Birgit Pauli-Haack

I am eternally grateful to @automattic.com for sending me on a three-month sabbatical for my five-year anniversary. 🙏💞 It'll be a break from work, WordPress and social media. CU in December 👋

I've been playing around with WordPress 7.1's new "Responsive Block Styles" - it's powerful, but there's some limitations and "gotchas" that may be worth knowing. I did a deep dive below. Side note: it's good to be creating guides again! mitchcanter.me/wordpress-re...

Share your knowledge and experience with the community! The Call for Speakers for #WordCamp Switzerland 2027 is now open! The deadline for submission is 30 September 2026 EN – More information: switzerland.wordcamp.org/2027/call-fo... (other languages available) #wordpress #wcch #wcch2027 #murten

The WordCamp US 2026 recap is up: 4 days in Phoenix, 1114 attendees from around the world, thousands more online, and a city that now celebrates WordPress every August 19th. wp.me/pZhYe-5wY

Gutenberg Changelog #133 – Gutenberg 23.6 Release and WordPress 7.1 In episode 133 of the Gutenberg Changelog Podcast, Birgit Pauli-Haack hosts Faith Ruth Imokol, a Ugandan web developer and longtime Gutenberg advocate, to discuss the Gutenberg 23.6 release and the upcoming WordPress 7.1 update.…

WordPress 7.1 arrives at WordCamp US, Abilities API for developers, and a new theme for Gutenberg Times and more — Weekend Edition #373 Read onlineIssue #373 | August 15, 2026 Hi there, Before you read any further, another security updates needs your attention: WordPress 7.0.4 is out. Update now!…

I'm loving the new #WordPress core tabs block, I've been wanting something like this in core for a long time, now playing around with it and styling it to my own theme, I decided to add some animation to it, what do you think?

“This week I realized, I have been building websites for 30 years. from Notepad and hand-coded HTML to HomeSiteX over Coldfusion to WordPress, Nodejs and ReactJS to Python and Claude. It’s been a fantastic journey. It never gets old … I cherish most the friends I made along the way.”

If you missed it yesterday, I took fourteen features out of the #WordPress 7.1 source of truth @gutenbergtimes.com round-up, to see what actually holds up when you use it and here are the results... www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoff...

WordPress 7.1 Source of Truth Welcome to the Source of Truth for WordPress 7.1! Before you dive headfirst into all the big and small changes and pick your favorites, make sure to read these preliminary thoughts about this post and how to use it. If you have any questions, leave a comment or email…

This week’s guest is Paul Sanders, who returns after a long absence to talk about his latest move to seek ‘still’. We discuss his new book, Still, which sold out within weeks of its initial publication. photowalk.show/episodes/pau... #photography #podcast #photowalk

Moses Cursor Ssebunya from Uganda received the Automattic Open Horizons Scholarship to co-organize WordCamp Asia 2026 in Mumbai. His HeroPress essay is a direct account of what community access can make possible. heropress.com/?p=8649 #HeroPress

Watch Beau Lebens, Artistic Director of Woo, on stage at the annual Stripe Sessions conference to talk about agentic commerce. We share highlights from his panel, including our platform approach and the technical challenges for merchants. developer.woocommerce.com?p=8770077

Get early access to WordPress Studio CLI, available as a standalone npm package—no desktop app required. Any developer can install it with a single command and immediately start building, managing, and publishing WordPress sites from their terminal. developer.wordpress.com/studio/ #WordPress

WordPress 7.0 Source of Truth Welcome to the Source of Truth for WordPress 7.0! Before you dive headfirst into all the big and small changes and pick your favorites, make sure to read these preliminary thoughts about this post and how to use it. If you have questions, leave a comment or email me…

In a world of black boxes and AI content, Tumblr puts its creators, fandoms, and community at the forefront to do what it’s always done best: push human authenticity and the culture forward. Learn more: www.fastcompany.com/91497300/soc...

This news is worth a reblog! @tumblr.com made @fastcompany.com Most Innovative Companies of 2026, ranking No. 8 in the Social Media category. Congrats to the entire team. 🥂 #FCMostInnovative

A WordPress instance that's entirely hosted in your browser opens up interesting possibilities for self-hosted personal apps. #Technology https://werd.io/your-browser-becomes-your-wordpress/

Automattic recently brought 54 employees together at our NoHo Space for our first-ever AI Enablement training. It was two weeks of hands-on building, experimenting, and ushering in the future of how Automattic works: AI-first. And it won’t be the last!

Check out @bph.social's reflection on what the team built, what changed, and what it means for the @wordpress.org ecosystem. 👉 automattic.com/2026/02/25/a...

A Los Alamos team used advanced geometry to show that hue, saturation, and lightness aren’t shaped by culture or experience—they’re built directly into the mathematical structure of how we see color. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Block Themes, Icon Block and AI –Weekend Edition #356 Read onlineIssue #356 | February 7, 2026 Hi there, AI is on my mind a lot these days. It speeds up my life when I research or analyze content, tools and technology. Even more so when working on workflow automation. This week saw an "explosion…

ASK ME ANYTHING: With the live release of @wordpress.org version 7.0 at WordCamp Asia we're excited to host an AMA with @bph.social it to learn about the latest on the upcoming release from a key core contributor. Curious? RSVP at bit.ly/wordpressama and bring your questions! #WordPress #Gutenberg

Gutenberg Changelog #126 – Gutenberg Releases 22.3, 22.4, 22.5 and WordPress 7.0 In this episode, Birgit Pauli-Haack welcomes Carolina Nymark back to discuss recent Gutenberg releases (22.3, 22.4, 22.5) and preview features coming in WordPress 7.0. Birgit Pauli-Haack shares her recovery journey…

Block Theme Guide, AI Galore, Icon Block, WordPress 7.0 — Weekend Edition 357 Read onlineIssue #357 | February 14, 2026 Hi there, If you celebrate it, Happy Valentines day! 💖 This week, WordPress developers and co-workers share their experiences exploring AI workflows around development and…

Streamline block theme dev with WP Playground and GitHub. developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/01... via WP_Weekly_277 @bph.social

Ever wondered what WordPress looked like back in 2003? I decided to find out. I dragged Release 0.71 into 2025 so I could show you exactly how it felt. Come take the full tour: iterativewonders.com/2025/12/04/a... #WordPress #WebHistory #Nostalgia #Technology #TechThrowback #Tech #Dev

Discover how to bridge visual design and version control in WordPress theme development. With WP Playground, the Create Block Theme plugin, and GitHub, designers can sync their edits directly to the theme files without coding. Read more: developer.wordpress.org/news/... #WordPressDevelopment

Lots of #WordPress goodies to dig into in this adition, check it out 👇 gutenbergtimes.com/ai-experimen...

I switched everything (podcasts, YouTube, audiobooks) to 1x speed. New rule: if it's not worth consuming at 1x, it's not worth consuming at all. terriblesoftware.org/2026/01/08/l...

Scroll on Hover Image Block The Scroll on Hover Image block allows users to showcase tall images that scroll on hover, with customizable settings.

Have you been wishing masonry layouts would just hurry up and arrive in CSS?? Well, happy holidays! webkit.org/blog/17660/i...

New year, new ways to shape the open web. ✨ WordPress is built every day by contributors across 20+ Make teams, and there is a place for your skills. Find your best fit with the contributor questionnaire and take your first step. make.wordpress.org/contribute/ #WordPress #MakeWordPress

Nice. Good to see how others approach theme-building.

Woke up this morning and saw that my first Chrome extension has been published! I have been using it locally for a while now and figured I'd submit it for everyone else to use. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/lgfli... #A11y #Accessibility #WebDev #Design

Roadmap for WordPress 7.0 and schedule, commands for the Command Palette, Gutenberg 22.3, and more - Weekend Edition 353 - Gutenberg Times https://gutenbergtimes.com/roadmap-for-wordpress-7-0-and-schedule-commands-for-the-command-palette-gutenberg-22-3-and-more-weekend-edition-353/

I Built a #WordPress Website in Studio - No Server Setup Required youtu.be/vy03EX6Ii0w

“Use your best judgment” Extraordinary organizations have this is as their employee handbook. Resilient ones. Human ones that can thrive in the face of automation and AI. Organizations that are built on customer service, hospitality and flexibility. Of course, this means you'll need to treat your…

Check out the full episode with Birgit here: "What's Going to Happen With WordPress in 2026?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9do...

@bph.social came on the PublishPress podcast and we talked about the new Notes feature in WordPress 6.9. The goal is Google Docs-style commenting. The first version of Notes is good, but it's going to get even better with WordPress 7.0 and other core releases next year.

@reutersinstitute.bsky.social 👋 I just had to manually go find your RSS feed (it's /rss.xml off your home domain). Could you please add it to the HTML head of your homepage so others can find it? Here's why that's important: werd.io/why-rss-matt...

Pocket Casts users, Playback 2025 is officially here. 🎧 Discover your top podcasts, your longest listens, and your total time in audio. Head on over to your @pocketcasts.com app and check out your 2025 stats!

Livestreams on WordPress 6.9, WordPress Importer Improved, MCP Adapter and more - Weekend Edition #351 - Gutenberg Times https://gutenbergtimes.com/livestreams-on-wordpress-6-9-wordpress-importer-improved-mcp-adapter-and-more-weekend-edition-351/

Developers, WPCS 3.3.0 is here. Highlights: • Minimum supported PHP is now 7.2 • New attribute rules for cleaner, more consistent code • More reliable database and escaping checks, including new caching helpers 📚 Details here: github.com/WordPress/WordPres... #WordPress #WordPressDevelopment

I am very pleased that my plugin now has more than 100 active installations. Yesterday, I released the new version 1.4.1. "Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes" is a lightweight WordPress plugin developed specifically as a navigation solution for Block Themes. wordpress.org/plugins/shri...

We’re 20! 🎉 Two decades of sites launched, stores opened, and stories told on WordPress.com, all thanks to you. Celebrate with us and see what’s next ⬇️

All known PHP 8.5 incompatibilities in WordPress Core have been fixed for the @wordpress.org 6.9 release scheduled for December 2. This release will have "beta support" for PHP 8.5, which is just the label applied to PHP versions with less than 10% adoptions across all WP sites.

Introducing the WordPress AI Client SDK: make.wordpress.org/ai/2025/11/2...

I made a free full site editor block theme cheat sheet for #WordPress devs (or anyone dipping into theme development). Core blocks, theme.json reference, hooks, and troubleshooting tips I wish I'd had when I started. Grab it: elliottrichmond.co.uk/block-theme-...

In the next episode of my "Life and Automattic" series, I talk about something close to my heart, our professional coaching benefit.