
So as part of #radicalspeedmonth at Automattic, I paired with @aljullu to work on Color Swatches, a long requested feature, in WooCommerce Core. 🧵
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So as part of #radicalspeedmonth at Automattic, I paired with @aljullu to work on Color Swatches, a long requested feature, in WooCommerce Core. 🧵


WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” is here. 🎷 This major release introduces foundational AI tools, a refreshed admin experience, expanded design controls, new blocks, and powerful developer APIs. Explore what’s new, update when you’re ready, and start building with WordPress 7.0 today. wordpress.org/news/2026/05/w…




I'm experimenting with a possible direction for @WooCommerce menu structure. This modifies how @WordPress' main nav works, introducing an additional layer of nesting. Handles Woo extensions, allows for other plugins to still nest inside the Woo area, and also moves Orders to the top of the Woo area. Please check it out, try it in Playground (link in PR), and let me know what you think of this direction! github.com/woocommerce/wo…


Standard reports show numbers. WooCommerce for Claude’s prebuilt workflows connect them. Run a slash command to get a guided AI review of your store’s revenue, products, customers, refunds, channels, payments, shipping, tax, and catalogue health. developer.woocommerce.com/2026/05/14/pre…

My speed month project: what if WordPress was an OS you interact with in an open canvas... The canvas holds the objects (posts, pages, media, etc) organized to your needs and taste.








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