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Automattic Scales Back WordPress Contributions to Match WP Engine Amid Legal Battle
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic is significantly reducing its contributions to WordPress, announcing that it is matching its WP Engine’s 45 pledged hours to the open source project for…
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Women WordPress Day 2025 Delhi, India
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Dates: March 8, 2025 – March 8, 2025 Location: Delhi, India Venue: Avanta Business Centre Website: https://events.wordpress.org/delhi/2025/WomensDay/ From wordcamp.org Source: Read More
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Women WordPress Day 2025 Ahmedabad, India
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Dates: March 8, 2025 Location: Ahmedabad, India Venue: Alimentos Banquet Website: https://events.wordpress.org/ahmedabad/2025/WomensDay/ From wordcamp.org Source: Read More
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Mullenweg Shuts Down WordPress Sustainability Team, Igniting Backlash
From therepository.email Source: Read More Members of the fledgling WordPress Sustainability Team have been left reeling after WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg abruptly dissolved the team this week—an action prominent tech…
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The Rise of “GEO” – or How AI is Transforming Search Engine Optimization
Source: WPShout If you’ve used Google lately, you’ve probably noticed a change: instead of just getting a mix of links and snippets, you’re now seeing AI-generated responses that synthesize information…
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Patchstack rejected as WordCamp Europe 2025 sponsor, CEO calls it “insulting”
From therepository.email Source: Read More Oliver Sild has labeled the rejection of his security company’s sponsorship application for WordCamp Europe 2025 as “insulting” after it was revealed that WordCamp Central…
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Patchstack Rejected as WordCamp Europe 2025 Sponsor Due to Lack of ‘Significant’ WordPress Contributions
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Oliver Sild, CEO of Patchstack, shared on X an email he received from WordCamp Central explaining why Patchstack’s application to sponsor WordCamp Europe 2025 was…
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Joost de Valk’s Bold Plan for WordPress Leadership Faces Mullenweg’s Resistance
From therepository.email Source: Read More Three weeks after Joost de Valk pitched his vision for change in WordPress leadership, the Yoast founder has kept his promise to step back during…
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WordPress.com Launches Studio Sync
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.com has introduced Studio Sync, a new feature for its local development app, Studio. Launched last year as a free, open-source tool for Mac and…
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Voces que inspiran: Women´s Day 2025 Latam
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More On March 1, 2025, starting at 8:00 a.m., the virtual event Voces que Inspiran: Women’s Day Latam will bring together the vibrant WordPress community to…
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Hosting and Themes Teams Announce Representatives for 2025
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The Themes and Hosting teams has unveiled their representatives for 2025. Themes Team Reps In November, the Themes Team announced their search for community members…
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Kicking Off 2025 with Do the Woo
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More As we kick off 2025, we are on the cusp of Do the Woo, version 5.0 and our 7th Anniversary. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Strategies to Elevate Your Personal Brand and Agency on LinkedIn
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More LinkedIn empowers agencies and founders to connect and grow by sharing authentic content, engaging actively, and building meaningful relationships. From openchannels.fm Source: Read More
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Call for “More Weirdness” in WordPress Theme Design Sparks Debate About Accessibility
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress.org has republished a blog post by a former Automattic employee advocating for “more weirdness” in WordPress theme design. Nick Hamze, who was Automattic’s Chief…
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Eleni Stergatou Named First Recipient of Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship to Attend WordCamp Europe
From therepository.email Source: Read More Eleni Stergatou has been named the first recipient of the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship to attend WordCamp Europe in June 2025. The scholarship, established in…
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WordPress.org Resumes Full Services After Unexpected Holiday Break
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress.org has resumed full services after owner Matt Mullenweg announced a surprising “holiday break” on December 20, ahead of Christmas. The partial shutdown — the…
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WordPress.org Services Resume After Holiday Break
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattician Alex Shiels of the Meta team has announced the resumption of WordPress.org services after the holiday break of two weeks. Users can now register…
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Nick Hamze’s Call to Make WordPress Themes Weird and Exciting Sparks Accessibility Discussion
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Nick Hamze has called for making WordPress themes exciting and the web weird again. “WordPress desperately needs your creativity, your weird ideas, your willingness to…
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Uganda Website Projects Competition 2025
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Organized under the theme, “Problem Solving With WordPress”, Uganda Website Projects Competition 2025 is a dynamic next-gen event that brings together high school and university students to showcase their…
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EmpowerWP Bhopal 2025
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More EmpowerWP Bhopal 2025 is a groundbreaking event hosted by WordPress Bhopal aimed at celebrating and empowering women in the WordPress ecosystem. Scheduled for 9th March…
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WordPress Themes Need More Weird: A Call for Creative Digital Homes
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The modern web has gradually shifted from a vibrant tapestry of personal expression to a landscape of identical designs, where millions of websites share not…
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India to Host Three WordCamps in January 2025
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The Indian WordPress community is set for an exciting start to 2025, with three WordCamps scheduled for January, as per WordCamp Central. India has a…
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Community Team Proposes Women-Centric WordPress Events for International Women’s Day
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress Community Team has proposed hosting women-centric events on International Women’s Day through local WordPress communities to celebrate, empower, and inspire women. These events…
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Plugins Team Unveils Roadmap for Phase 2 of Plugin Check
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Chris Christoff of the Plugins Team has published the roadmap of Phase 2 of the Plugin Check plugin. According to the statistics shared at this…
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Highlights from a Q and A with James Kemp from Woo
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More James Kemp, Core Product Manager at Woo, recently shared updates and plans for the platform during a Q&A episode on Woo ProductChat. His insights shed…
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WordCamp Jinja 2025
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More WordCamp Jinja 2025, our annual event organized by the Jinja WordPress meetup community and one of the largest tech events in Eastern Uganda, will be…
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WordCamp Europe 2025: Tickets and Diversity Scholarship Now Available
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Europe has released tickets for the 2025 edition of the event scheduled for June 5-7 in Basel, Switzerland. There are two types of tickets:…
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How the Holidays Are Shaping Web Traffic Trends (and Why You Should Care)
Source: WPShout Happy almost-2025, everyone! While you’re finishing up your year-end to-do’s (or wishing you had started them earlier), I’ve been diving into some fresh data published by Cloudflare. This…
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Best Donation Plugins for WordPress Compared and Tested (2025-Ready)
Source: WPShout Fundraising is hard. Accepting payments shouldn’t be. I tested popular WordPress donation plugins to determine how well they can help you meet your online fundraising goals. From wpshout.com…
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Business Roundup Week Ending December 27
From poststatus.com Source: Read More The Call for Change is Getting Louder Following the holiday shutdown of WordPress.org, some interesting conversations have been happening among leaders in the WordPress world.…
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WordPress Training Team Launches New Course for Designers: Beginner WordPress Designer
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The Training Team has launched a new course on Learn WordPress specifically for designers: Beginner WordPress Designer. This learning pathway is crafted to help designers…
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Matt Mullenweg Asks What Drama to Create in 2025, Community Reacts
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More On Christmas Eve, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg took to Reddit, causing quite a stir by asking what kind of drama he should create in 2025.…
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I Tried OpenAI’s Sora Video Generator…It’s Mostly Unusable
Source: WPShout If you haven’t tried Sora yet (or are in a region where it’s not currently available) and you’re curious about it, then keep reading. I will begin with…
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Joost de Valk Calls for Breaking the WordPress Status Quo, Community Reacts
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Joost de Valk, co-founder of the Yoast SEO plugin has called for Breaking the Status Quo of the WordPress world. This comes in the wake…
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Matt Mullenweg Declares Holiday Break for WordPress.org Services
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More For the first time, Matt Mullenweg has announced a holiday break for WordPress.org services. In his blog post, he said, “In order to give myself…
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Joost de Valk Calls for End to Matt Mullenweg’s BDFL Leadership of WordPress
From therepository.email Source: Read More Joost de Valk, a long-time figure in the WordPress community, has called for radical change to WordPress leadership, today publishing his vision for a new…
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Lena (Eleni) Stergatou Receives Inaugural WordCamp Europe Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Lena (Eleni) Stergatou has been awarded the first-ever WordCamp Europe Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship, previously exclusive to WordCamp US, was recently extended…
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Business Roundup Week Ending December 20
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WordPress Goes 503: Out for the Holidays Matt Mullenweg announced on the WordPress.org blog on Friday morning that several free services are being paused “to…
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Matt Mullenweg Announces Unexpected Holiday Break for WordPress.org Services
From therepository.email Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg announced today that WordPress.org is taking a holiday break effectively immediately, shutting down several services, including new plugin and theme submissions, until “sometime…
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WordCamp Asia 2025 with Meher Bala and Dan Tabifranca
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More In this chat about WordCamp Asia 2025 in Manila, organizers Meher and Dan share their roles and plans, emphasizing inclusivity, exciting programming, and the vibrant…