Kevin takes a somewhat critical look at AI and wonders what creators of AI see as the end game.

Runcloud announces Arch by RunCloud, it is a white label version of Runcloud for resellers that want to offer their own hosting. Arch will support AWS, UpCloud, Vultr, and other cloud providers. Arch also lets you manage clients, billing, and support, all from a single, powerful platform.

Alex de Borba shares his assessment of FluentCart and how it fits in the WordPress ecommerce ecosystem.

So it looks like this is a response to Matt pulling access to the WordPress update servers. I guess it took some time to get setup, but the Linux Foundation is a big player. Here is an independent repository for plugins, themes, etc.

It appears that the economic downturn and the dispute with WP Engine may be impacting Automattic’s valuation.

I didn’t realize that 10up (now Fueled) helped to develop Google Site Kit. The plugin has more than 5 million active installs and is an easy way to setup Google Analytics and show basic stats inside your admin. This article outlines the stages of the development and suggests the next step in the plan for the plugin.

The Beaver Builder team created a free course showing how to use Beaver Builder together with Advanced Custom Fields and Grid Builder WP.

An article from Joost looking at innovation in WordPress, and specifically at plugins. Some interesting findings, suggesting I think that innovation is declining (?). The article doesn’t mention premium plugins as a locus for innovation.

Another very exciting new product from the Fluent Family. FluentCart will be a self-hosted alternative to WooCommerce or SureCart.