Steve Burge
@steveburge.com
Part of a team building WordPress publishing plugins with over 1 million users: PublishPress, Metaslider, TaxoPress, and Logtivity.
Are you using the Command Palette in WordPress? Not many people are yet.
But for the 1st time, I've seen a plugin really promote it. Check out what the Astra theme is doing.
They add a big link to the toolbar: "Search everything: from site settings to pages and design tools"
But for the 1st time, I've seen a plugin really promote it. Check out what the Astra theme is doing.
They add a big link to the toolbar: "Search everything: from site settings to pages and design tools"
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Are you using the Command Palette in WordPress? Not many people are yet.
But for the 1st time, I've seen a plugin really promote it. Check out what the Astra theme is doing.
They add a big link to the toolbar: "Search everything: from site settings to pages and design tools"
But for the 1st time, I've seen a plugin really promote it. Check out what the Astra theme is doing.
They add a big link to the toolbar: "Search everything: from site settings to pages and design tools"
We're about to release a new feature called "Admin Styles".
It allows you to bring all your "Graphic design is my passion" skills to WordPress 👩🎨🖼️🎨
It allows you to bring all your "Graphic design is my passion" skills to WordPress 👩🎨🖼️🎨
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
We're about to release a new feature called "Admin Styles".
It allows you to bring all your "Graphic design is my passion" skills to WordPress 👩🎨🖼️🎨
It allows you to bring all your "Graphic design is my passion" skills to WordPress 👩🎨🖼️🎨
We're getting very close to releasing our newest plugin: PublishPress Shortlinks.
The basic idea is a version of the old Public Post Preview plugin that's ready for 2026:
- Preview links for posts in any status
- Set passwords or expiry dates for links
- Full analytics for links
The basic idea is a version of the old Public Post Preview plugin that's ready for 2026:
- Preview links for posts in any status
- Set passwords or expiry dates for links
- Full analytics for links
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
We're getting very close to releasing our newest plugin: PublishPress Shortlinks.
The basic idea is a version of the old Public Post Preview plugin that's ready for 2026:
- Preview links for posts in any status
- Set passwords or expiry dates for links
- Full analytics for links
The basic idea is a version of the old Public Post Preview plugin that's ready for 2026:
- Preview links for posts in any status
- Set passwords or expiry dates for links
- Full analytics for links
Hot take: AI came at a very good time for WordPress. After a year with no releases, it's really put a rocket under everything again 🚀
I can't remember WordPress moving with this sense of urgency on anything before. AI is coming to core with WordPress 7.0
make.wordpress.org/core/2026/02...
I can't remember WordPress moving with this sense of urgency on anything before. AI is coming to core with WordPress 7.0
make.wordpress.org/core/2026/02...
Proposal for merging WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0
This proposes merging the WP AI Client into WordPress Core for WordPress 7.0. WP AI Client is developer infrastructure: a provider-agnostic API for WordPress code to call generative AI models via a…
make.wordpress.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Hot take: AI came at a very good time for WordPress. After a year with no releases, it's really put a rocket under everything again 🚀
I can't remember WordPress moving with this sense of urgency on anything before. AI is coming to core with WordPress 7.0
make.wordpress.org/core/2026/02...
I can't remember WordPress moving with this sense of urgency on anything before. AI is coming to core with WordPress 7.0
make.wordpress.org/core/2026/02...
We got a interesting email from @wordfenceofficial.bsky.social today. There was a security report for one of our plugins. Their team investigated and decided it was invalid.
We don't get the see the report, which would be nice. But kudos to Wordfence for taking the time to evaluate these reports.
We don't get the see the report, which would be nice. But kudos to Wordfence for taking the time to evaluate these reports.
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
We got a interesting email from @wordfenceofficial.bsky.social today. There was a security report for one of our plugins. Their team investigated and decided it was invalid.
We don't get the see the report, which would be nice. But kudos to Wordfence for taking the time to evaluate these reports.
We don't get the see the report, which would be nice. But kudos to Wordfence for taking the time to evaluate these reports.
Gutenberg Phase 3 has been a really strange phase for WordPress. But we're starting to see lots of movement on new features.
Check out this latest idea for Revisions. The first image shows the current state (code display). The second image shows the new proposal (visual display).
Check out this latest idea for Revisions. The first image shows the current state (code display). The second image shows the new proposal (visual display).
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Gutenberg Phase 3 has been a really strange phase for WordPress. But we're starting to see lots of movement on new features.
Check out this latest idea for Revisions. The first image shows the current state (code display). The second image shows the new proposal (visual display).
Check out this latest idea for Revisions. The first image shows the current state (code display). The second image shows the new proposal (visual display).
There's a simple but helpful new feature in the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin.
You can now add CSS styles directly to any block. I've attached a screenshot showing how to do that using the "Advanced" panel.
You can now add CSS styles directly to any block. I've attached a screenshot showing how to do that using the "Advanced" panel.
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
There's a simple but helpful new feature in the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin.
You can now add CSS styles directly to any block. I've attached a screenshot showing how to do that using the "Advanced" panel.
You can now add CSS styles directly to any block. I've attached a screenshot showing how to do that using the "Advanced" panel.
One of the many questions around the current mess at the Washington Post is about their CMS.
Arc XP is their CMS platform that they've been selling to other newsrooms.
The Post claims $40-50 million in annual revenue and about 100 clients.
Arc XP is their CMS platform that they've been selling to other newsrooms.
The Post claims $40-50 million in annual revenue and about 100 clients.
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
One of the many questions around the current mess at the Washington Post is about their CMS.
Arc XP is their CMS platform that they've been selling to other newsrooms.
The Post claims $40-50 million in annual revenue and about 100 clients.
Arc XP is their CMS platform that they've been selling to other newsrooms.
The Post claims $40-50 million in annual revenue and about 100 clients.
Do you have WordPress content that absolutely, no doubt, 1000% must stay published?
That's possible with the new version of the PublishPress Statuses plugin.
You can lock all your posts to "Published". Or to "Private". Or to other membership statuses.
That's possible with the new version of the PublishPress Statuses plugin.
You can lock all your posts to "Published". Or to "Private". Or to other membership statuses.
February 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Do you have WordPress content that absolutely, no doubt, 1000% must stay published?
That's possible with the new version of the PublishPress Statuses plugin.
You can lock all your posts to "Published". Or to "Private". Or to other membership statuses.
That's possible with the new version of the PublishPress Statuses plugin.
You can lock all your posts to "Published". Or to "Private". Or to other membership statuses.
There's an interesting new approach to WordPress images in the Gutenberg plugin.
You can now control image blocks using a dropdown in the sidebar.
This is an additional option. The current image settings are still there in the toolbar over the image.
You can now control image blocks using a dropdown in the sidebar.
This is an additional option. The current image settings are still there in the toolbar over the image.
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
There's an interesting new approach to WordPress images in the Gutenberg plugin.
You can now control image blocks using a dropdown in the sidebar.
This is an additional option. The current image settings are still there in the toolbar over the image.
You can now control image blocks using a dropdown in the sidebar.
This is an additional option. The current image settings are still there in the toolbar over the image.
Dollar for dollar, the best money I've ever spent on customer service is a way for users to easily download previous versions of our plugins.
If you're a WordPress developer and don't do this yet, I'd highly recommend it.
If you're a WordPress developer and don't do this yet, I'd highly recommend it.
February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Dollar for dollar, the best money I've ever spent on customer service is a way for users to easily download previous versions of our plugins.
If you're a WordPress developer and don't do this yet, I'd highly recommend it.
If you're a WordPress developer and don't do this yet, I'd highly recommend it.
WP Engine has a new "Newsroom" product.
It's good to see validation of the publishing space as being really important for WordPress.
If you want basically the same feature set without the "Get in Touch for Pricing" cost 💰, there's PublishPress 😃 wpengine.com/newsroom-pla...
It's good to see validation of the publishing space as being really important for WordPress.
If you want basically the same feature set without the "Get in Touch for Pricing" cost 💰, there's PublishPress 😃 wpengine.com/newsroom-pla...
Newsroom | Digital Publishing & Content Operations Platform
Streamline publishing workflows, manage digital assets, and analyze content performance with Newsroom. Built for media teams publishing at scale.
wpengine.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
WP Engine has a new "Newsroom" product.
It's good to see validation of the publishing space as being really important for WordPress.
If you want basically the same feature set without the "Get in Touch for Pricing" cost 💰, there's PublishPress 😃 wpengine.com/newsroom-pla...
It's good to see validation of the publishing space as being really important for WordPress.
If you want basically the same feature set without the "Get in Touch for Pricing" cost 💰, there's PublishPress 😃 wpengine.com/newsroom-pla...
Google Docs-style editing is now the default behavior if you install the Gutenberg plugin 👀
They really are pushing hard on this with the aim of getting it into WordPress 7.0.
They really are pushing hard on this with the aim of getting it into WordPress 7.0.
February 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Google Docs-style editing is now the default behavior if you install the Gutenberg plugin 👀
They really are pushing hard on this with the aim of getting it into WordPress 7.0.
They really are pushing hard on this with the aim of getting it into WordPress 7.0.
If you run a lot of WordPress sites, it's confusing to jump between them.
Every admin area looks the same. I often do the wrong thing accidentally because I think I'm in another site.
With the new PublishPress Capabilities, you can set a 100% unique color scheme for each site:
Every admin area looks the same. I often do the wrong thing accidentally because I think I'm in another site.
With the new PublishPress Capabilities, you can set a 100% unique color scheme for each site:
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
If you run a lot of WordPress sites, it's confusing to jump between them.
Every admin area looks the same. I often do the wrong thing accidentally because I think I'm in another site.
With the new PublishPress Capabilities, you can set a 100% unique color scheme for each site:
Every admin area looks the same. I often do the wrong thing accidentally because I think I'm in another site.
With the new PublishPress Capabilities, you can set a 100% unique color scheme for each site:
Guys, it's basically February now
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Guys, it's basically February now
I think there's room for improvement on how we handle reviews on the WordPress repo.
We've had a spate of recent reviews that simply say "it's too expensive" or "I want this feature for free".
Good news. We've seen this problem before and it's solvable.
We've had a spate of recent reviews that simply say "it's too expensive" or "I want this feature for free".
Good news. We've seen this problem before and it's solvable.
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I think there's room for improvement on how we handle reviews on the WordPress repo.
We've had a spate of recent reviews that simply say "it's too expensive" or "I want this feature for free".
Good news. We've seen this problem before and it's solvable.
We've had a spate of recent reviews that simply say "it's too expensive" or "I want this feature for free".
Good news. We've seen this problem before and it's solvable.
We lost a community of devs who share software to help other publishers. @newspack.com researched how we got here and how we can fix it.
"At its peak, The New York Times released dozens of public repositories on GitHub each year. In 2024, it posted zero." source.opennews.org/articles/jou...
"At its peak, The New York Times released dozens of public repositories on GitHub each year. In 2024, it posted zero." source.opennews.org/articles/jou...
Journalism lost its culture of sharing
Here’s how we rebuild it
source.opennews.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We lost a community of devs who share software to help other publishers. @newspack.com researched how we got here and how we can fix it.
"At its peak, The New York Times released dozens of public repositories on GitHub each year. In 2024, it posted zero." source.opennews.org/articles/jou...
"At its peak, The New York Times released dozens of public repositories on GitHub each year. In 2024, it posted zero." source.opennews.org/articles/jou...
One of my goals this year was to ditch MailChimp in favor of open source platforms. We made the first move this week, using MailerPress for one of our smaller newsletters.
It worked great. The only real difference was speed. We use Sendgrid which limits how fast emails can go.
It worked great. The only real difference was speed. We use Sendgrid which limits how fast emails can go.
January 27, 2026 at 5:12 PM
One of my goals this year was to ditch MailChimp in favor of open source platforms. We made the first move this week, using MailerPress for one of our smaller newsletters.
It worked great. The only real difference was speed. We use Sendgrid which limits how fast emails can go.
It worked great. The only real difference was speed. We use Sendgrid which limits how fast emails can go.
We plan to add several new plugins to PublishPress this year. There will be small, medium and big plugins.
In fact, there will be so many changes that we're introducing a new tool to help manage them: PublishPress Hub.
In fact, there will be so many changes that we're introducing a new tool to help manage them: PublishPress Hub.
January 26, 2026 at 9:56 PM
We plan to add several new plugins to PublishPress this year. There will be small, medium and big plugins.
In fact, there will be so many changes that we're introducing a new tool to help manage them: PublishPress Hub.
In fact, there will be so many changes that we're introducing a new tool to help manage them: PublishPress Hub.
This has been a while in coming, but the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin has a new experimental feature that lets you hide or show blocks based on screen size.
If you choose to hide a block on Desktop, Tablet, or Moble, it will be visually hidden, but included in the frontend markup.
If you choose to hide a block on Desktop, Tablet, or Moble, it will be visually hidden, but included in the frontend markup.
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This has been a while in coming, but the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin has a new experimental feature that lets you hide or show blocks based on screen size.
If you choose to hide a block on Desktop, Tablet, or Moble, it will be visually hidden, but included in the frontend markup.
If you choose to hide a block on Desktop, Tablet, or Moble, it will be visually hidden, but included in the frontend markup.
Question for you WordPress users, please ... is it worth moving away from metaboxes in favor of buttons in the top toolbar?
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Question for you WordPress users, please ... is it worth moving away from metaboxes in favor of buttons in the top toolbar?
Reposted by Steve Burge
How do you create a custom #WordPress publishing workflow? @steveburge.com has the answers! It's all in the latest episode of @thewpminute.com. thewpminute.com/creating-bet...
Creating Better Publishing Workflows in WordPress - The WP Minute
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Eric Karkovack interviews Steve Burge, founder of Ramble Ventures. Steve shares his journey in open source and looks at the evolution of WordPress. They also...
thewpminute.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
How do you create a custom #WordPress publishing workflow? @steveburge.com has the answers! It's all in the latest episode of @thewpminute.com. thewpminute.com/creating-bet...
The newest PublishPress plugin is getting really close now.
You'll be able to create links for WordPress posts. These can be customizable, branded, private ... whatever you need.
You can even share previews of content that hasn't been published yet.
You'll be able to create links for WordPress posts. These can be customizable, branded, private ... whatever you need.
You can even share previews of content that hasn't been published yet.
January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The newest PublishPress plugin is getting really close now.
You'll be able to create links for WordPress posts. These can be customizable, branded, private ... whatever you need.
You can even share previews of content that hasn't been published yet.
You'll be able to create links for WordPress posts. These can be customizable, branded, private ... whatever you need.
You can even share previews of content that hasn't been published yet.
One of the hardest things do with WordPress plugins is the settings.
I've spent 2 hours trying to work out how to explain a potentially complex new MetaSlider feature using only a 4 word label and a 20 word tooltip 🤔
I've spent 2 hours trying to work out how to explain a potentially complex new MetaSlider feature using only a 4 word label and a 20 word tooltip 🤔
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
One of the hardest things do with WordPress plugins is the settings.
I've spent 2 hours trying to work out how to explain a potentially complex new MetaSlider feature using only a 4 word label and a 20 word tooltip 🤔
I've spent 2 hours trying to work out how to explain a potentially complex new MetaSlider feature using only a 4 word label and a 20 word tooltip 🤔
Someone has done a good job of taking over the WordPress theme results for "Elementor".
The official Elementor theme is down on about row 20
The official Elementor theme is down on about row 20
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Someone has done a good job of taking over the WordPress theme results for "Elementor".
The official Elementor theme is down on about row 20
The official Elementor theme is down on about row 20