What WordPress AI Really Builds: 9 Prompts, 9 Unedited Results, and What the Good Ones Have in Common

For this post, I decided to use the Section Generator in the free Otter Blocks plugin. I built nine sections of a WordPress site with it, but instead of endlessly prompting until I got it “just right,” I relied on a single prompt. Then I took a screenshot of what that prompt produced so I… Continue reading What WordPress AI Really Builds: 9 Prompts, 9 Unedited Results, and What the Good Ones Have in Common

Open Channels FM: Scaling Security WordPress Reinvents Protection and Apache Bolsters Infrastructure While Zephyr Expands Ecosystem

WordPress, Apache, and Zephyr adapt to AI-driven security and infrastructure demands shaping the future of open source at scale.

Build a Curated News Aggregator With WordPress (One Plugin, Full Pipeline)

Skip the plugin roundups. Here’s how to build a curated RSS news aggregator on WordPress end to end: sources, filters, drafts, attribution, and review.

White-Label LMS for WordPress: The Agency Playbook (2026)

Want to sell client-branded course sites as a service? Here’s how a white-label LMS on WordPress works, what it costs, and where the gotchas hide.

bbPress: bbPress 2.6.17 is out!

bbPress 2.6.17 is a security and maintenance release with broad improvements to permissions, private content, subscriptions, moderation workflows, and forum counts. Everyone running bbPress should update as soon as possible. (You may notice 2.6.17 release follows 2.6.15. Well, I found a SQL bug right after 2.6.16 was tagged and I didn’t want to wait to… Continue reading bbPress: bbPress 2.6.17 is out!

How to Track AI Referral Traffic in GA4 (ChatGPT, Perplexity & More)

ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude send you visitors that GA4 mislabels. Isolate your AI referral traffic with one regex and a custom channel group! The post How to Track AI Referral Traffic in GA4 (ChatGPT, Perplexity & More) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

Open Channels FM: The Cost of Convenience How AI Agents and Security Initiatives Challenge Control

AI agents handle daily tasks and IBM and Red Hat invest billions in open source software security.

How to Accept Deposits and Partial Payments in WordPress (No WooCommerce)

Learn how to collect a deposit now and the balance later on your WordPress site with Stripe and WP Full Pay. No WooCommerce, no code, no chasing invoices! The post How to Accept Deposits and Partial Payments in WordPress (No WooCommerce) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

Open Channels FM: Introducing Open Source Champions

A new way to back Open Channels FM and put your voice into the conversation — not a sponsorship, a statement of support with real presence on the network.

Gutenberg Times: The WordPress 7.2 release squad, WordCamp World, Playground meets WebMCP, and more—Weekend Edition 376

Howdy, If you’re a regular reader, you might be wondering why I’m in your inbox instead of Birgit. She’s off on a well-earned three-month sabbatical and handed over editorial duties to me while she’s away. The one change: for the next few months, the Weekend Edition will arrive every two weeks or so instead of… Continue reading Gutenberg Times: The WordPress 7.2 release squad, WordCamp World, Playground meets WebMCP, and more—Weekend Edition 376