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New experiments include Content Classification for smarter tagging, SEO-friendly Meta Description generation, and bulk Alt Text generation from the Media Library. Plus usability improvements, extensibility hooks, and reliability updates.

make.wordpress.org/ai/2026/04/1... #WordPress #AI #OpenSource

A black and white photo of Katherine Johnson, the "Hidden Figure" that sent man into space

A photo of Vanessa Wyche, director of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil service member

Let it be known that Katherine Johnson was the reason for the first astronauts in space.

And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history

at least it's friday

"To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago."
If you think it is necessary to be on Twitter to communicate your fact-based worldview, the reality is that worldview is being smothered.

April 2026 Meetup: Ethan Marcotte & Mary Hubbard - Boston WordPress WordPress is software with limitless potential and a mission to make publishing accessible to the whole world. Boston is a city with prolific, world-renowned universities, vibrant tech communities, and an incredible spirit. One of the reasons why I help organize this meetup is because I have seen first-hand the opportunities it creates for attendees when […]

Boston-area WordPress friends: this month’s Boston WordPress meetup brings together Ethan Marcotte and Mary Hubbard for a thoughtful evening on design, community, and the future of WordPress.

If you’re nearby, now’s a great time to RSVP for April 27: bostonwp.org/2026/04/april-20...

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It a single verde, not even Cilanktro?!

So if we can automatically register people for selective service with no ID issues, why can't we do the same with voting?

only because of a recent trip to @fermilab.bsky.social did I get the superposition bit here, thanks science!

Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly:

- Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat)
- Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex)
- Humming (stimulates vagus nerve)
- Exercise (anything helps, outside even better)
- Impeachment and removal

Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.

For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.

🍁 Look Back: WCEH 2025 🍁

From Carleton University in Ottawa to late-night debates, last year's energy was unmatched.

Ready for WCEH 2026 in Vancouver?

👉 Check out last year’s highlights!

#WordCampCanada2026 #WCEH26 #WCEH #WordPress #CommunitySupport #WCEH2025Recap

This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.

This is so, so well-articulated.

Schedule All timings set forth using Indian Standard Time, UTC+05:30 Contributor Day WordCamp Asia 2026 kicks off with Contributor Day on April 9, 2026 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Join tho…

Working in AI or machine learning? WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai features sessions on LLM integration, data pipelines, and AI workflows built on WordPress. Explore the schedule and find the topics you want to dive into: asia.wordcamp.org/2026/schedule/

#WCAsia #WordPress

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 2 The second Release Candidate (“RC2”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this versi…

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 2 is available for testing. The final release is scheduled for April 9, 2026. Install it in a test environment and report any issues you find. wp.me/pZhYe-5hO

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Elizabeth Banks

What’s new in AI 0.6.0 (20 MAR 2026)? AI Experiments 0.6.0 adds image editing and refinement workflows, enabling iterative updates to generated images and editing within the Media Library, alongside improvements to how AI features are …

AI 0.6.0 continues the shift from experiments to real publishing workflows.

Image refinement, better feature structure, and groundwork for WordPress 7.0.

make.wordpress.org/ai/2026/03/2...

#WordPress #AI #OpenWeb

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 1 The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this …

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 1 is available for testing. The final release is scheduled for April 9, 2026. Install it in a test environment and report any issues you find. wp.me/pZhYe-5gh

#WordPress

Q1 2026 Media + Events Roundup: Growth and Sustainability · Fueled A roundup of Fueled’s Q1 2026 media appearances on product growth, open source sustainability, UX research, and digital platforms.

Over the past few months, our experts shared perspectives across interviews, podcasts, articles, and events touching on everything from mobile loyalty to the future of the open web. fueled.com/blog/q1-26-m...

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I want fully staffed public pools, and libraries that are cathedrals to public goods and a society where walling yourself off with money is viewed as sociopathic.

Super proud of the team working on platform extension development work, taking all that we've learned within our Open Source Practice on company- and community-owned open source and applying it to client-owned open source projects like this work with Jobber.

you are loved, and we will win

For small service businesses, the website is often the booking engine.

We partnered with Jobber to build WordPress and Wix integrations that make adding booking to a website simple, secure, and scalable.

fueled.com/work/jobber/...

my kid came home from kindergarten today and announced she was setting a trap to catch a leprechaun. apparently other kids at school always end up with candy and treats in their annual leprechaun traps, so she’s pretty stoked to see what she gets. I am begging other parents to fucking cool it

By Maxine Joselow Reporting by Washington Post Article linked below

This is insane.

AI is Changing the Relationship Between Developers and Open Source AI is making open source more valuable than ever, but it’s also changing how developers interact with the communities that maintain it. Two recent LeadDev articles prompted me to think about a grow…

AI is making open source more valuable than ever, but it’s also increasing the pressure on the communities that maintain it.

Some thoughts after being quoted in two recent LeadDev articles.

jeffpaul.com/2026/02/ai-i...