This Week in WordPress #376

The conversation focused on WordPress news and broader tech topics. Key themes included grill brush injuries!!!!, the US government’s ban on new AI models, debates around social media harm and age restrictions, and reflections on recent WordPress developments such as the CERN website migration from Drupal, WordPress Mercantile’s redesign, and the Five for the Future initiative’s new pledge and profile pages. The discussion explored WordPress
https://wpbuilds.com/2026/06/16/this-week-in-wordpress-376/

471 – Miriam Schwab discusses Angie AI and Elementor’s future in WordPress

The conversation focused on Angie, Elementor’s AI-driven tool for WordPress, highlighting its integration, ease of use, and ability to generate custom code snippets and widgets without requiring Elementor’s page builder. A key theme that emerged was the evolving role of AI in web development, blending rapid AI-generated first drafts with refinements through traditional interfaces. The discussion
https://wpbuilds.com/2026/06/11/471-miriam-schwab-discusses-angie-ai-and-elementors-future-in-wordpress/

This Week in WordPress #375

The conversation focused on WordPress community updates, recent trends in plugin and security landscapes, and user concerns over AI integration and site management practices. A key theme that emerged was the impact of AI on plugin vulnerabilities and security workflows, with organisations like Wordfence and Patchstack adjusting policies in response to AI-driven threats. The discussion explored declining contributions within the WordPress pro
https://wpbuilds.com/2026/06/09/this-week-in-wordpress-375/

470 – Alex Standiford on using AI for personal knowledge management and team productivity

Today, the podcast is focused on the practical and personal impact of AI in daily workflows and business operations. One theme that emerged was the creation of a custom AI-powered journaling and knowledge management system, Navigator, used for personal insights, team collaboration, and onboarding. The discussion explored how AI provides a “second brain,” enhances memory, and enabl
https://wpbuilds.com/2026/05/28/470-alex-standiford-on-using-ai-for-personal-knowledge-management-and-team-productivity/

This Week in WordPress #374

The conversation focused on WordPress 7.0’s release, highlighting major features such as the new WP AI client, a modernised dashboard, improved revision tracking, enhanced gallery blocks with lightbox effects, and refined responsive controls. We also get into the delay and removal of collaborative editing due to technical challenges, discussion on performance, host involvement, and future release cycles. The discussion explored Automattic’s
https://wpbuilds.com/2026/05/26/this-week-in-wordpress-374/

469 – Lovekesh Kumar introduces the WPM Package Manager

Nathan Wrigley interviews Lovekesh Kumar, a WordPress engineer at rtCamp, about WPM, a new, secure, Go-based package manager for WordPress plugins and themes. Lovekesh explains the pain points of managing plugins in enterprise environments, especially regarding premium plugins and security. WPM centralises package management, resolves dependencies, handles private and public plugins, and verifies packages with cry
https://wpbuilds.com/2026/05/21/469-lovekesh-kumar-introduces-the-wpm-package-manager/