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Brendan O'Connell
@brendanocon.bsky.social
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Designer/Dev/Content Creator from California. Mostly building with WordPress. Exploring front ends, backends, CMS, builders, lowcode solutions for modern websites. https://brendan-oconnell.com
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Brendan O'Connell @brendanocon.bsky.social · Nov 6
when the client asks how the updates to their conversion tracking are going that you were supposed to deliver last week
brendanocon.bsky.social
I'm glad to not be a dickhead guru! N8n is great, glad people find my content useful
wpdaze.bsky.social WPDAZE @wpdaze.bsky.social · May 28
If you haven't tried n8n yet, do it – it really is properly useful.

Just find good tutors on YT; there's so many dickhead gurus on there.

@brendanocon.bsky.social is my go-to write now for WP stuff on n8n, dude's a legend.
May 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Easily connect your external APIs into a query loop in Bricks Builder - now you can use airtable, sheets, notion, or ANY external API directly in the Bricks editor with the latest Bricksforge 3.0.4 release.

Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdVe...
Connect Airtable to Bricks' Query Loops with Bricksforge API Builder
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
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March 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reposted by Brendan O'Connell
felixarntz.bsky.social
I hope you give this latest AI Services release a try. Looking forward to your feedback!

Get it from the WordPress plugin directory: wordpress.org/plugins/ai-s...

Changelog: github.com/felixarntz/a...
Documentation: github.com/felixarntz/a...

5/5
AI Services
Makes AI centrally available in WordPress, whether via PHP, REST API, JavaScript, or WP-CLI - for any provider.
wordpress.org
March 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Tired of hitting annoying rate limits using AI? 😑

STOP Paying for AI Subscriptions and use API keys!📈

Here's the secret to accessing ALL of them for a fraction of the cost:

🔑 BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)!
+
@TypingMindApp (or @OpenWebUI, etc)

Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5-r...
STOP Paying for AI Subscriptions & Bring Your Own Key!
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
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March 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reposted by Brendan O'Connell
brendanocon.bsky.social
Just dropped a new n8n video:

Automate content from Airtable → WordPress in minutes 🤖

Zero coding, full automation:
- Automatic image fetching (WP featured image!)
- Instant WordPress publishing
-AI summary

Check it 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLCZ...

#NoCode #Automation #n8n #WordPress
Full n8n Automation Tutorial: Post from Airtable to WordPress with AI & n8n
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
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February 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Just dropped a new n8n video:

Automate content from Airtable → WordPress in minutes 🤖

Zero coding, full automation:
- Automatic image fetching (WP featured image!)
- Instant WordPress publishing
-AI summary

Check it 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLCZ...

#NoCode #Automation #n8n #WordPress
Full n8n Automation Tutorial: Post from Airtable to WordPress with AI & n8n
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
www.youtube.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Here's an AI Agent that interprets human language into WP REST API requests - "hey can you create a new venue called Hollywood Bowl" and the AI reasons "ok, we want to do a POST request to post type 'venue' and add the title Hollywood Bowl". Thoughts? youtu.be/4IBGjTv1eKI?...
February 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Qwik look at Bitflows. Like Zapier, but built specifically for WordPress.
No subscriptions. No limits. No headaches. Just automation. youtu.be/7slAjYUe3P4
Bitflows: Unlimited WP Automations (Zapier/n8n for WordPress)
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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briancoords.com
If you're selling WordPress websites, you might need to expand your tools/offerings. Of course SEO, content strategy, etc, but two more tools to learn are automation and AI.

In a new Webmasters episode, I talk to @brendanocon.bsky.social about getting started.
Adding Automation and AI Skills to Your WordPress Toolkit ft. Brendan O'Connell - Webmasters.FM
In this conversation, Brian and Brendan O’Connell explore the evolving landscape of WordPress, automation, and AI. They discuss Brendan’s journey into WordPress, the excitement of building and tinkering online, and the integration of AI with automation tools. The conversation delves into practical applications of these technologies, the future of WordPress in an AI-driven world, and […]
webmasters.fm
February 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
External API Query Loops coming to Bricksforge, a popular addon for Bricks Builder. This kinda stuff makes me feel like a little kid on Christmas.
February 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Watch me build a travel directory app in minutes using
@lovable_dev
- the AI-powered app builder. From database setup (supabase) to styling, see how easy it is to create without code. Perfect for MVPs and quick prototypes! #nocode #aitools Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQZy...
First look at Loveable, the AI Agent for App Building
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
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February 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
brendanocon.bsky.social
ok so i basically got a context-aware scheduling agent that looks for any emails about meetings/appts, that also will suggest new times , and send out the follow-up email confirming times. now just need to add the video conference link generation
January 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Reposted by Brendan O'Connell
abbyhiggs.bsky.social
Inside you there is one railroad spike. You are Phineas Gage.
January 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Forget manual data entry! Learn how to automate your Airtable with AI. This tutorial shows you how to auto-generate & update records instantly. From JSON mapping to real-time updates—work smarter, not harder with @n8n.io
#AIAutomation #Airtable #ProductivityHacks
youtu.be/QONw4_84MrI
Automate Airtable with n8n AI Agent Workflow
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
youtu.be
January 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Reposted by Brendan O'Connell
srhdesign.co.uk
My newsletter about #WordPress, "Loop WP" Issue #141 is out now. Have most people stopped contributing to WordPress, or are you considering doing so? We also celebrate the WordPress community with top newsletters to follow.
Issue #141 Loop WP
Have most people stopped contributing to WordPress, or are you considering doing so? We also celebrate the WordPress community with top newsletters to follow.
newsletter.loopwp.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Brendan O'Connell
n8n.io
This workflow by Derek Cheung automates scraping of a website, transforming it into a structured format, and loading it directly into a Google Sheets spreadsheet.

https://buff.ly/4fZK2jt

#n8n #lowcode
January 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
brendanocon.bsky.social
AI Live Chat Agent in WordPress?
• Transforms product data into intelligent conversations
• Converts browsers into buyers
• Makes support look effortless
Tech stack: n8n + OpenAI + WooCommerce

🔗 Full Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtJN...
Create AI Live Chat Agent for WooCommerce with n8n
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
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January 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Don't just take it from me, take it from folks like Brian - don't sleep on ai/automation/agentic workflows!
briancoords.com Brian Coords @briancoords.com · Jan 13
Example - a very simple agent via N8n who can answer questions about my past blog posts and fetch relevant text (all using the WP Rest API).

This is infinitely harder when your content is inside a black box.
Screenshot of an n8n workflow interface showing a “Test WP Search” automation process. The workflow diagram connects nodes including “When chat message received,” “AI Agent,” “OpenAI Chat Model,” “Window Buffer Memory,” and “HTTP Request.” The right panel displays logs and input data, while the left sidebar lists admin options like templates and variables.
January 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Working on a demo for WP automations. This one will create new posts from Airtable, use Pexels API to find a relevant featured image, download it, upload to WP, and then attach to the new post. Handling media uploads in WP is sort of counterintuitive but this works flawlessly.
January 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Reposted by Brendan O'Connell
briancoords.com
Is LLM-generated code good for open source?

I threw together some thoughts on whether generative AI-based code is really going to save open source software. I would love to hear what you think.

www.briancoords.com/is-llm-gener...
Is LLM-generated code good for open source? - Brian Coords
Thoughts on whether AI-generated code is really going to save open source software.
www.briancoords.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
It's a new year and it's time to eat your vegetables to get stronger & level up. Don't be afraid of JSON and REST APIs as a WP user. Here are the basics of GET requests in WP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E0P...
January 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Automation & AI isn't the future – it's NOW. Learn how n8n can transform your web design business (and earn you $$) in 2025. New video breaking down the game-changing tools and why you should learn them 🚀 #WebAutomation www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP2t...
Why You NEED Automation & AI in 2025 (n8n intro and quick demo)
YouTube video by Brendan O'Connell
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December 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
brendanocon.bsky.social
Just built a slick WordPress sync system for a client: Site A -> Site B, auto-syncing CPT relationships on a 7-day loop. No duplicates, no overload, just clean automation. 🔄Set it and forget it! ✨
automation workflow tree from activepieces
December 13, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Reposted by Brendan O'Connell
mamaduka.com
You can append `_pretty=true` to #WordPress REST API requests, and the server will return a pretty printed JSON response. This is handy if you want to inspect requests in the browser.

github.com/WordPress/wo...
REST API: Introduce _pretty query parameter to opt in to JSON_PRETTY_… · WordPress/wordpress-develop@bb20a18
…PRINT. Add support for a "_pretty" meta-parameter on all REST controllers which instructs WordPress to return pretty-printed JSON, for better readability when inspecting endpoint respon...
github.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:39 AM
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thewpminute.com
New! Is WordPress 6.7 Good?

@matthewmedeiros.bsky.social and @briancoords.com discuss WordPress' latest release. Including:

🎉 Under the hood features
🎉 New theme
🎉 What to expect in the future

thewpminute.com/is-wordpress...
Is WordPress 6.7 Good? - The WP Minute
I sat down with Brian Coords to dive into WordPress 6.7 and specifically the new Twenty Twenty-Five default theme. While 6.7 might not seem like a groundbreaking release at first glance, it's laying i...
thewpminute.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM