In episode 122 of the GT Changelog podcast, host Birgit Pauli-Haack is joined by Beth Soderbergh, CEO of bethink Studio, to discuss the latest updates in Gutenberg 21.8 and WordPress 6.9. The conversation kicks off with reminiscing about past WordCamp experiences and transitions into a deep dive on block themes, evolving design tools, and the challenges of adopting new workflows. Beth shares practical insights from her agency work, highlighting the benefits of section and block styles, synced patterns, and strategies for cleaning up legacy code as Gutenberg advances.

Read onlineIssue #344 | October 11, 2025 Howdy, After meeting so many people at WordCamp Gdynia, on the plane and then on the train, I caught a nasty cold and struggled all week. I call this stage mushbrain, and everything becomes much harder, especially reading comprehension suffers. I am over it now, though. It also wasn't the first time that I sounded horsey on a podcast episode.

Read onlineIssue #343 | October 4, 2025 Howdy, And just like that, the last quarter of 2025 has begun. It's been an interesting year again, and now we are on the home stretch, heading into a Holiday season. It's become my favorite time of the year when Autumn make nature paint trees and bushes in so many colors. After a life near evergreen Everglades of Florida, the middle European changing colors of the fall seems magical.

Birgit Pauli-Haack and Anne Katzeff discussed Gutenberg 21.6 and 21.7,  Block Theme Development, Block Themes and more Add a summary/excerpt here Show Notes / Transcript Editor: Sandy Reed Logo: Mark Uraine Production: Birgit Pauli-Haack Show Notes Special guest: Anne Katzeff Gutenberg Times Live Q & A: Design Systems and Theme.json Hallway Hangout: Theme Building with Playground, Create-block-theme plugin, and GitHub Gutenberg plugin releases What’s new in Gutenberg 21.6? (10 September) Changelog 21.7 Transcript The transcript is in the works.

Read onlineIssue #342 | September 27, 2025 Hi there, I send you greetings from Gdynia, a polish port city on the East Sea, with some pirate roots, maybe. My only clues are pirate theme of the WordCamp Gdynia, with the Wapuu, the harbor cruise on a pirate ship, and the branding assets of the WordCamp. For one of my slides, I had Gemini create a background image to celebrate the Site Editor the pirate way.

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Read onlineIssue #341 | September 20, 2025 Hi there, A month before Beta, is the time I get excited about a major release. Many new features—I see it all coming together via GitHub and Trac. The Source of Truth is in the works, but it will take a few more weeks to be published, as only when Release candidate 2 comes out I can be sure about what actually made it into the release.

Experience a refreshed interface, on-device AI journaling tools, and new prompts for creativity in the latest version of Day One.

Read onlineIssue #326 | April 19, 2025 Hi there, 🔖 I wanted to take a moment to thank you for sticking with me as a subscriber. Your support genuinely makes a difference in keeping me motivated. Whether it's your emails, your comments, or simply seeing your friendly face at WordCamps, your encouragement brightens my day. Welcome to the WCUS Part 2.

What? This is Pew Research Center's approach to Tabs in the block editor and would fulfill much of the needs requested in #34079. This is a new PR picking up where I left off on #69256 This bui...

Automattic’s Developer Advocates didn’t hold back at WordCamp US. Jonathan Bossenger, Brian Coords, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Ryan Welcher sat down for a no-BS roundtable about WordPress’s future, AI’s ...

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Automattic's Developer Advocates didn't hold back at WordCamp US. Jonathan Bossenger, Brian Coords, Birgit Pauli-Haack, and Ryan Welcher sat down for a no-BS roundtable about WordPress's future, AI's actual role in the CMS world, and the big question: Is WordPress still cool enough for the next generation of developers? This wasn't your typical conference panel with rehearsed talking points.

Birgit Pauli-Haack and Sarah Norris discussed WordCamp US, Automattic Telex, Gutenberg 21.4 and 21.5, and the need for more blocks Show Notes / Transcript Editor: Sandy Reed Logo: Mark Uraine Production: Birgit Pauli-Haack Show Notes Special Guest: Sarah Norris JavaScript Developer / Core team rep WordPress Profile @mikachan Personal website: sekai.co.uk Twitter: @mikachan_ WordCamp US Automattic Telex build block from plain-english prompts…

Read onlineIssue #339 | September 6, 2025 Hi, WordCamp US was a blast, although a four-day WordCamp felt weird. And after day four I was exhausted. I am almost done dealing with jet lag coming back from the nine-hour time difference. Interestingly enough, I saw way more talks than at previous WordCamps and I enjoyed learning new things. I also caught up with many long-time WordPress friends, most of whom I haven't seen since the pandemic.

There's an open discussion on whether Core WordPress should include more blocks in its toolkit. This opinion piece explores why they are important for the future of the platform.