Autor: Birgit Pauli-Haack

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 — the AC will be cranked up high in every building! This year, I will see you on the WCUS Livestream. Have a great weekend! Yours, Birgit Developing Gutenberg and WordPress WordPress 7.0.3 shipped as a security release fixing twelve vulnerabilities, so update your sites…

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.

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

Want to display multiple RSS feeds on one page in WordPress? This guide builds a self-updating news wall or niche digest with the free Feedzy plugin.

Want recurring revenue instead of one-off course sales? Here’s how to build a course membership site with WordPress: three honest paths, real costs, no hype. The post How to Build a Course Membership Site (Recurring Revenue Instead of One-Off Sales) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

A edição deste mês apresenta novas ferramentas e orientações para fortalecer os sistemas de alerta precoce, o crescente impulso na resiliência urbana em nível global e parcerias que promovem a redução do risco de desastres nas Américas, África, região árabe e Ásia-Pacífico. Um dos destaques da Cúpula Global de IA para o Bem de 2026 foi o lançamento do relatório “Aproveitando a IA para Aprimorar Sistemas de Alerta Precoce Multirriscos”, desenvolvido no âmbito da iniciativa Alertas Precoces para Todos. O relatório examina como a IA pode fortalecer cada etapa dos sistemas de alerta precoce multirriscos — desde a compreensão e…

WordPress 7.0.3 is now available WordPress 7.0.3 is now available which features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can update to WordPress 7.0.3 by downloading it from WordPress.org, or visiting your site’s Dashboard → Updates and clicking Update Now. Sites that support automatic background updates will begin updating shortly. For more information, please visit the WordPress 7.0.3 HelpHub site. Security updates included in this release The security team would like to thank the following people for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities and allowing them to be fixed in this…

One-time, subscription, or membership? Learn how to price your online course with real fee math, pricing psychology, and rules of thumb that work! The post How to Price Your Online Course: One-Time vs Subscription vs Membership appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

Inspired by Automatticians James Kemp and Dave Smith, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much of our discord in the design of WordPress stems from the differences of our two big tribes: Bloggers and Builders. Many of the OG developers of WordPress, including myself, tend more towards the blogging side. Writers, photographers, podcasters, journalists, the people for whom a reverse chronological stream on the homepage is the most obvious thing in the world. We link out a lot, love comments, social features and think a lot about the editor as a writing environment. Builders are the site shapers, webmasters,…

Marketing’s evolving fast. Creators and businesses must adapt as SEO and ads fade. Experimentation and multi-channel strategies are key to surviving now.