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Designer/Dev/Content Creator from California. Mostly building with WordPress. Exploring front ends, backends, CMS, builders, lowcode solutions for modern websites. https://brendan-oconnell.com
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Tired of hitting annoying rate limits using AI? πŸ˜‘ STOP Paying for AI Subscriptions and use API keys!πŸ“ˆ Here's the secret to accessing ALL of them for a fraction of the cost: πŸ”‘ BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)! + @TypingMindApp (or @OpenWebUI, etc) Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5-r...

Just dropped a new n8n video: Automate content from Airtable β†’ WordPress in minutes πŸ€– Zero coding, full automation: - Automatic image fetching (WP featured image!) - Instant WordPress publishing -AI summary Check it πŸ‘‡ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLCZ... #NoCode #Automation #n8n #WordPress

Just dropped a new n8n video: Automate content from Airtable β†’ WordPress in minutes πŸ€– Zero coding, full automation: - Automatic image fetching (WP featured image!) - Instant WordPress publishing -AI summary Check it πŸ‘‡ www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLCZ... #NoCode #Automation #n8n #WordPress

Here's an AI Agent that interprets human language into WP REST API requests - "hey can you create a new venue called Hollywood Bowl" and the AI reasons "ok, we want to do a POST request to post type 'venue' and add the title Hollywood Bowl". Thoughts? youtu.be/4IBGjTv1eKI?...

Qwik look at Bitflows. Like Zapier, but built specifically for WordPress. No subscriptions. No limits. No headaches. Just automation. youtu.be/7slAjYUe3P4

If you're selling WordPress websites, you might need to expand your tools/offerings. Of course SEO, content strategy, etc, but two more tools to learn are automation and AI. In a new Webmasters episode, I talk to @brendanocon.bsky.social about getting started.

External API Query Loops coming to Bricksforge, a popular addon for Bricks Builder. This kinda stuff makes me feel like a little kid on Christmas.

Watch me build a travel directory app in minutes using @lovable_dev - the AI-powered app builder. From database setup (supabase) to styling, see how easy it is to create without code. Perfect for MVPs and quick prototypes! #nocode #aitools Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQZy...

ok so i basically got a context-aware scheduling agent that looks for any emails about meetings/appts, that also will suggest new times , and send out the follow-up email confirming times. now just need to add the video conference link generation

Inside you there is one railroad spike. You are Phineas Gage.

Forget manual data entry! Learn how to automate your Airtable with AI. This tutorial shows you how to auto-generate & update records instantly. From JSON mapping to real-time updatesβ€”work smarter, not harder with @n8n.io #AIAutomation #Airtable #ProductivityHacks youtu.be/QONw4_84MrI

My newsletter about #WordPress, "Loop WP" Issue #141 is out now. Have most people stopped contributing to WordPress, or are you considering doing so? We also celebrate the WordPress community with top newsletters to follow.

This workflow by Derek Cheung automates scraping of a website, transforming it into a structured format, and loading it directly into a Google Sheets spreadsheet. https://buff.ly/4fZK2jt #n8n #lowcode

AI Live Chat Agent in WordPress? β€’ Transforms product data into intelligent conversations β€’ Converts browsers into buyers β€’ Makes support look effortless Tech stack: n8n + OpenAI + WooCommerce πŸ”— Full Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtJN...

Don't just take it from me, take it from folks like Brian - don't sleep on ai/automation/agentic workflows!

Working on a demo for WP automations. This one will create new posts from Airtable, use Pexels API to find a relevant featured image, download it, upload to WP, and then attach to the new post. Handling media uploads in WP is sort of counterintuitive but this works flawlessly.

Is LLM-generated code good for open source? I threw together some thoughts on whether generative AI-based code is really going to save open source software. I would love to hear what you think. www.briancoords.com/is-llm-gener...

It's a new year and it's time to eat your vegetables to get stronger & level up. Don't be afraid of JSON and REST APIs as a WP user. Here are the basics of GET requests in WP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E0P...

Automation & AI isn't the future – it's NOW. Learn how n8n can transform your web design business (and earn you $$) in 2025. New video breaking down the game-changing tools and why you should learn them πŸš€ #WebAutomation www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP2t...

Just built a slick WordPress sync system for a client: Site A -> Site B, auto-syncing CPT relationships on a 7-day loop. No duplicates, no overload, just clean automation. πŸ”„Set it and forget it! ✨

You can append `_pretty=true` to #WordPress REST API requests, and the server will return a pretty printed JSON response. This is handy if you want to inspect requests in the browser. github.com/WordPress/wo...

New! Is WordPress 6.7 Good? @matthewmedeiros.bsky.social and @briancoords.com discuss WordPress' latest release. Including: πŸŽ‰ Under the hood features πŸŽ‰ New theme πŸŽ‰ What to expect in the future thewpminute.com/is-wordpress...

Learn how to use inner blocks, variations, and display toggles to build 1 card with many styles variations. Used variable grids from ACSS/Frames to speed it up. But you can do this with just Bricks + Gutenbricks. πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡LMK What you think! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJHe...

Here's a bunch of people on Bluesky who I've classed as "WordPressers". go.bsky.app/pZVzdf Please forgive the fact that the image of myself is in the middle - I've no idea why that is.

Got a little sidetracked today, but finished v1 of the options page for this little side project, dubbed "Bluesky for WordPress". Next up is automatically sharing new posts to Bluesky (with some options), and then integrating replies to that Bluesky post into your site's comments.

when the client asks how the updates to their conversion tracking are going that you were supposed to deliver last week