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How to Change Your Default Category From “Uncategorized” in WordPress
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More So you launched a new WordPress site, wrote your first post, and published it. Then shortly afterwards you realized that it was automatically tagged as…
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WP Fusion Lite Plugin Removed From WordPress.com Following a Cease and Desist Letter
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic has agreed to remove the WP Fusion Lite Plugin from WordPress.com following a Cease and Desist letter filed by the plugin’s creator Jack Arturo…
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Women WordPress Day 2025, San José, Costa Rica
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More El Women WordPress Day es un evento de la comunidad de WordPress San José que busca fomentar la diversidad e inclusión en el entorno tecnológico,…
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Expanding Our Code of Conduct to Protect Private Conversations
From wordpress.org Source: Read More At the heart of our community is our shared pledge to create a space that is harassment-free, welcoming, and inclusive for all. Our Community Code…
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WordPress Thanks Salesforce
From wordpress.org Source: Read More In the midst of our legal battles with Silver Lake and WP Engine, I wanted to take a moment to highlight something positive. Because of…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 18
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Responding to “The Recent Unpleasantness” in WordPress as an Agency Owner One of the best things I’ve done for my mental health since the pandemic…
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Add HTML to WordPress With the Custom HTML Block (and Claude?)
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More The Gutenberg block editor has close to 100 default blocks available for use. However, there are still situations where you might want to add a…
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WordCamp Johor Bahru
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Get ready for an unforgettable experience at the first-ever WordCamp Johor Bahru! Join us for a day of learning, networking, and inspiration with fellow tech…
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Developers Remove Plugins From WordPress.org Repository After ACF Controversy
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Following the recent ban and ACF to Secure Custom Fields fork/takeover incident, some plugin authors have announced their decision to remove their plugins from the…
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WP Engine Promotions
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Given the egregious legal attacks by WP Engine against WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, a number of their customers have been looking for alternative hosting, and…
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Big Pictures
From poststatus.com Source: Read More As I write this, a man I love very much (a man that is a second father to me – my stepdad) lies dying in…
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WordCamp Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More WordCamp Pisa 2025 is the first official WordPress community event in Pisa on November 21–22. Organized by the local Meetup group, it will feature a…
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Mullenweg and Co. Take Over the Advanced Custom Fields Plugin
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the new and growing fight between Automattic/Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine. Back then, the two were mainly…
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Jetpack 13.9.1 Patches a Critical Security Flaw
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Jetpack 13.9.1, a critical security update, was released yesterday to fix a vulnerability in the Contact Form feature that had been present since 2016. This…
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HeroPress Turns Ten
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More HeroPress, launched by Topher DeRosia, has turned ten. Born from the idea of amplifying the voices of those who have overcome significant challenges, HeroPress has…
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WordPress 6.7 Beta 3
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.7 Beta 3 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or…
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WordCamp San Jose 2025
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Dates: October 31, 2025 – November 1, 2025 Location: San Jose Venue: Universidad Latina de Costa Rica Website: https://sanjose.wordcamp.org/2025/ From wordcamp.org Source: Read More
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State of Enterprise WordPress 2024 Survey is Now Open
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The 2024 State of Enterprise WordPress Survey is now open. This marks the second year Big Bite, a UK-based enterprise WordPress agency, is conducting this…
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ACF Plugin Forked to ‘Secure Custom Fields’ Plugin
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Yesterday, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg announced the forking of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin into a new plugin called Secure Custom Fields. In the…
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Secure Custom Fields
From wordpress.org Source: Read More On behalf of the WordPress security team, I am announcing that we are invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines and are forking Advanced…
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Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 22
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass engage in a detailed discussion about their latest WordPress plugin development and marketing strategies. They…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Can I Log In? Let Me Consult my Attorney. In the latest round of Matt vs. WPE, a checkbox was added to the WordPress.org login…
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WordPress Profile Picture Without Gravatar (And How to Add It to Posts)
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More As much as I love using WordPress, there are certain quirks about it that annoy me. One of those in particular is that the only…
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Forking is Beautiful
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The right to fork the software is at the heart of open source. WordPress itself started as a fork of the b2/cafelog project. WordPress was…
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WordPress.org Login Gets Mandatory Affiliation Checkbox Following WP Engine Dispute
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The ongoing WP Engine-Automattic issue shows no signs of being resolved and has, in fact, increased in intensity. The conflict started last month with Matt…
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Mary Hubbard to be the New Executive Director of WordPress.org
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg has announced that Mary Hubbard will take over as the new Executive Director of WordPress.org on 21st October, 2024, following the resignation of…
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Please Welcome Mary Hubbard
From wordpress.org Source: Read More We’re proud to announce that Mary Hubbard (@4thhubbard) has resigned as the Head of TikTok Americas, Governance and Experience, and will be starting as the…
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WPGraphQL to Become a Canonical Plugin as its Creator Joins Automattic
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WPGraphQL, a popular plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for WordPress sites, is set to become a canonical plugin on WordPress.org. Its…
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Impact of WPEngine’s Ban on ACF Plugin
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More When WP Engine was blocked from accessing WordPress.org, users were left wondering what the future holds for ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) and how this ban…
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WordPress 6.7 Beta 2
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.7 Beta 2 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or…
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WPGraphQL is Canonical
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Happy to announce that WP GraphQL is becoming canonical on WordPress.org. I could say more, but I’ll let Jason tell his story. From wordpress.org Source:…
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WP Briefing: Episode 87: Enterprise Clients and the Business of WordPress
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Back by popular demand! We’re taking a look at one of our most insightful episodes: Enterprise Clients and the Business of WordPress. Whether you missed…
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Thank You, Josepha: WordPress Executive Director Resigns
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Josepha Haden Chomphosy has stepped down from Automattic, where she served as the Executive Director of the WordPress project. She was also leading Automattic’s open-source…
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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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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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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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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…