Steve Burge
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Part of a team building WordPress publishing plugins with over 1 million users: PublishPress, Metaslider, TaxoPress, and Logtivity.
There's a bunch of other cool stuff in the Free version too.
For example, with the "Navigation Menus" option, you can show or hide all the menu links to that restricted post.
You can get the plugin here: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
For example, with the "Navigation Menus" option, you can show or hide all the menu links to that restricted post.
You can get the plugin here: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There's a bunch of other cool stuff in the Free version too.
For example, with the "Navigation Menus" option, you can show or hide all the menu links to that restricted post.
You can get the plugin here: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
For example, with the "Navigation Menus" option, you can show or hide all the menu links to that restricted post.
You can get the plugin here: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
You can customize all the text that visitors will see:
- Replace the main post content
- Add content before or after the post
- Add content before or after the title
- Replace the main post content
- Add content before or after the post
- Add content before or after the title
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
You can customize all the text that visitors will see:
- Replace the main post content
- Add content before or after the post
- Add content before or after the title
- Replace the main post content
- Add content before or after the post
- Add content before or after the title
Do you need to prevent visitors from accessing some of your site's content?
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Do you need to prevent visitors from accessing some of your site's content?
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
You can do that now using the Free version of the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
- 4 or 5 times higher conversion rate
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
- 4 or 5 times higher conversion rate
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
- Deals close twice as fast
It's fair to say that Alex Denning came on the PublishPress podcast and was bullish on AI chat as a way to drive sales.
The Pro version has a bunch of extra options:
- Hide everything after the "Read More" link in your post.
- Hide everything after a certain number of characters.
- Only show users the Excerpt.
- Redirect users to a new URL.
Here's the plugin: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
- Hide everything after the "Read More" link in your post.
- Hide everything after a certain number of characters.
- Only show users the Excerpt.
- Redirect users to a new URL.
Here's the plugin: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Pro version has a bunch of extra options:
- Hide everything after the "Read More" link in your post.
- Hide everything after a certain number of characters.
- Only show users the Excerpt.
- Redirect users to a new URL.
Here's the plugin: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
- Hide everything after the "Read More" link in your post.
- Hide everything after a certain number of characters.
- Only show users the Excerpt.
- Redirect users to a new URL.
Here's the plugin: wordpress.org/plugins/pres...
We've just released a "Teaser" feature in the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
You can get rid of the tree and customize what visitors will see.
For example, you can add a message encouraging people to join your site:
You can get rid of the tree and customize what visitors will see.
For example, you can add a message encouraging people to join your site:
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We've just released a "Teaser" feature in the PublishPress Permissions plugin.
You can get rid of the tree and customize what visitors will see.
For example, you can add a message encouraging people to join your site:
You can get rid of the tree and customize what visitors will see.
For example, you can add a message encouraging people to join your site:
Have you seen this tree before?
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Have you seen this tree before?
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
It's the default "Page not found" screen for the Twenty Twenty-Five theme
If a visitor tries to access a post that isn't published or has restricted access, they'll see the tree 🌳
What is the best LLM to use for your data?
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What is the best LLM to use for your data?
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
@alexdenning.bsky.social has spent the last 4 years testing every available model to improve his Falcon AI service.
He believes the LLM landscape has completely changed this year:
New in WordPress 6.9, the mystery feature at the bottom of the screen has a label:
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New in WordPress 6.9, the mystery feature at the bottom of the screen has a label:
This is new on the WordPress plugin repo: some of our company accounts such as "PublishPress" are marked as brand accounts and can't reply on the forums.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is new on the WordPress plugin repo: some of our company accounts such as "PublishPress" are marked as brand accounts and can't reply on the forums.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
This is a good move, I think 👍. Support with a human face.
We've just agreed to add our 11th plugin to PublishPress.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We've just agreed to add our 11th plugin to PublishPress.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
One key part of this new plugin will be the ability to share previews of unpublished content. Basically a 2025 version of Public Post Preview.
But you'll be able to share published content too, using QR codes and more.
Alex Denning has been in the WordPress and SEO community for years. Recently, he's been diving deep into AI. Everything changed for him when he opened a very early version of GPT-3 🤯
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Alex Denning has been in the WordPress and SEO community for years. Recently, he's been diving deep into AI. Everything changed for him when he opened a very early version of GPT-3 🤯
I'm hearing from a lot of WordPress developers who aren't happy that their existing customers want the Black Friday deal.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm hearing from a lot of WordPress developers who aren't happy that their existing customers want the Black Friday deal.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
Hot take: why wouldn't they?
I think we have to plan on our current customers seeing and wanting our Black Friday discounts.
This feature is also inside posts and the Site Editor. Honestly, it feels a bit more useful on those screens.
Perhaps what's needed is to updated the supported commands to fully cover the dashboard area: wordpress.org/documentatio...
Perhaps what's needed is to updated the supported commands to fully cover the dashboard area: wordpress.org/documentatio...
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This feature is also inside posts and the Site Editor. Honestly, it feels a bit more useful on those screens.
Perhaps what's needed is to updated the supported commands to fully cover the dashboard area: wordpress.org/documentatio...
Perhaps what's needed is to updated the supported commands to fully cover the dashboard area: wordpress.org/documentatio...
WordPress 6.9 is going to have a global search feature.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
WordPress 6.9 is going to have a global search feature.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
Click Command+K and this search box will appear. It allows to search for content, admin screens, and layouts inside the Site Editor.
The only downside I see to this: we now have a lot of core blocks doing quite similar things, including the old Tag Cloud, Terms List, Tags, and Categories blocks:
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The only downside I see to this: we now have a lot of core blocks doing quite similar things, including the old Tag Cloud, Terms List, Tags, and Categories blocks:
Then you can modify and design the items inside the main block.
There are individual blocks for the term name, count, and description:
There are individual blocks for the term name, count, and description:
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Then you can modify and design the items inside the main block.
There are individual blocks for the term name, count, and description:
There are individual blocks for the term name, count, and description:
The "Terms Query" block allows you choose the taxonomy, how to order the terms, whether to show terms that aren't being used, etc.
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The "Terms Query" block allows you choose the taxonomy, how to order the terms, whether to show terms that aren't being used, etc.
There's several new blocks coming in WordPress 6.9 including a "Terms Query" block.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
There's several new blocks coming in WordPress 6.9 including a "Terms Query" block.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
This is basically taking the same approach as the "Query Loop" block and applying it to terms.
"Miscellaneousness improvements"
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Miscellaneousness improvements"
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
1. What an excellent new word 😆
2. That's absolutely something when your update is simply to show "Black Friday" banners
Rodolfo Melogli has built a big following in the WooCommerce world under the "Business Bloomer" name.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rodolfo Melogli has built a big following in the WooCommerce world under the "Business Bloomer" name.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.
But you'll never see him using that name on social media.
Real people > brands.
Do you find yourself writing a group of posts on the same topic?
There's a new version of the PublishPress Series plugin out this week.
It's ideal for magazines, newspapers, short-story writers, comic artists. You can help your readers easily navigate through the whole series:
There's a new version of the PublishPress Series plugin out this week.
It's ideal for magazines, newspapers, short-story writers, comic artists. You can help your readers easily navigate through the whole series:
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Do you find yourself writing a group of posts on the same topic?
There's a new version of the PublishPress Series plugin out this week.
It's ideal for magazines, newspapers, short-story writers, comic artists. You can help your readers easily navigate through the whole series:
There's a new version of the PublishPress Series plugin out this week.
It's ideal for magazines, newspapers, short-story writers, comic artists. You can help your readers easily navigate through the whole series:
It took a lot of prompting, but Nano Banana seems to have a good understanding of the PublishPress penguins now.
Initially it got very, very confused by having the 3 penguins overlapping in the original logo.
Initially it got very, very confused by having the 3 penguins overlapping in the original logo.
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It took a lot of prompting, but Nano Banana seems to have a good understanding of the PublishPress penguins now.
Initially it got very, very confused by having the 3 penguins overlapping in the original logo.
Initially it got very, very confused by having the 3 penguins overlapping in the original logo.
Rodolfo Melogli came on the PublishPress podcast and told the story of Checkout Summit.
Rodolfo admires the WooConf events that WooCommerce ran a few years ago.
He wanted a new WooCommerce conference badly enough that one day he sat up and said, "I'll do it!"
Rodolfo admires the WooConf events that WooCommerce ran a few years ago.
He wanted a new WooCommerce conference badly enough that one day he sat up and said, "I'll do it!"
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Rodolfo Melogli came on the PublishPress podcast and told the story of Checkout Summit.
Rodolfo admires the WooConf events that WooCommerce ran a few years ago.
He wanted a new WooCommerce conference badly enough that one day he sat up and said, "I'll do it!"
Rodolfo admires the WooConf events that WooCommerce ran a few years ago.
He wanted a new WooCommerce conference badly enough that one day he sat up and said, "I'll do it!"
We've built a similar feature in the PublishPress Blocks plugin and took a slightly different approach. We keep showing the hidden blocks, but just surround them with a border and a "Hidden" icon.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We've built a similar feature in the PublishPress Blocks plugin and took a slightly different approach. We keep showing the hidden blocks, but just surround them with a border and a "Hidden" icon.