Open Channels FM: Creative Insights and Real Talk on Modern Marketing Challenges

Posted on08/06/2026

Marketing’s evolving fast. Creators and businesses must adapt as SEO and ads fade. Experimentation and multi-channel strategies are key to surviving now.

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Ultimate WordPress Spam Protection Guide – Step by Step (2026)
ByAdmin 07/17/2026

If you run a WordPress site, then you know that spam is a real annoying problem whether it comes to contact forms, WordPress comments, or user registrations. The good news is that stopping spam in WordPress is a lot easier than you probably think, and you don’t need expensive tools either. We have spent over…

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Matt: Important Security Update
ByAdmin 07/18/2026

WordPress 7.0.2 went out today with two important security updates. One is a type of pre-authorization RCE we (fortunately!) have only seen a few times in WordPress’ 23-year history; the last, I believe, in the PHPMailer class five years ago. Major kudos to Adam Kues of Searchlight Cyber for finding the batch REST API RCE,…

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WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.1 Beta 3
ByAdmin 07/22/2026

WordPress 7.1 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 7.1 Beta…

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Matt: Tesla Spyware
ByAdmin 08/01/2026

I noticed my Model X was uploading ~2.6gb of something to Tesla when it parked and connected to WiFi. Hopefully turning all these settings off stops it; otherwise, I might need a new car. But are any good?

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Gutenberg Times: How WordPress decides a theme is a “block theme”
ByAdmin 07/21/2026

The term “block theme” is used a lot in WordPress but it was never really clear to me what that meant exactly from a code point of view. While researching The post editor is going full iframe: what block developers need to know before WordPress 7.1, I learned that the outcome of testing WordPress 7.1…

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Matt: Gabriel Dawe
ByAdmin 08/04/2026

New artist I’m obsessed with: Gabriel Dawe. I love the colors and craft, very Mesh. If his site were on WordPress, we’d definitely commission some pieces. Hat tip: Jason Nichols.

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