WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release
This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is
WordPress Autoloaded Options: Find and Fix wp_options Bloat
Every page load makes WordPress reread all autoloaded wp_options rows, even junk from deleted plugins. Check yours with one safe SQL query and clean it
Open Channels FM: Open Source Economics, LibreOffice, and Swiss Digital Sovereignty
Shifting budgets and tech priorities drive change for open source events software and government infrastructure.
Matt: OmFest: A Celebration of Curiosity, Connection, and the Future
OmFest is coming together quite nicely! The new website is beautiful and highlights some of the experiences available throughout the day. I think Om would
Matt: Mirene
It’s official in SF Standard: Stewart Brand sells his seaworthy Sausalito houseboat to tech CEO. Ahoy!
WordPress Speculative Loading: What It Does and How to Configure It
Your WordPress site can load pages before visitors even click. Learn how speculative loading works, what WordPress 6.8 turned on, and how to tune it!
What WordPress AI Really Builds: 9 Prompts, 9 Unedited Results, and What the Good Ones Have in Common
For this post, I decided to use the Section Generator in the free Otter Blocks plugin. I built nine sections of a WordPress site with
Open Channels FM: Scaling Security WordPress Reinvents Protection and Apache Bolsters Infrastructure While Zephyr Expands Ecosystem
WordPress, Apache, and Zephyr adapt to AI-driven security and infrastructure demands shaping the future of open source at scale.
How to Track AI Referral Traffic in GA4 (ChatGPT, Perplexity & More)
ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude send you visitors that GA4 mislabels. Isolate your AI referral traffic with one regex and a custom channel group! The post
Open Channels FM: The Cost of Convenience How AI Agents and Security Initiatives Challenge Control
AI agents handle daily tasks and IBM and Red Hat invest billions in open source software security.