WordPress theme development has always had a learning curve. Between PHP, CSS, the template hierarchy, and the inevitable mystery bug that appears unexpectedly, it’s not something most people figure out in an afternoon. Telex removes that barrier entirely. You tell it what you want, it generates a theme, you install it, and your site has…
Tracking down bugs in WordPress development often feels like looking for a needle in a haystack. Especially when you’re relying on var_dump() calls and manually scanning error logs. WordPress Studio has two new debugging capabilities that make this process faster and more intuitive: Xdebug support and debug log access. Try WordPress Studio for free Step-through…
Monikka Spruyt spent years in corporate. Then, the training organization she worked for was being merged into another. She’d also just had her third baby. She saw it as a sign. Starting over in another corporate role wasn’t what she wanted. This was her moment to build something of her own. So she backed herself…
At its core, WordPress software is highly secure. The platform itself follows strong security practices and is regularly updated. Most WordPress security issues don’t come from WordPress itself — but from how a site is set up and maintained. In this guide, we’ll explain how secure WordPress is, where real risks come from, and what…
Jason Stockill’s day job is in agriculture — operations manager at a local dealership in Canada, selling tractors, skid steers, the whole deal. But after hours, he’s been working on something else. His son Jäger races motorcycles. He is the 2025 FIM MiniGP Canada Champion — six wins, nine podiums in a single season —…
SEO in 2026 means optimizing for both traditional search engines and AI discovery tools — and WordPress gives you the plugin ecosystem to handle both. The challenge? Figuring out which SEO plugins actually move the needle versus which ones just clutter your dashboard. We looked at WordPress.com usage data and user ratings, then I tested…
On WordPress.com, you can manage the entire lifecycle of your website — setup, development, launch, day-to-day management, and potential adjustments — on a single platform that grows with you. When I first learned to build WordPress sites, I had to stitch them together from different tools and vendors. Think of connecting your domain registrar to…
When we launched Telex back in August, we invited everyone to experiment with AI-powered block creation. Since then, thousands of you have built blocks, shared feedback, and pushed the tool in directions we didn’t expect. That enthusiasm kept us going. Here’s what’s new. 1. Show Telex what you want to build You can now upload…
Lily Burton spent years in the lab. PhD in biochemistry and molecular biophysics at the University of Chicago. Deep research. Big questions. But something was missing. “I really enjoyed thinking about very deep questions,” she says. “But I kind of missed the human element. I would get frustrated — why should a normal, everyday person…
The WordPress AI Assistant is now available on WordPress.com. If you’ve used our AI website builder, you already know how easy it is to create a full site by having a conversation. Now, that same intelligence stays with you inside the editor and Media Library. Unlike standalone AI tools, the WordPress AI Assistant works inside…