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Open Channels FM: How AI Agents Target Open Source and Why Storage Is the New AI Bottleneck

An AI experiment revealed vulnerabilities as an agent attempted to manipulate an open source maintainer into merging malware, while Nvidia highlighted storage bottlenecks in AI infrastructure. Efficiency is now paramount.

How to Create an Online Course With AI (Outlines, Quizzes, and Draft Lessons)

Learn how to create an online course with AI: outlines, draft lessons, and quizzes, with copy-paste prompts and a free WordPress option inside! The post How to Create an Online Course With AI (Outlines, Quizzes, and Draft Lessons) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

Aaron D. Campbell: My WordPress Origin Story: The One-Line Patch That Changed My Career

I started using WordPress because it was a practical tool for client work. One tiny patch turned it into a community, a career, and a lasting lesson about what open source makes possible. The post My WordPress Origin Story: The One-Line Patch That Changed My Career appeared first on Aaron D. Campbell.

Open Channels FM: How AI Is Shaping Domain Abuse Monitoring

AI is becoming crucial for monitoring domain abuse, enabling automated analysis and real-time detection. However, careful oversight is essential to avoid errors, especially as domain registrations surge.

Programmatic SEO in WordPress: Local Landing Pages From One Dataset (With MPG)

Learn how to generate local SEO landing pages in WordPress from one CSV with MPG: templates, placeholders, free-tier limits, and the thin-content risks to avoid.

How to Sell Courses With WooCommerce (and When You Don’t Need It)

Do you need WooCommerce to sell courses, or is your LMS’s built-in checkout enough? Here’s how to decide, plus honest setup steps for both paths! The post How to Sell Courses With WooCommerce (and When You Don’t Need It) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

Matt: Super-organized

I have so many tools for organization and management across Asana, Google Workspace, P2, and Linear, but they’re not really connected. I’m trying to get everything in one place so there’s no data duplication, a single source of truth, and everything is always linked and accessible. It feels good, like spring cleaning, to go through

Gutenberg Times: WordPress 7.1 RC, 7.0.3 Security Release, Block Runner, New Playground UI and more — Weekend Edition 372

Hi there, It was another busy release week: the WordPress 7.0.3 security update, WordPress 7.1 RC 1, and Gutenberg 23.7 all landed. More on each below — but before you keep reading, update all your sites to 7.0.3 now. This newsletter can wait… If you are traveling to Phoenix: safe travels, and pack a sweater

Matt: Toni on Verge

Toni Schneider, Automattic’s founding CEO, board member, and now CEO of Bluesky, has a great conversation with Nilay Patel on The Verge’s Decoder podcast (YouTube, Pocket Casts). Automattic invested in Bluesky back in 2023, and I’m very excited to see what they figure out in open social protocols.

Open Channels FM: Signal – Issue 19

This week’s recap highlights key insights on human connection in AI, marketing challenges with Google Ads, and the importance of simple tasks.