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About 40 students from three universities earned the first AI Leaders Micro-Credential, a workforce-focused program that pairs generative AI skills with real contributions to WordPress's open source codebase.
WordPress 7.0.1 is out now, patching 31 bugs across the block editor, admin UI, and media handling. Sites with automatic background updates will receive the update without any manual intervention.
The Heartbeat API keeps your dashboard responsive, but left on defaults across a busy site it can flood admin-ajax.php with requests. Here is how to see the load and tune it safely.
Learn how to install, configure, and tune OpenLiteSpeed and LiteSpeed Cache to cut WordPress load times and handle more traffic on the same hardware.
Full site editing has reshaped how WordPress themes work under the hood. Here is what actually changes for you, and a practical framework for deciding which model to build in.
A step-by-step guide to locking down a WordPress site, from account hygiene and plugin discipline to server configuration and using AI safely to audit your setup.
Learn what belongs in version control, what should never touch a repo, and how to handle wp-config.php cleanly across local, staging, and production.
WordPress isn't run by a company, it's built by a loose federation of volunteers, sponsored contributors, and review teams. Here's how that system actually works.
Query Monitor turns a vague feeling that your site is slow into a specific list of queries, hooks, and requests to fix. Here is how to read its panels and act on what you find.
Google Analytics is powerful but heavy. Here is how privacy-friendly, low-weight analytics tools compare, what you trade away, and how to fit them cleanly into a cached WordPress stack.
