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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 30/10/2025

Still time for you to get on a train/plane/automobile and get to London for WPLDN this evening and come and be scared with WordPress horror tales! Want a sneak peek here is my opening slide for tonight horror tale.

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Birgit Pauli-Haack @bph.social · 20/10/2025

Today 🎉Join us Nathan Wrigley, Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and me @nathanwrigley.com @michellefrechette.bsky.social @bsky.app/profile/tna.sh #TWiW #WordPress at 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC) wpbuilds.com/live

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 09/10/2025

What does Wapuu do? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It doesn’t boost SEO. It doesn’t compress images. It doesn’t even have a block editor opinion. It just sits there, hugging its WordPress orb like it knows the secret to the custom post type apocalypse. I would point to wordpress.org/plugins/wapu...

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Wapuu Dashboard Pet

Wapuu Dashboard Pet is a virtual pet for your WordPress admin dashboard. The more you fail to update your site, the sicker Wapuu becomes.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 06/10/2025

Currently playing will I have made it to stable internet connection in time for the show! Not to scary @nathanwrigley.com to much.

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Nathan Wrigley @nathanwrigley.com · 06/10/2025

Join us LIVE for the 'This Week in #WordPress' show. It's fun, and we'd love your comments, really! Starts in a couple of hours, so 2pm UK time. wpbuilds.com/live This week, I'm with Michelle Frechette, Tim Nash and Courtney Robertson. @michellefrechette.bsky.social @tna.sh @courtneyr.dev #TWiW

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 06/10/2025

Ever wondered how random wp_rand() really is? No? I'm not surprised I would be more surprised if you knew this function even existed in WordPress. Now you do, are you curious? So was I let's go on a random adventure! timnash.co.uk/nothing-is-t...

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Nothing is truly random by Tim Nash

A deep dive into how WordPress’s wp_rand() works, what a CSPRNG is, and why some warnings about it are misplaced.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 05/10/2025

I hope it involves lavalamps?

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Mike McAlister @mikemcalister.com · 29/09/2025

It's here! Menu Designer has landed at WP.org! Menu Designer is a powerful new way to build beautiful mobile menus and dropdown menus in the @WordPress block editor — no coding required. And now it's available right in your dashboard. wordpress.org/plugins/oll...

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WordPress @wordpress.org · 01/10/2025

WordPress 6.8.3 is here! This crucial security release addresses vulnerabilities to keep your site safe. Update now and ensure your site is secure! Learn more about the updates and download it here: wp.me/pZhYe-4ZK.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 01/10/2025

p.s If you found it helpful, do share the video for some this might be the thing that makes them go, oh that makes sense.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 01/10/2025

I was lucky to present at #WCGdynia on automatic updates. Even if you don't use them I encourage you to watch this talk, not to convince you, but to see what things you can do around updates in general to make them safer and more reliable. (Hint it's testing) wordpress.tv/2025/09/30/t...

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The Dark Side of Automatic Updates: Securing WordPress Supply Chains in CI/CD

Automatic updates in WordPress are a safety net, ensuring that sites are always running the latest code. But for development teams working with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), the real…

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 01/10/2025

Has yours? If not what a sucky morning you must be having clicking an update button. Coincidentally my talk on automatic updates just dropped on @wordpress.org TV wordpress.tv/2025/09/30/t...

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 28/09/2025

Thanks! I'm off to hibernate for a week.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 24/09/2025

You can send me a message on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/tnash or via the WPUK Slack wpslack.uk Both are logged in on my phone. Please don't use Bluesky chat feature as I have no access to it! So you will just be a message I can't access.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 24/09/2025

Coming to #WPLDN but worried you don't know anyone? Events can be intimidating! I really want to say Hi and I can hopefully gently introduce you to people. If the idea of coming up to me is scary then just drop me a message and I will come to you even if it's outside of the venue. This is me:

Tim Nash in a coffee shop wearing a pink shirt.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 09/09/2025

The wonderful @mwug.uk is back! Very excited to be here in Stockport which is totally Manchester... But so happy to see it happening congrats to @rhys.wales @jwo.ng on re-launch.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 09/09/2025

I don't know there possibly is to much Evan...

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 09/09/2025

Heads up! If you make use of NPM there has been multiple packages compromised and distributing malware. List of effected packages github.com/advisories?q... including big ones like debug and chalk. Some commentary on the event including from the Chalk dev news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4516...

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GitHub Advisory Database

A database of software vulnerabilities, using data from maintainer-submitted advisories and from other vulnerability databases.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 15/08/2025

The folks @weareag.bsky.social have rolled an update of one of my favourite features in their payment gateways, their Payment Failure Traffic Light system. Making it so easy to understand payment issues, and identify potential fraud issues. weareag.co.uk/tls-2-0-beca...

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TLS 2.0 - Because “Address Failed” Just Isn’t Good Enough Anymore – We are AG

Remember our original Traffic Light System? You know, the one that gave you a few coloured circles and told you things like “Address failed”? It was useful, sure, but… it was basically the equivalent ...

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/08/2025

I have been playing with wordpress.org/plugins/mela... as a replacement for User Role Editor. I didn't include it in the course as it was still Alpha and also the user module is very @melapress.bsky.social heavy!

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Melapress Role Editor

The complete WordPress user roles plugin for everyone

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/08/2025

How strange, they all use the same pattern so the links should not vary and the video control is also in the pattern. Will go take a look. Thanks for the heads up!

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/08/2025

I believe @melapress.bsky.social Login Security includes such a rule, but I would have to check.

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Post Status @poststatus.com · 07/08/2025

Join us live in 15 minutes for a discussion about accessibility with Piccia Neri and Michelle Frechette. This week's topic is Layout. Future topics include: Legislation, Captions, Social Posts, Data Visualization, and Animations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkfNIMQnQME

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 05/08/2025

Setting up a new blog/article section of a site, do you add comments on posts yay or nay?

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Nathan Wrigley @nathanwrigley.com · 04/08/2025

We shall be LIVE, so very, very LIVE in about 90 mins for 'This Week in #WordPress'. This week I'm with Mark Westguard, Jesse Friedman, Marc Benzakein. Starts at 2pm UK time. See you there? wpbuilds.com/live

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 04/08/2025

"All About Email", Issue 201 is out now! My guest author Sarah Gallardo takes us on a hugely comprehensive journey. Accessibility isn’t just compliance; it’s clarity, usability, and better results. Start building better emails with small, meaningful changes. You can read the full newsletter now. 👇

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Issue #201 All About Email

Accessibility isn’t just compliance; it’s clarity, usability, and better results. Start building better emails with small, meaningful changes.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 14/07/2025

Registering is technically free though at the moment a little pointless if not purchasing though not in the future. Once registered the sales page has the current price on it. But it is all a little clunky :(

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 14/07/2025

It is mentioned in a few places but Critically not the register page for reasons... for today. Due to a really bad UX design people merging from the presale hit that page and I didn't want to confuse them. Once the majority of people have done I will put the price back more clearly on that page.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 14/07/2025

What is a WordPress User? wpsecurity101.com/lesson/what-... Check out the free lesson from the wpsecurity101.com course No signup, no email gate straight access to the lesson. You can check out the other free lessons as well.

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What is a user?

Summary Transcript Resources What is a user? Let us unpack what a user really is in WordPress, not just a person, but a collection of database records stored across two key tables: Quick question.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 10/07/2025

This week's Top 3 Links from Loop WP, Issue 165: 1) Personalize WP Pro - personalizewp.com/blog/announc... 2) WP Security 101 - wpsecurity101.com/?utm_source=... 3) WordPress Legal Updates - www.delta.blog/wordpress-le... Feel free to read the full newsletter. 👇

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Issue #165 Loop WP

Ollie Pro turns 1, PersonalizeWP Pro goes free, and WP Security 101 launches, and there are significant updates in WordPress tools and resources this week!

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 10/07/2025

I really don't want a games company to be collecting my official documentation :/ the only person to DM me is @nathanwrigley.com so I think I will just pass and let him message me on Slack instead. www.theverge.com/news/704468/...

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Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK

Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 10/07/2025

What a morning, I did not have video uploading troubles booked in this morning. I had this sweet BunnyCDN setup but its all gone a bit to pot so running to plan B.

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Simon Harper @srhdesign.co.uk · 09/07/2025

🚨 Issue 165 of "Loop WP", my newsletter about WordPress, is out now! This week: Ollie Pro turns 1, PersonalizeWP Pro goes free, and WP Security 101 launches, and there are significant updates in WordPress tools and resources this week! Feel free to read the newsletter. 👇

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Issue #165 Loop WP

Ollie Pro turns 1, PersonalizeWP Pro goes free, and WP Security 101 launches, and there are significant updates in WordPress tools and resources this week!

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 09/07/2025

Calling all WordPress professionals be you a site admin, Developer or SysAdmin. Tomorrow is the release of Module 2 of WPsecurity101 all about USERS! That means today is the last chance to bag yourself a bargain and get the course for £145 instead of £195.

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Elliott Richmond @elliottrichmond.co.uk · 09/07/2025

Kate & Tom’s WordPress Block Theme Rebuild – Part 5: Bug Tracking, Block Patterns & WP-CLI Imports youtu.be/mKdVaZEVV8I

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Kate & Tom’s WordPress Block Theme Rebuild – Part 5: Bug Tracking, Block Patterns & WP-CLI Imports

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/07/2025

The course goes live on Thursday, but you can pre-buy with a hefty discount just by going and "register your interest" it will take you to the super secret register page.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/07/2025

Payments are handled by Stripe, nothing fancy there hosted checkout and then you are returned. A background process then updates Email Octopus which I use for email marketing and Freeagent for accounting.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/07/2025

At it's heart Lessons and Modules are a custom post type and taxonomy respectively. The Lessons make heavy use of patterns to keep a consistent look and theme. Learners progress is tracked via "learners_meta" which is modelled on the othe WP meta tables.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/07/2025

The irony, was I have been debugging caching issues in my purchase flow as I forgot that the caching was looking for WordPress users when it looks to bust.

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Tim Nash @tna.sh · 08/07/2025

One of the big things about deciding not to use an existing LMS and building something is I get to rethink the "norms" Why do Membership and LMS make WordPress users, what is the benefits. So wpsecurity101.com uses @auth0byokta.bsky.social to provide an authentication and session management.

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