you tell them they can't hang out in the park after dark. you chase them off the basketball courts. the skate parks have all been dismantled. all their third spaces have been ripped from them. i don't know what you expect them to do that doesn't cost money

Contributor Day. Real-world WordPress projects. Four conference tracks covering AI, technical skills, business, and the basics. Explore what’s waiting for you at WordCamp US 2026 in Phoenix, August 16–19: wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wc... #WCUS #WordPress

When should you use the official WordPress AI plugin, and when does our ClassifAI plugin make more sense? @jeffpaul.com explains: accessible AI features for a broad audience vs. deeper customization, integrations, and control for enterprise. Full Q&A: fueled.com/blog/open-so...

WordPress 7.0.1 is now available. This maintenance release fixes 31 bugs across the block editor, admin UI, and media. Update from your dashboard today. wp.me/pZhYe-5sN #WordPress

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Statistics like this are genuinely shocking, but so too has been the intensity and duration of this extraordinary heatwave in Europe. As a society, we have greatly underestimated--and therefore underpriced--the cost of highly extreme heat events in a rapidly warming world.

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More time to submit a talk for WordCamp Canada 2026. New deadline: July 10th. We're being upfront about what we need in the lineup: → Accessibility → ActivityPub → Core contribution → Security & supply chain → Performance → Design/UX → Beginner-friendly content Submit → canada.wordcamp.org/2026

A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.

The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2026 is now open. If you identify as a woman, are an active WordPress contributor, and have never attended WordCamp US before, you can apply for support that covers your ticket, travel, and lodging. wp.me/pgSBpQ-RJ #WCUS

🚀 Registration is officially LIVE for WCEH 2026 in Vancouver! Whether you’re scaling a startup, writing core code, or building your student portfolio, your spot is waiting. 🍁 👉Secure your spot today - canada.wordcamp.org/2026/tickets #WCEH26 #WordCampCanada #WCEH2026 #WordPress

We’ve been integrating AI into WordPress for years, from ClassifAI to the official AI plugin. With the official AI plugin reaching 1.0, @jakemgold.bsky.social sat down with @jeffpaul.com & Darin Kotter to discuss what’s new and where applied AI in WordPress is headed. fueled.com/blog/open-so...

Brilliant work from Peter Wilson on the WordPress Performance team's improvements to WP_Query through smarter caching and optimisation techniques. #WCEU #WCEU26

This is Bodie. His presence indicates the beginning of Pride Month. May his whimsy and steadfastness bring joy and confidence to all. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)

The ultimate tech road trip is heading to Phoenix! 🌵 Formed around the spirit of Route 66, WCUS celebrates connection, community, and the shared journey of building WordPress together. 🎟️ Experience the top WordPress event of the year. us.wordcamp.org/2026/tickets/ #WCUS #WordPress

It's been said a billion times already, and it still can't be said enough: I don't see how US democracy survives if blatant, intentional lying remains cost-free

WordPress 7.0 is here, and 21 Fueled team members contributed to the release. Our team helped lead testing, engineering, UI improvements, and AI initiatives shaping the future of WordPress. Proud to keep helping build WordPress from the inside. fueled.com/blog/fueled-...

WordPress 7.0 ships a built-in AI Client: a PHP API that routes image and text generation requests to whichever provider the site owner has configured. This tutorial walks through building a working image generation plugin on top of it. developer.wordpress.org/news/... #WordPressDevelopment

Mark Kelly: “We’ve gotta get this corporate money out of our political system. If there is one thing I could do, snap my fingers and change, it would be that. Citizens United & just get all the corporate money out. That would allow us to fix so many problems”

Happy “Last Time I Watch CBS Day” to those who celebrate.

Happy Thursday, Bluesky! ALT: Brad Pitt prepares to shoot Kevin Spacey in the climax of the David Fincher film, “Seven.” Speaking of classic Sevens, WordPress 7.0 is out now!

Since acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has confirmed that “Anybody in this country is eligible to apply if they believe they are a victim of weaponization,” I decided to apply for reparations. Here is a template if you want to draft your own demand: shero.substack.com/p/everyone-c...

ATmosphere 1.0.0 — Liftoff https://activitypub.blog/2026/05/20/atmosphere-1-0-0-liftoff/

WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” is here. 🎷 This major release introduces foundational AI tools, a refreshed admin experience, expanded design controls, new blocks, and powerful developer APIs. Update when ready, and start building with WordPress 7.0. wordpress.org/news/2026/05/wo... #WordPress

🎉 Registration for WordCamp Canada 2026 is opening soon - are you ready? Join us November 5 & 6 at UBC Robson Square, Vancouver. Two days. One incredible community. 🍁 Subscribe now so you do not miss the drop 👇 canada.wordcamp.org/2026 #WordCampCanada #WCEH2026 #WordPress #VancouverTech

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 4 is ready for testing. The final release is scheduled for May 20, 2026. Try it in a test environment and report any issues you find. wp.me/pZhYe-5lM #WordPress

A very telling chart. Open Source funding has been frozen for the past four years, while everyone's needs for our shared commons infrastructure have continued to grow exponentially. Pay maintainers properly if you want your dependencies to stop feeling like a minefield.

Phoenix is calling, and so is the WordPress community. WordCamp US 2026 tickets are now available for August 16–19. Join four days of learning, contribution, showcases, sessions, workshops, and connection. Get your ticket: us.wordcamp.org/2026/tickets/ #WCUS #WordPress

For the life of me I don’t understand saying “false claims” instead of “lies”.

🎤 Call for Speakers is open - WordCamp Canada 2026 We’re looking for practical, experience-driven talks, from AI and modern WordPress development to community, open source, and real-world insights. 🔗 Apply here: canada.wordcamp.org/2026/call-fo...

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The WordPress AI plugin 0.8.0 is now available! This release introduces Refine from Notes for automated content refinement, new AI dashboard widgets, Guidelines integration, and promotes Image Generation to a stable Feature. make.wordpress.org/ai/2026/04/2...

When we say Everyone Watches Women’s Sports, we mean it! 🔥 The NWSL x TOGETHXR capsule collection drops May 7.

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ClassifAI 3.8 adds two enterprise features driven by client needs: Usage Monitoring for OpenAI budgets and alerts, plus API Key Credential Filtering for safer secret handling. We also released a plugin connecting WordPress 7.0 to Ollama. fueled.com/blog/ollama-...

How is TJ Maxx not getting in on "looksmaxxing," riding it hard for a fiscal quarter of advertising campaign, then walking away with the satisfaction of having murdered the trend.

Our team just shipped “AI Provider for Ollama”, a new AI Connector plugin for WordPress 7.0. It offers an open source path to integrating AI into WordPress, with control over infrastructure and privacy. fueled.com/blog/ollama-...

New experiments include Content Classification for smarter tagging, SEO-friendly Meta Description generation, and bulk Alt Text generation from the Media Library. Plus usability improvements, extensibility hooks, and reliability updates. make.wordpress.org/ai/2026/04/1... #WordPress #AI #OpenSource

Let it be known that Katherine Johnson was the reason for the first astronauts in space. And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history

at least it's friday

"To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago." If you think it is necessary to be on Twitter to communicate your fact-based worldview, the reality is that worldview is being smothered.

Boston-area WordPress friends: this month’s Boston WordPress meetup brings together Ethan Marcotte and Mary Hubbard for a thoughtful evening on design, community, and the future of WordPress. If you’re nearby, now’s a great time to RSVP for April 27: bostonwp.org/2026/04/april-20... #WordPress

So if we can automatically register people for selective service with no ID issues, why can't we do the same with voting?

Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly: - Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat) - Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex) - Humming (stimulates vagus nerve) - Exercise (anything helps, outside even better) - Impeachment and removal

Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something. For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.