Open Channels FM: What Can You Learn From 4.4 Million Words?

In this episode, Bob Dunn discusses utilizing 4.4 million words from Open Channels FM’s podcasts and blog posts. He highlights tools like Jetpack AI Search and Site Chat, enhancing users’ access to valuable insights and discussions.

OpenStation Blog: WordPress Has Been Missing This for 15 Years

tl;dr: 15 years stuck in the same wp-admin, why don’t you try in playground the new wp-admin experience? WordPress has spent the last fifteen years becoming capable of doing almost everything, yet somehow we have continued interacting with wp-admin in fundamentally the same way: click somewhere, load another screen, go back, open another tab because

Open Channels FM: Open Source Champions

The Open Source Champions initiative invites individuals and brands to support the network through a unique advocacy opportunity, offering exposure, promotional features, and participation in special episodes.

Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg 24.0, the road to 7.2, a new default theme named Ipsum, and more—Weekend Edition 377

Howdy, Before anything else: if you maintain WordPress sites, go update them. WordPress 7.1.2 shipped on September 22 to patch a single critical vulnerability in page template resolution, one that lets an unauthenticated attacker load a chosen PHP file from outside your active theme’s directories. Now let’s move on to better things. Anne McCarthy is

Dennis Snell: Enter the mess: Shortcodes

Tonight I started working on some Shortcode processing in WordPress. This is an historically nasty problem because the Shortcode syntax and parsing is wildly dynamic. Shortcode syntax is only technically recognized for shortcodes registered at the time of parsing. This means that there is not a general Shortcode grammar. Whether a shortcode has “content,” meaning

Open Channels FM: Your Website Could Use a Changelog to Fuel Creativity

A website changelog helps creators document progress, celebrate small wins, showcase evolution, fuel creativity, and build audience trust. It can include updates, humor, and various formats, making it accessible for all.

Open Channels FM: Is It Time to Move On? Navigating Change and Letting Go in Fast-Paced Times

A reflection on recognizing the right time to move on from creative projects and handling self-doubt.

OpenStation Blog: “I can’t imagine using WordPress any other way”: the love behind OpenStation

OPENSTATION · COMMUNITY VOICES Formerly Desktop Mode, now a new way to feel at home in wp-admin. A plugin can accumulate installs. It is rarer for people to describe it as a new way of thinking. As of September 25, 2026, OpenStation, known in its earliest releases as Desktop Mode, has inspired 23 public WordPress.org

Matt: Bruce Schneier on Systems

Bruce is one of my favorite writers. He packs profoundness. Also honored that he’s an advisor at Automattic, truly one of my idols. His blogs and books rocked my world when I was young.

Open Channels FM: How Generational Perspectives Shape Our Digital Work Lives

Cami and Bob talk about adapting to tech changes growing older in the web industry and keeping routines that work.