Beaver Builder is adding AI features. Not the first to the party, but the features look well thought-out.

WP Org plugin updates being delayed up to 24 hours for AI security scanning.

React was updated from version 18 to 19 in the Gutenberg plugin as a step in shipping the update with WordPress 7.1. However, issues surfaced due to Gutenberg addons that include their own version.

The targeted use cases are for contact form and mailing list sign-up. You will be able to use the styling and dynamic data features of GenerateBlocks. This is currently in the 2.6 beta.

When you create an Application Password the app that uses that password gets all of the capabilities of the user, even if that app only needs some limited access. Perhaps the correct approach is to create a user for each Application Password / app combination who only has the capabilities needed, instead of using your own account? That is not something I thought of before, but it makes sense. In any event, this new plugin, Mandate, adds a policy / capabilities layer onto Application Password uses. It also provides expiration dates.

Mauro Cassani, the developer of ACPT, shared today the news about his partnership with Soflyy. Note that this is not an acquisition and there are no changes for users. The details are here.

It appears that an official extension for Chrome and Safari is being developed. It will include the ability to detect if the site is using WordPress, some site information, shortcuts to common admin actions, and access to some developer tools.

LaravelMoat is not Laravel specific. It scans your Github organization and repositories to see if security best practices are in place.

The Oxygen 6 marketplace is open. You need to click through to see the available extensions and templates. This is the first version. They plan to extend it to provide ecommerce capabilities in the future.