The Human Made blog
The latest thinking on enterprise WordPress, open source technology, and life at Human Made.
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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…
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WordPress AI: Generative content & blocks pt. 1
If you’ve been following the recent rise of AI technologies, specifically ChatGPT (and who hasn’t!) you’ve likely wondered how it will be integrated into tools and products you already use. I certainly did, which is why I’ve been working with the rest of Human Made on ways we can bring AI to WordPress. Taking a…