This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.1 from...

Every page load makes WordPress reread all autoloaded wp_options rows, even junk from deleted plugins. Check yours with one safe SQL query and clean it up. The post WordPress Autoloaded Options: Find and Fix wp_options Bloat appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

Shifting budgets and tech priorities drive change for open source events software and government infrastructure.

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Your WordPress site can load pages before visitors even click. Learn how speculative loading works, what WordPress 6.8 turned on, and how to tune it! The post WordPress Speculative Loading: What It Does and How to Configure It appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

For this post, I decided to use the Section Generator in the free Otter Blocks plugin. I built nine sections of a WordPress site with it, but instead of endlessly prompting until I got it "just right," I relied on a single prompt. Then I took a screenshot of what that...

WordPress, Apache, and Zephyr adapt to AI-driven security and infrastructure demands shaping the future of open source at scale.

Skip the analytics tab scavenger hunt. Here's how to ask your AI about traffic, search queries, and indexing, then have it act on the answer. The post Ask Your AI About Your Website Traffic (GA4, Search Console, SEO in One Chat) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.

MCP keeps showing up in AI news, but what is an MCP server actually for? Plain-English answers, plus what it means for your WordPress site. The post What Is MCP (Model Context Protocol)? A Guide for WordPress Users appeared first on Themeisle Blog.