In this episode enjoy a chat about the CloudFest Hackathon 2026’s history, future initiatives, and community engagement, emphasizing inclusivity, mentorship, and project sustainability.
People are doing pretty interesting things with Emacs (now on version 30.2!) these days, if you haven’t checked in recently. The bleeding edge has always been people into Org Mode. Sacha Chua has hooked up Whisper to Emacs to talk to it. Emacs is probably one of the first and best examples of self-modifying software … Read more
Starting conversations around strategies to reduce digital distractions, emphasizing boundaries for emails, social media habits, and personalizing routines for better focus.
This year’s WordCamp Asia just published the first version of its schedule with sessions and workshops. Contributor Day also has a few workshop slots. If you registered for Contributor Day you are looking at three days of learning and discussions. Here is my personal list of talks and workshops, mostly about the block editor, themes … Read more
Host Bob Dunn announces a new YouTube channel and a new newsletter and roundup.
Omnisend continues to sponsor us, offering a powerful marketing platform for ecommerce. They provide easy migration support and so much more.
Automattic’s new transparency report is up, and TorrentFreak covers how AI-generated notices have been flooding the system. We don’t talk about it much, but for two decades now Automattic has been a fierce fighter for free speech on behalf of our customers and journalists. Our legal team has gotten a big upgrade in the past … Read more
In Episode 127 of the GT Changelog podcast, Birgit Pauli-Haack and Jessica Lyschik dive deep into the upcoming release of WordPress 7.0, focusing on the features arriving with beta 2 and their impact on users and developers. They begin by emphasizing the importance of testing betas, especially for plugin and theme creators, highlighting how early … Read more
Happy Saturday! It’s been another interesting week in WordPress, Gutenberg and AI. If you would like to know more about my two weeks in New York and the immersive AI training there, here is a post for you. What Automattic’s AI Enablement Training Means for WordPress. And now, enjoy all the videos, blog posts and podcasts … Read more
With the new Custom CSS on a block and post/page level, I was wondering if I would know where to look if something needs to be changed that was modified by a Custom CSS setting. Turns out there are 14 different ways to skin WordPress. I am a fan of keeping one source of truth, … Read more