Category: External News
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X Just Quietly Rolled Out Two Big Changes to Grok: Here’s What You Need to Know
Source: WPShout Despite the lack of official announcement (as of the time of this writing), X’s signature AI tool – Grok – is quite different from what it was less…
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WordCamp Asia 2025 Unveils Official Wapuu Mascot Tahopuu
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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Gravatar Introduces Free Domains and Bluesky Integration
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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BuddyPress Lead Developer Mathieu Viet Leaves WordPress Ecosystem
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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Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 25
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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Business Roundup Week Ending December 6
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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Google’s Grip Loosens in Europe: What It Means for Your Website
Source: WPShout 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 love), is quietly…
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ClikIT Acquires UglyRobot’s Infinite Uploads and Big File Uploads Plugins
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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WordCamp Europe 2025 is Looking for Speakers and Sponsors
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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DreamHost Removed from WordPress.org’s Recommended Hosting Page
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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Exodus Begins? BuddyPress Lead Developer Quits WordPress Altogether
Source: WPShout Mathieu Viet, the driving force behind BuddyPress, has made a heartfelt announcement: he’s stepping away from the WordPress ecosystem…entirely. From wpshout.com Source: Read More
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WordCamp Asia Seeks Host City Applications for 2026
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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Business Roundup Week Ending November 29
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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Mary Hubbard commits to transparency in first call with WordPress community
From therepository.email Source: Read More In her first public call with the WordPress community, the project’s new Executive Director, Mary Hubbard, faced tough questions and addressed them head-on, even offering…
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I Wanted to Follow the First Hearing in the WP Engine v Automattic Lawsuit So That You Didn’t Have To
Source: WPShout 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 the kind of…
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WP Engine v. Automattic: Judge Inclined to Grant Injunction, Orders Status Quo
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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Judge Signals Support for WP Engine Injunction
From therepository.email Source: Read More A decision on whether Automattic will face a court-ordered injunction is expected after Monday, as a Northern California court considers WP Engine’s claim that Automattic…
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WordCamp Zaragoza 2025
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More ¡Bienvenidos a WordCamp Zaragoza 2025! Sumérgete en el evento de WordPress más innovador del año, dedicado a explorar el impacto de la Inteligencia Artificial en…
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WordCamp Asia 2025 Announces Two Scholarships for Attendees
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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WordPress.org Releases New ‘Secure Custom Fields’ Plugin With ACF Pro Features
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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WordPress.org Forks ACF Pro in Unprecedented Move Against WP Engine
From therepository.email Source: Read More In an extraordinary escalation of his public feud with WP Engine, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has overseen the release of a forked version of the…
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WordCamp Vienna 2025
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More WordCamp Vienna is the biggest WordCamp in central Europe and the next edition will take place on April 25th and 26th, 2025 at the Alten AKH campus of the University…
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Mary Hubbard, New Executive Director of WordPress.org Engages in Open Q&A With the Community (and Matt Mullenweg)
Source: WPShout 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 Slack channel, and…
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Did WordPress.org Just Release the “Forked” PRO Version of ACF for Free?
Source: WPShout 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 about from the…
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Post Status Happiness Hour Session Fifteen
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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Core Team Announces WordPress Release Schedule for 2025 and Issues Call for WP 6.8 Volunteers
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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Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 24
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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Automattic Acquires Harper; Founder Elijah Potter Joins the Team as Code Wrangler
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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Business Roundup Week Ending November 22
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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WP Engine dismisses Mullenweg’s ‘forking’ events claim as baseless
From therepository.email Source: Read More WP Engine has rejected Matt Mullenweg’s recent claim that the hosting company is attempting to fork WordPress events as “crazy” and baseless. Mullenweg, co-founder of…
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PeepSo Leaves WordPress Plugin Repository
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…
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WordPress 6.7.1 Maintenance Release
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.7.1 is now available! This minor release features 16 bug fixes throughout Core and the Block Editor. WordPress 6.7.1 is a fast-follow release with…
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Analysis of WP Engine Data Sparks Debate as Automattic Disputes Leak Claims
From therepository.email Source: Read More An analysis of websites hosted by WP Engine — drawn from a CSV file available for download on Automattic’s WP Engine Tracker website — has…
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WP Engine Updates Its Original Legal Complaint Against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After Automattic launched the WP Engine Tracker website to monitor the number of websites departing WP Engine hosting, WP Engine updated its ongoing lawsuit against…
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PressConf to Reunite WordPress Business Community in Arizona
From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress community will soon welcome the successor to a much-loved business-focused conference with PressConf, a new U.S.-based event organized by Raquel Manriquez. Scheduled for…
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WordPress 6.7.1 Scheduled for November 21, 2024, to Fix Bugs in WordPress 6.7
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress 6.7, “Rollins,” was released on November 12, 2024, but WordPress.org experienced increased error rates after the release. Several users reported getting 502 “Bad Gateway”…
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Celebrating 5 years
From therepository.email Source: Read More Five years ago today, we sent the first issue of The Repository to 49 subscribers. In that newsletter, we covered the State of the Word…
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WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” Released, Including a New Default Theme
Source: WPShout On November 12, WordPress 6.7 was released for WordPress users everywhere to enjoy. Keeping with the jazz theme, WordPress 6.7 goes by the name “Rollins,” named after Sonny…
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Post Status Happiness Hour Session Fourteen
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Maddy Osman, founder of Blogsmith Content Agency and author of…
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WordPress Women’s Day Nicaragua
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Este evento es para crear un espacio donde mujeres nicaragüenses puedan aprender, compartir experiencias y desarrollar habilidades tecnológicas, fomentando su participación activa en la tecnología…