Joost and Karim are stepping away from the FAIR project following the inability to get hosting companies to contribute to the project.

Things just got real … The Dynamic.ooo team just released Novamira. It is an MCP server that gives AI agents full access to WordPress, the Database, filesystem, PHP execution, etc. It works with existing plugins and enables the use of AI with WordPress. It is meant for use on development sites, not production sites.

The latest version of the Gutenberg plugin, which will be included in 7.0, has a lot of nice features. This is a lining up to be a solid release.

Breakdance 2.7 Beta was released today. It includes a number of enhancements across the board.

This article by Sergio Gomes argues that JavaScript-heavy approaches like React are difficult to optimize for performance and perhaps are not a good fit for many types of sites. This is a sentiment that I’ve heard a number of times, even here in this group. What is remarkable about this article is that Sergio works for Automattic and it was published on Automattic’s blog …

This is interesting, Elementor has a good video on what Semantic HTML is and its advantages for accessibility. A manifesto against “div soup.” If you don’t know what Semantic HTML is then this is a quick intro.

Crocoblock will be releasing some Jet plugins with Divi support to make it easier to build directory, booking, and real estate sites.

FluentCommunity 2.2 just dropped. It is a large release with a number of nice features. They have included their own video player, FluentPlayer, which will also be released as a stand-alone product. They rewrote the user messaging module, added new layout options, additional privacy options, and much more.

Warning, this video includes a disclaimer :) It sounds like Paul Charlton likes the new Elementor v4 editor.