Part of Gutenberg phase 3 is a redesign of the WordPress admin. Contributors are starting to propose designs.

This short video not only shows how the new AI website builder ZipWP works, but also considers some of the business drivers behind the initiative. Additionally, there is a look at the short term product roadmap to give an idea of where this is headed.

This was a great interview with Ben Ritner of Kadence Themes where he details about how AI will be integrated with Kadence Products. There is also information about a future site builder wizard and Kadence hosting options. Ben also shares his thoughts about the current state of Gutenberg and the Site Editor. As a cherry on top, we are also given hints of what’s on the roadmap.

Community themes is an initiative by the members of the WordPress themes team, and other contributors, to provide high quality themes for free. They have just released their second community theme, Blue Note.

For block developers – this is a nice resource with information about all of the core blocks.

Gutenberg 16.4 introduces auto-inserting blocks feature, and other enhancements.

There is a critical vulnerability in Kadence Blocks versions prior to 3.1.11. Please update to the latest version.

ACF 6.2 has been released. It includes the option pages UI (pro only) and bidirectional relationship features (free and pro).

Jamie Marsland’s SEO course for beginners will be available world-wide. Information and booking option here.