Are you interested in block themes? Then you might be interested in this discussion where Nathan Wrigley and Brian Gardner talk about block themes and AI.

The Admin Bar released the results of their 2026 survey of agency owners and freelancers. There are a number of interesting findings. For example, 58.3% are using page builders, 27.8% are using block collections, and 9.7% are using default Gutenberg FSE.

Six years ago I wrote an article about the settings for media sizes and about the image sizes that WordPress auto-generates. Recently I’ve revisited the topic because my media library has grown very large and is unwieldy. A number of things have changed in the last size years, including new image formats and their support. Based on what I learned I rewrote the article which I hope you find useful.

Mosaic is a new WordPress page builder from the makers of Smart Slider 3 and other plugins. This is the most full featured and polished version 1 that I’ve ever seen.  Mosaic is a good solution for site builders who want a no-code / low-code builder with lots of advanced features, but isn’t a tool just for developers.  I created a video with a full walk-though as well as a review of the pros and cons.

This article argues that the designer focus on the home page is misplaced today as more and more people are entering the sites through shared landing pages, targeted search, and AI links. While I think the author goes too far and think that the home page is still very important, there is some truth to the argument and some of the article suggestions are worth considering.

It looks like it has been two and a half years since the last release, but that it was working well all that time. The beta includes a number of small enhancements as well as updates to the Gutenberg blocks to be ready for WordPress 7.0.

I have avoided adding a dark mode but after reading this think maybe I should consider it. I didn’t realize the possible extent of the difference, though it depends on the user’s display.

The latest version of the Gutenberg plugin, which will be included in 7.0, has a lot of nice features. This is a lining up to be a solid release.

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