’d like to subscribe …
Dec 03
Open Channels FM: Empowering WordPress Accessibility with Community, Practical Tools, Education, and Real-World Impact
In this episode, host Anne Bovelett sits down with Troy Chaplin, a well-known figure in the WordPress community and an advocate for web accessibility. Together, they dive into the importance of accessibility in web development, sharing personal stories about what sparked their passion for the topic and how it has influenced their careers. You’ll hear …
Dec 03
Matt: State of the Word
Though the stream didn’t work as we hoped, the recording of this year’s State of the Word, which in many ways was our best one yet, is up now.
Dec 02
What’s New in WordPress 6.9? (Features & Screenshots)
WordPress 6.9 is finally here 🥳, and it marks the final major release of 2025. After months of following the development, we are excited to see this update go live. This release focuses heavily on improving your workflow. You’ll find new ways to collaborate with your team, cleaner ways to draft content, and native blocks …
Dec 02
Matt: SoTW Eve
The State of the Word is tomorrow, and it’s so fun to see SF abuzz with WordPress open source energy. We’re doing a lot of firsts tomorrow, including the first release timed to the State of the Word, and we’ll have a good chunk of the release team there to push the button and bring …
Dec 02
Open Channels FM: The Modern Quest for the Perfect Tab Management Browser
Tab wars: Wrigley’s drowning in 45 tabs while BobWP casually guards two; they chat about browsers and the beauty of hitting “clear all”
Dec 01
Jake Spurlock: Introducing Placeholders: A WordPress Plugin for Ad Wireframing
I’m excited to announce the release of Placeholders, a new WordPress plugin that makes wireframing and prototyping ad layouts easier than ever. The plugin is now available on WordPress.org and ready for production use. The Problem If you’ve ever worked on a WordPress site that displays advertising, you know the challenge: during the design and …