Category: External News
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New Social Web Foundation Launched with Automattic’s Support
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The Social Web Foundation was officially launched on September 24, 2024, with a mission to foster a “growing, healthy, financially viable, and multi-polar Fediverse.” This…
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159 Employees Leave Automattic After Accepting the Alignment Offer
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More While the controversy between Automattic and WP Engine was unfolding, social media discussions surged about whether Automattic employees not agreeing with Matt were offered an…
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Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 21
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass reflect on their experiences at WordCamp US, discussing marketing strategies, product development, and the significance…
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Post Status Happiness Hour Session Eleven
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Robert Abela from Melapress to discuss WordPress security. They emphasize…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 4
From poststatus.com Source: Read More US DOJ Sues Visa Over Alleged Monopoly The United States Justice Department (DOJ) has sued Visa over alleged monopolistic practices in debit payments and accuses…
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WordPress Enforces Plugin Check and 2FA for New Plugin Submissions
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Security Review Lead Chris Christoff has announced two new changes for the WordPress Plugin Directory, effective from October 1, 2024. These changes aim to enhance…
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Automattic Publishes WP Engine Term Sheet Amidst Controversy
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More As the Automattic-WP Engine controversy continues, Automattic published the term sheet delivered to WP Engine on September 20, 2024. “In the interest of transparency, we’ve…
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WP Engine Banned Again, Reports Deploying a Solution
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After a brief reprieve, WP Engine has been banned again from WordPress.org and the company took to X to share: “Thousands of WordPress community members…
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WordPress 6.7 Beta 1
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.7 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run,…
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InstaWP Announces the World’s First WordPress Online Hackathon ‘AnyoneCanWP’
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More InstaWP, known for its innovative one-click WordPress sandbox launcher, has launched AnyoneCanWP, the world’s first online hackathon dedicated to WordPress development. Registrations are open now,…
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How Does WordPress Sound to You? Join Our Survey About WordPress Brand Tone and Voice
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Over the past few years, we have seen increased efforts to better position and market the WordPress brand. Along with these efforts, we now have…
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Matt Mullenweg Announces Temporary Lifting of WP Engine Ban
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg has announced that the restrictions on WP Engine will be temporarily lifted until October 1, 00:00 UTC, allowing them to access WordPress servers.…
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WP Engine Reprieve
From wordpress.org Source: Read More I’ve heard from WP Engine customers that they are frustrated that WP Engine hasn’t been able to make updates, plugin directory, theme directory, and Openverse…
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Post Status Happiness Hour Session Ten
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Katy Boykin, marketing manager at Kadence WP, discussing the upcoming…
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Business Roundup Week Ending September 27
From poststatus.com Source: Read More The Tragedy of the Common (People) People I trust tell me that this is nothing new, that it’s happened before. Sure, I’ve seen #WPdrama in…
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WP Engine Banned from Using WordPress.org Resources
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The dispute between Automattic and WP Engine has intensified. Both companies have issued Cease and Desist orders to each other, leading WP Engine to remove…
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WP Engine is banned from WordPress.org
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Any WP Engine customers having trouble with their sites should contact WP Engine support and ask them to fix it. I won’t bore you with…
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Ajmer in India to Host its First WordPress Event ‘WP Campus Connect’
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Ajmer, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is all set to organize its first-ever WordPress event – WP Campus Connect. This month-long initiative…
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WP Engine and Automattic Trade Cease-and-Desist Letters After Matt Mullenweg Jabs
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More If you follow WordPress at any level, it’s hard not to have heard about the drama surrounding Matt Mullenweg’s attack on WP Engine at the…
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Automattic Responds to WP Engine’s Cease and Desist with Legal Action
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After the incidents at WordCamp US 2024, WP Engine sent a “cease and desist” letter to Automattic demanding that Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg,…
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Highlights from Matt Mullenweg’s Spiciest Word Camp Presentation at WordCamp US 2024
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The highly anticipated Q&A session with Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp US kicked off with him stating, “This might be one of my spiciest WordCamp presentations…
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Community Roundup September 23
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WCUS Looking for info on the Q&A with Matt Mullenweg? That’s covered elsewhere on the blog. For other stuff … read on! Lots of selfies…
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Give Back … Deeply?
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Four days of WCUS. Four happy, helpful, fun, and learning-filled days. And it all became (at best) awkward, and (at worst) confrontational, in the very…
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WP Engine is not WordPress
From wordpress.org Source: Read More It has to be said and repeated: WP Engine is not WordPress. My own mother was confused and thought WP Engine was an official thing.…
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PDX + WCUS 2024: A Recap
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordCamp US (WCUS), North America’s largest WordPress event, hosted over 1,500 attendees from around the world at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, from September…
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Business Roundup Week Ending September 20
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Patchstack Launches Vulnerability Disclosure Program Platform Patchstack’s new VDP Platform for plugin developers aims to streamline vulnerability management. The platform offers developers a central dashboard…
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Patchstack Secures $5M in Series A Funding
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Patchstack, a leading WordPress security company, recently raised $5 million in its Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Karma Ventures, G+D…
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Matt Mullenweg’s Ecosystem Thinking for Open Source Success
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp US 2024 is in full swing, and Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, shared his thoughts on a powerful philosophy driving Open Source. Ecosystem Thinking…
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I Spent 20 Hours Testing 60+ Niche WordPress Themes, and There Are Some Elephants in the Repo
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Recently, I was working on a rewrite of one of our theme list posts and in the process I tested over 30 themes. By the…
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WordPress.com Offers 1,000 Free Premium Websites to University Students
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.com announced that it is giving away 1,000 free premium websites exclusively to university students. This offer is a fantastic opportunity for students to build…
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Experimental Health Dashboards to Track WordPress Team Progress and Stats
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Hari Shanker and Courtney Robertson have introduced experimental WordPress contribution health dashboards designed to monitor the performance of various WordPress teams. They also presented the…
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WordCamp US 2024 Kicks Off On September 17!
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Hey there, WordPress fans! I am checking in today to let you know that WordCamp US 2024 is about to kick off! From codeinwp.com Source:…
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WooSesh 2024 Scheduled for October 29 and 30
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WooSesh, the virtual conference specifically designed for WooCommerce store builders, is scheduled for October 29-30, 2024, and promises an exciting experience. WooSesh 2024 will feature…
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WordCamp US 2024 is Almost Here
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp US 2024, the flagship WordPress event in North America, will start in a few hours. WordPress enthusiasts from around the globe are making their…
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WP Briefing: Episode 86: My First WordPress Experience
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Join us this week as Josepha takes a personal journey down memory lane to her first encounters with WordPress. In this episode, she shares the…
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Community Roundup September 15
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WCUS I’m so excited because IT’S FINALLY HERE! WordCamp US, that is! I’m thrilled to have completed the WordCamp Flagship Trifecta for the second year.…
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Five for the Future Site Relaunched with a Block-Based Design
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After revamping the WordPress.org homepage, Theme Directory, Plugin Directory, Pattern Directory, and HelpHub, the Meta team has now updated the Five for the Future site</a
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Tour the New Learn WordPress
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The reimagined Learn WordPress experience launched just over a month ago. It introduces Learning Pathways, a new approach to educational content from the Training team.…
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Contributor Health Dashboards • 5ftF Redesign • WordPress 6.6.2 • Advancing WP Design System • Default Theme Task Force • PHPUnit Polyfills 3.0.0
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (September 7, 2024) News WordPress Contribution Health Dashboards: An Experiment WordPress 6.6.2 Maintenance Release WordCamp US 2024: Oregon-a See You There?…
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Post Status Happiness Hour Session Nine
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Marcus Burnette to dive into the many exciting features of…