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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…

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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…

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#234 – K. Adam White on Migrating to Blocks With Artisanal Care and Enterprise Efficiency

Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, migrating to blocks at an enterprise level and what’s involved in moving from…

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WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.1.2 Release

This security release features a fix for a critical severity security vulnerability. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background updates,…

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