Crocoblock will be releasing some Jet plugins with Divi support to make it easier to build directory, booking, and real estate sites.

FluentCommunity 2.2 just dropped. It is a large release with a number of nice features. They have included their own video player, FluentPlayer, which will also be released as a stand-alone product. They rewrote the user messaging module, added new layout options, additional privacy options, and much more.

Warning, this video includes a disclaimer :) It sounds like Paul Charlton likes the new Elementor v4 editor.

Here is a short discussion of the WordPress Heartbeat API. Many people adjust the frequency.

Here is an interesting discussion about how URLs and permalinks work in WordPress.

Todd Wardzinski of the Red Hat team makes the case for first writing specs before beginning to vibe code.

Finally a security plugin that pushes the envelope. I’ve written before about then need for these kinds of additions to make WordPress secure. Now Dan Knauss has written a plugin that helps to deal with session stealing and mitigates vulnerability exploitation.

A nice, short, video from the Yoast SEO team on when to use categories and tags.

The Builderius team seems to be picking up speed. They just released another development release. This one brings support for CSS Grid and updated CSS framework support, including OKLCH.

The last two items on the roadmap are the JavaScript Editor and History / Undue support. After that there may be some bug fixes and tweaks, but we are nearing the point where we have a full featured “unleashed” version.