(Or: What If It Could Be Something Even Bigger?)| Pootlepress
Based on James LePage’s post on the WordPress Core AI Blog – July 17, 2025 WordPress is laying the foundation for a smarter, more flexible future with the introduction of AI Building Blocks — a set of tools designed to integrate artificial intelligence into the platform in a consistent and open way. These tools are […]| Pootlepress
There’s a new free WordPress plugin that can make your website feel dramatically smoother and more professional — and most people haven’t heard of it yet. It’s called the View Transitions plugin, and it uses a clever bit of browser technology to give your site beautifully smooth page transitions — the kind of slick experience […]| Pootlepress
You’ve got a brilliant idea, you’re ready to launch a website, and then it hits you: you need to pay for a domain name. Twelve pounds, twenty dollars, whatever the currency. But why? Why are we paying for something that sounds like it should just exist online, freely available like fresh air? It’s a fair […]| Pootlepress
AI tools that build websites or apps from a single prompt, like Lovable or Bolt, can feel almost magical.| Pootlepress
Say hello to drag-and-drop image uploads in PootleWriter – fully optimized and seamlessly integrated with WordPress. New Features Upload to WordPress Media LibraryDrop an image, and it’s instantly uploaded to your WordPress site. Filenames and alt text? Automatically cleaned and added. Drag-and-Drop SimplicityDrag images straight into the editor. You’ll see a blue dashed border and […]| Pootlepress
We’ve just shipped a new PootleWriter update with three powerful improvements to streamline your writing and publishing workflow. WordPress Categories — Automatically PulledPootleWriter now connects directly to your WordPress site and automatically pulls your existing categories using the WordPress REST API. Just pick the right category from a dropdown — no need to remember or […]| Pootlepress
Let me tell you about my cat, Pom. Pom is technically a domestic animal, in the same way that lava is technically a building material. She is a small, fluffy tyrant with zero regard for international law, property rights, or upholstery. She looks like something you'd see on a greeting card, but do not be fooled: Pom is the Pablo Escobar of cats.| Pootlepress
There’s that famous quote: “There’s the story you tell yourself, and the story the world tells about you.”Usually seen in moody typeface over a photo of someone hiking through fog, followed by a podcast ad. But behind the bumper sticker philosophy is something weird and true: we can’t stop telling stories. We explain life through […]| Pootlepress
The other night I was watching a documentary on Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Yes, I know how that sounds. But look, it was either that or scroll aimlessly on my phone for an hour while trying to avoid buying another guitar. So, documentary it was. And then this amazing fact popped out. Brunel, the legendary Victorian […]| Pootlepress
About 20 years ago, I started an MBA.| Pootlepress
Creating an accessible, functional, and beautiful carousel in WordPress has traditionally meant reaching for a plugin—or writing custom JavaScript. But not anymore.| Pootlepress
One of the areas we’re exploring at Automattic is how generative AI might help us improve video content — for support, training, and product demos. | Pootlepress
by Me (a totally normal person who now owns multiple pulse oximeters)| Pootlepress
OFFF Barcelona WordPress courseJust finished teaching a WordPress course at OFFF Barcelona with an amazing group of young, energised creatives.| Pootlepress
Greg Isenberg recently posted something that caught my attention:| Pootlepress