Tips Tuesday

• WP 7.1.3 release
• WP 7.2 release coming
• Custom cron jobs dropped
• New lawsuits for tracking prior to consent
• GDPR vs FCC vs State privacy laws
• Real-time collaboration is now a plugin
• CSS in WP Core standards change
• Whitelist Zoho to Gmail forward
• Is Rank Tracking a thing of the past?
• Today’s AI is not profitable
• Google completes September Spam Update
• Claude AI cracks down on face sources
• New authorship proof tutorial
• Chapter linking works on YouTube
• Why I stopped linking to my other sites

Tips this week include:
• Google recommends fact-check on AI content including titles and metadata
• Google’s going after fake authors – and what we’ll be doing about it
• Reddit is now blocking browser access
• YouTube cutting reach of parasite accounts
• Seasonal product reviews make money
• Shopify enrolls stores in all AI shopping channels

Tips this week include:
• WordPress is all in on AI
• Emergency WP security release
• Reminder – don’t click links in emails
• Meta limits links
• Promote your Link in Bio page – and how to make one
• Google Pics launches
• Searchers are unhappy with Google AI Mode
• ChatGPT as a Search Engine
• Google’s new AI spam detector
• Check your video comments
• Linked Products in videos – my experience with it

Tips this week include:
• Check your WP 7.1.1 update
• Roadmap to WP 7.2
• Matt returns as CEO
• Cloudflare changes to mixed-use bots
• Google pilots AI Payouts for creators
• AI accused of stealing from content creators
• Will we ever see a class action lawsuit?
• The biggest issue for content creators now
• Why video will rule
• Why to do demos and reviews
• Substack is good for written content

Tips this week include:
• WP 7.1.1 expected on Thursday
• Minimum PHP version debate
• Matt Mullenweg asked to step away as CEO
• Matt’s next move has us concerned
• Check BackBlaze backups carefully
• Turn off and unplug devices
• New Google Search Console AI report
• AI Could Kill Us All – that’s the headline, see the real story

Tips this week include:
• New WP Core Security Initiative
• Better plugin audits coming
• WP 7.1 fatal flaws
• ACF and WP 7.1 issues
• Okay to update to WP 7.1
• WP 7.1.1 release date announced

Tips this week include:
• Reflections on Dolly’s passing
• Why we should keep doing good
• Amazon Shopping comes to YouTube
• Why we’re still not ready to update to WP 7.1
• Is Cloudflare’s new EmDash a real WP competitor?
• Will Meta be sued out of existence?
• What Meta’s changes mean for us