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A podcast from the developers at Blackbird Digital about WordPress and the web. We discuss agency life, tools of the trade, and also interview members of the WordPress community. We recommend starting with the most recent episode, or find a recent topic or interview that intrigues you! Send your questions and fan mail to podcast@blackbird.digital, follow us on Twitter as @InTheLoop_WP, and visit https://blackbird.digital for our marketing, design, and development services.
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September 13, 2023
<p>Cory is joined by Justin Tadlock of Automattic to talk about his series of articles on the WordPress developer blog about adding custom controls to core blocks, theme scaffolding, and workflow scripts.</p> <p>If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related that you’d like to hear us discuss, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Instagram, Threads, Twitter, and TikTok as @InTheLoop_WP, and we’re on LinkedIn too.</p> <p>Blackbird Digital is a web and app development agency that specializes in WordPress, creating on-screen experiences that connect, teach, communicate, and inspire. Visit blackbird.digital for more information.</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://blackbird.digital/podcast/28-writing-block-themes-with-justin-tadlock/">https://blackbird.digital/podcast/28-writing-block-themes-with-justin-tadlock/</a></p> <p>## Links</p> <p>(02:07) Justin on Ryan Welcher's Thursday Twitch Streams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d6tqqlBVvo</p> <p>(04:50) Archived version of themehybrid.com: https://web.archive.org/web/20191101014914/https://themehybrid.com/</p> <p>(05:23) Justin's writing for the WP Tavern: https://wptavern.com/author/justintadlock</p> <p>(08:34) WP Tavern's first redesign: https://wptavern.com/wp-taverns-new-design-no-more-wood-grain</p> <p>(14:50) Beyond Block Styles part 1: https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/07/beyond-block-styles-part-1-using-the-wordpress-scripts-package-with-themes/</p> <p>(15:01) Beyond Block Styles part 2: https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/07/beyond-block-styles-part-2-building-a-custom-style-for-the-separator-block/</p> <p>(15:15) Beyond Block Styles part 3: https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/beyond-block-styles-part-3-building-custom-design-tools/</p> <p>(27:03) Interactivity API Proposal: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/03/30/proposal-the-interactivity-api-a-better-developer-experience-in-building-interactive-blocks/</p> <p>(30:03) @wordpress/scripts reference: https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-scripts/</p> <p>(34:08) First Draft theme scaffold: https://github.com/justintadlock/first-draft/</p> <p>(41:59) x3p0-ideas theme: https://github.com/x3p0-dev/x3p0-ideas/</p> <p>(58:54) Theme Handbook Overhaul GitHub issue: https://github.com/WordPress/Documentation-Issue-Tracker/issues/816</p> <p>(59:56) Theme Handbook Overhaul Proposal: https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2023/04/04/theme-handbook-overhaul-proposal/</p> <p>(1:00:08) Theme Handbook Overhaul Phase 2: https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2023/05/17/theme-handbook-overhaul-phase-2-creating-content/</p> <p>(1:02:08) Justin's Blog: https://justintadlock.com/</p>
June 21, 2023
<p>Cory and Phil are joined by Scott Kingsley Clark of Pagely and the Pods Framework. We talk about Pods vs ACF (in a friendly non-competitive way), the Core Fields API project, and the JavaScriptification of the WordPress admin.</p> <p>If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related that you’d like to hear us discuss, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok as @InTheLoop_WP.</p> <p>Blackbird Digital is a web and app development agency that specializes in WordPress, creating on-screen experiences that connect, teach, communicate, and inspire. Visit blackbird.digital for more information.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://blackbird.digital/podcast/27-its-time-for-core-fields-with-scott-kingsley-clark/">https://blackbird.digital/podcast/27-its-time-for-core-fields-with-scott-kingsley-clark/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>## Links</p> <p>(05:35) Pods website: <a href="https://pods.io/">https://pods.io/</a></p> <p>(21:45) Core Fields API on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/sc0ttkclark/wordpress-fields-api/">https://github.com/sc0ttkclark/wordpress-fields-api/</a></p> <p>(26:55) Calypso: <a href="https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso">https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso</a></p> <p>(56:25) WordPress Slack: <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/chat/">https://make.wordpress.org/chat/</a></p> <p>(57:22) Elliot Condon is back: <a href="https://twitter.com/elliotcondon/status/1667470204425871360">https://twitter.com/elliotcondon/status/1667470204425871360</a></p> <p>(1:01:26) Scott's website: <a href="https://skc.dev/">https://skc.dev/</a><br></p>
May 17, 2023
<p>Cory, Phil, and Jack talk about the recent explosion of machine learning algorithms, how they will affect what we do as developers and designers, and how we do it—if we still have jobs at all.</p> <p>If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related that you’d like to hear us discuss, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Twitter as @InTheLoop_WP.</p> <p>Blackbird Digital is a web and app development agency that specializes in WordPress, creating on-screen experiences that connect, teach, communicate, and inspire. Visit blackbird.digital for more information.</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://blackbird.digital/podcast/26-ai-generated-episode/">https://blackbird.digital/podcast/26-ai-generated-episode/</a></p> <p>## Links</p> <p>(06:19) Scientific journals update policies regarding AI-generated text: <a href="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/2023/3/feature/2-artificial-intelligence-ethics">https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/2023/3/feature/2-artificial-intelligence-ethics</a></p> <p>(06:30) Clarkesworld literary magazine closes submissions due to AI: <a href="http://neil-clarke.com/a-concerning-trend/">http://neil-clarke.com/a-concerning-trend/</a></p> <p>(06:38) DALL-E 2 generated image wins photography contest: <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-my-ai-image-won-a-major-photography-competition/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-my-ai-image-won-a-major-photography-competition/</a></p> <p>(06:47) Midjourney-generated image wins Colorado State Fair competition: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html</a></p> <p>(07:06) Stack Overflow bans AI-generated responses: <a href="https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/421831/temporary-policy-chatgpt-is-banned">https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/421831/temporary-policy-chatgpt-is-banned</a></p> <p>(07:59) The Great Catspy generated movie trailer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITq-mG67qiE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITq-mG67qiE</a></p> <p>(08:16) Pandas at a salon on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@greenskulltok/video/7225287120343026971">https://www.tiktok.com/@greenskulltok/video/7225287120343026971</a></p> <p>(11:20) Ryan Welcher livestream integrating OpenAI into the Block Editor: <a href="https://youtu.be/88c6z1XEvG0">https://youtu.be/88c6z1XEvG0</a></p> <p>(12:34) How Diffusion Models Work (video): <a href="https://www.isikdogan.com/blog/how-diffusion-models-work.html">https://www.isikdogan.com/blog/how-diffusion-models-work.html</a></p> <p>(14:08) Nvidia real-time up-res: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/nvidias-new-ai-upscaling-tech-makes-low-res-videos-look-sharper-in-chrome-edge/">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/nvidias-new-ai-upscaling-tech-makes-low-res-videos-look-sharper-in-chrome-edge/</a></p> <p>(15:12) Adobe Sensei: <a href="https://www.adobe.com/sensei.html">https://www.adobe.com/sensei.html</a></p> <p>(16:11) Adobe Firefly: <a href="https://www.adobe.com/sensei/generative-ai/firefly.html">https://www.adobe.com/sensei/generative-ai/firefly.html</a></p> <p>(16:56) Content Authenticity Initiative: <a href="https://contentauthenticity.org/">https://contentauthenticity.org/</a></p> <p>(17:03) Glaze: <a href="https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/">https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/</a></p> <p>(26:50) Hilarious Twitter thread overconfident about code from ChatGPT: <a href="https://twitter.com/rachel_l_woods/status/1649790435533922307">https://twitter.com/rachel_l_woods/status/1649790435533922307</a></p> <p>(33:39) Mastodon poll about creating an In The Loop brand account: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cr0ybot/109870145158979704">https://mastodon.social/@cr0ybot/109870145158979704</a></p>
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A podcast from the developers at Blackbird Digital about WordPress and the web. We discuss agency life, tools of the trade, and also interview members of the WordPress community.
We recommend starting with the most recent episode, or find a recent topic or interview that intrigues you!
Send your questions and fan mail to podcast@blackbird.digital, follow us on Twitter as @InTheLoop_WP, and visit https://blackbird.digital for our marketing, design, and development services.
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