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From therepository.email Source: Read More In June, WordPress VIP announced a new suite of enterprise tools. At the heart of the release was Remote Data Blocks, an industry-first feature that…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Many hosting companies market themselves on security. Patchstack decided to put those claims to the test — and found most hosts failed. In a new…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 6.9 now has a release team and its first public progress report — and with just over two months until the first beta, the…

From therepository.email Source: Read More When you think about WordPress milestones, it’s usually version releases, download counts, or some celebratory birthday. But here’s one that quietly shapes the WordPress experience…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Menus have long been one of WordPress’s pain points. Ollie co-founder Mike McAlister thinks he’s cracked it with Menu Designer, a new plugin that leans…

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From therepository.email Source: Read More A new proposal from Gutenberg lead architect Matías Ventura to add more blocks to WordPress core has prompted a wide-ranging discussion among contributors about what…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The tug-of-war over discovery in WP Engine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc. et al. has flipped sides. Last week, WP Engine was pressing Automattic to expand…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The closure of Groundhogg’s CRM plugin in the WordPress.org plugin directory last week put a spotlight on the WordPress Plugins Team’s behind-the-scenes work policing trademarks,…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Canada is back for its second year, and this time the focus is firmly on students, innovation, and the future of the open web.…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A first version of phased plugin releases is now live on WordPress.org, giving developers a way to roll out updates to a smaller group of…

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From therepository.email Source: Read More Carrie Dils, Mika Epstein, and Ryan McCue will continue as co-chairs of the FAIR project’s technical steering committee (TSC) after running unopposed in the initiative’s…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The discovery phase of WP Engine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc. et al. has turned into a dispute of its own, with both sides filing a…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp US is just over two weeks away, bringing four days of programming to Portland, Oregon from August 26–29. The full schedule, now live, spans…

From therepository.email Source: Read More GoDaddy is expanding its AI-powered Airo tool, first launched last November, with Ask Airo, a conversational, agentic AI assistant designed to carry out complex, multi-step…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Applications are now open for WP Includes’ next mentorship cohort, but the real story is the program’s impact since it launched in 2023. Founded by…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Just three months since its official launch, WordPress Campus Connect (WPCC) is picking up serious momentum. Events have already taken place across three continents, student…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPressCS 3.2.0 was recently released, delivering a steady update packed with small but meaningful improvements that keep the tool aligned with the latest versions of…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Patchstack has published its 2025 mid-year vulnerability report, revealing a sharp rise in both the volume and severity of security issues across the WordPress ecosystem.…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A new report surveying 115 higher education professionals has found that while WordPress remains a foundational CMS across universities, confidence in its future is mixed…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Managing a website may soon feel less like wrangling the backend of WordPress and more like having a conversation with a coworker. This month, Hostinger…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Just a month after detailing plans for its first official WooCommerce block theme, Woo has withdrawn its submission to WordPress.org and is pivoting to a…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A new event is set to launch in Sydney this November, aimed at providing the kind of professional development space WordPress engineers in the Asia-Pacific…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Finix, a relatively new payments company with big ambitions and Stripe in its sights, has launched a new plugin for WooCommerce that promises fast setup,…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The roadmap for WordPress 6.9 is out, and with it, a clearer picture of what’s being actively pursued for the release, which drops on December…