Gutenberg Times: State of the Word, WordPress 6.9, Carousel Block and more — Weekend Edition #350
Hi there, Munich got hit with the first snow for this Winter. It started slowly on Friday morning, and by the afternoon the flakes got larger and the white started to cover tree branches, roofs and cars. It might all…
WordPress Foundation: Recognizing the 2025 WordCamp Asia Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Recipients
In 2015, the WordPress Foundation established an annual memorial scholarship to honor the memory of Kim Parsell, a beloved and influential contributor to the WordPress community. Kim’s legacy continues to inspire connection, mentorship, and inclusivity across WordPress. In 2024, the…
How to Setup WooCommerce Cart Recovery the RIGHT Way
There’s nothing more discouraging for an online store owner than watching shoppers add items to their cart…only to disappear before checkout. If that sounds familiar, you’re definitely not alone. Around 70% of online shopping carts are abandoned, which means a…
Open Channels FM: New Host Nathan Wrigley Brings Chaos to Open Channels FM
At WordCamp Europe, BobWP and Nathan cooked up “The Shit Show” podcast, discussing everything from penguins to soap. Tune in for quirky insights and Nathan’s endless droning. Sorry, You're not allowed to submit vote ! Total 0 Votes 0 0…
Matt: In Memoriam
While there is much to celebrate in WordPress sometimes we must also mourn. In a horribly tragic incident, Zeel Thakkar, a WordPress contributor and Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship 2025 recipient, passed away on stage at WordCamp Surat. WordCamp Asia has…
Designer Diary: Frog Faire
by NicoleMaynard Frog Faire began as a Renaissance Faire/Olympics-themed card game in 2023. Tapping into the athletic nature of frogs and a fairytale setting like Rebel Princess, I brainstormed a list of Olympic-inspired activities frogs might be good at and…
A Newcomer’s Guide to Tokyo Game Market
by Derek Yeung I had the honor of attending Game Market Spring 25 in Japan on May 17-18, 2025, receiving a press pass for the event on behalf of BGG. (I’m a Team Geek volunteer at BGG events and picked…
Matt: Gemini & FSD
Two interesting AI updates this week: It’s nice to read Andrej Karpathy’s review of Tesla’s FSD v13, as someone who was involved with creating their first self-driving efforts. I’ve only experienced v12, so very excited to try out the latest…
WPTavern: #194 – Devin Walker on Leading Jetpack: Challenges, Vision, and the Future
Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in…
Renegade Revives Lords of Waterdeep, Invites New Diplomacy, and Doesn’t Stop Dungeon Crawler Carl
by W. Eric Martin ▪️ Announcing yet another new edition of a game in the Hasbro catalog, U.S. publisher Renegade Game Studios will re-release Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson‘s Lords of Waterdeep in April 2026, along with the Scoundrels of…
