Business Roundup Week Ending November 8

ChatGPT Unveils Game-Changing, Real-Time Search Features

SearchGPT brings real-time search capabilities to ChatGPT, transforming it into a more dynamic tool.
Users can now take advantage of ChatGPT’s power for accurate, timely research in a conversational style.
Backlinks are provided within the conversation to make further reading easy.
SearchGPT has partnered with established news organizations like Reuters to provide reliable information, and publishers can track through UTM codes in outbound links.
Have you tried SearchGPT yet? Will it become (as some believe) a Google-killer?
Take a look at what it can do, and try out the official OpenAI “ChatGPT Search” extension that changes your default Chrome search engine to ChatGPT. Or, see a comparison between SearchGPT, Google, and Bing.

WordPress.com has introduced Studio Assistant, a powerful AI chatbot that streamlines local development workflows and provides contextual support for site building tasks.
The tool provides tailored recommendations based on installed themes and plugins for each site and speaks multiple languages.
You can even execute WP-CLI commands through a simple chat interface without any terminal knowledge.
Code snippets and content blocks can be generated instantly, while one-click file access eliminates manual searching through site directories and folders.
Built-in learning capabilities make it a useful training tool for beginner developers.
The platform maintains context awareness about specific sites to provide relevant suggestions and troubleshooting.
The tool requires a free or paid WordPress.com login to use.
What do you think? Is Studio Assistant revolutionary or just hype?
Learn more about Studio Assistant in the release article and try it out for yourself. Also, check out WP Minute’s review!

In a recent blog post, Marieke van de Rakt and Joost de Valk, remind us that the greatest thing about WordPress is our community – not an organization or a single person.
The widespread adoption and success of WordPress has been the result of organic community marketing, with brands and influencers like Yoast, WPBeginner, and WP Engine driving its success.
The community’s role is crucial, following Matt Mullenweg’s call to “make the pie bigger” by promoting WordPress widely.
WordPress influencers and “regular” users promote the platform authentically, driven by genuine belief rather than direct compensation. And that speaks much louder than the voice of a single person or company m”arketing team.
“Together, we’ve created something much greater than any one brand or platform alone could achieve. Let’s hope that WordPress remains a tool by the people, for the people.”
Read the insightful and encouraging article on the Joost blog.

We hear about Google algorithm updates frequently, but do you know what they really are and how they impact your clients’ sites? SearchEngineJournal gives a nice explanation.
Black Friday/Cyber Monday is coming soon and, as usual, there are some great WordPress-related deals. Keep your eye on the WPWeekly and WPPool lists.
The Harvard Gazette has a new website built in the block editor. And it’s beautiful. HumanMade dives into the custom blocks that make the site stand out.