Autor: Bob Dunn

LeChonk’s debut, open-source Windows projects, and Wired’s take on digital control shape today’s tech news and business decisions.

Bob Dunn and Derek Hanson reflect on blogging, personal writing, and using post formats to shape digital presence beyond social media.

What is WordPress MCP, which of its routes fits your site and AI app, what does each cost, and how do you set one up with a read-only token?

This security release features fixes for multiple issues. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.4 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.WordPress 7.1.4 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 7.2, currently planned for December 8th. For more information, please visit the WordPress 7.1.4 HelpHub site. Security updates included in this release The security team would like to thank the following…

Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case how Scanfully 2.0 is making WordPress security and performance monitoring simpler. If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, you can do that by searching for WP Tavern in your podcast player of choice, or by going to wptavern.com/feed/podcast, and you can copy that URL into most podcast players. If you have a topic that you’d like us…

AI quickens open source coding, Denmark tests Collabora beyond Microsoft Office, and Ben Thompson reflects on the changing internet

Advances in AI have opened an entirely new chapter in how we interact with technology. We are moving rapidly from asking questions of digital assistants to handing them the authority to take actions in the real world. This shift brings efficiency and convenience but also introduces a new kind of risk: errors that cost more […]

Set up the official WordPress MCP Adapter, see what your AI can do once it connects, and learn when a plugin with an OAuth sign-in is the faster route.

bbPress 2.6.21 is a security and maintenance release. Everyone running bbPress should update. This release strengthens access control across forum feeds, search results, BuddyPress activity, group forums, attachment requests, topic moves, and old topic and reply redirects. Inherited forum passwords now apply consistently when WordPress renders topic and reply content, and Akismet moderation requests now require HTTPS. Maintenance fixes improve forum freshness and child-count queries, preserve metadata when database lookups fail, tighten route and user-profile handling, retain original dates and revision content during moderation and editing, and correct the administration reply destination controls. This release also repairs straightforward orphaned list…

WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing!  This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 You can test WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 in any of the following ways: WordPress Beta Tester Plugin Install and activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin on a WordPress install. Select the “Bleeding edge” channel and “Beta/RC Only” stream. Direct Download Download the Beta 2…