Another week of "I can't remember my log-in details for my old #wordpresscom account" as soup du jour in the forums.
Please folks, is it too much to ask you to keep in a safe place your #wordpressdotcom username, password and the email address you used to create your account? Changed email address? Then update your account profile!
Remember what Ben Franklin said? "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
That's about 28.34952 grams of prevention for us metric folk.
My Background Pattern is Going Away! Now what? Are you one of the several thousand #WordPressdotcom site owners who received a notification saying you'll need to refresh your site's background before June 15, 2026? If so, let's talk!
https://wpcommaven.com/2026/04/30/my-background-pattern-is-going-away-now-what/
The feature is designed to work inside the website to understand its content and layout, allowing site owners to make changes with natural language commands. The WordPress AI assistant doesn't need precisely tailored prompts, either.
Looks like all my #WordPressdotcom sites on shared hosting are running WP 6.9
Beta Testers FTW! 💪
We just released version 4.1.0 of the #ActivityPub Plugin for #WordPress https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/
Some handpicked features:
* Custom Preview for “Fediverse” (needs WordPress 6.7)
* Support `comment_previously_approved` setting
* Add title to content if post is a `Note` (cc @davew )
* Fallback to blog-user if specific user is disabled (cc @cdevroe )
Happy federated blogging!
The version on WordPress.com will also be updated soon!
@dothewoo.io is now on the #fediverse
This may be the reference implementation of #podcasts in #WordPress blogs and i hope that more podcasts will follow this example.
@BobWP @derekahanson It was fun working with you on that ❤️
And kudos to the @Mastodon team, the audio player is pretty neat!!!
14 years ago .. current situation…
You are 100% right, C.
#wordpress #automattic #silverlake #wordpressdotcom #Mattmullenweg
MM is now pulling articles from his PR wptavern site.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1fofdpy/wp_tavern_articles_that_recently_went_missing/
Did he forget what happened to Beyonce?
Streisand effect anyone?
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