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  • Newsletter
    April 2, 2026

    EmDash: First thoughts and takeaways for WordPress

    Cloudflare launched its big WordPress competitor. What can WordPress learn from where Astro’s CMS is heading?

  • Blog
    March 31, 2026

    Why ‘Future Revisions’ Should be the Next Priority Feature for WordPress

    Why WordPress is ready for future revision management, plus links from around the web.

  • Podcast Appearances
    March 27, 2026

    🔗 How AI and Cloud Tools Are Transforming WooCommerce Development and Testing on OpenChannels.fm

    I sat down with Derek Hanson to talk about how Woo is using AI to improve our release process and take him through an example of how I build Woo extensions with Claude Code.

  • Video
    March 13, 2026

    New Video: PHP-only Blocks and AI Skills

    WordPress 7.0 introduces PHP-only block registration—build custom blocks with zero build process. Combine it with AI agent skills and generate blocks through conversation with Claude Code.

  • 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?

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