I Made a Cheat Sheet for FSE Block Themes (So You Don’t Have to Reinvent the Wheel) Here’s the thing about developing with Full Site Editing block themes: you’re constantly looking stuff up. What blocks are available in core? What goes in theme.json? Which hook was it that fixes that one annoying thing? I’ve been…

I watched a spat unfold on X recently. It wasn’t pretty, but then again, X rarely is. The argument was between people who genuinely care about the web, specifically about WordPress. The bone of contention? Classic WordPress versus modern block themes. Here’s the thing though: I’m not sure they were arguing about the right problem.…

In my recent talk, “Dancing with AI – A Developer’s Journey,” one of the most important topics I covered was security and how AI-generated code can make it alarmingly easy to overlook critical vulnerabilities and this isn’t just with WordPress, it can be with any framework: human protection over AI security. AI can be incredibly…

As AI continues to evolve, WordPress is exploring what it means to build smarter, more agent-friendly interfaces. Two emerging experimental projects, the WordPress Feature API and the WordPress MCP Project are at the heart of that conversation. While they sound similar and even work together, they serve different purposes. I’m Elliott Richmond and in this…

In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-assisted development, how we communicate with our AI tools can make the difference between frustration and success. My recent experience with Cursor AI highlighted the stark contrast between throwing everything at an AI at once versus taking a more methodical approach. The Overwhelm Scenario Last week, I found myself…

The shift from classic WordPress themes to block themes is a necessary evolution in modern WordPress development. While Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) flexible content remains an incredibly useful tool, WordPress’s Full Site Editing (FSE) and block patterns now offer a more native, scalable alternative. In this project, I’m migrating a classic theme that relies on…

Integrating AI tools into your development workflow can dramatically boost productivity. For WordPress developers, Cursor AI stands out as a game-changing companion that streamlines coding processes and enhances output quality. Here are 5 Essential Cursor AI Features for WordPress Developers in 2025 1. Proper Code Base Indexing The foundation of effective Cursor AI usage begins…

In the rapidly evolving landscape of web development, AI tools are promising to revolutionise how we code. But can these tools truly deliver value for WordPress developers? This post explores a hands-on experiment with Cursor AI, testing its capabilities in creating a custom WordPress block, a practical, real-world development task. The Challenge: Creating a Custom…

In my last video, I showed how to create complex layouts in WordPress using the block editor. One of the most common concerns about using the block editor for layouts is that while everything looks great on a desktop browser, making it look good on mobile can be a challenge. There are definite issues when…