Open Channels FM: Open Channels New YouTube Channel and Newsletter
Host Bob Dunn announces a new YouTube channel and a new newsletter and roundup.
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How to Create AI-Powered Content Briefs for WordPress – My Proven Strategy
I once spent four hours researching a single blog post before I ever wrote a word. This is a common trap for WordPress bloggers who spend hours analyzing competitors just to rank on page one. That’s why we moved our workflows at WPBeginner to AI-powered briefs. We use tools like SEOBoost for content outlines and…
Open Channels FM: Omnisend Continues Their Support of Open Channels FM
Omnisend continues to sponsor us, offering a powerful marketing platform for ecommerce. They provide easy migration support and so much more.
Matt: Sunday Links
Automattic’s new transparency report is up, and TorrentFreak covers how AI-generated notices have been flooding the system. We don’t talk about it much, but for two decades now Automattic has been a fierce fighter for free speech on behalf of our customers and journalists. Our legal team has gotten a big upgrade in the past…
Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg Changelog #127 – WordPress 7.0 Beta and Gutenberg 22.6
In Episode 127 of the GT Changelog podcast, Birgit Pauli-Haack and Jessica Lyschik dive deep into the upcoming release of WordPress 7.0, focusing on the features arriving with beta 2 and their impact on users and developers. They begin by emphasizing the importance of testing betas, especially for plugin and theme creators, highlighting how early…
Gutenberg Times: Help test WordPress 7.0 beta2, CSS in Block themes, AI experiements – Weekend Edition 359
Happy Saturday! It’s been another interesting week in WordPress, Gutenberg and AI. If you would like to know more about my two weeks in New York and the immersive AI training there, here is a post for you. What Automattic’s AI Enablement Training Means for WordPress. And now, enjoy all the videos, blog posts and podcasts…
Gutenberg Times: 14 ways to add Custom CSS in WordPress Block Editor
With the new Custom CSS on a block and post/page level, I was wondering if I would know where to look if something needs to be changed that was modified by a Custom CSS setting. Turns out there are 14 different ways to skin WordPress. I am a fan of keeping one source of truth,…
WPBeginner Spotlight 21: From App Kits to AI Agents — Big Moves in the WordPress Ecosystem
Welcome to another exciting edition of the WPBeginner Spotlight! February 2026 has been an incredible month for the WordPress community. WordPress 7.0 Beta is available for testing, with the first major admin redesign in years, along with built-in AI infrastructure and long-awaited collaboration features. There are also AI-driven optimization tools to help site owners improve…
Open Channels FM: Empathy
For some of us it comes naturally. For others, it may need to be learned.
Matt: Enablement
This year at Automattic has been intense. We kicked it off with two weeks of in-person AI enablement training, and there’s a great post about it now. I’ve been so impressed and inspired by my colleagues leaning in to learn and grow together in the most consequential time in software development in the past 40…