Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 16/07/2026What a global AWS outage looks like. Sure has been a fun morning. 051
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 26/02/2026Onwards, to the next era of the @fair.pm project: journal.rmccue.io/492/the-next...journal.rmccue.ioThe next era of FAIR – Pre-Thought Listen 021
Reposted by Ryan McCueRhys Wynne @rhys.wales · 01/12/2025For those of you who are old enough to remember this was similar to how the Panama Papers were leaked (a free plugin with a compromised script). Also @rmccue.io got it bang on the nose + www.altis-dxp.com/did-the-uk-b...altis-dxp.comDid the UK budget leak because of WordPress? - AltisThe OBR budget leak shows how predictable WordPress uploads expose sensitive files. Learn how Altis ensures secure, truly private media. 076
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 27/11/2025Did the UK budget leak because of WordPress’ upload handling? I think so: www.altis-dxp.com/did-the-uk-b...altis-dxp.comDid the UK budget leak because of WordPress? - AltisThe OBR budget leak shows how predictable WordPress uploads expose sensitive files. Learn how Altis ensures secure, truly private media. 130
Reposted by Ryan McCueJoost de Valk @joost.blog · 14/11/2025I found out more over the last year as we worked on FAIR, but I also found out more specifically this week, when I was building a Glossary plugin for WordPress we needed for the FAIR website. progressplanner.com/catch-up-to-...progressplanner.comWordPress needs to catch up to the webWordPress needs to modernize. FAIR and new standards based tools show how the platform can evolve with today’s web. 033
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 05/11/2025My talk on @fair.pm from @loopconf.com is now online - find out why the project exists, and how we're solving the centralisation problem in WP (and making WP more secure too!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOtO...youtube.comWhat's Fair is FAIRYouTube video by LoopConf 130
Reposted by Ryan McCueSteve Burge @steveburge.com · 27/10/2025There's a surprising number of niche WordPress events at the moment - PressConf in Arizona - LoopConf in London - Enqueue in Sydney - SomeConf in Minnesotta - Checkout Summit in Palermo I feel like I'm probably missing some more? 032
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 22/10/2025Those sneaky @patchstack.com-ers have done it again with their LinkedIn header. If you're at MSP Global this week, come say hi at their booth where I'll be fighting them irl about this 😡 020
Reposted by Ryan McCueSteve Burge @steveburge.com · 15/10/2025We welcomed Than from @humanmade.com and Zeshan from Green Street News on the PublishPress podcast. They told us how they moved over 40,000 articles to their new WordPress site, using local LLMs to categorize all those new posts. 221
Reposted by Ryan McCueThe Repository @therepository.email · 25/09/2025New FAIR 1.0 Release Brings Decentralized Package Management to WordPresstherepository.email 012
Reposted by Ryan McCueLoopConf @loopconf.com · 14/09/2025Don't sleep on this opportunity! Contact @rzen.net and join us on 25 Sept! 014
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 08/09/2025Fun fact: esc_html() requires loading the WP database, since it's charset dependent. 120
Reposted by Ryan McCueChris Reynolds @jazzsequence.com · 20/08/2025ICYMI you can catch the VoD of my conversation with @rmccue.io about FAIR on the @pantheon.io YouTube page www.youtube.com/live/PpVqbp_...youtube.comA Decentralized Future for WordPress DistributionYouTube video by Pantheon 024
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 20/08/2025I'll be live in an hour to chat about @fair.pm with @pantheon.io, including what we've been up to, and what's next! Tune in at www.youtube.com/live/PpVqbp_...youtube.comA Decentralized Future for WordPress DistributionYouTube video by Pantheon 054
Reposted by Ryan McCueThe Repository @therepository.email · 08/08/2025WP Includes Is Helping Women Level Up Their Careers in WordPress — and Applications Are Now Opentherepository.emailWP Includes Is Helping Women Level Up Their Careers in WordPress — and Applications Are Now OpenApplications are now open for WP Includes’ next mentorship cohort, but the real story is the program’s impact since it launched in 2023. 013
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 06/08/2025It’s fascinating seeing online arguments that, at the root, come down to people not understanding the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. 020
Reposted by Ryan McCueLoopConf @loopconf.com · 23/06/2025Early Bird tickets are now available for LoopConf, but only 50 of them! loopconf.com Register now for £299 (the lowest price ever for a LoopConf) and secure your spot in London on 25 September. We can't wait to start sharing speakers with you!loopconf.comWordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UKThe premier conference for developers who choose WordPress. 012
Reposted by Ryan McCueFAIR Package Manager @fair.pm · 18/06/2025🎉 Just Dropped: FAIR plugin v.0.3.0 Featuring new translations, fixes, and update improvements from a bevy of amazing contributors - thank you! Check out the release notes & upcoming release roadmap: github.com/fairpm/fair-...github.com0.3.0 · fairpm fair-plugin · Discussion #108Our first post-launch update! In this release, we're fixing a bunch of small bugs reported by the community after launch. We're also adding a lot of translations thanks to contributions from the po... 076
Reposted by Ryan McCueCarrie Dils @carriedils.com · 13/06/2025What is FAIR and why am I involved? I wrote about it here: carriedils.com/wordpress-fa... #FAIRPM #WordPresscarriedils.comSomething Has to Change with WordPress. FAIR is a Great Start.Last week in Basel, Switzerland—at the Alt Ctrl Org conference held alongside WordCamp Europe—I stood on stage with my colleagues to introduce the FAIR Package Manager for WordPress. This wasn’t just ... 0134
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 11/06/2025Are you ready to Loop? Details now available at loopconf.com - make sure you're subscribed for when tickets go on sale! #LoopConf @loopconf.bsky.socialloopconf.comWordPress Developer Conference – 25 September 2025 – London, UKThe premier conference for developers who choose WordPress. 022
Reposted by Ryan McCueVlad-Stefan Harbuz 🌸 @vlad.website · 10/06/2025Here's my talk on why collective governance can prevent abusive power, and why distributed funding is necessary for collective governance. Thanks to @altctrl.org for inviting me, and to @fairpm.bsky.social for putting these ideas into practice. ❤️opensourcepledge.comOpen Source: Deceptive Power or Collective Governance? | Open Source PledgeCollective governance prevents abuses of power — but it needs distributed funding in order to survive. 0278
Reposted by Ryan McCueMike Little @mikelittle.com · 10/06/2025I 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.fair.pmFAIR Package Manager ProjectFAIR Package Manager Project has 8 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub. 13314
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 09/06/2025Another FAIR shoutout I totally forgot: big thanks to @mburnette.com - thewp.world powers the events API in the Dashboard Widget, listing both WordCamps and other community events. 120
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 09/06/2025@ngerakines.me Hi! Your link in the Smoke Signal docs for the lexicon goes to github.com/SmokeSignal-... which is sadly a 404 :( 110
Reposted by Ryan McCuebryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 06/06/2025this 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-... 413735
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 06/06/2025@bnewbold.net Thanks for all your help and feedback with www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-... :)linuxfoundation.orgLinux Foundation Announces the FAIR Package Manager Project for Open Source Content Management System StabilityLinux Foundation announces FAIR Package Manager project, creating simplicity, security and consistency for the WordPress ecosystem 0172
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 06/06/2025Today, we’re launching something big for the WordPress community. Say hello to FAIR - a new decentralised package manager for WordPress. 0337
Reposted by Ryan McCueantirez @antirez.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Redis is open source again: antirez.com/news/151 718865
Reposted by Ryan McCueSteve Burge @steveburge.com · 01/05/2025You don't need headless WordPress. It's a waste of money. Ben May runs The Code Company, one of the most successful WordPress agencies. And he spends a lot of time and effort talking people out of building headless WordPress projects. 3112
Reposted by Ryan McCuePeter Wilson @peterwilson.cc · 26/04/2025I'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...peterwilson.ccWordPress Contribution History - Peter WilsonReview an individual contributor's history of props to WordPress Core and the credit they received in each release. 3125
Reposted by Ryan McCueMajor League Balatro @majorleaguebalatro.bsky.social · 21/04/2025We have a battle of Balatro greats! Roffle and @belenosbear.bsky.social will be battling it out in 15 minutes!!! www.twitch.tv/roffle www.twitch.tv/belenosbear #majorleaguebalatro 001
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 15/04/2025It is crazy to me that we built an entire labelling system for recycling which stamps the material type on everything, but then guidance only says “(◕‿◕✿) yes bottles and tubs but not cutlery but yes lids but …” Just tell me if you recycle LDPE or not! 110
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 08/04/2025Congrats to our friends at @wpvip.com on their FedRAMP Moderate Authorization - exciting to see more expansion of WP in the public sector! 051
Reposted by Ryan McCuePascal Birchler @swissspidy.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Here's my recap of the CloudFest Hackathon: Enabling AI-Powered WordPress Development with WP-CLI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) pascalbirchler.com/wordpress-mo...pascalbirchler.comWordPress, WP-CLI, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - Pascal BirchlerI led a Hackathon project to bring the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to WordPress through WP-CLI, enabling AI-powered WordPress development. 1135
Reposted by Ryan McCueCourtney @courtneyr.dev · 15/03/2025How can you tell if the software and extensions (plugins/themes in #WordPress) have insecure dependencies? Software Bill of Materials. Stay tuned. 2132
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 02/03/2025Is there an alternative to github.com/Automattic/i... which seems abandoned?github.comGitHub - Automattic/isolated-block-editor: Repackages Gutenberg's editor playground as a full-featured multi-instance editor that does not require WordPress.Repackages Gutenberg's editor playground as a full-featured multi-instance editor that does not require WordPress. - Automattic/isolated-block-editor 220
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 17/02/2025So great to see bcrypt shipping in @wordpress.org - this was way more complex than just "swap out the function"! make.wordpress.org/core/2025/02...make.wordpress.orgWordPress 6.8 will use bcrypt for password hashingThe underlying algorithm that’s used to hash and store user passwords in the database will be changed in WordPress 6.8 from phpass portable hashing to bcrypt. 1147
Reposted by Ryan McCueJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/02/20253. The memo acknowledges that the list includes many terms that are used by the NSA in contexts that have nothing to do with DEI. For example, the term "privilege" is used by the NSA in the context of "privilege escalation," which is a counterintelligence techniquepopular.infoThe NSA's "Big Delete"Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "... 613405727
Reposted by Ryan McCueJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/02/20252. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted. This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff: 49041621705
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 29/01/2025September 25. London. Loop. Save the date. loopconf.comloopconf.comLoopConf - 25 Sept 2025The premier conference for developers who choose WordPress 1214
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 21/01/2025GoDaddy donating to @thewpcc.bsky.social is exactly along the lines of what I suggested in journal.rmccue.io/438/a-strong... - super excited to see this for WP!journal.rmccue.ioA Stronger Foundation for the Ecosystem – Pre-Thought Listen 0110
Reposted by Ryan McCueCourtney @courtneyr.dev · 21/01/2025Press Release: aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/new...aboutus.godaddy.netGoDaddy Donates $500K to Support WordPress CommunityGoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) just invested a half-million dollars in the WordPress community through a donation to The WP Community Collective , an initiative focused on funding and empowering WordPress contr... 172
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 17/01/2025"I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comI knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca ShawElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl 020
Ryan McCue @rmccue.io · 07/01/2025Zendesk's "Explore" report builder is the singular worst data tool I have used in the past year. It's incredibly unintuitive to work out what data is being displayed, and to create any sort of useful display of it. 130