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Rich Tabor

@richtabor.com
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Writes about the future of WordPress, Blocks & Design ✴︎ Product @automattic ✴︎ Making @WordPress

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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 21/08/2025
What’s surprising to me is that we’ve already distilled agentic programming down to simple markdown files. No complex frameworks or orchestration layers. Just clear instructions about what you want the agent to know and how you want it to help. This feels like how AI should actually work.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 21/08/2025
My favorite: A Linear product manager agent that creates perfect issues when I find bugs but don't want to lose coding momentum. It explores my codebase, finds relevant components, includes file paths, and writes issues that actually help. Like having a technical triage guy sitting next to me.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 21/08/2025
After building loads of Claude Code subagents, I'm sharing the handful I actually use most days. Not the flashy demos you see everywhere, but mostly boring—but super useful—agents that make me a little faster. My honest take on what agentic programming actually looks like in practice ⤵️
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 19/08/2025
I baked in a couple color/font variations too. One-click vibes.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 19/08/2025
Kanso is the best blogging WordPress theme, hands down. If you want a blog as cool as mine, it's free & open source.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 19/08/2025
I typically scope ideas with Claude Code, log the issues I don't want to do asap with my Linear PM agent, then tackle implementation. When it’s time for a pull request, I have another AI pair programmer (usually @Copilot) handle the initial review. I'm more of the technical lead making the calls.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 16/07/2025
if your AI product can be replaced by a good prompt to ChatGPT, you don't have a product. you have an expensive api call.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 09/07/2025
ai doesn't make typos, but it absolutely makes terrible architectural decisions (if you let it run wild).
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 08/07/2025
every startup pitch: 'Cursor for _______ '
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 06/07/2025
using @diabrowser, this may be the first time i consider switching my default browser. i need these bookmarks to not look like an afterthought though.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 21/06/2025
my 9-year-old daughter: “when i grow up i’m driving a hot-pink cybertruck.” me: ok queen, go get it.
A hot pink electric pickup truck with a futuristic, angular design is parked on a paved surface under a clear blue sky. The truck has a matte finish, large black wheels, and a continuous LED light bar on the front.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 16/06/2025
this is fun #WordPress
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/06/2025
#sotw in Tokyo last year was one of my favorite WordPress events. Design fused heritage + innovation in the best way.
A large audience gathers in a modern, dimly lit auditorium with angular, golden ceiling panels. At the center of the stage is a podium, and behind it, a floor-to-ceiling glass wall reveals a nighttime city skyline. The WordPress logo is prominently displayed above the stage.Close-up of a dark, glossy surface reflecting a stylized WordPress logo and geometric white text reading “SOTW” (State of the Word). The scene is lit dramatically, with warm reflections and abstract design elements on the left side.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 28/04/2025
PressConf 2025 Last week, I went to PressConf 2025 with around 140 other WordPress folks—a far cry from the thousands you'd see at typical conferences, but that's kind of what made it special. rich.blog/pressconf-2025
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
780 Contributors WordPress 6.7 reflects the efforts of more than 780 contributors from all over the world, including 230 first-time contributors. HUGE props!
Image displaying a densely packed list of names of people who have contributed to WordPress 6.7, arranged in alphabetical order on a pink background. Each name is separated by a comma, creating a visual texture of tightly grouped text.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
Accessibility improvements Enhanced UI, smoother keyboard navigation, accessible login headings, and clearer labels—all to make WordPress more intuitive and inclusive.
Graphic with a yellow background featuring a black accessibility icon (a stylized human figure within a circle) followed by the text ‘65+’ in black. The design suggests 65+ accessibility improvements relative to WordPress 6.7.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
Add preview options Developers, now you can extend the editor's Preview control to offer more ways to preview content.
Menu interface on an orange background with a white pop-up card displaying options. The top section lists ‘Desktop,’ ‘Tablet,’ and ‘Mobile,’ with a checkmark next to ‘Desktop,’ indicating the selected view. Below are options labeled ‘View site’ with an external link icon and ‘View newsletter’ with an envelope icon, suggesting quick access links.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
Templates made simple The new Template Registration API lets plugins bundle templates for block themes seamlessly—functioning like any theme template.
Screenshot showing PHP code to register a block template in WordPress. The code uses the add_action function with the init hook, and an anonymous function that calls register_block_template. The template is identified by 'gutenberg/plugin-template' and includes an array with title, description, and content keys. The code snippet is styled with syntax highlighting on a dark background, bordered by a pink background.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
Curate font size presets Create and edit font size presets with support with fluid typography for responsive font scaling.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
Custom Fields + Blocks Connect custom fields to blocks directly in the editor, giving you full control over dynamic content right where you’re building the page—no coding required. Basically mapping custom field data to block attributes.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
Zoom out for the big picture A broader view of your pages lets you add, edit, shuffle, or remove patterns to your liking.
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Rich Tabor @richtabor.com · 14/11/2024
Introducing Twenty Twenty-Five WordPress 6.7 debuts a modern new default theme with a clean, adaptable design and plenty of styles and patterns perfect for bloggers and businesses alike.
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