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…

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 working at Au wpbuilds.com/2025/11/13/4...

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 will…

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 in web acc wpbuilds.com/2025/11/06/4...

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…

WordPress 6.9 Beta 3 is here! Dive into new features and enhancements in this beta version. Your feedback is essential for a robust final release. Test it now on your local setup! Explore the latest changes and download the beta: wp.me/pZhYe-50H.

WordPress 6.9 Beta 3 is here! Dive into new features and enhancements in this beta version. Your feedback is essential for a robust final release. Test it now on your local setup! Explore the latest changes and download the beta: wordpress.org/news/wordpress-... #WordPress

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.

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 AI-powered search wpbuilds.com/2025/10/30/4...

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 and cons o wpbuilds.com/2025/10/28/t...

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 wpbuilds.com/live/ @tna.sh @markwilkinson.dev

Styling accordions in WordPress 6.9 #WordPress

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 evolving passion wpbuilds.com/2025/10/23/4...

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:

Passkeys... I'm wondering if someone can point me towards a 101 (but fairly authoritative) article on passkeys. I know I should be using them, but don't really understand how they work, where they're stored, whether they can be synced from one browser to another etc. Thank you!

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/

WordPress 6.9 Beta 1 is here. Help test the next release today and shape what ships on December 2, 2025. Try it in a safe test environment and share your feedback. Details and more to get started are here: make.wordpress.org/core/2025/... #WordPress

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/

This Week in WordPress #353 "This Week in WordPress #353" covers the AWS outage and its impact on major online services, WordPress security trends (including Wordfence and Patchstack reports), upcoming features in WordPress 6.9 (like block visibility controls and the wpbuilds.com/2025/10/21/t...

We quietly saw some big news about the future of WordPress and Gutenberg. I've seen several mentions in the last few days about the new real-time collaboration plugin from WordPress VIP. It's a substantial and important change to the previous plans ⬇️

Why Tumblr’s costly technical debt derailed migration.

Now that AWS is back up, you can once again join Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and Birgit Pauli-Haack for 'This Week in #WordPress' in about 1 hour - it was in doubt!!! See you there? wpbuilds.com/live @michellefrechette.bsky.social @bph.social @tna.sh #TWiW

AND... just like that, the internet becomes somewhat unusable because all-the-things decided to use Amazon's AWS as the backbone of all-their-things - and it's DOWN. Enjoy your Monday. Go for a walk, talk to other humans, you know all-the-things we used to do!

Today 🎉Join us Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and me @nathanwrigley.com @michellefrechette.bsky.social @bsky.app/profile/tna.sh #TWiW #WordPress at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC) wpbuilds.com/live

441 – From developer to educator: Jonathan Bossinger talks about WordPress DevRel In this episode, Nathan Wrigley talks with Jonathan Bossinger, a developer advocate at Automattic, about his journey into WordPress and developer relations (DevRel). Jonathan shares how wpbuilds.com/2025/10/16/4...

This Week in WordPress #352 This episode dives into the debate over the WordPress mascot Wapuu, discussing its value to the community versus criticisms about its professionalism. The panel explores the possibility of Ollie’s Menu Designer joining WordPress core, share wpbuilds.com/2025/10/14/t...

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments! Starts at 2pm UK time. wpbuilds.com/live Join Nathan Wrigley, Taco Verdonschot, Steve Burge, Marc Benzakein. @marcbenzak.bsky.social ‬ #TWiW #WordPress

440 – Comparing WordPress page builder accessibility: in-depth insights from Amber Hinds In this episode of WP Builds, Nathan Wrigley interviews Amber Hinds, CEO of Equalize Digital, about her comprehensive 2025 WordPress page builder accessibility comparison research wpbuilds.com/2025/10/09/4...

This Week in WordPress #351 This episode of "This Week in WordPress" dives into the nature of randomness in computers, highlights upcoming WordPress and tech events, and discusses the WordPress 6.8.3 security release. The panel explores Tammie Lister’s "Blocktober" pr wpbuilds.com/2025/10/07/t...

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments, really! Starts in a couple of hours, so 2pm UK time. wpbuilds.com/live This week, I'm with Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and Courtney Robertson. @michellefrechette.bsky.social @tna.sh @courtneyr.dev #TWiW

A podcast I did recently about the work I'm doing to create a social network for writers that's built out of the web, all parts replaceable. WordPress had some surprising well-hidden power. I hope people listen, esp people in the WordPress community. wptavern.com/podcast/186-...

439 – AI and automation in website audits: Pradeep Sonawane talks about Web Auditor In this episode, Nathan Wrigley talks with Pradeep Sonawane about WebAuditor IO, a SaaS tool designed to help developers, agencies, and non-technical users quickly identify and fix web wpbuilds.com/2025/10/02/4...

This Week in WordPress #350 Episode 350 of TWiW, hosted by Nathan Wrigley, tackled key topics in the WordPress ecosystem, including updates on RT Camp’s GoDAM plugin, Site Spotlight site reviews, and upcoming features in WordPress 6.9. The panel discussed WordPress’s wpbuilds.com/2025/09/30/t...

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments, truly! Starts at 2pm UK time. wpbuilds.com/live Join Nathan Wrigley, Taco Verdonschot, Rahul Bansal, Rob Cairns. #TWiW

438 – Taking WordPress editing further with Amender’s AI-powered, universal content customisation In this episode of WP Builds, Nathan Wrigley welcomes back Sebastian Webb to discuss his new WordPress product, Amender. Sebastian explains how Amender lets users visuall wpbuilds.com/2025/09/25/4...

Sometimes I get carried away when I name the 'This Week in WordPress' episodes...! Look at their faces! #TWiW

This Week in WordPress #349 In episode #349 of "This Week in WordPress," Dave Gray, Nathan Wrigley, Tammie Lister, and Tim Nash discuss the latest happenings in the WordPress community. They cover recent software updates, highlight new features and plugins, and share wpbuilds.com/2025/09/23/t...

There's something in the air and it's the smell of WordPress news! (wow these get worse each week!) Join us for your weekly does of news, community, fun and commentary. 2pm UK time, so about 45 mins. wpbuilds.com/live/ I'll be with @karmatosed.art @tna.sh

At University I studied history. It was profoundly interesting. Almost every era is punctuated with the most remarkable and surprising things. If you think that things cannot change in ways that you didn't anticipate, just open up any history book. Much of it was regrettable, but happened anyway.

437 – Streamlining photo sales with ShutterPress In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Olly Bowman about his new WordPress plugin, ShutterPress, designed for photographers to easily sell prints and digital downloads through WooCommerce without the hassle of creat wpbuilds.com/2025/09/18/4...

This Week in WordPress #348 In episode 348 of This Week in WordPress, the panel dives into upcoming WordPress events, new features in Gutenberg (like the accordion block), and AI’s growing role in translation plugins. They discuss changes in the hosting landscape, inc wpbuilds.com/2025/09/16/t...

It's NOT international pirate day, who cares! Ahoy me hearties. Join ye WordPress brethren LIVE for This Week in #WordPress. Argh!!! (This is terrible!) It be fun, and we'd love thy comments! At 2 of the clock UK time. wpbuilds.com/live Joined by @xojess.bsky.social, Marc Benzakein, Marcus Burnette.

436 – How AI is helping WPML translate your WordPress website faster and cheaper In this episode, Nathan Wrigley chats with Amir Helzer, founder of WPML and Toolset, about the evolution of WordPress translation tools. Amir discusses how AI and large language models (L wpbuilds.com/2025/09/11/4...

Over on the 'No Script Show' we looked at what options your might have for your static sites in terms of forms. There's lots of options, and David Waumsley chat through all the options today. If you're feeling generous, follow us on YouTube! https://noscript.show/25/