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Hi, I’m Brian Coords and I’m helping WordPress developers and agencies make the transition into the new era of the Block Editor.
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Local WordPress with Herd, DBngin, and WP-CLI
Local WordPress development made easy with Laravel Herd and DBngin. We’ll use wp-cli to download, install, and manage a local WordPress environment in just a few minutes. Relevant Links Full Transcript AI-Generated and unedited as of yet Okay, so recently I’ve been messing around with Larival Herd, which is a tool for kind of local…
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Speed Up Dynamic Data with WordPress Object Cache | WP Agency Summit
Recent appearance at the WP Agency Summit where I discuss the power of object caching in WordPress. We talk about how object cache can speed up the retrieval of dynamic data and improve site performance.
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Misconceptions About Matt, Open Source, and Contributions
As we learn more about the Matt vs WP Engine fight, it’s time to clear up some major misconceptions.
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The WCUS Closing I Wish We’d Had
In case you missed it, WordCamp US 2024 ended on a very wild note, with Matt singling out WP Engine as enemy number one.
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Custom fields and post types inside the block editor – An Automattic Adventure
Earlier this week, I livestreamed to talk about Create Content Model, the open source prototype that I was lucky enough to participate in with the team from WordPress.com. If you haven’t already, I recommend watching the stream because I tell the whole story, demo the prototype, and answer a few questions. But I’ll give some…
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Build a Custom AI Block in WordPress with OpenAI Integration
Let’s create a custom WordPress Gutenberg block that connects to OpenAI’s API.