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Before I begin this post, I am writing it not expecting change, but rather sharing my opinion. It is the opinion of someone who has themes both default and working with them from agencies to exploration, threaded through their life. I say this with a passion for what themes were, are, and I see evolving…
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Another month has passed and what a month this was, it started with WordCamp Europe and ended with a new sponsor. Areas of contribution My focus continued in the areas it had before, but I also began trying to work more product work into this. I also attended the contribution day at WordCamp Europe, as…
A winning profile page requires two things working in harmony: First, a compelling design that showcases user identity. Second, frictionless onboarding that gets users to actually complete their profiles. Most teams nail the design but fumble on the experience. Users abandon beautifully crafted pages because they’re tired of uploading the same photo and entering the…
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Tone in writing significantly influences communication, especially in async messages, where emojis, punctuation, and warmth affect how messages are received and interpreted. The post Open Channels FM: Emojis, Exclamation Marks, and Reading the Room in Text appeared first on MCNM Digital Media Marketing.
My May and June in WordPress focused on helping get 6.8.2 set up for success and gardening old trac tickets. This was my first time putting together the squad for a minor release that I wasn’t going to be a member of. I coordinated with a few active committers, team reps, and the 6.8.0 release…
Today, we open sourced our Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries, fulfilling a promise and building on our partnership with Sparkasse to support EU age assurance. The post Opening up ‘Zero-Knowledge Proof’ technology to promote privacy in age assurance appeared first on MCNM Digital Media Marketing.
In async work, short messages often lead to confusion. Being clear and detailed helps everyone understand without endless back-and-forth. Good communication is about being useful, not just quick. The post Open Channels FM: Clarity Beats Brevity in Async Work appeared first on MCNM Digital Media Marketing.
WordPress plugins require a number of headers to be included in the plugin file for them to render correctly in the dashboard. If releasing a plugin on WordPress.org then a number of additional headers are required in the readme file. The problem I have is that I can never remember which header goes where. Each…
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bbPress 2.6.14 is a minor release that fixes 20 issues. For everyone running bbPress 2.6, feel free to update at your earliest convenience. This release improves Akismet, BuddyPress, and PHP 8.2 support, moderation terms, search, and more! (All of these fixes have already been merged into trunk/2.7.) Thank you to everyone who contributed to this…
Here are Google’s latest AI updates from June 2025 The post The latest AI news we announced in June appeared first on MCNM Digital Media Marketing.
