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Designing With Uncertainty: How AI Supercharges Probabilistic Thinking

16 June 2026 @ 3:00 pm

In a world where AI is informing more design choices, it’s easy to mistake predictions for certainties. This article introduces Probabilistic Design, a mindset that allows UX and product teams to accept uncertainty, decipher AI outputs with nuance, and make smart, adaptive decisions.

The Impact Of Humanoid Robots On Humanity

12 June 2026 @ 8:00 am

We have officially moved past the era of humanoid robots as mere public relations stunts. As they become increasingly lifelike, society may soon face profound social, psychological, and ethical challenges. What happens when the boundary between humans and machines becomes almost impossible to distinguish?

The Benefits Of Cognitive Inclusion In UX Research

10 June 2026 @ 10:00 am

Findings from an exploratory user research study highlighting the unique insights and practical UX recommendations shared by participants with cognitive disabilities.

How To Make Your Design System AI-Ready

3 June 2026 @ 1:00 pm

Practical guide on how to reduce drifts, minimize mistakes, maintain context, and improve the quality of AI-generated prototypes. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.

June Is For Exploring (2026 Wallpapers Edition)

31 May 2026 @ 8:00 am

Let’s kick off June — and the beginning of summer — with some fresh inspiration! Artists and designers from across the globe once again tickled their creativity to welcome the new month with a new collection of desktop wallpapers. Enjoy!

Algorithmic Theming Engines: Building Self-Correcting Color Systems With `contrast-color()`

28 May 2026 @ 1:00 pm

Seventy percent of websites still fail basic WCAG contrast checks in 2025. After years of design system tooling, accessibility linters, and JavaScript libraries, nothing moved the needle. We didn’t need better libraries. We needed better CSS. `contrast-color()` is that better CSS.

Your Prototype Is Not Being Honest With Your Users (And Here’s How To Fix It)

25 May 2026 @ 12:00 pm

There’s a moment in almost every usability session where a participant pauses at the login screen, types something, and glances up: checking whether they’re “doing it right.” That pause is a clear sign. They’ve already clocked that this isn’t a real app, and every data point collected after that moment is filtered through that awareness.

Four Levels Of Customer Understanding

22 May 2026 @ 1:00 pm

What people say, feel, think, and do are often very different things. To understand the underlying reasons for user behavior, it helps to look beyond the surface and explore hidden motivations, root causes, and the different layers of reality that shape how people act. Brought to you by Measuring UX Impact, **friendly video course on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.

Advanced Tree Counting: Mathematical Layouts With `sibling-index()` And `sibling-count()`

21 May 2026 @ 8:00 am

Meet `sibling-index()` and `sibling-count()`. Staggered cascade effect in one line of CSS without `:nth-child()` rules or JS workarounds. Works for 5 items or 5,000.

Ten Data-Backed Truths Of User Experience ROI

15 May 2026 @ 10:00 am

Every extra second of friction has a measurable business cost. Carrie Webster shares ten data-backed UX facts that link user experience directly to revenue, retention, and long-term growth.

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Help Us Pick the Next Stop in Europe for Search Central Live Deep Dive 2026!

18 June 2026 @ 12:00 am

As we mentioned a few months ago, we are bringing the Search Central Live Deep Dive format to the EMEA region. This SCL format requires finding the absolute best home for the event—a place where all of you can truly connect, learn, and enjoy.

Introducing Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console

3 June 2026 @ 12:00 am

Today, we're excited to announce the launch of new Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, including dedicated reports for Search and Discover, to help you understand your site's visibility within generative AI features on Search.

A new resource for optimizing for generative AI in Google Search

15 May 2026 @ 12:00 am

As people increasingly gravitate to generative AI experiences and find information in new ways, we're publishing a new resource to help website owners, SEOs, and developers understand how to optimize their content for appearance in generative AI features in Search, and in turn Google Search overall.

Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"

13 April 2026 @ 12:00 am

Today, we are expanding our spam policies to address a deceptive practice known as "back button hijacking", which will become an explicit violation of the "malicious practices" of spam policies, leading to potential spam actions.

Search Central Live is Coming to Shanghai in 2026!

2 April 2026 @ 12:00 am

We are hosting Search Central Live Shanghai 2026 on May 15. This event is structured for the local community, with a specific focus on optimizing sites that target users outside of China.

Inside Googlebot: demystifying crawling, fetching, and the bytes we process

31 March 2026 @ 12:00 am

If you tuned into episode 105 of the Search Off the Record podcast, you might have heard us diving deep into a topic that is close to our hearts (and our servers): the inner workings of Googlebot.

New Location for the Google Crawlers' IP Range Files

31 March 2026 @ 12:00 am

Just a short note this time!

Search Central Live Asia Pacific 2026: Get Ready for Sydney and more!

20 March 2026 @ 12:00 am

It's that time of the year again! Let's talk about the Search Central Live (SCL) schedule for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. We have mapped out a series of events designed to connect you with our Search teams and fellow community members. Here is everything you need to know about our plans for the year, at least for the APAC region.

Search Central Live is coming to Canada!

11 March 2026 @ 12:00 am

Our event series, Search Central Live, is coming to Toronto, Canada on April 21, 2026 for the first time! The event series has been a great way for communities to connect with each other and Googlers to learn more about the web ecosystem and how Google Search works and exchange ideas.

Google's February 2026 Discover Core Update

5 February 2026 @ 12:00 am

Today we've released the February 2026 Discover core update. This is a broad update to our systems that surface articles in Discover. Our testing shows that people find the Discover experience more useful and worthwhile with this update.

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Global Partners Across the First Half of the 2026 WordPress Event Season

18 June 2026 @ 5:01 pm

This post recaps how the WordPress project’s five Global Partners — Jetpack, WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Bluehost, and Hostinger — supported community events during the first half of 2026. Across more than a dozen regional the first WordPress Developers Day, and a growing network of WordPress Campus Connect events, Global Partners staffed booths, sponsored sessions, and connected […]

What Happened at WordCamp Europe 2026

6 June 2026 @ 5:44 pm

WordCamp Europe 2026 brought the WordPress community to Kraków for three days of contribution and conversation, from CERN going live on WordPress to WordPress 7.0, AI, and a closing fireside chat on where the project goes next. Read the full recap.

Protect The Shire

5 June 2026 @ 6:51 pm

tl;dr: Temporary 24-hour cooldown period for plugin/theme releases before auto-updates. AI can give defenders an edge. We want to secure all 78K plugins and themes on WordPress.org.  One of the things we’ve always striven to do as the developers of WordPress is to work harder so you don’t have to; we take technology that’s complex […]

WP23

27 May 2026 @ 5:40 pm

WordPress at 23 is simultaneously both the strongest and most precarious it’s ever been. Last week, we shipped WordPress 7 to the world. In seven days, 46% of all WordPresses, tens of millions across countless different hosting environments, are already on 7.0, auto-updated with no breakage. From a Raspberry Pi to the most secure sites […]

Looking Ahead to WordCamp Europe 2026

26 May 2026 @ 12:52 pm

June 4-6, 2026 | ICE Kraków Congress Centre, Kraków, Poland WordCamp Europe 2026 will bring the WordPress community together in Kraków, Poland, from June 4–6 for Contributor Day, two conference days, and a program shaped by the ideas, tools, and people moving WordPress forward. This year’s schedule includes two official keynotes, hands-on workshops, panels, and […]

WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong”

20 May 2026 @ 6:41 pm

Explore AI abilities directly in your website, all managed from a central hub. Slide seamlessly through the sleek, new admin theme implemented across the dashboard. Ignite creative flow with new blocks and design tools, and tap into an expansive developer toolbox that gives you more control than ever, letting you make it uniquely yours.

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 4

14 May 2026 @ 4:47 pm

The fourth Release Candidate (“RC4”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended that you evaluate RC4 on a test server and site. Reaching this phase […]

Get Your WordCamp US 2026 Tickets

14 May 2026 @ 1:56 pm

August 16–19, 2026, Phoenix Convention Center – Phoenix, Arizona Tickets are now available for WordCamp US 2026, taking place August 16–19, 2026, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The flagship event brings together people from across the WordPress community to learn, contribute, share ideas, connect with contributor teams, and help shape the future […]

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 3

8 May 2026 @ 6:18 pm

The third Release Candidate (“RC3”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended that you evaluate RC3 on a test server and site. Reaching this phase […]

Get Involved With WordCamp US 2026 in Phoenix

4 May 2026 @ 6:10 pm

WordCamp US 2026 will take place August 16–19 in Phoenix, Arizona, and applications are now open for sponsors, speakers, and volunteers. WordCamp US is the flagship gathering for the WordPress community in North America, where contributors, builders, and users come together to share ideas and help shape what comes next for the open web. Full […]

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Bounding Box Annotation for Document AI: What It Is, What It Produces, and Why It Matters for Model Training

18 June 2026 @ 3:00 pm

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Payment orchestration Platforms for Enterprises to watch in 2026

17 June 2026 @ 9:05 pm

 Payment orchestration Platforms for Enterprises to watch in 2026 Compare the top payment orchestration platforms for enterprise merchants in 2026. Reviews Akurateco, Spreedly, Primer, Gr4vy, IXOPAY, and more on fit and features. Continue reading Payment orchestration Platforms for Enterprises to watch in 2026 on SitePoint.

Build SVG Charts for Web Applications with Code Examples

17 June 2026 @ 7:17 pm

Build SVG Charts for Web Applications with Code Examples Build SVG charts for web applications from scratch using HTML and JavaScript. Covers bar charts, key SVG elements, and when to pick a charting library instead. Continue reading Build SVG Charts for Web Applications with Code Examples on SitePoint

The Hidden Challenge of Healthcare Analytics: Building Reliable Dashboards with Incomplete CMS Data

17 June 2026 @ 7:00 am

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Beyond Dashboards: How Predictive Analytics Is Transforming Healthcare Decision-Making

16 June 2026 @ 7:00 am

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Image Optimization for Core Web Vitals in 2026: What Actually Moves the Needle

13 June 2026 @ 7:00 am

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Building Interactive Charts in JavaScript: A Developer’s Guide

10 June 2026 @ 7:00 am

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Sharing Content to Instagram Using Python

10 June 2026 @ 7:00 am

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Professional Video Editor: The Foundation of Modern Digital Storytelling

8 June 2026 @ 4:31 pm

Professional Video Editor: The Foundation of Modern Digital Storytelling Discover the role of a professional video editor in modern media. Covers essential skills, tools like Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and career Continue reading Professional Video Editor: The Foundation of Modern Digital Storytelling on SitePoint.

How I Built a 47-Signal Website Audit Tool That Runs in 15 Seconds

8 June 2026 @ 3:00 pm

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