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You might have noticed a new report published on the official website of the WordPress project. I'm emphasizing the word "official" because the publication location is quite strategic, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here.

If you work in content or social media and you often have to take screenshots of other websites then you know how annoying it is when you come across a page with random obstructions. Whether its a giant banner announcing a seasonal sale, a popup window, a sidebar widget, or some awkwardly inserted Google ad…

Sometimes the difference between security and compromise comes down to a single click - and a healthy dose of suspicion. And it's because scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated with their phishing attempts. It's to the point where even following standard security best practices isn't enough to protect you. Case in point: last week's near-successful phishing…

The new DeepSeek R1 model from China launched last week. If you're into AI or even into technology more broadly, it was hard to miss the news. Everyone was talking about it. But it's not just that. It's the way everyone was talking about it. I was left with the impression that DeepSeek is going…

This morning, I came across some interesting news about Google's updated site reputation abuse policies. Apparently, they've revised their main guidelines with some fresh updates.

While the web buzzes with anxiety about AI taking our jobs or achieving consciousness, real artificial intelligence systems have already been making life-altering decisions about healthcare, housing, and basic human rights – often with devastating consequences.In this article I'm going to examine three real-life cases where AI systems destroyed thousands of lives. Then I'll share…

While overall opinions on the Gutenberg editor vary, even the naysayers can't deny that there are so many elements you can add now with just the core WordPress blocks that you couldn't before. One of those elements is a background cover image. Not only is there a dedicated "cover block" solely made for this purpose,…

The Gutenberg block editor has close to 100 default blocks available for use. However, there are still situations where you might want to add a feature to your post that's simply not available via the default blocks. That's where custom HTML comes to the rescue! In this quick guide, I'm going to show you how…

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the new and growing fight between Automattic/Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine. Back then, the two were mainly trading words, and dueling cease and desist letters. However, the scope seems to be continuing to expand, including WP Engine filing an actual lawsuit against Matt Mullenweg and Automattic.