I’m Not Sure WordPress Can Be WordPress Anymore| www.pootlepress.com
As we stand on the edge of a era defined by artificial intelligence and changing user expectations—we should ask: Is WordPress just a specific technology, or is it something bigger?| Pootlepress
WordPress has been the dominant force in website creation for over two decades, powering over 40% of the web. | Pootlepress
I’m Not Sure WordPress Can Be WordPress Anymore| www.pootlepress.com
(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
New in WordPress 6.8: Public Menus via REST API (Perfect for Headless + No-Code Builders)| www.pootlepress.com
How to Build a CSS-Only Carousel in WordPress Gutenberg with Zero JavaScript| www.pootlepress.com
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
Still sending the same message to everyone? These brands didn't—and the results speak for themselves.| Pootlepress
WordPress is sitting on a goldmine. Over the past 20 years, its community has created more than 60,000 plugins — a massive, decentralized library of tools, ideas, and functionality. But until now, accessing that collective intelligence has been like trying to tap into an archive with no index.| Pootlepress
The other night, I was talking to my daughter Lily. She’s in her second year of film school — passionate, creative, obsessed with cinema. But she was having a bit of an existential crisis.| Pootlepress
How a quiet shift in architecture could redefine how we build and interact with WordPress| Pootlepress
The no-code vs. code debate isn’t new—but it’s evolving. Recently, a public exchange on Facebook between two professionals, Umar Mirza and Ahmad Awais (Founder & CEO at Langbase), reignited the conversation. It revealed not just differing opinions, but two fundamentally different visions for the future of software creation.| Pootlepress
Over the past few months, I’ve been deep diving into vibe coding — a faster, more intuitive way of building software that prioritizes taste, speed, and experimentation over bloated frameworks and traditional workflows.| Pootlepress
I’m a big fan of Rand Fishkin—he’s one of the few voices in digital marketing who consistently cuts through the noise.| Pootlepress
The startup world, that frenetic arena of venture capital and audacious ideas, has produced another “disruptor.”| Pootlepress
There’s a lot of confusion about whether YouTube Shorts impact the performance of long-form videos. Officially, YouTube states that the two content formats operate independently within their algorithm. However, in my experience, I’ve seen poor-performing Shorts negatively affect engagement on longer videos. Let’s break down why this happens and what you can do to prevent it.| Pootlepress
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Honestly—most companies are terrible at YouTube. They pour money into high-production videos that nobody watches, treat it like a dumping ground for promotional content, and then wonder why their channel isn’t growing.| Pootlepress
As YouTube enters 2025, the platform is making strategic moves to solidify its position as the leading hub for digital content. CEO Neal Mohan has outlined YouTube’s big bets for 2025, focusing on cultural influence, creator empowerment, and artificial intelligence (AI).| Pootlepress
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I built a fully functional, modern newsletter signup page without writing a single line of code—everything happened through text prompts with Bolt AI. I provided a few brief instructions, and Bolt AI took care of the rest. In this post, I'll explain how I achieved a professional page that even handled deployment as a subdomain of my website.| Pootlepress
In a recent LinkedIn post, Rand Fishkin tackled a hot topic for today’s marketers: how do you actually show up in ChatGPT and other large language model (LLM) results? | Pootlepress
The YouTube recommendation algorithm is one of the most powerful and mysterious forces on the internet. Many creators wonder why some videos get pushed to more viewers while others seem to disappear. | Pootlepress
I’ve been building apps and websites this week with Bolt.new and Loveable.dev, and I had a eureka moment. I was just about to ask AI to add functionality that would let me edit the website I was building, when I stopped and realized—I didn’t need an editor.| Pootlepress
In the history of human-computer interaction, we've seen interfaces evolve from punch cards to keyboards, from mouse-driven graphical user interfaces to touchscreens. Each evolution has brought us closer to a more seamless, intuitive way of communicating with technology. Now, we stand at the edge of the next major shift: speech as the primary interface for artificial intelligence. | Pootlepress
Typography plays a crucial role in web design, and WordPress makes it easy to create eye-catching text that grabs your audience’s attention. If you want to elevate your site’s typography, here are ten ways to make your text pop using WordPress.| Pootlepress
Creating apps using AI has become increasingly easy, even for non-technical users. | Pootlepress
I wanted a Notes App, so I built one 💪| Pootlepress
Markdown is a lightweight markup language designed to simplify the process of formatting plain text documents. It was invented by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz in 2004 as a way to create easily readable and writable content for the web without the complexity of HTML.| Pootlepress
The 2024 U.S. presidential election marked a significant shift in how Americans consumed election coverage, with streaming platforms, particularly YouTube,| Pootlepress