Open Channels FM: Finding Balance: The Importance of Downtime at Conferences

I wanted to hook up Claude Code to be able to interact with my local wordpress-develop core development environment via MCP (Model Context Protocol). I couldn’t find documentation specifically for doing this, so I’m sharing how I did it here. Assuming you have set up the environment (with Docker) and started it via npm run…

Chris Huber, developer at Automattic, released Block Format Bridge, an open-source plugin that addresses one of the more persistent friction points in AI-assisted WordPress workflows: getting AI-generated content into the block editor reliably. The plugin takes a pragmatic approach. Block markup is notoriously difficult for AI to produce correctly — not because AI models lack…

Welcome to Channel 4, where Bob Dunn finally found a home for offbeat chats after sleepless nights. It’s the podcasting wild card.

In this episode, Bob and Cami chat about maximizing conference experiences, sharing tips on client communication, essential gear, avoiding burnout, and the importance of balance—plus some hilarious travel stories.