This video covers some performance tweaks that you can enable in the wp-config.php file.

It is good to see the Beaver Builder team releasing regular updates and enhancements. This release adds a Filter Module and Design and Code tabs. Users will appreciate that they won’t need a facet filter plugin for regular filters. The design tab adds common style options while the code tab lets you add CSS.

OpenStation is an official plugin for customizing the WordPress admin and makes it look like an OS desktop. It is surprisingly full featured, is attractive, and very usable. It is worth taking a look.

We earlier reported that WordPress 7.2 was going to include the new Ipsum default theme. Now there is another theme coming, this one labeled as a Flagship Theme, called Metis. It looks nice and is a bit more colorful.

Meta Box has added free resources for using it with AI agents.An

Remember when the Command Palette was added in WordPress 6.9? Well, it turns out that admin screens load about 40 block editor scripts, about 6.7MB for every screen. The scripts are only needed if the Command Palette is used, otherwise it is just bloat. Rene Hermenau discovered this and has submitted a patch for core.

Websites are blocking AI agents, so some OpenAI engineers propose allowing AI agents to share information about the user. Joost is on it and outlines what is wrong with their proposal.

Pursae is a WordPress clone written in Go. It includes a number of evergreen “plugins” built in, such as for SEO or SMTP.

A video about why AI is not killing WordPress.