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Tips this week include:
• Tips Tuesday Plus in now LIVE!
• AI plugin testing site is ready
• Where I sourced AI plugins to test – TT+ bonus
• Popular plugins I’ll be testing first – TT+ bonus
• Kadence Amplify Summit on Oct 20 has great tips beyond the theme
• Which AI bots to block or not
• Universal Analytics is still closing
• Google broad core update is rolling out
• Social media referral traffic is way down
• What to do about declining social traffic – TT+ bonus
• No more free Gmail accounts on SMTP
• Why some hosts don’t want to offer email services anymore
• The SMTP plugin me and my clients use – TT+ bonus
• Google requires verification for free Gmail bulk sends
• Where to get real email service and setup help

Tips this week include:
• Tips Tuesday Plus subscriptions are available
• AI powered plugins and themes are here
• Kadence is going all in on AI
• We’re not early to AI anymore
• Why isn’t anyone paying attention to AI security?
• Developers will soon become whole-site AI agent builders
• The new snake oil salesman are coming – what to watch out for
• WP 6.4 Beta 1 is out
• Where the exclusive WP updates are moving to
• Plugin devs still upset with WP.com
• How to find and whitelist your IP address in Cloudflare – updated tutorial
• Is your search traffic up or down lately? See where not to check for problems
• Bing’s bad choice to block its bot
• Bing acts like Google doesn’t exist
• Should you block the Bard bot?
• What you should be blocking instead of AI bots
• It’s too easy for bots to break through paywalls now
• Live session with DIY SEO course members this week
• New AI-powered SEO agency bot that we will be blocking and why

Tips this week include:
• AI bots are cracking ReCaptcha now and what to use instead
• LastPass vaults cracked, and what to use instead
• Google removes how-to and FAQs rich snippets from search
• Will all plugins go to private, paid models?
• Why I think we should pay for all plugins
• Why it’s alarming that the PHP coding standards team may end soon
• Are you working for free too much?
• Why I switched to making videos
• Making money directly from content
• Why you need an AI assistant and how to get one

Tips this week include:
• Change of season hustle begins
• Why I’m moving more into AI
• Why video is my #1 focus
• Issues with latest updates
• Delete unused plugins
• Updates to our site’s database are coming
• Shopify stats that show pros and cons
• Google Analytics went down – did you notice
• Technical SEO is still very much in play
• A must-read article for better online security

Tips this week include:
• Why you need to update PHP before you update WordPress
• Wordcamp U.S. thoughts
• Is interest in WP waning?
• My own trends in WP and other platforms test results and what they mean
• Is it time for a change with your blog?
• Why some bloggers keep doing what works – and should
• Why some need to move blogging to a side hustle
• Find a way to incorporate AI