Brian Coords,
Developer & Educator

Developer Advocate for WooCommerce, podcasting at 🧙‍♂️Webmasters.fm, videos on YouTube

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Newsletter

March 2, 2026

Agent Skills are the markdown files I’ve been waiting for

Skills are the first AI productivity hack that I can actually understand and enjoy.
Newsletter

February 9, 2026

My WP/Woo Plugin Scaffolding in 2026

I’ve narrowed my last few plugin builds into my own personal ‘extension starter’ for my Woo and WordPress development.
Podcast Appearances

January 7, 2026

🔗 On WooCommerce’s Challenges and Innovations in a Changing WordPress Landscape at WPTavern

In this episode, Nathan Wrigley interviews Brian Coords, Developer Advocate at WooCommerce, about his career path, WooCommerce’s recent rebranding, and its approach to developer relations.
Podcast Appearances

December 19, 2025

🔗 On Teaching English, Tattoos, and Building Community at WooCommerce on Seriously, BUD?

In this episode of Seriously, Bud, Brian Coords shares his journey from English teacher to WordPress developer advocate at WooCommerce. Brian talks about raising five kids, playing guitar at home, discovering WordPress by accident, building community through writing and developer relations, and how tattoos, storytelling, and friendship all shape his life and work.
Tutorials

December 3, 2025

Building a Woo Product Category Image Block with WordPress 6.9

Let’s extend some WordPress 6.9 features for WooCommerce, including the Block Bindings API for integrating data into templates and the Terms Query Loop block for showcasing taxonomy terms.
Newsletter

December 2, 2025

RSS Readers Still Exist?

I built an RSS reader using new WordPress components. Because people still need RSS readers, right?
Newsletter

October 6, 2025

Open Source is a Tradeoff

How should we build and advocate for changes inside an open source community?

Webmasters.fm ↗

Vibe Coding for 100k Users & WordPress’s AI Roadmap ft. Matt Medeiros – Webmasters.FM

In this conversation, Matt Medeiros discusses his recent experience creating a community-driven app during a significant blizzard, leveraging Cloudflare and Cloud Code for development. He reflects on the impact of AI on software development, the importance of trust in tech, and the evolving landscape of web development tools, particularly in relation to WordPress. The discussion also touches on the future of websites in an AI-driven world and the potential for more competition in providing tech solutions to local governments. Links Matt's Video The WP Minute Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Celebrity Status 08:52 Technical Choices and Cloud Platforms 13:15 The Future of Software Development 19:02 The Importance of Trust in a Competitive Landscape 23:50 The Evolution of WordPress and AI Integration 28:45 The Role of AI in Development and Trust Issues

Brian Coords, Developer & Educator

Webmasters.fm ↗

Vibe Coding for 100k Users & WordPress’s AI Roadmap ft. Matt Medeiros – Webmasters.FM

Brian Coords,
Developer & Educator