The Human Made blog
The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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Open API options for headless WordPress
Considering headless architecture for your WordPress site? First, you’ll need to know your options for headless WordPress Open APIs. What is an Open API? Open APIs are publicly available application programming interfaces (APIs) that give developers access to proprietary software information that they can make use of in their own software and applications. REST is the ideal architecture for…
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WordCamp 2023: Athens, alliances & after-parties
WordCamps are the events of the WordPress calendar: they’re our community’s chance to come together, share knowledge, pose tough questions, and hopefully tighten some erstwhile virtual bonds. After all, people are what power the WordPress wheelhouse! After missing last year’s WordCamp Europe, I was particularly keen to have as many Humans in attendance as we…
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Reflecting on AI for WordPress
It’s the hot topic on everyone’s mind, on every news channel, and across every social media platform – if you aren’t already experimenting with AI, chances are you’ll know someone who is. Public and professional interest in AI is growing by the day; for every AI question answered, three more pop up. In an industry…
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Open source & AI: a perfect pairing
One of the things I love most about working with WordPress is being part of the open source community. At Human Made, the transparency, collaboration and commitment found in OS is in our DNA – for me, it’s an inspiration as well as a network. As the old aphorism goes, a rising tide lifts all…
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WordPress AI: Generative content & blocks pt. 2
I’ve already talked about how we’re exploring generative content in WordPress. Like all things in the AI field, things have already progressed! I thought I’d share some incremental progress and improvements to the WordPress Block Editor assistant to provide some details on the challenges and improvements. It’s striking to me that small incremental improvements make…
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Digital publishers: how to stay ahead of the content game
We’ve been watching the digital publishing landscape evolve rapidly in the last few months, and publishers and content creators are having to adapt quickly to stay competitive and relevant. Our recent report, Read all about it: How digital publishers must adapt in the era of constant change, outlines strategies and approaches for digital publishers to…