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The Work After the Easy Part, Open Channels News Week in Review
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More This week’s Open Channels News covers actively exploited vulnerabilities, AI-driven coding and bug discovery, open-source funding pressures, workforce cuts, data-tax concerns, archival tools, and the…
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WordPress AI 1.5.0 Adds Text to Speech, Image Provenance Checks, and Two AI Agent Experiments
From therepository.email Source: Read More The latest release of the official WordPress AI plugin includes six new experiments, two of which give AI agents new ways to work with WordPress…
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Awesome Motive Acquires Email Marketing Platform Drip and Popup Tool Sleeknote
From therepository.email Source: Read More Awesome Motive has acquired email marketing platform Drip and its sister brand Sleeknote, which makes popups and forms for online stores. Awesome Motive CEO Syed…
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SUSE Cuts Jobs as AI Grows, E2E Fuels Open Source Testing and Drupal Seeks Sustainable Support
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More SUSE navigates AI-driven job cuts, E2E gains traction in software validation, and Drupal weighs new approaches for shared maintenance. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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The Lost Art of Exploring the Web
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More The internet once thrived on exploration and unique communities, but now it’s dominated by algorithms. Reviving personal spaces and authentic connections can restore this spirit…
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Web Summit Gender In Tech Report Reveals Gaps in Tech Leadership, Pay, and AI for Women
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Key takeaways from the Web Summit gender report on women’s experiences with pay, leadership, AI, and career decisions in technology fields. From openchannels.fm Source: Read…
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The WPOCC Launches ‘Voices of the Community’ Gatherings and Commits to Paying Local Organizers
From therepository.email Source: Read More The WP Open Community Collective has launched a series of small, in-person gatherings for local WordPress and open source communities, and says it will pay…
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WordPress 7.2 Beta 4 Ships With Selective Translation Updates, Fixes Visual Revisions Bug
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 7.2 Beta 4 is now available for testing, bringing a long-requested change to how translation updates are handled on the Updates screen. Release coordinator…
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Nexcess Stops Selling LearnDash, Give, The Events Calendar and Kadence Individually, Moves Customers to Bundle
From therepository.email Source: Read More In short: Nexcess is now selling Kadence, LearnDash, The Events Calendar and Give only as a bundle, starting at $350 a year for one site.…
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Postgres Faces AI-Discovered Bugs, Ubuntu Critiqued for Patching and Ochaken, Why You Should Archive Websites
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Postgres struggles with AI-found bugs, Ubuntu’s patch speed is questioned, and a cherished web fan site disappears. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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WPVibe: How Agencies Are Using AI to Manage Client WordPress Sites
From therepository.email Source: Read More If you run an agency, you know the Monday morning inbox. Change the hours on the dentist’s site. Swap the hero image for the gym.…
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The Human Hurdle in Automated Cybersecurity
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More As artificial intelligence takes a more prominent role in cybersecurity, organizations face a growing challenge: the speed at which AI can discover vulnerabilities far outpaces…
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Proposed Design for WordPress’s Long-Awaited Feature Notifications Project Takes Its Cues From WordPress.com
From therepository.email Source: Read More Work on the revived Feature Notifications project is moving along quickly, with a design proposal published last week that would see core and plugin alerts…
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WordPress 7.2 Beta 4
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 7.2 Beta 4 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run,…
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Drupal Commerce Exploits, Synology Ransomware, DeepSeek Coding Tools, and France’s Tax on Data
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Security issues challenge Drupal and Synology users as a French tax proposal threatens the VLC nonprofit’s sustainability. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Trusting the Machines Is the New Team Skill
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Building trust with AI agents and automation in software teams, focusing on code reviews, verification, and balancing innovation with reliability. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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The Core Principles of the Open Web, Simplified
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More The open web is defined by five principles: open standards, permissionless publishing, linking, interoperability, and decentralization, ensuring freedom, flexibility, and user control in online information…
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The WordPress Security Team Is Building AI Tools to Hunt Core Bugs Before Anyone Reports Them
From therepository.email Source: Read More In short: The WordPress Security Team has cut its backlog of unreviewed bug reports from 359 to double digits and is building AI tooling to…
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Free WPVibe Alternative: Easy MCP AI vs WPVibe (Pricing, Limits, Reviews)
Source: WPShout Looking for a WPVibe alternative? Compare WPVibe and Easy MCP AI on price, daily limits, data path, approvals and reviews, and pick the right fit. From wpshout.com Source:…
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WPVibe Passes 100,000 Active Installs as Demand for MCP Plugins Grows
From therepository.email Source: Read More WPVibe has passed 100,000 active installs on WordPress.org, a little over six months after the MCP plugin launched. That’s up from just over 2,000 active…
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Automattic and Mullenweg Ask Court to End WP Engine Customer Class Action, Citing WP Engine’s Terms of Service
From therepository.email Source: Read More In short: Automattic and Matt Mullenweg have asked a federal judge to send the two WP Engine customers suing them into private, one-on-one arbitration. If…
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Who Controls Our Software, Open Channels News Week in Review
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More This week’s Open Channels News highlights tensions over AI in open source, new tools like GridCraft, corporate shifts towards open infrastructure, and the need for…
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Best WordPress MCP Plugins in 2026 (Free and Paid, Compared)
Source: WPShout Picking a WordPress MCP plugin? Four got the same two prompts, and all eight are compared on price, free caps and defaults. Find which fits your job. From…
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Look What Was Waiting Down Your List
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More And update on our feed. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Enqueue Locks In Futurist Mark Pesce to Keynote Its AI-Focused Conference in Sydney
From therepository.email Source: Read More Enqueue has booked futurist Mark Pesce to keynote its December 9 conference in Sydney, putting an outsider on stage to kick off a day about…
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WordPress AI Team Lays Out Ambitious Four-Part Plan to Make WordPress Agent-Ready by 7.3
From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress AI Team wants every WordPress user to be able to connect their site to the AI agent of their choice with a simple…
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Novamira HQ Connects All Your WordPress Sites and Hosting Accounts to AI in One App
From therepository.email Source: Read More Heads up: This is a sponsored post, which means it’s paid content from one of our sponsors, not a news piece. Sponsored content helps keep…
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Mistral LeChonk, Open-Source Windows Tools, and Rethinking the Internet’s Platforms
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More LeChonk’s debut, open-source Windows projects, and Wired’s take on digital control shape today’s tech news and business decisions. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Automattic and WP Engine Preview Rival Bids to Knock Out Claims Before Trial
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic and WP Engine have each previewed how they plan to ask the judge to knock out the other’s claims before trial, in letters filed…
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Post Formats, Bring Back the Fun and Flexibility in Blogging
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Bob Dunn and Derek Hanson reflect on blogging, personal writing, and using post formats to shape digital presence beyond social media. From openchannels.fm Source: Read…
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WordPress MCP: What It Is and How to Set It Up (2026)
Source: WPShout 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…
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WordPress Security Team Works Toward ‘Perfect Security Release’ With Automation Initiative
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress core committers are automating much of the grunt work that happens behind the scenes when a release is shipped, from preparing fixes and backports…
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WordPress 7.1.4 Patches 22 Vulnerabilities in Seventh Core Security Release Since July
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 7.1.4 has shipped with fixes for 22 security vulnerabilities — more than three times as many as the 7.1.3 security release that went out…
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WordPress 7.1.4
From wordpress.org Source: Read More 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…
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Linux Foundation on AI, Denmark’s Open Source Test, and Ben Thompson’s Take on the Internet
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More AI quickens open source coding, Denmark tests Collabora beyond Microsoft Office, and Ben Thompson reflects on the changing internet From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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When AI Mistakes Have Real-World Costs: Rethinking Delegated Control
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More 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…
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WordPress MCP Adapter: Setup, Limits, and When a Plugin Is Easier
Source: WPShout 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…
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WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 Ships With Abilities API Updates, Server-Side DataViews Fields and Actions
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing, building on last week’s first beta with more work on the Abilities API and new features…
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WordPress 7.2 Beta 2
From wordpress.org Source: Read More 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,…
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Open Source Debates AI, GridCraft Challenges Excel, Tesco Eyes Proxmox
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More Reddit’s open source rules, a new Excel alternative, and Tesco considers open virtualization for retail edge infrastructure. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More