PublishPress Permissions v4.8.2: Clearer Group Permissions and Term Controls
PressPermit 4.8.2 makes user permissions easier to audit, adds clearer group context, improves term controls, and fixes key restriction issues for busy sites.
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How to Customize Permissions for One WordPress User
This week, a PublishPress user asked us if it is possible to customize the permissions for a single WordPress user. Their request was like this: This request makes a ton of sense. Normally in WordPress you’d need to make a whole new user role for this. You’d create a role called “John” and put him…
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WordPress 7.0 Has Much Better Visual Revisions
WordPress 7.0 was one of the biggest releases in at least 10 years for the WordPress project. With the explosive growth of AI in the last couple of years, WordPress 7.0 leans heavily into AI. There’s a new AI Connectors screen, which allows you to connect your site to OpenAI, Claude, Google Gemini, and other…
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2026 Has Changed Everything About WordPress Security
February 2026 was absolutely revolutionary for WordPress security. Austin Ginder runs a hosting company and he was suddenly overwhelmed by new hacking attempts. Austin’s response was creative, constructive, and inspiring. In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I talk with Austin about how AI is transforming WordPress security. Austin started as a skeptic but has…
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The Autosave Feature for WordPress Posts
If you write blog posts in your browser, you have probably had the gut-wrenching experience of losing content. Maybe your browser crashed. Perhaps your internet connection dropped. But when you went back to your post, your content was missing. Ouch! Fortunately, autosaves are a WordPress feature that can help you avoid losing your content. WordPress…
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WordPress Businesses Are Moving From Products to Services, With Robbie Adair
Robbie Adair has run her agency for over 20 years and has navigated many technology shifts. In this episode, Robbie says that we’re in the middle of a major shift in the WordPress business. AI means that products are less valuable, but services are more valuable than ever. Customers need experts to help them navigate…
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User Switching in WordPress and Testing User Accounts
If you run a WordPress website with many users, you probably have to answer account questions or solve website bugs for your users. Here at PublishPress, we rely heavily on the User Testing feature in the PublishPress Capabilities plugin. This allows us to browse our site and see exactly what the user sees. User Testing…
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PublishPress Series v3.1.2: New Post Summary Field and More Languages
PublishPress Series 3.1.2 adds a clearer Post Summary field, expands translations, and fixes an admin translation warning for smoother series management.
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How to Write Anonymous Posts in WordPress
We have PublishPress customers who sometimes want to publish posts with no author attached. There are many reasons why they want anonymous blog posts. Sometimes the post is an official statement from the company and doesn’t have a single author. Sometime the post is controversial and the safe choice is not to attach a person’s…
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What Publishers Need to Know About Web Accessibility, With Amber Hinds
Amber Hinds from Equalize Digital has spent years helping publishers to make their websites more accessible and user-friendly for everyone, including those with disabilities. In this episode of the PublishPress Podcast, I ask Amber accessibility questions I’ve heard from publishers. For example, is it helpful to have an audio version of my articles? Should we…