Nate Finch

In the last few years, I've been thinking of myself as and telling people that I'm a "community-taught developer". It seems more honest and seems a better way to acknowledge and thank the people that have helped me along the way... How about you? n8finch.com/on-being-a-c... #wordpress #opensource

Happy new year! Massive goal unlocked: I read 120 books this year (yes, at least half were audio books). I've been tracking them on my website with a plugin I created called "My Reads": n8finch.com/bookshelf/ Check it out if you want to track and share what you're reading. #wordpress

Get ‘em while they’re hot!!

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Really excited to be working on this conference. Can't wait to see y'all there!

A little later than I would have liked, but I had fun this week... Highland games prep, audio recording... it was a good week ☺️... n8finch.com/wipw-highlan... #wipwednesdays

I'm late to the party here, but this was funny 😂: wpbiz.dev/news/wordpre... #wordpress

First "WIP Wednesday" post: n8finch.com/wip-wednesda... What are you working on? #wipwednesdays

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Next week, @ryanwelcher.com and I are hosting a live stream on building WordPress blocks (and Editor extensions) with AI. We’ll share insights from years of our own dev work and show how AI fits into established workflows. Join us on 3/19 at 5 PM UTC: www.youtube.com/live/ZHTMLvy...

WordPress Could See Just One Major Release Per Year Under New Proposal

Did we all just test out Laravel Cloud 🤩??? So nice... Wow... Does anyone know if SQLite support is in the works? I've missed any documentation/roadmap/chatter about that. Well done, folks 👏

Been digging into and testing the Interactivity API in #wordpress. It's very nice and pretty straightforward. Was able to reduce a custom block's 200+ lines of JS into under 70, and things make waaaaaaay more sense, and is easier to manage. 🤓 Big thanks to all who contributed to it! 👏

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Out now: The Repository #242 🗞️ 💥 FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security ✂️ Developer seeks to intervene in WP Engine vs. Automattic lawsuit 🤔 WordPress co-founder bans some governance advocates Thanks to newsletter sponsor, Kinsta!

Let's help folks find jobs in #WordPress. Add positions below. (I'm not a hiring manager. Don't contact me for jobs.) Sponsored by WS Form and The WP World. Together we make our community strong. #WordPressJobs threadreaderapp.com/thread/18799...

My latest newsletter just went out. Thoughts about WordPress, forks, leadership, and a lot of AI. Read it online here 👇 www.briancoords.com/newsletter/w...

Wow. 😑 Why is a8c matching who they perceive to be the worst in the space? Why is “community” in quotes? I continue to be really disappointed in Matt’s decisions, rhetoric, and stubbornness. This post has the opposite effect it’s intending I think. automattic.com/2025/01/09/a...

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WordPress Contributors and Community Leaders Call for Governance Reform in Rare Open Letter

Congrats to the PHP Foundation turning 3 years old: "Wow. Can you believe it? Just three years (and one day) ago, PHP had no organization behind it. Only two people were being paid to work on the language that powers 70% of the web." That... is... wild 🤯... thephp.foundation/blog/2024/11...

Just installed this utility sink. Most importantly, it is not leaking. Only took two trips to Home Depot😅

Consuming the #bluesky firehose for less than $2.50/mo* bsky.bad-example.com/consuming-th...

At UW, we're overhauling our WordPress theme to use blocks, coming up with a lot of fun experiments and options users can have for working with patterns and post meta. Really cool to see what people can do now 🤓. We're not using the Site Editor yet, but the roadmap is there. #wordpress

These are the conversations I’m here for!😁

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Very cool to see so many contributors WP 6.7. I contributed at the WCUS Contributor Day, love meeting new people and seeing old friends. Got to try contributing to WP Playground and the Testing team. Looking forward to continuing to contribute. 🙂

Official WordPress 6.7 video. Looking good! youtu.be/Ok6JKHMAkH8?...

I’ve started a WordPress starter pack: go.bsky.app/CecjzGr I would love nothing more than for WP Twitter to all move to Bluesky. I’m sure I’ve missed many people already, so please please please give me your suggestions on who else I should add!

I spent the last 48 hours looking at the #WordPress update APIs. It's pretty staggering the amount of data that is being passed around. I tried to summarize it in this post. As far as I'm aware this isn't really documented anywhere, nor is it opt-in. duanestorey.com/posts/down-t...

> Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now… Well…. - waiter (at at least 6 restaurants) - DJ - donut maker at a donut shop (just 2 days, couldn’t handle the hours) - para educator - manager at a university rec center (free laundry in industrial equipment! 🙌)

This is super cool stuff. 🤓

Remember a week ago... Friday morning... At #WCUS ... How awesome that time was? Things were great, I'd been roundly beaten at Klask, had and amazing PushXPull coffee in my hands... Was talking with great folks and listening to great talks... Life was so simple back then ☺️...

Sending some love and coffee to the #WordPress community today.

So, this is a massive security problem effecting how many tens/thousands of #WordPress sites now? Right?😰 Can they pull from @wpackagist? Will that work?

Anyone have any recs or preferences for screencasting software to use? I’ve been using QuickTime for a while but just looking to see what’s out there. Just built DIY green screen with PvC pipe and some plastic tablecloths. Seems to work like a charm😁. #DIY

After reading the cease and desist letters from both WPEngine and Automattic, I'm worried for other #WordPress businesses that use "WP" in their name and "WP" or "WordPress" in their marketing materials. I'm just a dev, not a business in the community. Are y'all worried? 😕

Great writeup of the last week and reactions here by @JyolsnaJE at the @wptavern 👏: On a personal note, my stomach flipped to see that I was quoted in the article... I had my computer reading the article to me when it called my name😳😂😅. #WordPress

If anyone is looking for a @Linktree_ or @PinkaryProject alternative for their socials and has a #WordPress site that uses the block editor, I just submitted a pattern you can use for that in the pattern directory here: It's pretty bare-bones, but you…

Swag haul from #WCUS. Aww dang, where am I gonna put all this?😅 Thanks to all the sponsors who clothe us, warm our heads, encourage us with *VERY GOOD* coffee, dry us off when we get wet, and cover our fannies 😁. Legos not pictured b/c the kids already ran off with them😂.

Portland was fun… #WCUS was fun… but it’s good to be back home☺️ One plate of cheese curds and some barrel aged goodness just for me. 😏

Well, after sleeping on it, I'm really disappointed with @photomatt 's Q&A at #WCUS . Definitely felt like he threw the *people* of WPEngine under the bus. He had valid criticisms of @wpengine 's biz model and PE overlords, however... 🧵1/8

Always an amazing time at #WCUS, good to be with people, good to connect, good to learn and listen. What a crew, very thankful to be a part of this community ☺️.