:Cromwell:

It's been quite a year for Roots & Fruit. It's given me a lot of new perspective and insight for the WP product ecosystem.

That context is what this is based on. My recommendations for all product shops in 2027 and beyond.
rootsandfruit.com/articles/wordp…

Working in a local WP site with Gemini Argon 4 – it's a pretty incredible web designer when given a good design system.

But I'm noticing it's also preferring to replace plugins with leaner custom stuff. It's saying like "You can keep {plugin} and we can work around it; or if you want a really streamlined environment made for {website} we can build the right plugin for the job."

The problem is… I don't disagree with it.

We're rolling out some new cover images for @WPProductTalk . I created a cover image generator to make it easier for us. Want a crazy WPPT episode? Now's your chance to pitch it in a fun way.
brand.wpproducttalk.com/lab/

Vote with your clicks for the best WP podcast you know, folks!

I know I'm supposed to be brief with agents, and just say "proceed" or "yes" or "go"; but particularly in honor of Patrick Stewart, I just have to say: "make it so".