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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After the court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of WP Engine, Automattic has begun complying with the orders. The mandatory login checkbox in WordPress.org…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Raquel Manriquez and Carol Stambaugh. They discuss their new venture,…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More WP Engine Wins Preliminary Injunction Tuesday, a California district judge issued a sweeping injunction related to WP Engine’s case against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg that…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Last week, Riad Benguella, a key WordPress developer, asked the community about their “quick win” wishlist for the block editor / Gutenberg. He posed it…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The CEOs of Barn2Plugins, Patchstack, and LayerWP have announced plans to expand their businesses beyond WordPress. While none of them are leaving the WordPress ecosystem,…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WPExperts has acquired the Advanced File Manager plugin from Modal Web. WPExperts (formerly WooExperts) is a leading WordPress development company with an extensive portfolio of…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg’s crusade against WP Engine seems to have hit a roadblock as the case moved from the court of public opinion to the court…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern California District Court has granted WP Engine’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. The ruling…
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From wordpress.org Source: Read More Openverse.org, the vibrant platform for openly licensed media, has introduced a sleek and modern Dark Mode feature. This new site theme is designed to enhance…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic has announced that it has acquired WPAI, a company specializing in AI-powered tools for WordPress. Founded two years ago, WPAI has developed innovative products…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Awesome Motive’s WP Forms plugin has patched a Missing Authorization to Payment Refund and Subscription Cancellation vulnerability. This issue allowed authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Have you noticed in the past few months that Reddit seems to pop up in almost every single one of your Google search results? Whether…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Jessica Lyschik, a WordPress Developer at GREYD, has won the highly anticipated WordPress Speed Build Challenge, defeating WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. Jessica announced that she…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress Core team is gathering consensus around integrating the WP Consent API into Core. The WP Consent API feature plugin was originally introduced in…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg will deliver his annual State of the Word (SOTW) address on December 16 at 18:00 JST / 09:00 UTC, live from…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Despite the lack of official announcement (as of the time of this writing), X’s signature AI tool – Grok – is quite different from what…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Asia has unveiled its official Wapuu mascot for the 2025 edition: Tahopuu. Designed by Andrew dela Serna, a talented graphic designer from the Philippines,…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gravatar, or “Globally Recognized Avatar,” now offers its users more free domain options and Bluesky integration for a limited time. These domains, featuring extensions like…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More BuddyPress Lead Developer Mathieu Viet has announced his departure from the WordPress community, marking the end of a long-standing association that began with BuddyPress 2.0.…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass discuss their newly developed website, emphasizing its improved design and functionality. They delve into the…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More WP Engine and Automattic Submit Injunction Proposals During the preliminary injunction hearing on November 26, 2024, Judge Martínez-Olguín indicated a potential inclination to grant an…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Something you might not know about – at least I didn’t – is that Google, the search behemoth we’ve all come to know (and sometimes…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More ClikIT has announced its acquisition of the Infinite Uploads and Big File Uploads plugins from UglyRobot, LLC, owned by Aaron Edwards, the former CTO of…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Europe 2025 will take place in the vibrant city of Basel, Switzerland, from 5 to 7 June 2025. This will be the 13th edition…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More DreamHost has been removed from WordPress.org’s recommended hosting page. The update was made by Samuel Wood (Otto), “Tech Ninja” for Audrey Capital, and the page…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Mathieu Viet, the driving force behind BuddyPress, has made a heartfelt announcement: he’s stepping away from the WordPress ecosystem…entirely. From codeinwp.com Source: Read More
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Asia, one of WordPress’s premier flagship events, is seeking a host city for its 2026 edition. Previous editions were held in Bangkok and Taipei,…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More Federal Judge Signals Support for WP Engine in WordPress Dispute In a San Francisco federal courthouse on November 27, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín signaled her intention…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More If you’ve been following the WordPress world lately, you might have heard about the small little lawsuit between WP Engine and Automattic. Jokes aside, it’s…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The highly anticipated preliminary injunction hearing in the WP Engine v. Automattic case took place yesterday at the Northern California District Court. Presiding Judge Araceli…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Asia 2025, in partnership with The WordPress Foundation and WordCamp Central, has announced two scholarship opportunities for the upcoming event in Manila, Philippines. These…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More In the latest chapter of the ongoing dispute between Automattic and WP Engine, a new plugin “Secure Custom Fields” (https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-custom-fields/) has been added to the…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Last Monday, Mary Hubbard wrote her first P2 message announcing her one-hour Q&A call on Friday. The Zoom event was announced on the Make WordPress…
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From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Something truly unexpected happened in the WordPress community just before the weekend – a “product release,” sort of. You’ve probably already guessed what I’m talking…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Ryan Logan from Influence WP, a platform aimed at fostering…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattician Héctor Prieto has revealed the schedule for WordPress releases in 2025. Similar to 2024, three major releases are planned: WordPress 6.8 – Beta 1…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass discuss their ongoing project focused on website and product development. They reflect on their progress,…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic has acquired Harper, a grammar checker tailored for developers. Its founder, Elijah Potter, will join Automattic as a Code Wrangler, contributing significantly to the…
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From poststatus.com Source: Read More PressConf Scheduled for April 2025 PressConf is an event designed for professionals driving the WordPress economy planned for April 23-26 in Tempe, Arizona. It serves…
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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Matt Jaworski, Co-Founder of PeepSo.com, has announced that PeepSo is leaving the WordPress plugin repository. Moving forward, all updates for the plugin will be served…