Mark Wilkinson

I have footer patterns under Site Editor > Patterns.

How do I add them into my footer template part?

When editing the template part, clicking + and then patterns, doesn't show any footer (or header) patterns.

I am an experiend #WordPress dev, building a directory site for our golf club.

I am using a commercial theme and trying to swap out the footer for a different one - there are several in the theme listed under patterns.

I have been trying for over an hour now, and still cannot manage it 🥲

Or, maybe not 🥲

I think this is huge 👇

make.wordpress.org/core/2026/03...

Yes

But it will, and is, replacing developers. It is scary the rate at which it is getting better.

I built a react web app with it the other week and it just works - no coding experience needed.

The sort of thing that you could sell for a few quid too.

5 years time, how much better will it be?

It is not a bad livery, just not very Ferrari IMO

Ferrari car launch: Lewis Hamilton says 2026 F1 season 'huge challenge' Lewis Hamilton described the 2026 Formula 1 season as

A Ferrari should be red.

No red and white.

Apart from that, looks good though.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...

Micro machines! What a game 🤣

WP Café #137 | What is the future for WP developers and agencies? YouTube video by Highrise Digital

Episode 136 is live today at 13:30 (UK time) where @keithdevon.com and @markwilkinson.dev are chatting about the future for WP developers and agencies.

Join them live in Youtube 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdpY...

Better core video embeds - Highrise Digital Better Core Video Embeds Faster video embeds for WordPress — without complexity Improve site speed, Core Web Vitals, and visitor experience automatically Better Core Video Embeds optimises how YouTube...

I have just updated our landing page for Better Core Video Embeds, the free #WordPress plugin which speeds up your site when a video embed block is present and improves embed privacy.

If you host embedded Youtube or Vimeo videos, check it out 👇

highrise.digital/better-core-...

Here you go Mike - a quick draft highrise.digital/blog/enqueue...

This was a clip from the latest episode of @wpcafe.show - our weekly #WordPress developer focused podcast.

Catchup on the website:

wpcafe.show/podcast/

AI really changing the way developers work. The Jury is still out as to whether this is a good thing for not.

I built something recently with it - took 20 minutes for working plugin.

What have you been building with it?

Better Core Video Embeds A plugin which enhances the core embed block for Youtube, Daily Motion and Vimeo videos by not loading unnecessary scripts until they are needed.

Thanks for the kind words and glad you like the plugin. Be great if you could leave a positive review?

wordpress.org/plugins/bett...

Does anyone have recommendations for a business coach?

WordPress ecosystem experience useful, but not strictly necessary.

Shares appreciated 🙏

WP Café #126 | Front-end fun and sneaky Yoast issues YouTube video by Highrise Digital

Both @keithdevon.com and @markwilkinson.dev are back for episode 126 at 13:30 (UK time) talking about:

- Front end fun
- Sneaky Yoast settings

Join us live 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSD_...

switch_to_blog() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org Switches the current blog.

Using #WordPress multisite and want to switch the context to another site in the network?

Well you can, using the switch_to_blog() function.

Just make sure you also use the restore_current_blog() function when you are done!

#learnWPFunctions

https://bit.ly/4508sHK

switch_to_blog() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org Switches the current blog.

Using #WordPress multisite and want to switch the context to another site in the network?

Well you can, using the switch_to_blog() function.

Just make sure you also use the restore_current_blog() function when you are done!

#learnWPFunctions

https://bit.ly/4508sHK

wp_count_posts() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org Counts number of posts of a post type and if user has permissions to view.

If you want to show the number of posts you have on your site in a specific post type, you can easily do this using the #WordPress wp_count_posts() function.

Pass it a post type and you are good to go!

#learnWPFunctions

https://bit.ly/43F2PfJ

get_object_taxonomies() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org Returns the names or objects of the taxonomies which are registered for the requested object or object type, such as a post object or post type name.

If you want to know what objects (e.g. post types) are registered against a specific taxonomy, you can use the get_object_taxonomies() function to do this.

There are lots of #WordPress functions that we have probably never come across - this is another.

#learnWPFunctions

https://bit.ly/4krFVQc

WP Café #124 | View Transitions YouTube video by Highrise Digital

Live at 13:30 (UK time) for episode 124 to talk about:

- View transitions
- This weeks development work
- Offline Kids

Hope you can join us 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbEv...

Thanks so much for posting this Paul. Really appreciate it.

Are you looking for in person talks only?

get_page_by_path() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org Retrieves a page given its path.

If you have a #WordPress pages slug (or path if it is a child page) you can use the get_page_by_path() function to return the page object.

Another useful but less known WordPress function.

#learnWPFunctions

https://bit.ly/3HirOhl

Something Has to Change with WordPress. FAIR is a Great Start. Last week in Basel, Switzerland—at the Alt Ctrl Org conference held alongside WordCamp Europe—I stood on stage with my colleagues to introduce the FAIR Package Manager for WordPress. This wasn’t just ...

What is FAIR and why am I involved? I wrote about it here:
carriedils.com/wordpress-fa...

#FAIRPM #WordPress

We are live in 5!

Escaping Data – Common APIs Handbook | Developer.WordPress.org Escaping output is the process of securing output data by stripping out unwanted data, like malformed HTML or script tags. This process…

The esc_js() #WordPress function escapes javascript for safe inline JS output. For example using inline JS on an HTML element.

It forms part of a number of esc_ functions that WP provides which I would recommend all developers familiarise themselves with.

https://bit.ly/4krEukM

#learnWPFunctions

WP Café #123 YouTube video by Highrise Digital

On today's show @keithdevon.com and @markwilkinson.dev are talking about:

- Our latest project pitch
- Receiving a 3rd party security questionnaire
- Other related #WordPress news

Join us at 13:30 (UK time) 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4zU...

Ah yes of course - thanks for letting me know.