CodeWP Launches with AI Chat and Coding Tools Specifically for WP Development
- Launched yesterday, this tool is trained on WordPress, WooCommerce, and nearly 20 million lines of WP code examples.
- Create single file snippets as well as multi-file packages that can be exported as plugins and themes.
- Generate code via browser, or connect directly to a WordPress site using a helper plugin. The plugin gives the AI more information like server environment, active plugins, PHP version, etc. for more accurate answers.
- Free plan offers 100 actions per month, and a 33% launch discount is currently avaliable.
- Could CodeWP supercharge your development process?
- https://wp.codewp.ai/blog/welcome-to-codewp-2-0-a-suite-of-ai-tools-for-wordpress-creators/
Stack Overflow Layoffs May Be First AI Casualties
- StackOverflow announced that they are laying off 28% of its workforce.
- This may be the first large-scale layout directly attributible to AI.
- StackOverflow cites people asking ChatGPT instead of StackOverflow and plummeting traffic and ad revenue as reasons for the layoff.
- Has AI impacted your visits to sites like StackOverflow?
- https://x.com/lauramaywendel/status/1713949264336847318?s=46&t=Ti9bEf9FxQEJaSv7Q_0sEg
WooCommerce 8.2 Adds High Performance Order Storage to Speed Up Sites
- HPOS changes how WooCommerce stores orders in your database.
- It can result in 5x faster order creation, 1.5x faster checkout time, and 40x faster admin order searches.
- HPOS is enabled by default for all new WooCommerce installs after October 10, but existing sites will have to enable it in settings.
- It’s critical to test HPOS compatibility of any WooCommerce add-ons you may be using.
- Are your WooCommerce sites ready for HPOS?
- https://woocommerce.com/posts/platform-update-high-performance-order-storage-for-woocommerce/
HTTP/2 Bug Opens All Websites to Massive DDoS Attacks
- Cloudflare reported that they blocked an attack that was 300% larger than the largest DDoS attack previously recorded.
- The vulnerability can be exploited by even small botnets.
- Cloudflare users are currently protected and many hosts have patched this issue already.
- Have you confirmed your websites are secure from this serious vulnerability?
- https://www.searchenginejournal.com/http-2-rapid-reset-vulnerability/
Worth a Look
Font Library Feature Delayed to WordPress 6.5 – Now Available in Gutenberg for Testing.
- View thread in Make WordPress Slack
- https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/09/28/whats-new-in-gutenberg-16-7-27-september/
2FA Now Available to Secure WordPress.org Accounts
Daugirdas Jankus Becomes CEO at Hostinger
Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations.
- Blockbuster X account tweeted (X-ed?): “Oh boy…should we tell @Netflix how this ends?” 🤣
- https://www.npr.org/2023/10/14/1205971022/netflix-house-brick-and-mortar-locations
