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A quick note on how I made this. This was a bit of an experiment and very much a rough first pass. I used ChatGPT to create the images and ElevenLabs for the voiceover, mainly to explore what this kind of storytelling workflow might look like. I was curious whether something simple, quiet, and slightly…

One small but very useful update to Pootle Playground: it now creates short links for WordPress Playground blueprints. If you haven’t come across it yet, Pootle Playground is a visual way to build and share WordPress Playground setups without touching JSON or config files. You can add plugins, themes, pages, menus, content, set landing pages,…

One of the big discoveries I’ve made when building apps is this: I didn’t need a database as often as I had assumed. If you’re building a small app, prototype, writing tool, calculator, planner, or something that mostly runs for one person, it is worth thinking about local storage first. If you’re building a small…

For years, the internet worked on a simple deal. You wrote something useful on a website. Google found it. Someone searched for it. Google sent that person to you. Everybody was happy, except possibly the person who had to close twelve cookie popups and one newsletter popup asking if they wanted “7 Proven Growth Hacks,”…

I didn’t expect this. But I’ve accidentally turned Telegram into a control panel for my website. For my side project, Tomorrow Times, I’m using a Telegram bot to manage predictions, review stories, and publish content without even opening admin. It started as a small experiment. Could I turn chat into an operational layer for a…

I spent about five minutes connecting Claude directly to my WordPress site this morning. No plugin. No middleware. No Zapier. Just two things WordPress and Claude already had sitting there, waiting. If you’ve been wondering whether you can get Claude to read, draft, edit, or post to your site without engineering anything, the answer is…

What if you opened WordPress and all you saw was a blank page, a blinking cursor, and room to think? That’s the question behind Write — a free WordPress plugin and proof of concept that reimagines the publishing experience from the ground up, designed purely for writers. Take Write for a spin (WordPress Playground link)…

If you’re using AI to build things for WordPress, there’s one small instruction that makes a big difference. Most people don’t know to say it. But once you do, what you can build opens up fast. Here it is: “Use the WordPress Interactivity API.” When this matters (and when it doesn’t) You don’t need this…

A simple text change on a WordPress site shouldn’t need training, access to wp-admin, or the risk of breaking the design. So I built a free plugin that lets non-technical teams and clients edit content directly on the front end. Try it out Take it for a spin WordPress Playground Click the text. Change it.…

I’ve trained 5,000+ people to use WordPress. From complete beginners to small business owners to creators just trying to get something live. And I think one thing has changed: WordPress has become more powerful, more flexible, more ambitious.But also harder for beginners to navigate. Here are 5 ways I think we could make it simpler…

WordPress 7 is expected in April 2026. Here are the key updates. 1. AI foundations in WordPress WordPress 7 introduces a new AI Client and Connectors system. This creates a standard way for WordPress to connect to external AI services such as OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini. It also gives plugin developers a shared framework for…

How this post was made I want to be upfront: this analysis was created in collaboration with Claude, Anthropic's AI, using Cowork mode. I didn't spend hours manually scrolling through timelines and taking notes. Instead, I had an idea for a piece of content — "what stories does Lovable tell on social media?" — and…

There was a time when political communication felt… clever. Not correct. Not loud. Not dripping in moral certainty. Clever. If you go back and watch seasons 1 and 2 of The West Wing, it’s almost unsettling how good it is. The writing assumes the audience is intelligent. The characters argue. They doubt themselves. They change…

I’ve always loved the sound of ambient synthesizers — lush pads, shimmering arpeggios, the kind of textures you hear in Stranger Things or Brian Eno records. I also own a Korg Monologue and have recently become a little obsessed with the Hologram Electronics Microcosm. So I decided to see if I could build my own.…

WordPress lets you make a post public, private, or password protected. What it doesn’t let you do is make it unlisted. YouTube has had this for years: a video that only exists for people with the link. It does not show up in search. It does not appear on your channel. It is not fully…

If you are using WordPress MCP, then try this prompt out. Please audit my WordPress website for accessibility issues and give me a practical, prioritised report. I want you to review the site against WCAG 2.2 AA and focus on both the frontend experience and likely WordPress-specific causes behind any problems. Please check for: Because…

Something very strange is happening across the web. AI is linking to articles that do not exist. And those fake links might be one of the biggest free traffic opportunities for your blog. This is not theory. This is happening right now. And if you run a WordPress site, you can take advantage of it…