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Andy Fragen

@andy.thefragens.com
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Just a geek surgeon. Developer, Git Updater

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Joost de Valk @joost.blog · 18/04/2026
I posted about self-updating skills. I had searched and not found a better method, but asked for input. And I got it! So now, the updated version of my post tells you how to make your skills update easily: joost.blog/self-updatin...
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How I made my skills update themselves · Joost.blog
Skills install as loose folders with no package manager. Here's the pattern I landed on after publishing a first attempt and getting corrected on LinkedIn.
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 12/03/2026
Unfortunately I think there's an issue getting an update from #GitUpdater 12.23.x to 12.24.0 a manual update will be required. Can be done via the update webhook and adding `&plugin=git-updater`query arg to the webhook. The base for the webhook is found in the Remote Management tab. Sorry 😞
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Duane Storey @duanestorey.com · 09/03/2026
Resurrected my blog.. Started writing about some of the AI experiments I've been doing. duanestorey.com/posts/my-fir...
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My First Week Making Hot Dogs With Claude Code Max 20 - The Duane Storey
I was a bit late to the Claude Code party, and started about six months after most of my friends. I openly admit I was
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Ipstenu (Mika E.) 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🖖 @ipstenu.org · 27/02/2026
Can I just say this week has been a long year? The FAIR project is nowhere near over. halfelf.org/2026/fair-su...
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FAIR: Successes, Lessons, and What’s Next - Half-Elf on Tech
FAIR 1.3 is out, but the rollercoaster isn't over. The "chicken and egg" of funding neutral infrastructure has never been tougher. But we keep going.
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Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 26/02/2026
Onwards, to the next era of the @fair.pm project: journal.rmccue.io/492/the-next...
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The next era of FAIR – Pre-Thought Listen
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Karim Marucchi @marucchi.com · 26/02/2026
For slightly over a year, Joost de Valk and I have been trying to get FAIR "off the ground" for the WordPress ecosystem. We have now come to the conclusion that funding this effort is not going to happen. But... there's a silver lining! Read it all: marucchi.com/fair-wordpre...
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FAIR, WordPress, and Knowing When to Stop
We remain committed to WordPress. We remain critical where criticism is needed. We remain hopeful that governance can improve.
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 25/02/2026
@jeffpaul.com Happy Birthday
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a happy birthday greeting card with a blue heart and stars
Alt: Happy birthday
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Norcross @floridanorcross.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
so i’m one of the best WordPress developers in the US. period. one of y’all has to know someone (or be that someone) who wants to pay me to do that.
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Ipstenu (Mika E.) 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🖖 @ipstenu.org · 13/11/2025
Free UpTime by Automagically Watching the Watchers A look between multiple different (mostly) self hosted ways to monitor the uptime of services and websites and more. halfelf.org/2025/free-up...
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Free UpTime by Automagically Watching the Watchers - Half-Elf on Tech
A look between multiple different (mostly) self hosted ways to monitor the uptime of services and websites and more.
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The Repository @therepository.email · 11/11/2025
FAIR and Patchstack Build Security MVP at CloudFest USA Hackathon
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Ipstenu (Mika E.) 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🖖 @ipstenu.org · 09/11/2025
We have release @fair.pm 1.1.0! fair.pm/blog/2025/11... Lots of work going on, and we would love to have anyone passionate about distributing code!
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FAIR Plugin 1.1 Release Announcement - FAIR
Introducing FAIR 1.1, our newest release as part of our regular 6-week release train. We’ve got some great new features, as well as refinements of existing ones. One of the big features we’ve included...
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The Repository @therepository.email · 25/09/2025
New FAIR 1.0 Release Brings Decentralized Package Management to WordPress
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PressConf @pressconf.events · 22/09/2025
🐓 Startup (Early Bird) tickets for PressConf end Sept. 30th! The room is already filling with the founders, product builders, & agency leaders who shape the future of WordPress. This is your chance to be in the conversations that matter most. 🎟️ Lock in your ticket today → pressconf.events/tickets
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 30/08/2025
#WCUS2025 in monochrome. thefragens.com/wcus-2025-in-pictures
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PressConf @pressconf.events · 24/08/2025
StartUp (early bird) tickets for PressConf 2026 go live tomorrow morning! 🙌🏼 03:00 PST / 06:00 EST 🌞 🎟️ discounted rate 📍 Tempe, AZ 📅 April 8–11 👯‍♀️ Got a crew? Check our #squadgoals team pricing The countdown’s on. ⏲️ pressconf.events #PressConf2026 #PressConf #opensource
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Weston Ruter @weston.ruter.net · 10/08/2025
I've published a new WordPress security plugin: Strict CSP. It helps mitigate cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the frontend and login screen (but not yet in the WP admin):
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Strict CSP
Enforces a Strict Content Security Policy on the frontend and login screen to help mitigate any XSS vulnerabilities.
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Weston Ruter @weston.ruter.net · 25/07/2025
Do you like instant navigations on the WordPress frontend? Speculation rules! What if speculative loading was also in WP Admin? Check out this new experimental plugin that adds prerendering with moderate eagerness for links in the Admin Menu and Admin Bar:
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GitHub - westonruter/speculative-loading-admin: Adds speculative loading to the WP Admin for prerendering links with moderate eagerness in the Admin Bar and Admin Menu. Experimental.
Adds speculative loading to the WP Admin for prerendering links with moderate eagerness in the Admin Bar and Admin Menu. Experimental. - westonruter/speculative-loading-admin
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Carrie Dils @carriedils.com · 17/07/2025
Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit. 🤣
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Gitea @gitea.com · 14/07/2025
We added built-in CI/CD that is GitHub actions compatible so you can use the same workflows and steps as you would over there too, to make the transition easier.
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 18/06/2025
@briangardner.com I’m seeing this in debug logs. Powder 1.5 PHP Notice Function get_block_patterns was called incorrectly. Could not register file "…themes/powder/patterns/testimonials/testimonials-single-quaternary..php" as a block pattern (invalid slug "powder/testimonials-single-quaternary.")
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Jonathan Desrosiers @jonathandesrosiers.com · 13/06/2025
Death to the weekly note - a reply to @jeremyfelt.com
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Death to the weekly note
One blog I’ve followed for years is that of fellow Core Committer and friend Jeremy Felt. His “Weekly Note” series has always inspired me to publish more consistently. Today, he published a post about...
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Courtney @courtneyr.dev · 12/06/2025
☕ How do you start your morning? Me: I'm sipping coffee in the pavilion with the pup and wondering - what's DIDs? #FAIRPM Decentralized Identifiers www.w3.org/TR/did-1.1/
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Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.1
Decentralized identifiers (DIDs) are a new type of identifier that enables verifiable, decentralized digital identity. A DID refers to any subject (e.g., a person, organization, thing, data model, abstract entity, etc.) as determined by the controller of the DID. In contrast to typical, federated identifiers, DIDs have been designed so that they may be decoupled from centralized registries, identity providers, and certificate authorities. Specifically, while other parties might be used to help enable the discovery of information related to a DID, the design enables the controller of a DID to prove control over it without requiring permission from any other party. DIDs are URIs that associate a DID subject with a DID document allowing trustable interactions associated with that subject.
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 10/06/2025
So I haven’t been idling around. thefragens.com/the-hiatus-i... #WordPress #FAIRPM
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The Hiatus is Over – Surgical Diversions
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Karim Marucchi @marucchi.com · 10/06/2025
Thank you @mikelittle.com! The Fair TSC team is doing amazing work and now that we are talking to hosts, there is so much we can do for the evolution of #WordPress
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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · 10/06/2025
I installed the Fair Package Manager (@fairpm) on my personal site last night. I'm excited to say it worked flawlessly. A couple of plugins were updated from Fastly's servers, & a paid plugin updated from its servers as normal. I'm excited to see what else comes from this interesting development.
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FAIR Package Manager Project
FAIR Package Manager Project has 8 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
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Ipstenu (Mika E.) 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🖖 @ipstenu.org · 09/06/2025
I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone that, after so long wrangling #WordPress plugins, I have a very opinionated proposal for how #FAIRPM will address things. Your comments are welcome :) github.com/fairpm/fair-...
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Proposal for a Node/Aggregator Moderation System · fairpm fair-protocol · Discussion #12
Related to #11 TL;DR - Moderation as Infrastructure The docs (and this post) are long out of necessity. There are a lot of moving parts involved. But to summarize, the goal of moderation is to prov...
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Carrie Dils @carriedils.com · 07/06/2025
. @rogerbikes.com rocking the stage at #WCEU and talking about auto-update rollbacks introduced with WordPress 6.6 Check out ‘dem lit shoes!
Roger Williams on stage with a microphone. He’s wearing an orange shirt and orange shoes with multi-colored lights in the soles. There’s a large screen showing a presentation behind him.
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 06/06/2025
this is a pretty fun project! it is basically a decentralized WordPress plugin package manager, using DID PLC as an identifier and store for package signing keys; and atproto for discovery/indexing of plugins in the ecosystem. github.com/fairpm/fair-...
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Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 06/06/2025
Today, we’re launching something big for the WordPress community. Say hello to FAIR - a new decentralised package manager for WordPress.
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Norcross @floridanorcross.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
so when i’m not yelling about things, i write code. i’ve been part of a group working to decentralize WordPress and i can finally say so publicly.
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Karim Marucchi @marucchi.com · 06/06/2025
Introducing FAIR for #WordPress! I've detailed the journey from concern to action, explaining how this new decentralized distribution layer (definitely not a fork!) aims to enhance security, compliance, and the plugin economy. marucchi.com/introducing-... #FAIRPM
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Weston Ruter @weston.ruter.net · 18/05/2025
When rebuilding my blog with a block theme, I was surprised to find the Featured Image block doesn't support caption or lightbox, like the Image block does. I wrote two little plugins to implement these until they land in Gutenberg / WordPress core:
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Adding Caption & Lightbox to the Featured Image Block - Weston Ruter
Earlier this year I re-built this site using the Twenty Twenty-Five theme, finally adopting a block theme over the veritable Twenty Twenty classic theme I had been using. In this rebuild, one thing th...
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Weston Ruter @weston.ruter.net · 15/05/2025
I've done some retrospection and written up a history of my WordPress contributions. Next week marks a decade since I became a core committer. Now that I've been laid off from Google, I'm looking to find a sustainable way to continue contributing:
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A Decade as a Core Committer: My WordPress Contribution History - Weston Ruter
Overview of my contributions to the WordPress project with the goal of finding new sponsorships to continue contributing.
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Jason Cosper @jason.cosper.me · 01/05/2025
May Day seems like the perfect time to share that I'm looking for a new full-time role. 😅 Resume: jason.cosper.me/curriculum-v... Also, if you know anyone who needs #WordPress help (performance tuning, plugin dev), it'd be cool of you to share a link to my consultancy: littleroom.studio
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Little Room: Premium WordPress Services
Get 20 years of deep WordPress know-how focused squarely on making your site work for you, not against you. Reliable expertise, zero fluff.
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The Repository @therepository.email · 30/04/2025
PressConf Recap: Why Showing Up Matters in the WordPress Community www.therepository.email/pressconf-re...
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PressConf Recap: Why Showing Up Matters in the WordPress Community
Behind the scenes at PressConf 2025: where WordPress business leaders gathered for honest conversations, real connections, and a reminder of why community matters.
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 29/04/2025
I got back from #PressConf a few days ago. It was fantastic. It is a single track, non-recorded conference. Photos were allowed and I took a bunch. thefragens.com/pressconf-20...
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PressConf 2025 in Pictures – Surgical Diversions
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Peter Wilson @peterwilson.cc · 26/04/2025
I've added a page to my website to show a history of a person's contributions to WordPress Core and the props they received in each release. peterwilson.cc/wordpress-co...
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WordPress Contribution History - Peter Wilson
Review an individual contributor's history of props to WordPress Core and the credit they received in each release.
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Ross Wintle @rosswintle.uk · 09/04/2025
Turbo Admin Demo! I've finally got to making a proper demo video of all of Turbo Admin's features. lt's too long really, but covers everything. If you don't know, Turbo Admin is my #WordPress command palette browser extension. But it does so much more! vimeo.com/1074016276
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Turbo Admin Full Demo
A full demo of all the current features of the Turbo Admin Browser Extension for WordPress.
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 03/04/2025
@pressconf.events how do we update attendee information?
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The Repository @therepository.email · 03/04/2025
Do you know something The Repository should investigate? Here's how to get in touch: 🔗 www.therepository.email/submit-news-...
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Andy Fragen @andy.thefragens.com · 25/03/2025
Is anyone else annoyed that every WordPress beta/RC also installs certain plugins? Me too. Take a look at the latest WP Beta Tester plugin Extras 🥳
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