This is a great discussion between Jonathan Jernigan and Jamie Marsland. Topics include the Site Editor, block themes and classic themes, page builders, planning for the future, and more.

Bricks 1.9.4 has been released. It includes a new Maintenance Mode feature, the ability to have more than one external template library URL, extensions to the popup feature, and more.

The 19th issue of the WP Perspectives Newsletter has been published. There are currently nine Gutenberg block collections that work in the Site Editor. In this issue I rank and group them in relation to their support for dynamic data and also list some comparison points.

Kadence Blocks Pro has a new block, the Advanced Query Loop Block. I do a walkthrough in this video so you can see how it works. I also discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the block.

A very frank and interesting discussion between Syed Balkhi and Spencer Forman about Awesome Motive and how WordPress org is run.

The WordPress 6.5 roadmap – Kind of an interesting random mix. There is mention of a Custom Fields API, but reading on that one it seems up in the air and seat of the pants.

The WP 2023 Awards have been released. Congrats to the winners!

This is a good introductory / intermediate article about site structure and SEO. It lays it out very clearly and is a good guide for new site builders.

Advanced site admin – This article from WPVIP talks about how to implement advanced caching techniques.