Over on the Make blog the first AI guidelines for WordPress have been published. The idea is to set expectations on the use of AI in contributing.

Winden brings Tailwind 4 utility classes to the block editor.

Big congratulations to the Etch team on the release of version 1.0. Etch was created in the open with frequent releases at a rapid pace. Version 1.0 represents stability and confidence by the team that Etch is ready for site builders. It takes a power user / developer first approach that many have found refreshing. You can now download version 1 from your Etch account dashboard.

The latest Divi update include 4 new features: a Page Manger within the builder, allowing you to add, duplicate, delete, and edit pages; a Preview Mode from within the builder, which allows you to toggle the UI elements; there’s a new “drill down” option at the end of breadcrumbs to make it easier to click on a particular element; and new options are available in the Top Bar, such as recently opened pages.

The WordPress Credits program is a project that partners with universities to integrate WordPress into their curriculum by providing resources, training, recognition, and mentorship. As part of the university program students work on real WordPress projects for non-profits. Props to Raitis Sevelis and the WPBakery team who are offering a free lifetime license for WPBakery to program students.

This is a nice and straightforward component implementation.

You are familiar with the text area custom field type. Now Meta Box has added a Block Editor custom field type. It lets you add a Gutenberg block editor are into your meta boxes and settings pages. You then have access to the Gutenberg editor for adding custom content.

Winden is a Tailwind implementation for WordPress. The latest version makes it free for use with Gutenberg.

The AI team has introduced a tool to evaluate how well an AI understands WordPress. It is in its early stages, so it is not super complete, but can be useful in the future for gauging AI models for use.