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What’s Buzzing in WordPress 💖
- Rocket Insights Tool… a new performance tracking tool developed by WP Rocket in collaboration with GTmetrix. Rocket Insights tool promises an easy way for users to see and measure their website improvements directly from WP Rocket in the WordPress dashboard. It is available in WP Rocket 3.20v with free and pro plan options.
- Pollify for Polls… the team at wpRigel has released a brand new Pollify plugin for creating polls on a WordPress website. It is a 100% Gutenberg based poll creator plugin with features like unlimited votes, customizable design, analytics data, poll scheduling, and multi-vote option.
- Elementor Live Event… the team at Elementor is back with its new Elementor Updates event (previously known as the Roadmap Event). Catch the event Live on YouTube on October 23, 2025, at 11 AM EST. Agenda includes: Ally Assistant, Editor V4, Send, Angie AI, and more.
- Beaver Builder API Loop… Zack Pyle has released a new Beaver Builder API Loop plugin, which allows you to connect the Beaver Builder Loop module to any API that returns JSON data. For example: headless CMSs, news feeds, event platforms, podcast APIs, custom internal APIs – you can display using Beaver Themer connections.
AI Buzz: Vibe for WP, Copilot, & Search AI MCP
Vibe for WordPress… promising to be ‘Lovable for WordPress’, the team at 10Web has launched Vibe for WordPress. It is an AI-native vibe coding front-end website builder fully integrated with the WordPress back-end.
Update Copilot… the team at ModularDS has new Update Copilot AI insights to anticipate risks with plugins. This scoring system analyzes each plugin release and gives it a score from 1 to 100 – thereby anticipating how safe or risky it is to install that specific update.
Smart Search AI MCP… WP Engine has added Smart Search AI MCP Server to its AI Toolkit. This promises to transform your WordPress site into a dynamic, real-time knowledge base for any external Large Language Model (LLM) you connect to it.
Free Plugins: LLMs Generator, FanCoolo, & Slider
LLMs Generator… the team at CodingBunny has released a free LLMs Generator plugin, allowing you to automatically create and update the llms.txt file in the root of your WordPress site. You can customize access rules, protect restricted areas, and improve site visibility for language models and AI crawlers.
FanCoolo + Blocks… Marko Krstic over at DPlugins has released the FanCoolo WP plugin that enables you to create Gutenberg Blocks. It promises a simple workflow for creating native blocks without the need to learn React.
Panoramic Slider Block… Brad Salomons has released a free Panoramic Slider Block plugin for displaying panoramic images on your website. It allows users to scroll images easily to view the full grandness of your panoramic images.
Extended WordPress Buzz 🔥
- 100 yr WP Plan Customer… sometime back, WordPress .com launched a 100 year plan offering. Net Literacy is one of the first customers of the WordPress .com’s 100 year plan. Their CEO says, “First of all, it provides us with a lot of simplification and certainty around our operations. As a nonprofit, we’re looking to provide services for multiple generations”.
- Block Accessibility Check + New Site… Troy Chaplin shared (LinkedIn) about Block Accessibility Check getting a new dedicated website (props to Kinsta for hosting). Also, Version 2.2.0 is now available with heading structure validation, alt-text pattern detection, and upgraded URL checks with real TLD validation.
- Gutenberg Progress… JuanMa Garrido published October 2025 recap for developers focusing on Gutenberg updates, there were 3 important releases. Also, with a focus on features like Command Palette extending beyond the Site Editor, new experimental Terms Query block, and Block Visibility controls getting into shape.
- WordPress Core AI… the team is focused on including the Abilities API in the upcoming WordPress 6.9 beta release. It was shared, “the core functionality, registering and retrieving abilities was done, while tabling or deferring more complex “icing on the cake” features like filtering”.
- Organize Campus Connect… do you want to organize WordPress Campus Connect in your local educational institute? Guess what, it is super easy to get started – as anyone in good standing can do it. Also, “You don’t need to be a longtime community member or have prior organizing experience”.
- Speak at WordCamp Asia… the call for speakers is open until October 31, 2025, for WordCamp Asia 2026, scheduled for April 9 – 11, 2026, in Mumbai, India. You can apply for different talk formats like: Lightning Talk (15 mins), Regular Talks (30 mins), Joint Talk (30 mins), or Hands-On Workshop (90 mins).
- WP Milestones… FluentCRM is celebrating its 5 years milestone, now powering over 70,000+ businesses worldwide. Elliot Sowersby shared about the journey to 100k installs of the Simple Cloudflare Turnstile plugin (now known as ‘Simple CAPTCHA Alternative for Cloudflare Turnstile’), and the road ahead.
Updates: Dynamic Toolbox, Multicollab, & WPCafe
Dynamic Toolbox + Bricks Forms… Dynamic Toolbox for Bricks, the 1.1.0v update allows you to do more with Bricks Builder Forms with three new extensions – Unique ID Generator Action, Max Submissions Action, and Counter Action, which expand what is possible without relying on external setups.
Multicollab + Instant Sync… 5.1v is a big update with Instant Comment Sync, which enables comments in the sidebar to sync instantly across collaborators without any delay or the need for refreshing. Also, added the ability to enable or disable Guest Collaboration directly from the plugin settings.
WPCafe Rebuilt… 3.0v is a completely rebuilt version of your go-to restaurant management plugin for WordPress. The new WPCafe promises a modern interface, new powerful features, optimized for speed, and cleaner workflows.
More Updates: Optimole, WPMU DEV, & Gato GraphQL
Optimole Plan Changes… the free plan of the Optimole plugin now comes with an increased limit of 2,000 monthly visitors (previously 1,000). Also, the 4.1.0v update has added an offload metrics dashboard with quick access shortcuts for tracking image optimization performance. Enhanced srcset detection and handling for better responsive images.
WPMU DEV + Client Hub… the team at WPMU DEV has introduced new Clients setup in The Hub, promising to make the daily workflow faster, simpler, and more organized. Like keep every client organized, easily turn client profiles into mini client hubs – along with your own white labeled experience.
Gato GraphQL + Woo… Leonardo Losoviz has released the WooCommerce extension for Gato GraphQL. This allows you to fetch data from WooCommerce, such as products, orders, customers, coupons, and more.
Quick Bits 👍
- Free Hosting Decoded course by Eric Karkovack & Matt Medeiros.
- Divi 5 Public Beta now available, before the final release, soon.
- The Cloudways Awards, submit your entries by October 28, 2025.
- Matt Cromwell’s advice for WordPress product businesses in 2026.
- Matt Mullenweg’s Town Hall / AMA (YT) at WordCamp Canada 2025.
- New Templates
- Booklium with 2 New Website Skins, Tiny Home & Boutique Hotel.
- Check Black Friday Templates from the Astra Template library.
- Let’s Learn
- How to create rating feature for WordPress site using MB Views.
- Overlapping Columns with Media & text block, by Anne S. Katzeff
- How to add custom blocks to navigation menus, by Nick Diego.
- Elliott Richmond on using Claude Code (YT) to build a WP Theme.
- People of WordPress
- WP VIP CEO, Nick Gernert step down after 12 yrs, & start Tempo.
- Troy Chaplin’s AI music tracks based on Wapuu’s big adventure.
FluentCart Buzz: Dev Website & Free Version
FluentCart Update + Dev… last week saw the launch of the FluentCart plugin with a positive reception. The free version of FluentCart 1.2.2v has added shipping zone for the whole world, and new currency support for BYN, IRR, MMK. Also, the FluentCart Developer Docs website is now live to make it easy for devs to extend and build on FluentCart.
What’s in Free FluentCart… the free version of the FluentCart plugin can be all one would need to get started with selling online. It allows subscription management that can easily handle recurring payments. Check this video (YouTube) by Imran Siddiq from Web Squadron, explaining it all.
FluentCart Integrations: Flowmattic & FluentCRM
Flowmattic + FluentCart… the team at Flowmattic has released integration for FluentCart with over 92 automation points for your eCommerce store. With this, you can connect your FluentCart store with 350+ apps using 49 powerful triggers, and 43 actions.
FluentCRM + FluentCart… 2.9.80v update has added FluentCart integration in FluentCRM, which enables you to track orders, subscriptions, customer purchase history in your contact profiles, and also import your Fluent Cart customers.
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