Issue #165 Loop WP

Hi, friend. 👋

Welcome to Issue #165 of Loop WP!

Last week was one of my favourite newsletters of the year, and it only happens twice per year. I also shared some exciting news from Cloudflare.

This week I’ve another little update on Cloudflare, and we begin our newsletter format for the summer.

Let’s go! 👇

A Quick Note

📢 Over the summer (starting with this issue), this newsletter will be keeping its weekly format, but we won’t be going as deep into a “single” weekly topic.

💡 I wanted to maintain my weekly sending frequency instead of switching to an email every other week, but with my kids being out of school, I can’t go into as much detail as usual.

(However, you may still encounter the occasional detailed topic that you're accustomed to, friend 😉 ).

Ollie Pro Turns 1!

🎉 What an incredible first year for Ollie Pro, and congratulations to Mike McAlister and Patrick Posner.

Over the last year, Ollie has appeared in my newsletter in various forms six times, and it’s a theme I recommend.

⚡️ Mentions include:

• Simply Static got a glow-up with Ollie back in September 2024 (and it still looks amazing)!

• The Ollie Newsletter is a brilliant and insightful newsletter written and curated by Mike McAlister.

• Or, back in May 2025, when I had the opportunity to test Ollie 2.0 in Loop WP, Issue 155, before it was publicly released and is now available for free to all Ollie users.

• Lastly, when the free Ollie Theme Academy and Block Academy were launched.

Check out Ollie now. 👇

PersonalizeWP Pro Is Now Completely Free

The last time I covered PersonalizeWP was in Issue 145 and Filter’s announcement that they would be returning Emilia Capital’s funding.

In Filter’s latest product announcement, PersonalizeWP Pro is now free! The plugin has been on and off my radar for some time, so I suppose now is as good a time as any to give the plugin a try.

👀 Keep your eyes peeled in a future issue of Loop WP.

WP Security 101

Tim Nash has a new security course on the horizon.

🧠 I signed up during the pre-sale, not just for the discount but because it was a no-brainer. Not only does Tim know his stuff and is well-respected within the community, but he is also hilarious.

✅ The course will cover:

• 9 Modules covering a wide range of topics.

• 52 Individual Topics & Lessons.

• Over 4 hours of Video Content, Practice Labs & additional resources.

• Examination and Certification.

🚨 If you’ve read this far, I’ve a secret link to share with you (it’s not an affiliate link) that will save you 25% on the course launch price.

That’s It For This Week 👋

At the end of last week’s newsletter, I discussed Cloudflare’s big announcement, and now Fastly has made a similar announcement.

I also shared some additional thoughts last week and want to share some more this week, courtesy of Joost de Valk and Bill Hartzer.

See you next week! 😀

Weekly WordPress News & Tips

This week's excellent and insightful WordPress News & Tips:

• 🎉 40% Launch Discount - betterloop is offering a limited-time launch discount across all plans. (betterloop)

• It’s back! - New version of PNG to challenge AVIF and WebP for image dominance on the web. (Jon Henshaw)

• Achievement Unlocked - A Year of Accessibility Improvements in WooCommerce Core. (WooCommerce)

• 🤯 Postr for Nostr - Over the weekend, I researched the Nostr protocol and the community. (Kaspars Dambis)

• Podcaster Plus - Ready to Revolutionise Your Podcast Website? (Dan Maby & Nathan Wrigley)

• 👀 Decentralising WordPress - Can WordPress remain open and fair? (Techstream TV)

• Brand Bias - Google Seems More Biased Towards Big Brands Than ChatGPT and Perplexity. (ahrefs)

• Guest Authors - The Developer Blog needs you! (WordPress)

• What It Means For You - WooCommerce 10.0 Changelog Explained. (Rodolfo Melogli)

• 😎 Shareable Checkout URLs - Now part of WooCommerce 10; Complete Guide with Examples. (Remi Corson)

• WordPress Accessibility - Core Commitment or Canonical Plugin. (WP Tavern)

• InstaWP v3 - What You Get and Why It Matters. (InstaWP)

• It “Might” Happen - Tumblr’s move to WordPress and fediverse integration is ‘on hold’. (The Verge)

• 👀 WordPress Legal Updates - from the WP Engine and Keller cases against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. (The Delta)

• MPG - How to Create Bulk Pages in WordPress (Even 1,000+ New Pages in Minutes). (Karol K. & Themeisle)

• An 18-Month Journey - My experience co-organizing WordCamp Europe 2025. (Pascal Birchler)

• 🚀 Tools Fave - A new place to discover the best WordPress tools and more. (Khan)

If you have a question about this email or WordPress, please reply, and I will respond as soon as possible.

👋 Until next time,