What’s New in WordPress 7.1.3: Security Fixes Explained
WordPress 7.1.3 closes seven security holes and fixes four bugs. Here’s what each change means, which sites it touches, and what to do next.
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Cobble & Candle: A WordPress Theme for Inns and Taverns
Cobble & Candle is a WordPress block theme I built for restaurants, taverns and inns. It handles menus, live opening hours, table bookings and rooms to stay, with no page builder. Here is what it does, how it is built and what I learned.
My AI Workflow for WordPress Development on a Mac (Cursor, Claude Code, Grok Bot & ChatGPT)
My AI workflow for WordPress development on a Mac: which AI tool writes, which one reviews, how a change moves from branch to release, and what I check.
A WordPress accessibility plugin won’t make your site accessible. Here’s what does.
Overlay plugins can’t fix headings, labels, focus, contrast, alt text, or link text. What the FTC and DOJ said, a 30-minute keyboard and screen reader check, and where accessibility fits in a build.
The WordPress Table of Contents Block Is Coming to Core: What It Means for TOCguide
WordPress 7.2 plans a stable Table of Contents block with server-side rendering. What is planned, why saved headings went stale, and how I plan to keep TOCguide compatible.
How I Became a Self-Taught WordPress Developer (17 Years, No Bootcamp)
I’m a self-taught WordPress developer with about 17 years of in-house web work: Dreamweaver and ASP, Germanna webmaster work on WP Engine, higher-ed marketing web, and a return from Power Apps.
How I published my first WordPress.org plugin with Cursor, Git, and AI
Notes from shipping TOCguide, my first WordPress.org plugin: Cursor cloud agents, GitHub Actions, directory rules, and how AI fit a dad-of-twins schedule without skipping human review.
What’s on my GitHub (and on this site)
WordPress GitHub projects from @matthummel-pa: Acreline, WalkRidge, TOCflow, Pressroot, matthummel-theme, Keepary—plus the Code page on this site.
Coming Back to WordPress: Why I’m All-In Again
Coming back to WordPress after Germanna webmaster work, Dreamweaver & ASP to PHP on WP Engine, then Power Apps—why I’m returning to WordPress.
WordPress Abilities API integration — A Practical First Integration
WordPress 6.9 added the Abilities API. Register a category and one ability, lock it with a permission check, then expose it to REST and AI agents.
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