Phil Webster

One of the super powers that AI can give you is that it allows you to treat your side project like a proper software project. I just had a great sprint planning session, just look at the detail in this epic. This was the key step missing from all of my past projects. Let's GOOO!!

Working on getting the dashboard more useful to the tasks that users are actually going to need to do most frequently. And I don't want them to need to refer to the docs to make updates. Added just a bit of color, did it do the trick? I'm not sure, what do you think?

Sign Hawk is getting better everyday. A bunch of features merged in the last few days: - Previews - Better UX on the scenes pages - Support for video backgrounds Things are looking great, can't wait to launch this!

Really proud of this onboarding flow I just built for Sign Hawk! Your digital signage is completely on-brand before you even click a button.

Just wired up Sign Hawk to the new Connectors API in WP 7.0. 🔌 So nice skipping the custom settings page just to hold an API key. Drop credentials directly into the native UI and you’re done.

To make the setup entirely frictionless, I'm giving away a free Hawk Stick to early signups so you can turn any TV into an automated display without hunting for hardware. Waitlist is open. Feedback on the new copy is welcome! signhawk.co

For our initial launch, Sign Hawk is integrating exclusively with WordPress. Your site is your source of truth. You shouldn't have to log into a separate Screen Editor just to copy-paste what you already published. Update WP -> Screens update automatically.

Just completely rewrote the landing page for Sign Hawk. Realized I was selling "features" instead of solving the actual problem: you updated your website, only to realize your lobby screens are still showing yesterday's information. 🧵

Another productive early morning session on Sign Hawk 🌅 Added scene previews to both the playlist editor and the scenes page. One step closer to enabling WordPress to power beautiful digital signage!

I've been heads down and quite about my work on Sign Hawk, I've been hard at work crafting an awesome solution that will get your WordPress site on TV! No more need to update data in multiple places, change it once and it updates everywhere. More info: signhawk.co

@courtneyr_dev @andrewhoyer @marcusdburnette @KatieKeithBarn2 @remkusdevries @BlakeWhittle7 @PineDigitalCo @jamesckemp @photomatt I built this block years ago, I think it does most of what it needs to wordpress.org/plugins/newspa…

@andrewhoyer @marcusdburnette @KatieKeithBarn2 @remkusdevries @BlakeWhittle7 @PineDigitalCo @jamesckemp @photomatt @BobWP A hidden gem: paragraph blocks will support columns!

Weekly WordPress Question 26 Version 7.0 is just around the corner! What improvement(s) are you looking forward to most? @marcusdburnette @KatieKeithBarn2 @remkusdevries @courtneyr_dev @BlakeWhittle7 @PineDigitalCo @jamesckemp @photomatt @BobWP

Modern dev life cranks and @cursor_ai l Pedals and PRs. Gears and @github Dad jokes 4 ever 😂

@MarkJSzymanski Garbage in, garbage out

🌶️Hot take🌶️ If you're having trouble getting AI to produce good output a this point, it's probably a skill issue. The good news: that's completely solvable. The bad news: you're going to have to admit it first.

Which one are you today? 👷‍♂️

@andrewhoyer @KatieKeithBarn2 @DerekAshauer @PineDigitalCo @remkusdevries @photomatt @learnwithmattc @marcusdburnette @vovafeldman Thanks, I don't see the value in another form or SEO plugin, but I could see value in a form/SEO/ etc. plugin that does a very specific thing for a specific audience.

@phil_webs @KatieKeithBarn2 @DerekAshauer @PineDigitalCo @remkusdevries @photomatt @learnwithmattc @marcusdburnette @vovafeldman I haven't looked at sizes or code complexity, but many of them appear to be fairly niche. AI bot integrations, extensions of other plugins or features, and alternatives to existing plugins. Here are screenshots of the latest 12 to be added.

Weekly WordPress Question 25 New WP plugins are being submitted at a rate of 60+ per day, double & triple the last few years. How do you interpret this trend? @KatieKeithBarn2 @DerekAshauer @PineDigitalCo @remkusdevries @photomatt @learnwithmattc @marcusdburnette @vovafeldman

@KatieKeithBarn2 @andrewhoyer @DerekAshauer @PineDigitalCo @remkusdevries @photomatt @learnwithmattc @marcusdburnette @vovafeldman I was thinking the same thing. What are they? Are they more niche, smaller, or basically a copy of something that already exists.

@andrewhoyer @DerekAshauer @PineDigitalCo @remkusdevries @photomatt @learnwithmattc @marcusdburnette @vovafeldman I'd want to know more about whether the type of plugins submitted has changed. For example, if it's small utility plugins then it's likely to be due to AI making it easier, but that may not be the case.

Sign Hawk turns your WP site into a publisher of digital signs. No new tools to learn—just your content, everywhere. ​Manage your displays where you already work. 🚀 Find out more signhawk.co

@AlexStandiford What terminal are you using? Not loving my current setup

In the last quarter, I have completely and utterly fallen in love with the terminal. I want everything to be a TUI right now.

Just start. Start slow if you have to. Start small if you have to. Start privately if you have to. Just start.