Related: I just got a permission bump on wp.org so I can block ChatGPT spammers at the network level.

Is anyone else having massive WordCamp Asia FOMO after noticing that their passport went under six months just days before they needed to enter the country but only discovering this after it was too late to renew their passport? Asking for a friend.

Everyone needs to chill a little. The princess is still getting some bed rest and catching up on her reading after surgery as these pictures from the palace prove. #nofilter

WordCamp Sydney 2024 is on! Nov 2-3, 2024 - UTS, Sydney. sydney.wordcamp.org/2024/ #WCSyd #WordCamp #WordPress #WPSyd

I looks like a scam is going around re Google's TOS update later this month. It was sent to my public email alias and doesn't include my name. Otherwise it looks quite convincing. Or Google have really messed up, but I'm treating it as a scam.

Waking up to discover a robot has done a tedious task for you is pretty nice. No AI needed. github.com/Chassis/Chassi…

Exciting news for multisite users in WordPress 6.6! We're introducing a powerful new function: wp_prime_network_option_caches. This function allows you to prime caches for multiple network options with a single call.

Just got an email from #Ticketek saying they were hacked and some customers' details may have leaked. Then they charged me a $12.50 Details Leaked In A Hack fee

I can't stress enough how valuable attending WordCamps, meetups and other events has been to my career. If you can't afford to get to WordCamp Sydney this November, @TheCodeDotCo may be able to help you.

I seriously doubt I'd have had any of the jobs I've had since 2015 if I didn't go to WordCamp Sydney 2012.

I am slightly tempted to create a browser extension called FOMO that replaces all occurrences of "WCEU" with "WCEU (don't worry, I'm sure it won't be very good)".

I've *finally* seen the "418 I'm a teapot" HTTP status code being used on a production site. In this case, it's the Australian Government's MyGov online services portal. When waiting in the queue to access online tax services, an AJAX request responds with a 418 status code 😎

I take back every bad thing I've ever said about PHP's handling of timezones. > PHP's date() function has a format specifier, 'B', which returns the Swatch Internet Time notation for a given time stamp.

If we remove the citizenship requirement to run for president I’ll jump in the race

Currently compiling some stats for a blog post. One stat of interest is that by the time I hit publish it will be 1,234 days since my previous blog post. Oops.

It appears some people like pre-commit hooks and some people don't. It's a real shame that all development processes need to be identical and it's impossible to decide what to do based on your individual project's needs.

13 years of contributing to WordPress peterwilson.cc/13-years-of-co…

My first substantial pull requests to WordPress Playground were recently merged. It's now possible to run the latest commit to WordPress a few minutes after it was committed, so contributors no longer need to wait for the nightly. tinyurl.com/wp-trunk

After considering my options, I decided to go with the original K9 based parody fork of WordPress. github.com/Woofpress/Woof…

Josepha's leadership is one of the reasons I am an active contributor to WordPress. I am exceptionally pleased to have had the opportunity to work with her over the years. Good luck with whatever comes next, Josepha.