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Read in full Issue 08 / Weekend Within · July 03
Issue 8: AI gets official access, a customs deadline, and Elementor's reset
The EU's customs exemption ended July 1, and shipments now get rejected for bad HS codes. Elementor just cut 30% of its staff to chase AI.
Inside this issue
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AI WordPress 7.1 proposes AI-agent access to your data, plus a $500 million education pledge.
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Commerce The EU's customs exemption ended July 1. Check your HS codes before shipping.
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Block Editor Gutenberg 23.5 adds in-editor cropping and a fully resizable preview canvas.
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Business Elementor cut 30% of its staff as WordPress's market share keeps slipping.
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All articles July 03
Issue 8: AI gets official access, a customs deadline, and Elementor's reset
The EU's customs exemption ended July 1, and shipments now get rejected for bad HS codes. Elementor just cut 30% of its staff to chase AI.
Weekend Within roundup
6 min
July 02
Gutenberg 23.5 Adds In-Editor Image Cropping and a Resizable Canvas
Gutenberg 23.5 lets you crop images directly in the Cover block, resize the editor to any width, and turn off real-time collaboration per post type.
Block Editor
2 min
July 02
WordPress 7.1 Will Let AI Agents Read Your Settings, Content, and Users
A new WordPress 7.1 proposal lets AI tools read site settings, posts, and user data through permission-checked APIs. Nothing is exposed without your existing access controls.
WordPress + AI
3 min
July 01
New Free Plugin Lets Claude or ChatGPT Run Your WordPress Site by Chat
SeedProd's free Vibe AI plugin lets Claude or ChatGPT edit posts and fix SEO on your WordPress site by chat. Destructive actions need your approval first.
WordPress + AI
3 min
June 30
EU Drops Its €150 Customs Exemption July 1: What UK Sellers Must Fix Now
The EU's low-value customs exemption ends July 1. UK WooCommerce sellers need clean HS codes, matching invoices, and an EORI number to avoid rejections.
commerce
3 min
June 30
WordPress's First AI Leaders Cohort Just Graduated
40 students earned a new AI literacy credential by building real WordPress projects. The program shows what skilled, AI-fluent contributors look like.
WordPress Updates
2 min