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

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.

The Divi team is going full speed. They just added a command center, i.e. a command palette.

Paul Charlton provides a good explainer video on how the new Bricks color management system works.

The WordPress template hierarchy graphic shows how each template is chosen. In this video Marko Krstic turns that around and looks at it in terms of how content is sorted and displayed. It is a good video for new users who want to understand theme architecture.

Here is a video from Paul Charlton on when you use a taxonomy vs relationship.

Big congratulations to the Etch team on the release of version 1.0. Etch was created in the open with frequent releases at a rapid pace. Version 1.0 represents stability and confidence by the team that Etch is ready for site builders. It takes a power user / developer first approach that many have found refreshing. You can now download version 1 from your Etch account dashboard.