Steve Burge
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Part of a team building WordPress publishing plugins with over 1 million users: PublishPress, Metaslider, TaxoPress, and Logtivity.
@bph.social came on the PublishPress podcast and we talked about the new Notes feature in WordPress 6.9.
The goal is Google Docs-style commenting. The first version of Notes is good, but it's going to get even better with WordPress 7.0 and other core releases next year.
The goal is Google Docs-style commenting. The first version of Notes is good, but it's going to get even better with WordPress 7.0 and other core releases next year.
December 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@bph.social came on the PublishPress podcast and we talked about the new Notes feature in WordPress 6.9.
The goal is Google Docs-style commenting. The first version of Notes is good, but it's going to get even better with WordPress 7.0 and other core releases next year.
The goal is Google Docs-style commenting. The first version of Notes is good, but it's going to get even better with WordPress 7.0 and other core releases next year.
Birgit @bph.social follows Gutenberg as closely as anyone in the WordPress world.
I asked her where things stand with the 4 phases of Gutenberg. That plan started in 2018.
Are we still following those 4 phases? And what's next for WordPress in 2026?
I asked her where things stand with the 4 phases of Gutenberg. That plan started in 2018.
Are we still following those 4 phases? And what's next for WordPress in 2026?
December 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Birgit @bph.social follows Gutenberg as closely as anyone in the WordPress world.
I asked her where things stand with the 4 phases of Gutenberg. That plan started in 2018.
Are we still following those 4 phases? And what's next for WordPress in 2026?
I asked her where things stand with the 4 phases of Gutenberg. That plan started in 2018.
Are we still following those 4 phases? And what's next for WordPress in 2026?
Do you need to prevent visitors from accessing some of your site's content?
There's a helpful new feature in PublishPress Permissions for anyone with restricted content. You can design the message that you show to users who can't yet access your content.
There's a helpful new feature in PublishPress Permissions for anyone with restricted content. You can design the message that you show to users who can't yet access your content.
December 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Do you need to prevent visitors from accessing some of your site's content?
There's a helpful new feature in PublishPress Permissions for anyone with restricted content. You can design the message that you show to users who can't yet access your content.
There's a helpful new feature in PublishPress Permissions for anyone with restricted content. You can design the message that you show to users who can't yet access your content.
The new version of the Gutenberg plugin (22.3) is out and it makes the new Notes feature much better.
You can now get emails whenever anyone writes a note on one of your posts.
You can now get emails whenever anyone writes a note on one of your posts.
December 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The new version of the Gutenberg plugin (22.3) is out and it makes the new Notes feature much better.
You can now get emails whenever anyone writes a note on one of your posts.
You can now get emails whenever anyone writes a note on one of your posts.
Birgit @bph.social is *the* source of news on what's happening with Gutenberg.
She came on the PublishPress podcast and I asked her about the strategy of developing Gutenberg separately as a standalone plugin:
She came on the PublishPress podcast and I asked her about the strategy of developing Gutenberg separately as a standalone plugin:
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Birgit @bph.social is *the* source of news on what's happening with Gutenberg.
She came on the PublishPress podcast and I asked her about the strategy of developing Gutenberg separately as a standalone plugin:
She came on the PublishPress podcast and I asked her about the strategy of developing Gutenberg separately as a standalone plugin:
The latest version of the Gutenberg plugin adds a "Fonts" menu under "Appearance".
This is one place to can manage the fonts for your theme, upload new fonts, or connect to Google Fonts:
This is one place to can manage the fonts for your theme, upload new fonts, or connect to Google Fonts:
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The latest version of the Gutenberg plugin adds a "Fonts" menu under "Appearance".
This is one place to can manage the fonts for your theme, upload new fonts, or connect to Google Fonts:
This is one place to can manage the fonts for your theme, upload new fonts, or connect to Google Fonts:
There's a helpful update from Anne McCarthy on Google Docs-style editing in WP
- The next step is to get this into Gutenberg for more testing
- It's still too early to know what will happen with sites on low-end hosts
- Could end up in core or a in canonical plugin
make.wordpress.org/core/2025/12...
- The next step is to get this into Gutenberg for more testing
- It's still too early to know what will happen with sites on low-end hosts
- Could end up in core or a in canonical plugin
make.wordpress.org/core/2025/12...
Real-time collaboration: Early user feedback
Real-time collaboration—the ability for multiple users to edit the same post simultaneously, similar to Google Docs—is being developed for WordPress 7.0, scheduled for release in 2026. Beginni…
make.wordpress.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There's a helpful update from Anne McCarthy on Google Docs-style editing in WP
- The next step is to get this into Gutenberg for more testing
- It's still too early to know what will happen with sites on low-end hosts
- Could end up in core or a in canonical plugin
make.wordpress.org/core/2025/12...
- The next step is to get this into Gutenberg for more testing
- It's still too early to know what will happen with sites on low-end hosts
- Could end up in core or a in canonical plugin
make.wordpress.org/core/2025/12...
Does anyone have advice for language files for plugins on the WP repo?
It seems like there are two choices:
1. Include the files inside the plugin (which can really add to the size of the plugin)
2. Go through the official submission process (which can be really bureaucratic)
It seems like there are two choices:
1. Include the files inside the plugin (which can really add to the size of the plugin)
2. Go through the official submission process (which can be really bureaucratic)
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Does anyone have advice for language files for plugins on the WP repo?
It seems like there are two choices:
1. Include the files inside the plugin (which can really add to the size of the plugin)
2. Go through the official submission process (which can be really bureaucratic)
It seems like there are two choices:
1. Include the files inside the plugin (which can really add to the size of the plugin)
2. Go through the official submission process (which can be really bureaucratic)
Do you need to prevent visitors from accessing some of your site's content?
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Do you need to prevent visitors from accessing some of your site's content?
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
- 4 or 5 times higher conversion rate
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
- 4 or 5 times higher conversion rate
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
WordPress VIP has a promo out for their collaborative editing feature. Coming to the WordPress core at some point in 2026? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6txE...
Collaborative Editing on WordPress VIP
YouTube video by WordPress VIP
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
WordPress VIP has a promo out for their collaborative editing feature. Coming to the WordPress core at some point in 2026? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6txE...
Have you seen this tree before?
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Have you seen this tree before?
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
What is the best LLM to use for your data?
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What is the best LLM to use for your data?
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
New in WordPress 6.9, the mystery feature at the bottom of the screen has a label:
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New in WordPress 6.9, the mystery feature at the bottom of the screen has a label:
This is new on the WordPress plugin repo: some of our company accounts such as "PublishPress" are marked as brand accounts and can't reply on the forums.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is new on the WordPress plugin repo: some of our company accounts such as "PublishPress" are marked as brand accounts and can't reply on the forums.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
We've just agreed to add our 11th plugin to PublishPress.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We've just agreed to add our 11th plugin to PublishPress.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
Alex Denning has been in the WordPress and SEO community for years. Recently, he's been diving deep into AI. Everything changed for him when he opened a very early version of GPT-3 🤯
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Alex Denning has been in the WordPress and SEO community for years. Recently, he's been diving deep into AI. Everything changed for him when he opened a very early version of GPT-3 🤯
Reposted by Steve Burge
This Week in WordPress #357
In "This Week in WordPress Episode 357," Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Steve Burge, and Marcus Burnette cover a playful Cards Against Humanity Black Friday sale, Michelle’s tech award nomination, and the upcoming WordPress 6.9 release
wpbuilds.com/2025/12/02/t...
In "This Week in WordPress Episode 357," Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Steve Burge, and Marcus Burnette cover a playful Cards Against Humanity Black Friday sale, Michelle’s tech award nomination, and the upcoming WordPress 6.9 release
wpbuilds.com/2025/12/02/t...
December 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This Week in WordPress #357
In "This Week in WordPress Episode 357," Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Steve Burge, and Marcus Burnette cover a playful Cards Against Humanity Black Friday sale, Michelle’s tech award nomination, and the upcoming WordPress 6.9 release
wpbuilds.com/2025/12/02/t...
In "This Week in WordPress Episode 357," Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Steve Burge, and Marcus Burnette cover a playful Cards Against Humanity Black Friday sale, Michelle’s tech award nomination, and the upcoming WordPress 6.9 release
wpbuilds.com/2025/12/02/t...
I said something on the @wpbuilds.com podcast this morning and aml pretty confident it's true. But maybe I'm wrong?
"Nobody has yet built a successful business on the block editor. It's always an adjacent product (forms, events, eCommerce) that uses the power of blocks."
True? 🤔
"Nobody has yet built a successful business on the block editor. It's always an adjacent product (forms, events, eCommerce) that uses the power of blocks."
True? 🤔
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I said something on the @wpbuilds.com podcast this morning and aml pretty confident it's true. But maybe I'm wrong?
"Nobody has yet built a successful business on the block editor. It's always an adjacent product (forms, events, eCommerce) that uses the power of blocks."
True? 🤔
"Nobody has yet built a successful business on the block editor. It's always an adjacent product (forms, events, eCommerce) that uses the power of blocks."
True? 🤔
I'm hearing from a lot of WordPress developers who aren't happy that their existing customers want the Black Friday deal.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm hearing from a lot of WordPress developers who aren't happy that their existing customers want the Black Friday deal.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
WordPress 6.9 is going to have a global search feature.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
WordPress 6.9 is going to have a global search feature.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
There's several new blocks coming in WordPress 6.9 including a "Terms Query" block.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
There's several new blocks coming in WordPress 6.9 including a "Terms Query" block.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
TIL: Namecheap is nearly 80% more expensive than Cloudflare for domains
Namecheap: $18.68 per year for .coms
Cloudflare: $10.44 per year for .coms
Namecheap: $18.68 per year for .coms
Cloudflare: $10.44 per year for .coms
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
TIL: Namecheap is nearly 80% more expensive than Cloudflare for domains
Namecheap: $18.68 per year for .coms
Cloudflare: $10.44 per year for .coms
Namecheap: $18.68 per year for .coms
Cloudflare: $10.44 per year for .coms
"Miscellaneousness improvements"
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Miscellaneousness improvements"
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
Rodolfo Melogli has built a big following in the WooCommerce world under the "Business Bloomer" name.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rodolfo Melogli has built a big following in the WooCommerce world under the "Business Bloomer" name.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.