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'Podslop' is a real and growing problem — data shows 39% of new podcasts are now 'likely' generated by AI techradar.com/audio/podslop-…

In just one week (May 7–8), #CheckoutSummit {Reloaded} goes live with 15+ WooCommerce speakers, plus extras like a quiz with prizes 💜 You will learn from: ✔️ James Kemp @jamesckemp: "WooCommerce Unfiltered: Inside the Decisions Shaping the Platform" ✔️ Katie Keith @KatieKeithBarn2: "#ShopifyDiary 365: A Year Building Shopify Apps (And What WooCommerce Can Learn)" ✔️ Josh Kohlbach @jkohlbach: "Plugins Don’t Scale. Systems Do. Lessons from Building a Multi-Brand WooCommerce Plugin Portfolio" ✔️ Bryce Adams @bryceadams: "WooCommerce Data, AI, and What’s Next—A Live Chat" ✔️ Cathy Chen @wise: "Wise on WooCommerce: How We Built a Global Payments Experience" ✔️ Patrick Rauland @BFTrick: "An Apples-to-Apples Look at WooCommerce vs. Shopify After a Large-Scale Migration" ✔️ Nik McLaughlin @neke989: "The Path from WooCommerce Plugin to MCP: Building for the Next Era of WooCommerce with the Abilities API" ✔️ Jessica Risch @jessie_risch: "Scaling WooCommerce: Breaking the Small-Business Myth to Build High-Performing Stores" ✔️ Rémi Corson @remicorson: "SEO After AI: Scaling WooCommerce for Crawlers, Performance, and Reality" ✔️ Karolína Vyskočilová @vyskoczilova: "Tools Fade. Your Expertise Doesn’t. A WooCommerce Developer’s Guide to AI That Lasts." ✔️ Maciek Palmowski @palmiak_fp: "WooCommerce Hosts Promise “Advanced Security”. But Do They Deliver? We Tested 20+ Providers Using Real Exploits" ✔️ Matt Cohen @mattyza: "What I’ve Learned from Reviewing Over 1,000 WooCommerce Extensions" ✔️ Andrea Cardinali @andreacardinali: "“Hey Woo, What Do Numbers Say?”—Transforming WooCommerce Into a Data-Driven Analyst Using MCP" ✔️ Matthias Reinholz @MattReinholz: "Goodbye plugins—building features for WooCommerce reliably with AI" ✔️ Luigi Pulcini @pulc_in: "Unlocking the Potential of WooCommerce Checkout URLs" Every talk is practical, opinionated, and built around real WooCommerce work—from plugins and performance to AI, dev, payments, and scaling stores. And yes—there are still the last 12 tickets available for €30 right now, including full access to the recordings. That’s honestly a steal for what’s inside. Grab yours here → checkoutsummit.com/reloaded

Ready to level up? We’ve just announced 3 practical workshops for WordCamp Portugal 2026! From the WordPress Abilities API to building your own AI accountability bot. Read more and get your ticket: portugal.wordcamp.org/2026/workshops… #WordCampPT #WordPress #OpenSource

I've seen many publishers adding audio playback to their articles. You can get WordPress plugins to read posts for your visitors. @heyamberhinds is an accessibility expert. I asked her if these audio versions are helpful for people for disabilities. Her answer surprised me ...