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WordPress development notes

Gutenberg, block themes, media and consent. Practical notes for sites editors still have to run.

• WordPress

  WordPress Interactivity API for storefront UI

  Replace jQuery widgets with the Interactivity API. Directives, store, SEO-safe server HTML and ~10KB runtime.

  26 August 2026

• WordPress

  Gutenberg vs Elementor for site performance

  Compare Gutenberg and Elementor on CSS weight, INP and editor workflow. When a page builder still wins.

  19 August 2026

• WordPress

  WordPress AVIF and WebP image delivery

  Serve AVIF and WebP from WordPress with srcset, sizes and nginx cache. What actually moves LCP.

  12 August 2026

• WordPress

  WordPress block themes and full site editing

  Ship a block theme merchants can edit: templates, patterns, theme.json and what still needs PHP.

  5 August 2026

• WordPress

  Set up Google Consent Mode v2 on WordPress

  CMP, GTM and default denied consent on WordPress. What breaks Ads and GA4 if signals never fire.

  29 July 2026