Next year will be the 10th anniversary of Gutenberg in WordPress. Let that sink in. In the last 9 years, the Gutenberg editor has expanded beyond the post editor to encompass the entire site. Nearly 10 years in, has it been a solid investment/direction for the project?

Ok. I watched the season finale of The Bear, Season 5. I'm not mad. I'm not disappointed. In fact, I'm fine and content with how it ended. That's it.

If you missed the news, Automattic now owns the domain webhosting dot com domaininvesting.com/webhosting-c...

Smashed these Reuben’s and cooked them on the griddle maker. Dipped them in thousand island. This might be my new preferred way of eating Reuben’s.

RIP Om Malik, who was a huge believer in Matt Mullenweg and what he built with WordPress. om.co/2026/06/24/1...

This is big time news. www.therepository.email/wordpress-7-...

Who has a collection of take-out sauces in their fridge?

Share your Pride Photo Drive is back for 2026 - lgbtqpress.com/2026/06/shar...

Holy shit. Blue Bunny Soft Chocolate ice cream tastes just like a frosty from Wendy’s.

This is a first for me. I went to hand my card to the cashier at the Dunkin' Donuts drive-through, and they stuck the card reader out at me. I had to insert my card, and the first question on the screen asked me how much to tip or no tip. What the hell....

I'd like to meet and shake the hands of people who are using WordPress with no plugins installed.

We eatin’ good tonight folks.

Fascinating read anchor.host/from-a-7-kb-...

Checking out the Desktop Mode plugin for WordPress this evening. It's cool that the Add Plugin page/window has a New tab. Desktop Mode is interesting to say the least

Something that I really enjoy is being able to dive deep into a problem someone is having with WordPress and using investigative skills to figure out a solution, if I can find one. If I do, it gives me this immense feeling of joy. Being able to take my time is key, though.

“You’ve won. I submit. Let’s move on.” wordpress.org/news/2026/05...

Happy Birthday, WordPress. Such a stark contrast between this comment and what came after, versus the vitriol and negative commentary when suggesting WordPress be forked today. Relevant reading from Malcom Peralty peralty.com/2026/04/17/w...

In a few more weeks, I'll be eating fresh, locally grown tomatoes on toasted white bread with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Life will be good again.

If you're using AI, give WordPress 7.0 and FooConvert a try. FooPlugins has completely revamped FooConvert. It now has an AI builder that uses your website/brand identity, so the graphics blend in seamlessly. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. wordpress.org/plugins/fooc...

If there is one thing that I’m truly appreciable for in life, it’s how my parents raised me. I’ve turned out to be a pretty good human. My opinion of course lol

The sexual innuendo 500 youtu.be/1jn0J_XEd4w?...

I like to amplify the voices of other content creators in the #WordPress space. Why? Because I know how hard it is to get people to give a damn about what you publish! There are times when it feels when you're publishing into the void. 💯

The other day, I vocally prompted my wife to do a task as if she were AI. I'm still in pain.

If you enjoyed Checkout Summit, and I know a lot of you did, consider becoming a member of the Business Bloomer Club www.businessbloomer.com/club/ Then you can interact with all the WooCommerce movers and shakers year-round. Plus, get direct access to Rodolfo

How many of you have created AI-free safe zones? For example, in one of the Discord servers I’m on, we’ve all agreed to make it an AI-generated content free zone.

“The Drupal community has been modernizing the platform faster than its reputation evolves.” dri.es/the-gap-betw...

Years ago, companies in the WordPress ecosystem that took advantage of another company’s downfall would be seen as disgraceful. In 2026, a lot of businesses call it opportunity. What say you?

Working to meet or exceed a monthly KPI will depress you faster than most things in life. Don’t ask me how I know.

So I guess Mullenweg had a point. Private Equity in the WordPress ecosystem blows.

One of my top 5 favorite films

On the one hand, you don't want to cram every feature imaginable in a WordPress plugin. On the other hand, not having a specific feature can be the deciding factor for a person to not use the plugin. How does a product person balance this?

Real-time collaboration has been axed from WordPress 7.0. This is the right call as it's not ready for primetime. make.wordpress.org/core/2026/05...

What’s preventing you from contributing to WordPress like this?

Not only did they divert back to ORD, an emergency was declared to ensure they got priority handling. (use the A: or F: tags to see the follow up). Therefore, we believe this to be the first Poop related mayday we’ve captured on ACARS Drama, and it happened on actual mayday. Poetic.

Since it was created, the WP plugin directory was supposed to be the safest place to get code to extend the software. I’ll be damned if huge cracks aren’t showing. If people lose trust in the .org directory, that would be a huge blow in user confidence. www.therepository.email/wordpress-or...

One of the things I hate is companies where people who give the most damn about the business, their colleagues, and the bottom line are driven to the point of not giving a damn by that company. That's a great culture and setup you've got there...., it's called CANNIBALISM.

I've been helping to maintain client sites for the last two weeks, and I gotta say, the abuse of Admin Notices in WordPress is an epidemic with no official cure. It is awful. If attention were a currency, people would always be broke after they log into the WordPress backend.

WP Beacon tracks every plugin on wordpress dot org — its authors, committers, and releases — to flag ownership transfers, dormant-then-activated takeovers, and release patterns that match known attacks. wpbeacon.io

The state of things:  “This isn't a story about one bad agent or one bad API. It's about an entire industry building AI-agent integrations into production infrastructure faster than it's building the safety architecture to make those integrations safe.”

Chik-fil-a grilled chicken deluxe sandwich was inspiration for tonight’s dinner. It came out yummy, avocado was no extra charge, and plenty of leftovers. The toasted buns were great too. And yes, I smushed the sandwich

I feel like if the United States were located in a place where rockets would occasionally rain down upon cities, a lot of people would have a different view or perspective of war.

If WordPress evolves into an OS for the agentic web, then someone has to buy tokens. And if people are required to pay for tokens to get the most out of WP, or get basic shit done, the software project is no longer free as in beer. I'm not going to buy tokens to use WordPress.

My post on LinkedIn about starting contractual support work this week has over 50 likes, reminding me yet again, there are a lot more people than I think who see my published words.

Whoever invented ricotta cheese on a pizza is a genius.

Dinner last night was shaved beef from Aldi with sautéed green and red peppers, and white onion mixed with provolone cheese. Affordable and delicious. Next time, I’ll add mushrooms and perhaps make an Au Jus dipping sauce

Broiling these things to melt the cheese and give the bread some crunch worked out so much better than I imagined. It made biting into it so much easier.

There is absolutely NOTHING like coming home, opening the door, and being attacked by a dog who is as happy as can be to see your return, even if you were only gone for a little bit. It never gets old.

Endgame for the Open Web www.anildash.com/2026/03/27/e...

My condolences to the friends, family, and WordPress acquaintances of Beth Livingston, who recently passed away. profiles.wordpress.org/ibliving1/

What happens to open source in an AI software development driven world?