WordPress was the SaaS stack all along — we just had to build the missing pieceDEV Community [Unofficial]·9h ago·3 min readwebdevwordpresssaasphp
Why AT Protocol, and Where WordPress Ran Out of RoadThe architecture call behind the rebuild: what a decade on a CMS taught me, and what I'm betting on instead.Jason G. Butterfield·1d ago·7 min readFollowlabat-protocolwordpressatproto
New Features in ActivityPub For WordPress 9.0ActivityPub for WordPress version 9.0 was just released, and a blog post by lead developer Matthias Pfefferle goes over the new features (you can follow me from Mastodon, Pixelfed, or the like at [at]…Nicholas A. Ferrell·5d ago·2 min readactivitypubjunitedmastodonwordpress
New Features in ActivityPub For WordPress 9.0ActivityPub for WordPress version 9.0 was just released, and a blog post by lead developer Matthias Pfefferle goes over the new features (you can follow me from Mastodon, Pixelfed, or the like at [at]…social.emucafe.org·5d ago·2 min readFollowactivitypubjunitedmastodonwordpress
On Beyond ABS: Integrating ACF Pro and MLBBuilding a new site and using ACF to automate the things that are a pain let me spin up features in lightning speed and have a baseball site look like the Show.Ipstenu (Mika E.) 🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 🖖·5d ago·4 min readFollowacfcodingmlbwordpress
Static Site WebmentionsBlogger Michael Harley wrote a post about adding webmention support to his blog. I am pro-webmention (see my NLJ post on site-to-site conversations, so I sent my congratulations in webmention form. He…Nicholas A. Ferrell·6d ago·1 min readindiewebjunitedstaticWebsiteswebmentions
Static Site WebmentionsBlogger Michael Harley wrote a post about adding webmention support to his blog. I am pro-webmention (see my NLJ post on site-to-site conversations, so I sent my congratulations in webmention form. He…social.emucafe.org·6d ago·1 min readFollowindiewebjunitedstatic websiteswebmentions
ActivityPub and ATmosphereNow running both ActivityPub and ATmosphere on my blog so it should be visible from Bluesky and Mastodon. In theory replies on both should become comments visible on the blog post, but there might be …Ddid:plc:mfviqlekrysi6femitk5m6yp·May 30·4 min readFollowactivitypubatmosphereblueskymastodon
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-29-26Today is Friday, May 29, 2026. Because it is a day ending in -day that is not Saturday, it is time for our daily Pook-Emu Bee links. There will be no Pook-Emu Bee tomorrow, but you will find even more…Nicholas A. Ferrell·May 29·4 min readaiautoplaybasketballfootball
Disabling AI in WordPress 7.0This site is (as of the publication of this post) on WordPress 7.0. I became aware that WordPress added some AI features through articles and blog posts instead of the WordPress admin area. The fact t…social.emucafe.org·May 29·1 min readFollowailearning (2026)wordpressThings I Learned in 2026 (NAF)
Disabling AI in WordPress 7.0This site is (as of the publication of this post) on WordPress 7.0. I became aware that WordPress added some AI features through articles and blog posts instead of the WordPress admin area. The fact t…Nicholas A. Ferrell·May 29·2 min readailearning2026wordpressthrough articles and blog posts instead of the WordPress admin area
Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-28-26I have more work ahead of me today. But once again, I refuse to let work stand between me and another edition of our regularly scheduled Pook-Emu Bee links. 1. Can an ESPN analyst revive the Scripps …Nicholas A. Ferrell·May 28·3 min readactivitypubaibrooklynBridgeParkbrooklynHeights
Publish from WordPress to the open social webFOSSE is a developer preview of a WordPress plugin that brings ActivityPub and AT Protocol publishing into one setup wizard and unified admin surface.FOSSE·May 26·4 min readFollowbloggingtechnologywordpressReleases
Emu Café Social and ATmosphereI use the ActivityPub for WordPress plugin here on ECS (follow me from Masotdon or similar at @naferrell). Because ActivityPub for WordPress is a key part of this project, I subscribe to the ActivityP…Nicholas A. Ferrell·May 21·2 min readactivitypubATmosphereblueskywordpress
Emu Café Social and ATmosphereI use the ActivityPub for WordPress plugin here on ECS (follow me from Masotdon or similar at @naferrell@social.emucafe.org). Because ActivityPub for WordPress is a key part of this project, I subscri…social.emucafe.org·May 21·2 min readFollowactivitypubATmosphereblueskywordpress
'Someone Bought 30 WordPress Plugins and Planted a Backdoor in All of Them'This keeps happening.Stuart Breckenridge·Apr 27·2 min readFollowwordpresssecurity
The Programmer's Fulcrum: 27 March, 2026Welcome to this week's The Programmer's Fulcrum. It's your weekly review of the essential news in the Open Media Network and Fediverse development communities with a focus on devastating big tech via …The Fulcrum by Reuben Walker·Mar 28·10 min readFollowwordpressactivitypubatproto
happy with my blog – now what?I am finally done with moving blog platforms. The tinkering has finally stopped, for a while at least.Ddid:plc:mfviqlekrysi6femitk5m6yp·Mar 14·3 min readFollowblogwordpressUncategorised
happy with my blog – now what?I am finally done with moving blog platforms. The tinkering has finally stopped, for a while at least.Ddid:plc:wjddht77oubrzh4kfcsgom6k·Mar 14·3 min readFollowblogwordpressUncategorised
Introducing WireserviceToday, an alpha WordPress plugin for standard.site. Tomorrow?Tyler Fisher·Feb 19·7 min readFollowatprotostandard.sitewordpressProduct announcements
Theme of TheseusThe Ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus's Paradox, is a paradox and common thought experiment about whether an object (in the most common stating of the paradox, a ship) is the same object after ha…dave kellam·Nov 26·2 min readFollowdevelopmentwordpressposts
So, I Switched (Back) To WordPressStuart Breckenridge·Jul 8·2 min readFollowerrataghostwebsitewordpress
