Exploring Modern
WP Development
Hi, I’m Brian Coords and I’m helping WordPress developers and agencies make the transition into the new era of the Block Editor.
You can find me:
- Hanging on Twitter and Bluesky
- Making tutorials on YouTube
- Interviewing web experts on Webmasters.fm
- Educating developers in my weekly newsletter
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Exploring WordPress through conversations with leading developers and creatives.
Latest Posts, Videos, and more
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WP Queries in PHP and JavaScript – Building a custom Avatar block
In this video, I share how I built a custom solution for displaying guest speaker images on my podcast website using WordPress. I combined plugins like Seriously Simple Podcasting and the outdated WP Term Images, then created a custom Gutenberg block to dynamically display speaker headshots. I discuss the challenges of working with the REST…
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Is WordPress 6.7 Good? With Matt Medeiros at The WP Minute
In this episode, Matt and I talk about WordPress 6.7, some of our favorite features, the 2025 block theme, and then we go on a long tangent about using AI to learn coding or to even replace developers entirely.
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Reacting to the TechCrunch Disrupt Connie Loizos interview with Matt Mullenweg
In this episode of the WP Minute, Brian and Matt Medeiros unpack the Disrupt 2024 exclusive Connie Loizos interview with Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic.