I’m logging in and out of WordPress websites all day long. There is a free web browser extension called WordPress Admin Switcher that makes this quicker. It is a nice quality of life enhancement that works on Chrome and Chromium based browsers.

I was asking about creating color palettes in the Core Framework Facebook group and the Realtime Colors site was suggested. What is cool about this site is that you can set your colors using the bar at the bottom of the page and the site applies the colors you’ve chosen. Hat tip to Zeik Sparrow for the suggestion.

Joost has a new Progress Planner plugin. This is not a plugin for agencies and freelancers, but rather for bloggers, entrepreneurs, and DIY site owners. Progress Planner gamifies content creation and site maintenance tasks for people who aren’t necessarily “pros” and might need guidance. There is currently a beta of the free version in the WP plugin directory and they are planning a pro version for the future.

Not WordPress, but may be of interest to founders. Paul Graham on “Founder’s Mode”. Managing a company after it has been growing. The traditional wisdom isn’t working.

The website WPHelpers by Aurooba Ahmed is an interesting resource for exploring core blocks and their properties.

Joshua Gugun Siagian created an implementation of Tailwind CSS 4 for WordPress called WindPress (previously called Yabe Siul). WindPress is lightweight, fast, and compiles in the browser, so no calls to an external server are needed. The developer has just released a free version on the WordPress plugin directory for Gutenberg, Greenshift, Kadence, and Timber. Builders such as Bricks, Breakdance, Oxygen and others require the pro version.

Frank Klein shares seven websites built using block themes. It is interesting to see the variety of designs, like the OptinMonster site

The WebDevStudios team has created their own block theme, WDS BT, which looks pretty interesting. There is a link to the theme and an outline of their design system in this blog post from the esteemed Lisa Sabin-Wilson.

For new users – This is a good overview of WordPress permalinks, their options, and use.