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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 24/09/2026
The Google Nest Hub beats the Skylight We came close to buying a Skylight. If you haven't seen one, it's a touchscreen calendar that sits in the kitchen and shows the whole family's week.... ronnieburt.com/the-google-nest-hub-…
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The Google Nest Hub beats the Skylight
We came close to buying a Skylight. If you haven't seen one, it's a touchscreen calendar that sits in the kitchen and shows the whole family's week. The big one is $630, plus $79 a year for the good features. With three kids' worth of school and extracurricular events, I was tempted. But I really didn't want to spend the money.
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WordPress.com @wordpress.com · 21/09/2026
AI can build a website in minutes, but it still can't decide what ships. That's the takeaway from Automattic for Agencies' latest webinar on AI and @wordpress.org, led by AI Product Lead @ronnieburt.com.
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Andrea Grassi @andreasdl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you use WordPress and never tried WordPress Studio (especially the beta) you're missing out on its AI features. I just took it for a spin to restyle my blog using a blog theme on a cheap WordPress.com personal plan and it did a great job.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 09/08/2026
Spent the last 4 weeks in Santander, Spain. Here's a little review. 10 out of 10, would do again. ronnieburt.com/santander
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WordPress.com @wordpress.com · 23/06/2026
Here’s an exciting one: You can now use Claude, ChatGPT, or your preferred AI agent to build and improve your WordPress.com site. We’ll show you how with our new self-guided video course.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 19/06/2026
I love a good changelog, and this cycle's got a lot for WordPress.com. Better image editing, a bunch of fixes, and slick design and block editing tools now in the MCP connector. Let's go! wordpress.com/blog/2026/06...
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 29/05/2026
See you soon!
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 27/05/2026
... and many more! 🎶
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 07/05/2026
I've seen more and more teachers and parents be against any AI use in schools. What do you think?
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Don’t hide AI from our kids
My youngest was born in March 2020 — the day most things started shutting down here in Texas. She's a kindergartner now, six years old. One of her brothers is finishing 5th grade, and his class is the last group at his elementary school where every kid lost their kindergarten year to Covid. He spent that year on a screen at our kitchen table.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 05/05/2026
WordPress makes for a pretty solid (and easier) alternative to Open Claw. Wanna give it a spin? Join the waitlist. Let's see what this thing can really do!
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WordPress is my Open Claw now
We're running an experiment at Automattic right now where folks are pausing the usual roadmap work to tackle something they wouldn't normally do. I've spent my time building HelloDolly.fun. Open Claw, Hermes, Nano Claw, Claude Cowork - I've tried them all, plus more. We're in a phase where the potential on the horizon is way more exciting than the actual day-to-day benefit.
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Joseph Scott @josephscott.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I had a great time working with @itsdavemartin.bsky.social on a building a new way to use WordPress.com to easily start a private social network just for friends & family - or for those that really appreciate the short form blogging experience - wordpress.com/blog/2026/04... #wordpress
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A New Theme for Short-Form Blogging on WordPress.com
At WordPress.com, we believe short thoughts deserve a real home. Today we’re introducing a new theme built for quick posts, replies, and reblogs: the kind of writing that lives somewhere betw…
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 06/04/2026
I'm in the air and on my way. If you'll be there, please say hello!
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 02/04/2026
So, @wordpressdotcom is now officially the best deal on the internet - enterprise level hosting with redundancy and scale (no traffic limits!) for the price of a coffee per month wordpress.com/blog/2026/04...
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WordPress, Your Way
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 27/03/2026
WordPress.com Changelog: Enabling AI Agents to Work on Your Site and More Control Over Newsletter Sending wordpress.com/blog/2026/03...
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 26/03/2026
Showing up at DrupalCon felt a little like wearing a visitor's jersey at a football game — you just hope people are nice about it. ronnieburt.com/stop-buildin...
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Stop building AI features
It was weird walking into DrupalCon in Chicago this week knowing almost nobody. I’m a WordPress guy. I’ve been to dozens of WordCamps. Showing up at DrupalCon felt a little like wearing…
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 26/03/2026
Never thought this longtime WordPress guy would be attending and speaking at a DrupalCon. It's obvious that open source platforms are more important than ever as the web shifts to AI-first. (Though I can confidently say that WordPress is a little bit ahead of Drupal on the AI front.)
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 23/03/2026
Hosted birthday party for my kindergartener today. Only ONE kid wanted any chocolate cake. When did cake become the new brussel sprouts? To be fair, they almost all wanted the ice cream.
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Texas Longhorns - The University of Texas at Austin @utlonghorns.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
TWICE AS NICE 🤘 #HookEm | #AlwaysCompete
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 09/03/2026
The real risk isn't that AI replaces you. It's that you let it do the work you should be doing yourself, and nobody notices the drop in quality — including you. ronnieburt.com/ai-is-only-a...
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Your AI is only average
The real risk isn’t that AI replaces you. It’s that your output drops from above average to average without anyone noticing — including you. It’ll just be a little more forgettabl…
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 02/03/2026
190 years ago today, Texians declared independence because an authoritarian leader ignored the constitution and concentrated power in the nation's capital. Texans — Anglo and Tejano alike — said no. Happy Independence Day, y'all!
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 27/02/2026
Current status: more open AI agents than I have pixels to display them on. Might need to start stacking monitors like it's 2008 and I'm day trading. Womp womp.
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WordPress.com @wordpress.com · 17/02/2026
Meet the WordPress AI Assistant, now built into WordPress.com. The AI assistant isn’t a separate chatbot; it’s a creative co-pilot that works inside your site. It collaborates with you to design, write, and build, all without leaving the editor.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 07/02/2026
Haven't finished my first ☕️ on Saturday morning, and used new secret (not yet public) powers of telex.automattic.ai to completely redesign ronnieburt.com and build a block to showcase talks and podcasts. Not bad. Not bad.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 23/01/2026
Back in my Edublogs days, our goal was a WordPress for every student. It is so fun to see these new initiatives from @wordpress.org really take off. WordPress Credits, Campus Connect, and Student Clubs plug real campuses into real open-source impact. wordpress.org/education/
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Education
Education Empowering the next generation of open web creators About Creating clear, accessible pathways into the open-source ecosystem. We help learners turn their knowledge into practice, discover th...
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WordPress.com @wordpress.com · 22/01/2026
WordCamp Asia tickets are on sale. Come swap build tips, learn what’s new in @wordpress.org, and leave with fresh ideas for your next site. April 9-11 in Mumbai, India. Ticket link in 🧵.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 19/12/2025
Being personally grilled by Stephen Wolfram on business and product decisions is a career highlight I didn't see coming.
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Automattic @automattic.com · 03/12/2025
Our very own @ma.tt joined the TBPN crew to close out #StateOfTheWord yesterday. They talked about WordPress 6.9, open source, @beeper, and how AI is changing the web. Did you miss it? Check it out now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBQh...
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Day One Journal @dayoneapp.com · 25/11/2025
New: Automate how memories, ideas, and important information flow into Day One by linking it to thousands of apps with Zapier. 30+ pre-built Zap templates available now. See what's new: dayoneapp.com/blog/introdu...
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Automate Your Journaling: Connect Zapier with Day One
Connect Day One to thousands of apps you already use to streamline the way memories, ideas, and important information flow into your journal.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 25/11/2025
My favorite app (I use it every single day) just got a big new improvement. Looking forward to a road trip playlist over Thanksgiving this week!
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 18/11/2025
Who wants to bet it will be 24 hours before early voting starts for the midterms in October 2026?
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 17/11/2025
Knowing what is coming to the Business plan over the next few weeks and months makes this an even better deal! Migrate your existing site over or get a new one!
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 14/11/2025
Big Texas game tomorrow and YouTube + Disney decide they don't have enough $ … so I just rush-ordered a TV antenna from Amazon like it’s 1978. Wild that in 2025, the “open” option is literal broadcast air. So tempted to cancel YouTube TV for good...
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 31/10/2025
Looking forward to this! See you there?
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 28/10/2025
The 10 college football coaches fired so far this season are owed a collective $169 MILLION to do nothing. Meanwhile our government public servants are getting paid nothing while working thankless jobs. #merica
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 18/10/2025
I use it all day! www.fastcompany.com/91417710/bee...
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This messaging mecca integrates Slack, WhatsApp, and Telegram
Feeling overloaded with chat apps? A tool you probably forgot about is reinvented and ready to come to the rescue. Meet Beeper.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 07/10/2025
Hooking up my WordPress.com site to Claude now that we support MCP! wordpress.com/blog/2025/10...
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 25/09/2025
Will AI Replace Web Developers (And How Should You Adapt)? wordpress.com/blog/2025/09...
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Will AI Replace Web Developers (And How Should You Adapt)?
Worried that AI will steal your job as a web developer? Jonathan Bossenger explains how AI is changing web development (and how to adapt your skills).
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 18/09/2025
Cancelling all things Disney, ABC, and ESPN. Cancel culture is apparently back.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 15/09/2025
Wha? No more dedicated Texas History in 7th grade in Texas? That class is so ingrained in our collective experience. 🤔 www.texastribune.org/2025/09/12/t...
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State Board of Education OKs Texas-heavy social studies plan, setting stage for clash over history lessons
Educators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote on what specific content social studies lessons will include by next summer.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 14/09/2025
I wore out The Monkees Greatest Hits tape in my walkman in the late 80s. Loved those songs. Not Your Steppin' Stone! www.cnn.com/2025/09/14/e...
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Bobby Hart, co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits for the Monkees, dead at 86 | CNN
Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 14/09/2025
Trying to rationalize all the division we see around us. Maybe it really comes down to one thing — a complete lack of trust.
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Trust
While trying to rationalize all the division we see around us, it hit me. Maybe it really comes down to one thing — a complete lack of trust. At this point, the cause almost doesn’t matter. Media, algorithms, and AI are not helping. Trust is built slowly and lost quickly. It grows when we show up consistently, listen more than we talk, and work to understand instead of rushing to judge.
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WordPress @wordpress.org · 27/08/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year's #WCUS Contributor Day. Go get some well-deserved rest. #WordPress
Welcoming sign for Contributor Day as people walk into the venue. Group photo of many desks with people in front of laptops working.Overhead group photo of people in front of the WCUS signage.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 26/08/2025
Brilliant marking Poncho shirts. Know your customers and play to their weaknesses. On another note, it is game week!!! #hookem
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 18/08/2025
School hasn't even started yet and my kid's school has already sent THREE emails begging us to buy a yearbook. Can't we like wait a beat, please?
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 12/08/2025
A sweet opportunity! For a Limited Time: Unlock Plugin Power on Personal & Premium Plans wordpress.com/blog/2025/08...
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Limited Time: Unlock Plugin Power on Personal & Premium Plans
From August 12 to August 25, 2025, new customers and users upgrading from free plans can now use plugins on all new Personal and Premium plans.
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Amber Hinds @amberhinds.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Just crossed the state line into Alabama on the way to take the kids to Disney. I made use of 10 hours in the car today and finished this incredibly epic blog post on the European Accessibility Act. (Summaries of laws from all 27 countries.) #a11y #accessibility equalizedigital.com/european-acc...
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The Ultimate Guide to the European Accessibility Act for WordPress - Equalize Digital
See what the European Accessibility Act means for your WordPress website and business. Laws and penalties for all 27 countries summarized.
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 10/07/2025
You can tell trump actually wrote the first paragraph but not the rest Because of the Senseless use of Capital letters!
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Ronnie Burt @ronnieburt.com · 08/07/2025
My favorite Amazon Prime Day deal - I love this charger! amzn.to/3TvqHOj
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Anker USB C Charger(Nano II 65W), PPS 3-Port Fast Compact Foldable Wall Charger for MacBook Pro/Air, iPad Pro, Galaxy S20, Dell XPS 13, Note 20/10+, iPhone 16/16 Pro, Steam Deck, and More
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