Jeffrey B. Paul

Grow + monetize your newsletter with WordPress + beehiiv. Join our webinar for a live plugin demo and hear how we built the 9to5 network’s integration around its editorial workflow to keep extra work to a minimum. 📅 Nov. 5, 1 PM ET www.beehiiv.com/virtual-even...

WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 is available for testing. It brings more refinements to the admin experience and developer tools. Use a local or test site, and report any issues you find. wp.me/pZhYe-5H4 #WordPress

@gabrielzucman.bsky.social: So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but one man paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?

We literally have the largest bike-touring event in the world which has been an annual summer state tradition for FIFTY YEARS. There's a giant exhibit in the state historical museum about it. This is comical.

Dropped off my batch of TurnOutPAC.org postcards. Thanks to y’all for being voters! Who you vote for is private, but whether you vote is public record. Please vote in the Tues. Nov. 3 election!

To all the members of the PHP Security team: thank you for your work in keeping people and websites safe. Your work is appreciated

The PHP project has fixed 2 critical vulnerabilities. Check with your web host and update PHP immediately. These issues aren't specific to WordPress, and no WordPress update is required. wp.me/pZhYe-5Gb #WordPress

Wish someone would release patches for my vulnerabilities

WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 is ready for testing. It will add responsive design controls, improve Notes, and process more media in the browser. Use a test site, not a production site. wp.me/pZhYe-5FP #WordPress

Adding a beehiiv signup form to WordPress used to mean embedding code. Now, editors paste a form ID into a WordPress block. beehiiv’s Viktor Tretyak shares what changed with the native integration we built. See the full case study: fueled.com/work/beehiiv...

Students, WordCamp Canada 2026 is 50% off for you! 🎓🍁 Nov 5 and 6, UBC Robson Square, Vancouver. Fill out the form and we’ll email your code 👉 canada.wordcamp.org/2026/calling... #WCEH2026 #wordcampcanada2026

Hell yeah, Minnesota United

This quote is my exact approach to drive out and automate my repetitive tasks, anyone with access to agents is strongly recommended to do the same: “anytime you do anything a second time, you're kind of like, okay, how can I use Claude to make it so that I don't have to do it a third time?”

Today In 1970: The Baltimore #Orioles defeat the Cincinnati #Reds to win the World Series at Memorial Stadium! #MLB #Baseball #Postseason

1/ NEW REPORT: Our latest research shows how data fueling the online advertising ecosystem is being used to profile millions of users and silently infect targets with zero-click mercenary spyware, a novel attack technique we call "Adfection." Read the report: citizenlab.ca/research/how...

Asking @jakemgold.bsky.social how AI helped build the official WordPress Browser Extension is a bit like asking how tires help a car get to its destination. Learn more about his AI-native approach: fueled.com/blog/officia...

RIP Eric Binnion For the next 30 days, a few billion of you will get an extra header in honor of…...

Ms Rachel from the top ropes

KYLE FUCKING HAMILTON

RUSSIA TARGETED A BUS FULL OF CIVILIANS AND MULTIPLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES THIS WEEK ALONE. Maybe the ingrate is the guy who made the decision to fund that terrorism by purchasing oil in a last ditch attempt to boost his poll numbers?

reminder to watch women's sports because they are really fun to watch!

Celebrating WordPress Accessibility Day 2026 Celebrating WordPress Accessibility Day 2026 and the global community making the web more accessible. Proud to sponsor this year's event and grateful to the organizers,... https://jeffpaul.com/2026/10/celebrating-wordpress-accessibility-day-2026/

@cvo.bsky.social curious how often you update your openclaws and if you've got that down to an automated process or just manual clicking through when you do it?

Modern publishing within reach for local news. We helped Maine Trust for Local News rethink its WordPress platform with shared tools, custom engineering, and AI-native development. fueled.com/work/maine-t...

[October 6th, 1986] Cal Ripken Sr. has been named the new manager of the Baltimore Orioles, replacing Earl Weaver. Ripken has served the organization for three decades as a coach, player, and scout. He looks forward to working with his son, Cal Ripken Jr., who is a perennial All-Star.

WordPress 7.1.3 is a security and maintenance release with 7 security fixes and 4 bug fixes. Update your sites immediately. wp.me/pZhYe-5ER #WordPress

The WordCamp Canada 2026 sessions are here 🍁 18 sessions on AI, the Interactivity API, accessibility, design and more. Which session are you most excited for? 📅 November 5 to 6 📍 UBC Robson Square, Vancouver Explore the sessions: canada.wordcamp.org/2026/sessions #WCEH2026 #wordpress

You can make valid arguments for a lot of guys to be the most influential player in MLB history, but there was only one man who was the 1st person to win MVP in both leagues AND be the first African American manager in both leagues, so he'll always have my vote.

Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager

One month to go until WordCamp Canada 2026! Nov 5 and 6 UBC Robson Square, Vancouver Get your ticket: canada.wordcamp.org/2026 #WCEH2026 #wordcampcanada2026

If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️

WordPress Accessibility Day is October 7-8, 2026. Free, online, and 24 hours of talks on building WordPress sites that work for everyone. Starts Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT. Register and join us: wpaccessibility.day/2026/register/ #WPA11yDay #WPAD2026 #WCEH

Follow Canadian Wapuu on his way to WordCamp Canada 2026 🍁 Swipe to walk with him ➡️ 📅 November 5 to 6 📍 UBC Robson Square, Vancouver Plan your trip: canada.wordcamp.org/2026/travel-accommodations Which stop is on your list? Tell us below 👇 #WCEH2026 #WordCampCanada2026 #WordCampCanada

Happy 9-25 Day to those that celebrate

Have you registered for @wpaccessibility.day yet? It's coming up quickly and you don't want to miss this free online conference with 24 hours of #accessibility talks. #ASL #Captioned + @iaaporg.bsky.social continuing ed. Can't attend live? Register to watch all month. wpaccessibility.day/2026/ #a11y

As cars get better at doing more of the driving for humans, safety experts worry that more people are likely to be unprepared to take over when something goes wrong -- a phenomenon they call automation complacency. @jackewingnyt.bsky.social reports. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/b...

Xiaomi streamed its $3.5M reinforcement learning run live and released the weights under MIT. And there's more on the way.

A friendly reminder that the Sponsor WordPress Contributors … A friendly reminder that the Sponsor WordPress Contributors repo exists as a way to help fund open source contributions like those from... https://jeffpaul.com/notes/2026/09/a-friendly-reminder-that-the-sponsor-wordpress-contributors/

“One of the best partners we’ve worked with, hands down.” beehiiv’s Viktor Tretyak on pairing our WordPress expertise with his team’s knowledge of beehiiv. See how we built beehiiv’s official WordPress plugin: fueled.com/work/beehiiv...

HBD to Joan Jett, Baltimore Oriole

WordPress 7.1.2 is available with a fix for a critical security vulnerability. Update your sites immediately from the WordPress Dashboard. The process will begin automatically on sites that support background updates. Details: wp.me/pZhYe-5Ev #WordPress

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Explore tools to draft and refine content, generate image alt text, and moderate comments with the new AI-Powered WordPress course. The first three modules require no coding experience and cover responsible practices along the way. Learn more: make.wordpress.org/training/2... #LearnWP

WordPress 7.1.1 is a security and maintenance release with 11 security fixes, plus 17 Core and 19 Block Editor bug fixes. Update your sites now from the Dashboard or download the release. wp.me/pZhYe-5Eh #WordPress

From the hidden cost of AI cleanup to customer journeys that cross channels, Fueled colleagues share practical perspectives in our latest media & appearances roundup. Catch up: fueled.com/blog/q2-q3-2...

Hide the WordPress admin bar. Keep its shortcuts within reach. @jakemgold.bsky.social explains the idea that led to the official WordPress Browser Extension. fueled.com/blog/officia...

Thoughts on “The Advantage” by Patrick Lencioni A skeptical reader’s notes on The Advantage, including what held up, what didn’t, and the leadership ideas worth carrying forward. https://jeffpaul.com/2026/09/thoughts-on-the-advantage-by-patrick-lencioni/

Today on 9/11, we remember and honor the lives that were taken from us in a terrible act of terrorism. Nothing can justify the murder of innocent civilians. Nothing. 1/

Twenty-five years later, we still ache for the lives September 11, 2001, took from us.