450 – What just happened? Episode 5. WordPress in transition, 6.9, trademark battles, and AI In this episode of WP Builds, Nathan Wrigley and Rae Morey recap the past few months in the WordPress ecosystem. They talk about the new features of WordPress 6.9 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This Week in WordPress #359 Join Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Courtney Robertson and Jesse Friedman. This episode covers highlights in the WordPress community, including upcoming events like CloudFest Hackathon, the Open Source Experience conference […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #wordpress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments! Starts at 2pm UK time. https://wpbuilds.com/live Join Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Courtney Robertson and Jesse Friedman.

In relation to animals The subtle yet profound impact animals have on our lives, from cats to wildlife encounters, and how they enrich our daily existence. https://nathanwrigley.com/2025/12/14/in-relation-to-animals/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#wpldn December 2025 Join the fun at #WPLDN's latest event featuring a unique AI contest, pub quiz, and quirky prizes for participants! https://nathanwrigley.com/2025/12/12/wpldn-december-2025/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

449 – Making digital accessibility a reality: Anne-Mieke Bovelett’s CloudFest Hackathon journey In this WP Builds episode, Nathan Wrigley interviews Anne-Mieke Bovelett about her experience leading a winning accessibility project at the CloudFest Hackathon […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Looking forward to #wpldn this evening. Well, I'm on the way! #wordpress

An English seaside town in the winter I wrote in a previous post that I intend to walk more, and I've kept up that intention. Sometimes I have the inclination to go further and walk longer. Today I decided to stay very near to home. I live close to an English seaside town on the north-east […]

This Week in WordPress #358 On "This Week in WordPress #358," Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Davinder Singh Kainth and Marc Benzakein discuss the release of WordPress 6.9, including new features like block-level collaboration and accessibility […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

It's the unexpected consequences of AI which have me worried. Whichever way I think about this headline, it's not good.

Certainly true for me...

Weird English stone carvings Explore the captivating gargoyles of York's churches, offering a glimpse into the rich history and architectural beauty of these iconic structures. https://nathanwrigley.com/2025/12/06/weird-english-stone-carvings/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

448 – Innovative WordPress plugin marketing: Dave Grey’s sponsorship model In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Dave Grey about Nag Me Not, a plugin and browser extension designed to clean up WordPress admin screens by removing nagging banners and ads […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This Week in WordPress #357 In "This Week in WordPress Episode 357," Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Steve Burge, and Marcus Burnette cover a playful Cards Against Humanity Black Friday sale, Michelle’s tech award nomination, and the upcoming WordPress 6 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

#wpldn – November 2025 #WPLDN is a meetup for WordPress enthusiasts where attendees enjoy pizza and drinks while learning from experts. Recent speakers Graham Armfield and Rhys Wynne discussed HTML accessibility advancements and Rhys' freelancing experiences. We're seeking 2026 sponsors and […]

447 – Simplifying WordPress event calendars and ticketing with Jonathan Jernigan of Pie Calendar In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Jonathan Jernigan about Pie Calendar, a simple-yet-powerful WordPress event calendar plugin. They discuss the plugin’s […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Black Friday savings On the verge of Black Friday 2025, discover how I plan to save big by buying nothing! Ingenious. https://nathanwrigley.com/2025/11/27/black-friday-savings/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

This Week in WordPress #356 In this episode, I'm joined by Taco Verdonschot, Jonathan Bossenger, Birgit Pauli-Haack to discuss WordPress 6.9, including new blocks, performance improvements, accessibility updates, and upcoming live events to help users […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #wordpress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments! Starts at 2pm UK time. https://wpbuilds.com/live Join Nathan Wrigley, Taco Verdonschot, Birgit Pauli-Haack, Jonathan Bossenger. @tacoverdo @bph @jonathanbossenger

I have a few spots available for upcoming WP Tavern podcast episodes if anyone would like to come on. It's not a chance to promote a product, but a chat about some aspect of #wordpress - blocks, plugins, community, themes, anything really. DMs open. Thank you.

Snow The UK in winter is not the cold place it was when I was a child. I have memories of frequent snow in the winter. Every year there was some. Many years there was a lot. These days, many years go by in which there is none. Children only see snow on the TV, or on Christmas cards. Last night […]

446 – Inside Checkout Summit: Reviving Human Connections in the WooCommerce and WordPress Community In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Rodolfo Melogli about the growing isolation in the WooCommerce and WordPress communities due to remote work and AI […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

First time launching a product, and it's a #WordPress plugin called PodcasterPlus Blocks. Still some work to do on the site, but the product is pretty cool! https://www.podcasterplus.com If you don't get what it does, please reach out, more vids coming soon! Excited! With @danmaby

Recycled churches In the UK, church attendance has been in decline for decades, possibly a century. Almost nobody I know, including myself, go to church for it's intended purpose. Our villages, towns and cities are peppered with thousands of churches. Many of them are very old, expensive to […]

I think we could've all done with a bit more of this in 2025...

The ubiquity of walking I'm lucky enough to live in, what we call in the UK, the countryside. There is very little of the UK which does not have the stamp of humanity upon it. Our countryside is composed of farmland, stone walls, managed forest and the like. In other parts of the world you have […]

The least favourite sight on the internet...

This Week in WordPress #355 In "This Week in WordPress #355," Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, and Rhys Wynne discuss the Kagi search engine, Michelle's job search, and WordPress updates including 6.9’s new features like collaborative editing and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Being certain I've come to the conclusion that in almost every case, certainty is misplaced, unhelpful and sometimes downright harmful. I hate to break it to you, but almost every-single-thing that you hold as immutable truth is either wrong, subject to change or something that you've […]

Join us for some WordPress fun, news, updates, banter! This week it’s Michelle Frechette and Rhys Wynne, possibly one other? What's not to love? 2pm (UK time) https://wpbuilds.com/live/

Have your own presence on the web A couple of years ago a friend of mine had his Facebook account suspended. No warning or reason given. Repeated attempts to contact their support were ignored. In the end he gave up and just decided not to use that platform any more. A little while later, I had […]

445 – More fun in WordPress: How Nick Hamze uses AI to build unusual WordPress blocks In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Nick Hamze, a quirky and creative force in the WordPress community. Nick shares his unconventional journey from law school to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

We are all addicted to our devices This is going to be nothing new to you, because you already know that it's true. You know it's true for you, and almost every person you know. I consider myself lucky to have been born into a world in which there was no mobile technology. No portable computing […]

I love sound, not just music This might sound (!) strange, but I love music and sounds equally. My favourite sound is without a doubt that of flowing water. Not the heavy crash of a waterfall after rain, rather the sound of a slow moving river or stream moving over rocks. There is no way to […]

AAAT – All the AI, All the Time Imagine being a carpenter in the age of plastic. A user of stone age tool when metal came about. Trying to advocate for the wider use of horses when the train was invented. During my lifetime, I don't remember anything replacing anything else. I will use AI. I […]

A trillion. You know the trillion of which I speak! That's a million lots of a million. It's insanity.

444 – Accessibility made easier: Natalie MacLees on Aaardvark for agencies and developers On this episode of WP Builds, Natalie MacLees joins Nathan Wrigley to talk about the new accessibility tool, Aaardvark Accessibility. They discuss Natalie’s background […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

The hypocrisy of buying domain names for my family One of my pet peeves is when I come up with an idea, go to purchase a suitable domain for the project, only to discover that it's been taken and is being squatted upon. Domain squatting or cybersquatting is pretty rampant, and likely quite […]

We need more silliness on the web When the internet began, nobody had the faintest idea what it was going to become. Nobody knew that we were going to be deluged by images of cats, that all the music from across the globe would be available in a heartbeat. Nobody knew that it would change […]

Sadly, due to being ill, I'm having to pull the 'This Week in WordPress' show this week. Sorry about, but we'll be back next week I hope!

My son makes music, and it’s good I never talk about my kids. I've never posted images of them. Never mentioned their names. I figured that they needed to make their own way, to decide for themselves what they wanted to make available, when they were old enough to do so. Today, that changes for […]

Christmas gets earlier each year When I was a child, back in the 1970s, Christmas was a thing that happened in December, and most frequently in late December. Fast forward to now, the year 2025, and we've allowed Christmas to slowly but surely push further back into the year […]

WPLDN, 30th October 2025 Another month goes by and another #wpldn happened. We had Tim Nash speaking this time around and, as is always the case, he did a remarkable job of keeping the presentation engaging, energetic and fun. https://nathanwrigley.com/2025/10/31/wpldn-30th-october-2025/

443 – AI Experiments in WordPress: a plugin search engine, customer support bots, and Block Editor integration In this WP Builds podcast episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Amadeu Arderiu about three innovative WordPress AI projects: ploogins.com, an […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

This Week in WordPress #354 This episode covers WordPress 6.9’s new features and testing guide, major UK cyber attacks, security insights, and why Malwarebytes chose WordPress. The panel discusses plugin lifetime deals, the rise of newsletters, and the pros […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Join us for some Halloween fun, I've no idea what this means in the context of a podcast about WordPress, but no doubt we'll plumb new depths to imply that it's "spooky". It’s Tim Nash, Stacy L. Carlson, Mark Wilkinson. What's not to love? 2pm (UK time) Mon 27th Oct: https://wpbuilds.com/live/

442 – Matt Cromwell on preparing WordPress products for a changing demographic and AI revolution In this WP Builds episode, Nathan Wrigley interviews Matt Cromwell about his recent article on the future of WordPress product businesses. Matt shares his […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

I have reservations about AI. Not the fact of it, but the implementations of it. This article about the new OpenAI browser highlights some areas where I think we need to tread carefully - giving up access to the web for the 'OpenAI' version of the web […]

I have no words. Truly... who needs their bed to be connected to the internet! https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/aws-crash-causes-2000-smart-beds-to-overheat-and-get-stuck-upright-3272251/

On the 'This Week in WordPress' show yesterday I spuriously asked if Tammie Lister could make me a block to animate text. Blow me down, she only went and did it!!!!! https://blocktober.fun/ripple-text/