There’s something grounding about owning a pet. Pets serve as a constant reminder for you to live in the moment. I find this to especially be true with dogs. Whether they’re enjoying a treat, experien...

Join me as I reflect on reaching a new milestone in my journey as an Open Source maintainer: 13 years since first contributing to the WordPress project.

For decades, open source advocates and Internet purists have rallied behind a righteous call: “we must fight to preserve the open web.” That rallying cry is all wrong. The web itself re…

Doing a thing I used to do all the time, and having some feelings about it.

In this episode, Nathan Wrigley speaks with Jonathan Desrosiers about tying WordPress releases to flagship community events like WordCamps. They discuss the logistical challenges, especially around…

Nathan Wrigley had me back on the Jukebox Podcast to talk about the future of WordPress releases, the state of the community, and why recent pushback against closed platforms has me optimistic about t...

Every WordPress release party includes a phase dedicated to community testing. Contributors from around the world come together synchronously, run through a set of testing scenarios, and report the…

Jonathan Wold and Luke Carbis recently invited me to join them on the Crossword podcast for one of their Perspectives series episodes. The invitation was very timely. I was in the process of drafting ...

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Open source collaboration thrives when we let go and trust each other. I reflected on this after a presentation by a colleague at FOSDEM 2026.

Criticism in open source projects is vital feedback but requires the right approach. Learn when to speak up, how to frame concerns, and why your voice matters.

January 15, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the Drupal 1.0.0 release. While WordPress and Drupal try to solve many of the same problems, both are thriving Open Source projects that have stood the t...

Congratulations to all who helped make WordPress 6.9 possible! Now that the release cycle is complete, you’re invited to reflect and share your thoughts on the release cycle, release processes…

Let's reflect on the experience of the WordPress 6.9 release process and use what you learned to improve future releases. This form is for everyone who participates in the WordPress community, not jus...

Recent layoffs affecting TailwindCSS framework maintainers should make everyone pause and reflect. While Tailwind is not in jeopardy, the next open source project to experience this age-old problem ma...

Planning for WordPress 7.0 is underway with a proposed release date of April 9, 2026. This post outlines the key milestone dates and includes a call for volunteers to help lead the release. Whether…

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect and start thinking about what the major release schedule for the 2026 calendar year will be. This year, the community came together and published two …

Review an individual contributor's history of props to WordPress Core and the credit they received in each release.

Join me in marking my sixth commit-iversary, celebrating my open-source contributions to the project as a WordPress Core committer.

This post summarizes key discussions from the Core Committer meeting held on November 25, 2025 with project leadership. As with previous check-ins, the goal is to align on key initiatives, gather f…

This guide outlines major developer features and breaking changes in 6.9 and is published in the Release Candidate phase to help inform WordPress extending developers, Core developers, and others. …

PHP 8.5 was released on November 20th. Contributors to WordPress have been busy in recent months preparing for this version and we’re happy to report that all issues reported against PHP 8.5 …

In WordPress 6.9, a handful of small, developer-focused changes were made that deserve to be called out. Let’s take a look! PHP 8.5 New Function Polyfills The upcoming 8.5 release of PHP includes 2…

I will be speaking at the EvolveDigital Summit in New York City on November 20, 2025. I hope to see you there!