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Birgit Pauli-Haack (next: #WCUS)
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WordPress developer advocate, curator Gutenberg Times, host Gutenberg Changelog podcast https://pca.st/7O43, works at Automattic - opinions are mine. Meet me https://bit.ly/WCEUMeetBirgit
Just published: What's new for developers (November 2025)
developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/11... Learn more about WordPress 6.9, updates from Gutenberg 21.9 and 22.0, and the Playground and AI teams.
What’s new for developers? (November 2025)
Learn more about WordPress 6.9, updates from Gutenberg 21.9 and 22.0, and the Playground and AI teams.
developer.wordpress.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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With WordPress 6.9, forms can now be styled using theme.json, making customization easier! Target text inputs and select dropdowns to enhance user experience. Dive in and get ready for more styling options in future releases.

Read here: developer.wordpress.org/news/...

#WordPressDevelopment
How WordPress 6.9 gives forms a theme.json makeover
WordPress 6.9 introduces new form elements support via theme.json. In this walkthrough, learn how to use them and when to fall back to CSS.
developer.wordpress.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Bethink founder @bethsoderberg.bsky.social was featured on the @gutenbergtimes.com Changelog podcast!

Beth talked to @bph.social about block themes, cleaning up legacy code, her favorite experimental #Wordpress features, and more.

Tune in 🎧
Gutenberg Changelog #122 - Gutenberg 21.8 and WordPress 6.9 - Gutenberg Times
In episode 122 of the GT Changelog podcast, host Birgit Pauli-Haack is joined by Beth Soderberg, CEO of bethink Studio, to discuss the latest updates in Gutenberg 21.8 and WordPress 6.9. The…
gutenbergtimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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📰 The WordPress Developer Blog is the go-to source for staying up to date on the latest tools, features, and changes shaping WordPress development.

A few weeks ago, I published “What’s new for developers? (October 2025)”

developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/1...
What’s new for developers? (October 2025)
21.6, 21.7, and 21.8 Gutenberg releases introduce features that expand WordPress capabilities for developers. The Command Palette now extends across the admin, the experimental Terms Query block simplifies taxonomy layouts, and Block Visibility controls enable conditional display. Notes (formerly Block Comments) mature for team collaboration, while content-only editing protects design integrity in client handoffs. WordPress Playground advances with an IDE-like interface and improved Blueprint functionality, setting the stage for WordPress 6.9.
developer.wordpress.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Makes me consider returning to personally tracking my walks... @dayoneapp.com rocks 🎉🥳
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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“The web is not going away. ’Cause think about it for five minutes, which is four and a half minutes longer than the authors of the previous hype cycles appear to have done.”

https://zeldman.com/2025/10/25/receipts-a-brief-list-of-prominent-articles-proclaiming-the-death-of-the-web/
Receipts: a brief list of prominent articles proclaiming the death of the web. Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
Personal site of author, designer, Automattician, and A List Apart founder & publisher Jeffrey Zeldman. Teaching and writing about web design and web standards since 1995. Also featuring “My Glamorous Life,” “Fifteen Minutes,” and other entertainments.
zeldman.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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What keeps a brilliant editor like @cherilucasrowlands.com coming back to Automattic after 13 years?

Hint: it’s not just the work—it’s the people, the mission, and the freedom to create from anywhere. 🌍

If that resonates, we’re hiring! 👀
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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WordPress 6.9 ships on December 2, 2025. You can help make the release smoother for millions of sites by testing the recently released Beta. Try Playground, a local site, or a staging site, then share what you find. Every report counts.

Start here: make.wordpress.org/test/2025/...

#WordPress
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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They say AI will replace the web as we know it, and this time they mean it. Here follows a short list of previous times they also meant it, starting way back in 1997.
Receipts: a brief list of prominent articles proclaiming the death of the web.
They say AI will replace the web as we know it, and this time they mean it. Here follows a short list of previous times they also meant it, starting way back in 1997. Wired: March 1, 1997: “You can kiss your web browser goodbye” – Kevin Kelly and Gary Wolf, The Big Story. 1Inspired by the success of PointCast, a clever application that displayed news headlines as a screensaver, our "Push!" story argued that Web browsers were about to become obsolete. 
zeldman.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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If you're looking for 3,000 words on how AI might be disrupting web search and as such, web publishing, here you go...
It’s the End of the Web as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
AI is disrupting web search and publishing, perhaps for the better…
spyglass.org
March 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Apropos of nothing in particular, WordPress.com and WordPress VIP are natively real-time multi-datacenter, not on AWS or any other third-party cloud provider.
WordPress, Your Way
Create your site. Share your voice. Earn online.
WordPress.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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You can’t buy, manipulate, or scam your way into this one. You must earn it.

I’m proud (but not surprised) to report that Automattic has once again been named a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace.

Certified through real employee sentiment data.

mostlovedworkplace.com/americas-top...
America’s 2025 Top Most Loved Workplaces | Official List by Most Loved Workplace - Most Loved Workplace®
The official America’s 2025 Top Most Loved Workplaces list showcases the top companies in America where employees feel respected, connected, and valued. Discover who’s leading the future of work…
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October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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
WP Builds LIVE - Watch us live!
Watch us LIVE over at WP Builds. Something WordPress related coming your way!
wpbuilds.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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🔥 Today at 16:00 BST (UTC+1), I’ll be live-streaming about the new Abilities API — one of the foundations of WordPress’ AI Layer!

🎙️ Join me live at twitch.tv/juanma_codes

📺 Or watch the recording later on youtube.com/@juanmacode...
October 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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I had the delightful honor to be on @bph.social 's Gutenberg Changelog podcast last week. We had fun - check it out! :)

gutenbergtimes.com/podcast/gute...
Gutenberg Changelog #122 - Gutenberg 21.8 and WordPress 6.9 - Gutenberg Times
In episode 122 of the GT Changelog podcast, host Birgit Pauli-Haack is joined by Beth Soderberg, CEO of bethink Studio, to discuss the latest updates in Gutenberg 21.8 and WordPress 6.9. The conversat...
gutenbergtimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Guten Morgen zusammen - auch heute mit einem aktuellen Bild der Sonne per Satellit SDO und mit einkopiertem Archivbild der Erde zum Größenvergleich.
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Mega Menus in core, WordPress 6.9 calls for testing, going from Elementor to Site Editor — Weekend Edition 344

Read onlineIssue #344 | October 11, 2025 Howdy, After meeting so many people at WordCamp Gdynia, on the plane and then on the train, I caught a nasty cold and struggled all week. I call…
Mega Menus in core, WordPress 6.9 calls for testing, going from Elementor to Site Editor — Weekend Edition 344
Read onlineIssue #344 | October 11, 2025 Howdy, After meeting so many people at WordCamp Gdynia, on the plane and then on the train, I caught a nasty cold and struggled all week. I call this stage mushbrain, and everything becomes much harder, especially reading comprehension suffers. I am over it now, though. It also wasn't the first time that I sounded horsey on a podcast episode.
gutenbergtimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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New post: Why WordPress Themes Require Underlines on Links https://www.joedolson.com/2025/10/why-wordpress-themes-require-underlines-on-links/
Joe Dolson Web Accessibility
Web Accessibility and WordPress: Make the web a better place.
www.joedolson.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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AI coding sucks

CJ just one-shotted a 15 min rant and it's incredibly refreshing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZUk...
AI Coding Sucks
YouTube video by Syntax
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October 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Me too Birgit!
“It’s become my favorite time of the year when Autumn make nature paint trees and bushes in so many colors. After a life near evergreen Everglades of Florida, the middle European changing colors of the fall seems magical.”
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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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
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October 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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WooCommerce 10.3 beta is available for testing. 🎉

10.3 will include the release of COGS functionality, address autocomplete, PayPal API upgrades and Express Checkout, and the WooCommerce MCP beta. Plus so much more.

Check out the full breakdown:
developer.woocommerce.com?p=8769171
October 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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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-...
#186 – Dave Winer on Decentralisation, WordPress and Open Publishing
In this WP Tavern episode, host Nathan Wrigley interviews software pioneer Dave Winer, a key figure behind technologies like RSS and podcasting. Winer reflects on the early idealism of the web, the…
wptavern.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Chatted with my friend, @bph.social, last week as a guest on her Gutenberg Changelog podcast. We dove into all things WordPress: upcoming features, enhancements, themes, Figma workflows, and more. Fun, stimulating, and insightful conversation! Thank you Birgit!
September 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM