WordPress 7.0 will include the Abilities API, MCP Adapter, and the WP AI Client interface which can be used together for plugin, theme, and content creation.

The Crocoblock team created a code snippets library. It already has a number of entries for use with their plugins.

Adam Lowe continues his series on Astro. In this video he looks at when it makes sense to use it. The art of the non-sales pitch.

The release of Oxygen 6.0 is just around the corner. I made a video for new Oxygen users that gives a tour of the settings and editor interface. There is a video version linked near the top. At the end of the article I share some thoughts on the new Oxygen as well as some pros and cons.

Here is a video from Paul Charlton on when you use a taxonomy vs relationship.

The Builderius team just released their developer update which includes major enhancements to Collections (Loops). Any HTML tag is supported, they removed the output of JSON on the front-end, there is a visual conditions builder that works inside loops, a new sub-collection element, and a recursive template element. There is a new free version and the pro update is available for download from you account page. The linked article has the details, along with a walk-through video.

In case you missed it, David Denedo created a nice video previewing the next development release of Builderius. There are lots of improvements to the Collections element. This is due for testing soon and I think there are just a few more things on the do to list, like undo, before this development cycle completes.

Rob Ruiz and Ryan Welcher take a look at the WP Rig starter theme for WordPress.

Nick Diego experimented with his own blog and migrated his site to use Markdown. There is a link to an overview of the project with details near the top of the page.