This is a wonderful video looking at experiments in how the Gutenberg editor experience can be refined.

An interesting change in perspective – Kevin Powell suggests that companies were very happy to embrace AI when it meant firing their employees, but what happens when people replace the companies software with AI created clones?

Kevin Powell shares what people are saying in conference hallway chats and at companies about the sift to 100% AI. He echoes what Tobi Salami said about creating tutorials, is there still the need?

I can’t help but think this article is aspirational and not aligned with reality, but it suggests the direction in the age of AI.

In this article Matt Cromwell pulls together information from plugin shops, annual transparency reports, seller surveys, and other sources to get a finer grained understanding of the plugin market. He looks at the vulnerabilities and where firmer footing might be found.

And another one for your watch list – Automattic releases Code for the People. This is a video about open source and WordPress.

Jean Galea published a very insightful and balanced article about the current state of WordPress. It takes enterprise, agencies / freelancers, plugin developers, new users, and other groups into account. It will resonate with a number of conclusions we have drawn, but also brings in some new perspectives.

WordPress is in the middle of a perfect storm. Some people blame Matt, others blame AI, but there are a lot of forces at work. In the latest issue of the WP Perspectives newsletter I outline what is going on and also discuss some areas that are stable.

AI didn’t kill your job, it just made it clear what your job was … is this the re-emergence of the need for real design?