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A joy-filled post to kick off summer

Tips this week include:
• What’s New in WordPress 7.0
• Backup your devices
• Chrome update will disable ad blockers
• The better browser I use
• Personalized Search changes
• Google can be held liable for false AI summaries
• YouTube AI SEO Workshop
• My video channel updates and new path
• Why I’m following My Bliss
• A little help on YouTube and Trusts
• Anthropic and OpenAI file for IPO
• Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable 5 shut down by government
• Trust is the new golden ticket

Tips this week include:
• Critical update to UpdraftPlus
• Reminder about auto updates
• AI being used for good
• New 24 hour delay on plugin update releases
• Do you need a security.txt file?
• llms.txt and WebMCP workshop this week
• Why my bet is on NLWeb
• Bots make up 57% of site hits
• GSC adds AI tracking

Tips this week include:
• Matt white flags on lawsuits
• WP loses market share – and why not to care
• WP 7.0 testing update
• React 19 upgrade coming in WP 7.1
• Where do folks who leave Google go?
• Can Claude and Perplexity save blogs?
• Tell your friends to make the Search switch
• Bot types that access our sites – DIY SEO workshop
• YouTube improves AI labeling
• AI Search on YouTube – and how it will affect watchtime
• How to attract AI video suggestions

Tips this week include:
• WP 7.0 out – don’t update yet
• WP AI Team changes
• WP leaks API keys
• State of WP security in 2026
• Frequent host software updates
• Microsoft dumps SMS 2FA
• Google’s radical change to search – why, backlash, and what it means for us
• Update on DIY SEO Workshops

Tips this week include:
• WordPress 7.0 release
• Kadence under new management – sort of
• OpenAI hit with privacy lawsuits

Tips this week include:
• Real-time collaboration removed from WP 7.0
• Overhaul of WP.org underway
• Google not showing all clicks
• AI Site improvement suggestions could bork you
• New attack vectors increasing
• Shorts are ramping up everywhere
• Target joins social selling
• AI costs more than humans