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WordPress posts from real builds: themes, plugins, core releases, and the tools I use to ship and maintain sites.
WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 landed October 20, 2026. It’s a testing release, not an update for live sites. Here’s what’s new and what developers should check before the December 8 final release.
WordPress 7.2 is set for December 8, 2026. See the beta schedule, the new Ipsum theme, Notes suggestion mode, the Secrets API, and how to test it.
How one public repo of rules, skills and commands keeps Claude Code consistent across every WordPress project I work on, and syncs to every machine on merge.
The website basics every new developer should learn and every business owner should understand: how a site works, who owns what, backups, and staging.
Install the WordPress MCP Adapter, expose an ability with mcp.public, and connect Claude Code or Cursor through an Application Password. Includes the default endpoint and the safety checks to run first.
Acreline is a WordPress real estate theme that helps agents and brokers show listings, book more showings and capture leads. See the demo and get in touch.
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.
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: which AI tool writes, which one reviews, how a change moves from branch to release, and what I check.
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