In the ongoing battle between web platforms and AI training crawlers, developers are crafting ingenious defensive mechanisms. While traditional robots.txt files served as an agreement between websites and search engines, AI companies have ignored these protocols, forcing the tech community to develop aggressive countermeasures.
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WordCamp Basel 2025 re-cap: Looking for wiener schnitzels in a sea of noodles
WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel showcased WordPress at its most mature and strategic. The event brought together 1,723 professionals from 84 countries for essential discussions on accessibility implementation, sustainable development practices, and enterprise-grade solutions. WCEU proved that WordPress now powers critical business operations across industries, supported by a community balancing innovation with practical implementation.
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WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel showcased WordPress at its most mature and strategic. The event brought together 1,723 professionals from 84 countries for essential discussions on accessibility implementation, sustainable development practices, and enterprise-grade solutions. WCEU proved that WordPress now powers critical business operations across industries, supported by a community balancing innovation with practical implementation.
We’re sharing exclusive excerpts from our Design Handbook on creating intuitive, powerful web search experiences. Explore the full interactive handbook on Figma Community if you're curious for more!
The AI Hype had been raising my remaining hair from around 2022 until late 2024. Since January, I’ve stopped giving it that privilege. These days, both my hair and my blood pressure are flatlined—and the narratives people are hyping and arguing over? They’re less sci-fi and more like tragicomic headlines straight out of The Onion.
For the first time, I was on the MIXX awards jury – so here are some interesting observations I picked up along the way.
Last friday, I had the privilege of closing out Weblica 2025 as the final speaker of the day. For those unfamiliar, Weblica is a respected regional web technology conference held in Croatia's picturesque Međimurje region. As someone who typically works behind the scenes on conferences, doing video production and live streaming, stepping onto the stage at 6:30 PM to deliver my presentation was both exhilarating and nerve-wracking.
Catch the vibrant moments and engaging discussions from the 17th Zagreb WordPress Meetup held at Infobip's Alpha Centauri campus.
The 15th Zagreb WordPress Meetup was anything but your average Monday evening. Held at the Infobip Alpha Centauri campus, the meetup brought together developers, designers, and WordPress enthusiasts for an evening of debates and networking.
From Crisis to Tokens - notes, thoughts & photos from a myriad of local tech events - NeuralabTour 2024
Crocommerce 2024, held in Zagreb, Croatia, proved to be a pivotal event for the eCommerce industry.
BlockSplit conference hosted a talk about crypto payments in eCommerce sector. This article will highlight couple of interesting items on the menu...
Some quick thoughts on Apple's marketing messaging and possible telling signs about IT hardware industry. Videos included.