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What’s Coming in WordPress 6.9? (Features and Screenshots)
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Oct
Oct
The first beta for WordPress 6.9 is now available for testing. When it’s officially released later this year, it will be the second and final major WordPress update of 2025. This version will bring big improvements to writing, collaboration, and performance. For example, you’ll see block-level Notes for feedback, the ability to hide blocks on […]
If you like rabbit holes, a wonderful way to spend your Sunday is in the writing of Zach Holman, an early engineer at Github and Gitlab. All are good, but a particular favorite of mine is UTC is enough for everyone …right? You don’t need to code to appreciate that time is a construct, that […]
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Akismet: Happy 20th Birthday Akismet
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Oct
Oct
Akismet was launched 20 years ago today, when Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg announced it on his blog in a post describing what Akismet was and what it could become. The internet has changed a lot in the past 20 years! In 2005, the internet was primarily a desktop experience, dominated by dial‑up or early broadband […]
In this episode, Birgit Pauli-Haack and Isabel Brison dive into WordPress 6.9 and Gutenberg 21.9. They discuss major updates such as collaborative block-level comments (notes), expanded template management, the new command palette, and foundational block visibility features. New blocks like the accordion, math, and terms query block are highlighted, alongside enhancements in typography and time-to-read. […]
The Atlantic November issue is lovely, focused on the American Revolution. I particularly enjoyed: The Myth of Mad King George, which gave a different more nuanced view of King George I didn’t have before or from the Hamilton musical. Why Did Benjamin Franklin’s Son Remain Loyal to the British? I was obsessed with with Ben […]
With the move to more JavaScript and Styles in WordPress admin pages and editors, I spend some time debugging what styles and scripts are being loaded on a given page. (Specially important if you’re working on blocks, or JavaScript rendered admin pages) To help with that I use a small vibe-coded tool. It helps understanding […]
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Gutenberg Times: WordPress 6.9 Beta, Gutenberg 21.9, Playground, and Fields API—Weekend Edition 346
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Oct
Oct
Hi there, I am genuinely giddy about WordPress 6.9 and its delightful updates. Major kudos to all contributors, who push it over the first hurdle of this release cycle. The Beta 1 release happened earlier this week. The final release is scheduled for December 2nd, 2025. There are lots of different updates for the full […]
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Matt: Automattic 20 & Counter-claims
25
Oct
Oct
It’s a bit of Automattic lore, but although I founded the company in June 2005, CNET asked me to stay on for a few more months to finish out some projects, which I did. Our HR systems have me as the second employee, after Donncha O Caoimh (still at the company!) So today is my […]
I don’t get sick very often, but when it catches up to me it hits like a freight train. Just trying to keep all the plates spinning while operating at 10% capacity, been sleeping a ton. Today was in some ways better, some ways worse than yesterday. I try to avoid hospitals and emergency care, […]