Here is a great video tutorial by CliftonWP on now to create a custom WP Admin dashboard using the Kadence Theme and Kadence Blocks. Note that although it uses Kadence, you can use the methods shown with other themes, block collections, or builders.

A good discussion of the challenges, techniques, and tools for merging databases across production and development.

w00t! It is finally up – the first video in Paul Charlton’s Bricks course.

Thinking of trying out the Site Editor? Mike Hindle tried an experiment and used the Twenty Twenty-Four theme for a simple business site. He shares the pain points he encountered and how he addressed them.

Joost just released a new plugin, Progress Planner. Its purpose is to help website owners keep track of site-based work and to encourage it through gamification. There is a free version on WordPress org and a pro version is planned.

Breakdance is preparing version 2.0 with a lot of new features. In this video David McCan looks at two that he thinks will be popular: migration mode and the new layout builder. The new migration mode appears to be unique and innovative.

I learned a new technical term today, “morange.”

Many plugins add rows to the WordPress options table that are set to auto-load. On old sites where a lot of plugins have been installed/uninstalled there can be orphaned options set that are still being loaded, even when no longer needed. This plugin, named AAA Options Optimizer, helps to address that issue.

A good article about the relationship between users’ mental models and design patterns.