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  • Magic Mike Strikes Again, Roadmap to 6.9, Ramblings Reintroduced

    This is a long newsletter. There were so many interesting things to share, and I felt like sharing them! Feels like everyone’s pumping out stuff right before their summer breaks, or something. I did as well, btw, as I wrote about ​Custom Database Tables in WordPress, and when to use them​. And, with well over…

  • Free Block Theme Course, Woo Blueprints + View Transitions plugin

    So… my biggest goal for this newsletter today is to not have typos, missing links, and leftover newsletter template sections 😅. I’m half kidding, as it’s pretty much all about sharing useful information, but I acknowledge those things can be annoying. So I’m doing my best to avoid them while accepting I am also accepting…

  • WP.org AI Team, Huge Etch Update, Greyd Collab & Performance Tips

    It’s been a big week, hasn’t it? One of the most pivotal things that could be introduced for WordPress has been introduced. You can read all about it below, but there was more happening this week. I ​announced me partnering up with my friends from Greyd​ out of München, Germany. Read my blog post about…

  • The Future of AI for WordPress.org with James LePage

    In this episode of ‘Within WordPress,’ the focus is on AI’s evolving role within the WordPress ecosystem. Host engages in a detailed conversation with James LePage, AI Lead at Automatic and co-team lead for WordPress.org’s AI team. They discuss the recent announcement of the formation of the AI make team coinciding with WordPress’s 22nd anniversary.…

  • 95% faster Woo(!!), Feature API, Slash Edit + WP & AI goodies

    This week’s edition comes to you a day late, I know 😛, from the beautiful region of Bavaria in Germany. I’ve got lots to share with you, so let’s dive in for number 157, shall we? Hope you enjoy it! 🗞️ Within WordPress News Here’s what I saw happening this past week: You should also…

  • Use Herd with WP, AI fixing Security + thanks.dev

    There it is, number 150. This basically means I’ve done a weekly WordPress newsletter for about 3 years (it’s been longer because I took long breaks 😅). To celebrate this milestone, I’ve moved over everything Within WordPress to ​a separate domain​, as well as introduced a new branding and logo. Read all ​about it here…

  • Cold Turkey Switch to FSE, bcrypt for WP 6.8 + MCP POC

    You know what I’ve learned twice in between sending this and the previous newsletter? I can’t count. Last week wasn’t number 148, it was 147. And, when moving over my podcasts to a separate ​YouTube channel for Within WordPress​ (← correct link this time, btw) I noticed I screwed up the number there as well.…