This week I Talk About Optimizing the Wrong Things!

Upcoming Events

• No WordCamps

Segment 1: In the News

• Elementor cuts 100 jobs, 30% of workforce, as AI reshapes website building
• The WP Community Collective - Survey - July 17, 2026

Segment 2: Optimizing the Wrong Things

Segment 3: Tip/Tool of the Week

• Website - Museum of Failure

This week I Talk Share An Update: Three Months After the Layoff

Upcoming Events

• WordPress Campus Connect Central and Eastern Uganda Schools - 19 July, 2026

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release
• Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 200k Sites

Segment 2: Three Months After the Layoff

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• https://pixabay.com/

This week I Answer Listener Questions

Upcoming Events

• Campus Connect Event - Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang - July 25

Segment 1: In the News

• WordPress 7.0.2 is now available
• WordPress 7.1 Beta 1

Segment 2: Q/A

Question 1: What is Loop Engineering? — Anonymous

Question 2: Is There Any Reason Not to Remove Jetpack? -Doug

Question 3: VPS, Bare Metal, and Managed Hosting. What Is the Difference? -Jacqueline

Question 4: What Is WP-Cron, and Is It a Real Cron Job? -Jennifer

Question 5: Would love to hear How are you using AI recently.. anything cool to share? -Anne

Segment 3: Tool of the Week

• Website -> SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE