Topher celebrated submitting his 1,000th photo to the WordPress Photos repository, featuring a close-up shot of lichen.
Tammie reflected on embracing imperfection in her creative process in a blog post about coding with a messy vibe.
Seth Goldstein shared thoughts on how to stay top of mind in digital marketing.
Christos Paloukas announced that Prashant Baldha is now Pressidium’s first sponsored WordPress contributor. Prashant has been active in WordPress since 2013 and is known for his backend engineering work on plugins like AIOS and UpdraftPlus.
Eric Karkovack interviewed Jake Goldman about the origins of 10up, its 2023 merger with Fueled, and their rebranding journey. They also discussed AI and full site editing in the WP Minute episode.
Bud Kraus shared a series of interviews with WordCamp EU speakers including Birgit Pauli-Haack, Sabrina Zeidan, Anna Hurko, Roger Williams, Milana Cap, and Taco Verdonschot on Seriously, BUD?.
Fränk Klein announced that his block theme development course is now free and hosted by Mike McAlister, creator of the OllieWP theme.
Deborah Butler launched ScopeForge Pro, a GPT-4-powered Chrome extension for generating structured scopes of work, with a launch discount available.
Leonardo Losoviz shared that Bricks is being integrated with Gato GraphQL.
Seth Goldstein released the latest edition of the Marketing Junto Newsletter, focused on email and community ownership.
Chris launched a new podcast, Community + Code, featuring Michelle Frechette in the debut episode.
Jonathan Bossenger introduced a video series on AI developer tools, beginning with a look at DeepWiki for interactive documentation.
Prashant Baldha invited the community to attend JetBrains PHPverse 2025, a free event celebrating PHP’s 30th anniversary.
Joost de Valk shared insights on WordPress plugin stats and innovation.
Jason Cosper teased the return of a new podcast called the_query, nearly a year after WPwatercooler ended.
Kim Coleman released a comprehensive guide comparing WordPress and SaaS for membership businesses, featuring an interactive AI quiz to help users choose.
Kevin Batdorf announced his Code Block Pro plugin has reached 10,000 installs and highlighted its blur-on-hover feature and custom fonts.
Nakul shared a free plugin, Extension Info Exporter, that exports plugin data for audits and reports—particularly useful for agencies managing multiple sites.
Bud Kraus posted a link to Joe Hoyle’s interview on Seriously, BUD?, spotlighting the Human Made co-founder.
Simon Kraft released a podcast interview with Sebastian Miśniakiewicz about the local team behind WordCamp Europe 2026, which will take place in Kraków, Poland.
Tammie reflected on how to define roadmaps in open source, following discussions during WordPress Contribution Day.
Bartosz Gadomski introduced WP Password Policy, a free plugin that allows admins to enforce password complexity and expiration rules. More info at wppasswordpolicy.com.

