eKaya Web Services

eKaya Web Services eKayaWS builds, hosts, and supports websites and digital platforms for Southern African creatives, changemakers, and growing businesses.

I’m Dirk — entrepreneur, builder, and lifelong learner. Grateful for every opportunity to create, help others grow, and make something meaningful along the way.

06/06/2026

TikTok removed millions of videos and over 500 000 underage accounts in Q4 2025, as it intensified efforts to protect users.

06/06/2026

Great to see governments engaging directly with the open source community: G7 Digital ministers have adopted a Vision on AI openness, developed with the Open Source Initiative as knowledge partner. As a community that values public investment in open source, the Joomla project applauds this. Honest, clear labeling of how open an AI system really is benefits everyone. Well done, OSI.
https://ow.ly/MCqF50Z74h8

06/06/2026

Roll out the blue carpet: WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” has arrived. 🥳

This hallmark release makes WordPress more connected to and easier to shape around the way you work–and is a major step toward the world’s largest CMS becoming AI-native.
Some of the highlights include:
🔹New AI foundations to AI providers and external services like Claude, ChatGPT, and more
🔹Visual revisions allow you to compare iterations, plus a refreshed dashboard and smoother transitions
🔹Flexible design controls, including custom navigation overlays, responsive block visibility, and pattern editing
🔹New and improved blocks like Breadcrumbs
🔹Performance, accessibility, developer updates, and everything else you’d expect under the hood

Over at WordPress.com, 7.0 builds on AI tools already available across the platform, including the AI Assistant, Claude connections, and WordPress Studio workflows.

👉Read the full breakdown: https://wordpress.com/blog/2026/05/26/wordpress-7-0-armstrong/

06/06/2026

Think task plugins are only for core features?

This Joomla Community Magazine article shows how you can build your own scheduled routines for almost anything your site needs. It walks through the structure of a task plugin, the three key events behind it, and how TASKS_MAP connects routines, forms, and handlers. It also explains dependency injection, status returns, and practical snippets for databases, email, models, APIs, and batch processing.

Explore how custom automation can fit your Joomla workflow.
Read more: https://ow.ly/CNxS50Z74ay

31/05/2026

WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” is here. 🎷

This major release introduces foundational AI tools, a refreshed admin experience, expanded design controls, new blocks, and powerful developer APIs.

Explore what’s new, update when you’re ready, and start building with WordPress 7.0 today.

https://wordpress.org/news/2026/05/wordpress-7-0-armstrong/

31/05/2026

Think assigning modules in Joomla is just routine? It can quickly become a maintenance headache. This Joomla Community Magazine article explores how the lack of module inheritance leads to missing modules and repetitive manual work as sites grow. It introduces a proposed Joomla 6.2 feature that allows modules to inherit assignments from parent menu items, improving consistency and saving time. A practical step that aligns modules with menu structure. See how it could change your workflow.
Read more: https://ow.ly/t3gy50Z4yvX

23/05/2026

Alexandra township Community — This is YOUR opportunity!

Join the Alex Digital Empowerment Outreach from 27–29 May 2026 at Altrek Sports Centre and gain the digital skills you need to succeed in today’s world.

Whether you're a student, entrepreneur, or side hustler — this programme is for YOU 🙌

💡 You’ll learn about:
✅ Digital skills & staying safe online
✅ How to start & grow a digital business
✅ Content creation & social media
✅ .za domain names & digital identity
✅ Financial literacy
✅ Access to real opportunities

🎯 Limited space available — don’t miss out!
👉 Register here: https://shorturl.at/WzFlf

Let’s build a digitally empowered Alexandra together 💻✨



City of Johannesburg
Kasi business hustlers

23/05/2026

South African cyber security experts warn that low ransom DDoS attacks on ISPs may stem from cheap dark web tools, or sophisticated actors testing infrastructure resilience.

23/05/2026

Learn how to use the WordPress AI Client to build a provider-agnostic plugin that generates images directly within the Media Library.

23/05/2026

Google's AI Overview is coming up with strange, chatbot-like responses to single-word searches instead of surfacing definitions.

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