This week on Open Channels News, discover how AI is changing hardware, security reports, and gaming, plus the latest WordPress and enterprise data updates. Explore our concise wrap-up of major open source and tech stories, along with the recurring themes shaping the industry’s future.
Claude connectors let the AI read and act in your apps. Learn what they are, who can add a custom one, and how to connect your own WordPress site step by step. The post Claude Connectors Explained: How to Add a Custom Connector (With a WordPress Example) appeared first on Themeisle Blog.
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To thrive in the evolving tech industry, professionals should engage with younger colleagues, embracing their fresh perspectives to foster adaptability, resilience, and ongoing personal and professional growth.
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Learn how Bob Dunn chose to create a AI Transparency Report for the Open Channels FM Podcast Network.
Nine AI plugins for WordPress compared by what each one can change on your site, the control that keeps you in charge, and who pays for the AI. The post 9 Best AI Plugins for WordPress (2026): What Each One Can Change appeared first on Themeisle Blog.
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Open Channels News host Robert shares AI’s evolving role, highlighting Meta’s Home Link for hardware integration, GPT-6 Astra’s gameplay without visuals, and BootLoops enhancing scientific research tools.
Open Channels FM: Meta Opens Muse to DIY Hardware, GPT-6 Plays WoW Blind, and BootLoops Read More »
Transcript [00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, making WordPress the source of truth across web projects, not just the website.
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If your Drupal site still runs the community Akismet module (drupal/akismet), the official Akismet module (drupal/akismet_antispam) can upgrade it in place. You swap the Composer package, run database updates, and your API key and protection settings come along. We built it so you don’t have to uninstall, reinstall, and re-enter everything. This post walks through
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This security and maintenance release features 7 security fixes and 4 bug fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background
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AI-driven growth presents challenges in security and accessibility and infrastructure hurdles that technology teams cannot ignore.
