Jason Cosper shared a custom Nginx configuration that blocks AI crawlers and scrapers, converted from a Caddy ruleset. It’s available on GitHub as sketchy-ua-blocker.
Ashutosh Bhosale introduced Case Study Academy, a course (currrently in beta) to help agencies create and use case studies for lead generation and closing sales.
Eric Karkovack published a post on the persistent issues with AI bots, calling out the lack of solutions.
Seth Goldstein released a new Entrepreneur’s Enigma interview and a blog post titled “AI Is Here To Stay… How Do We Use It For Our Benefit?”.
Michelle Frechette invited the community to her weekly open office hours for WordPressers, held Wednesdays at 10am EDT. Register here.
Leonardo Losoviz launched a Bricks builder extension for Gato GraphQL, enabling GraphQL functionality in Bricks-powered WordPress sites.
Kurt von Ahnen and Toby Cryns released a 4-part series on The WP Minute about agency life in WordPress. The topics range from burnout to blueprints and client challenges. Links to the episodes start with this one from May 26.
Roger Williams shared his notes from the Open Source Summit, highlighting talks from Joost de Valk and Keanan Marucchi, and a report on the $8.8 trillion economic value of open source.
Deborah Butler introduced Promptivore, a web app that calculates the carbon footprint of AI usage and gamifies environmental awareness with charts, comparisons, and badges.
Miriam Schwab announced that Amy Kamala has joined Elementor’s contributor team supporting the WordPress Hosting Team.
Michelle Frechette added a new product to her marketing boutique: Facebook Group SOPs. She’s seeking ideas for more marketing resources to help small business owners.
Zack Katz released Potomatic, a free CLI tool that uses AI to translate WordPress .pot files. It’s now also available on npm.
Roger Williams reflected on WordCamp Montclair 2025, praising the speakers and hallway conversations. He shared a short recap and a YouTube short capturing his experience.
Joy Clarke announced the launch of PersonalizeWP v3.0, a major update with new WooCommerce conditions, advanced user targeting, and seasonal campaign tools. And it’s now free!
Daniel Post released Better Loop, a new WordPress plugin that enhances the default Query Loop block with features like instant search, taxonomy filters, multiple post types, infinite scroll, and native support for ACF and WooCommerce.
