Of interest to developers and those working with code, JetBrains has now released 4 of their tools for free (not open source) for non-commercial use. This includes: WebStorm IDE for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript related development. Rider IDE for .NET and game development. Aqua IDE for test automation. RustRover and IDE for Rust developers.

This podcast interview with Miriam Schwab and Oliver Sild might be of interest to developers interested in the free Patchstack managed Vulnerability Disclosure Program. They discuss how the program works and how it is of benefit to theme and plugin developers.

The WordPress theme directory reaches a major milestone with 1,000 block themes. It has been a while coming, but the number of submissions seems to have picked up.

For developers, ACF Free and Pro can now be installed using Composer.

Up to now it has been difficult for plugins to register custom block templates. WordPress 6.7 adds a new Template Registration API for plugins.

This is a good article about CSS for block themes. It talks about how using style.css shifts to theme.json and block styles.

Lots of people have lost access to developer support due to the current conflict. The conflict impacts more people due to a rippling effect.

Another video from Paul Charlton in his Mastering Bricks series. If you want to get started with Bricks these are good videos to watch.

There is a major update to the HTML Processor API coming in WordPress 6.7.