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First props and contribution journeys
This post was inspired by the awesome posts from Jonathan Desrosiers and Felix Arntz, who celebrated their contribution anniversaries with reflection. It made me muse on how critical those first points, the initial steps in a contribution journey, are. I began reflecting on my own ‘firsts’ and the people who helped me achieve them. Reflecting…
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What if we paused default themes?
Before I begin this post, I am writing it not expecting change, but rather sharing my opinion. It is the opinion of someone who has themes both default and working with them from agencies to exploration, threaded through their life. I say this with a passion for what themes were, are, and I see evolving…
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June in WordPress
Another month has passed and what a month this was, it started with WordCamp Europe and ended with a new sponsor. Areas of contribution My focus continued in the areas it had before, but I also began trying to work more product work into this. I also attended the contribution day at WordCamp Europe, as…
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Defining roadmaps in the open
WordCamp Europe has just concluded, and one term that emerged during the contribution day discussions across a wide range of areas was ‘roadmaps’. As someone who appreciates the power of a roadmap and aligning with it, working towards agreed-upon goals, this couldn’t make me happier. It makes me think curiously whether everyone is using the…
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May in WordPress
This month was full of backlog management, prioritisation and clearing out queues. I focused on identifying where things were blocking and preparing for WordCamp Europe. Areas of contribution Whilst my focus was on backlog management, it split into two distinct areas: I also began thinking about how to optimise and make reporting easier for backlog…
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Optimising Triage and Review Processes in WordPress Using AI
Integrating advancements into open source processes makes sense. The friction often comes in the how and the usefulness. While AI holds immense potential for revolutionising triage and review processes, it’s crucial to acknowledge its current limitations and look to where it can evolve, learn, and grow to its full capacity. This post aims to explore…
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The art of triage starts with closing
Triage remains one of the most important things to do in any scale project. When I refer to trige, I mean not just processing something but taking a good, hard look at it and deciding the direction. This is a skill that is hard to learn and refine. Many years ago, I wrote a post…
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April in WordPress
As cherry blossoms appear and lambs Spring in the field next to my studio, it feels firmly like Spring is here. This month saw another opportunity to contribute and a WordPress release. I was occupied with the release for the first few weeks. However, once that was done, I started on the following areas of…
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March in WordPress
Areas of contribution My contribution this month was focused on a few areas: There was a lot to do around the design lead this month including microsite, final tickets and also co-ordination. I am grateful for all the collaboration and the release squad support as always. These things get shipped when we all come together.…
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Vibe editing
The term “vibe coding” was first coined by Andrej Karpathy, describing a new paradigm where developers: “fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists.” Rather than focusing on technical precision, vibe coding emphasizes surrendering to the flow, letting AI handle the complexities while humans guide the creative direction.…