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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…
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ACF Returns to WP Engine After Court Ruling Amid Ongoing Legal Dispute
From therepository.email Source: Read More Advanced Custom Fields has been returned to WP Engine after a preliminary injunction last week ordered WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and his company, Automattic, to…
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Holiday Break
From wordpress.org Source: Read More In order to give myself and the many tired volunteers around WordPress.org a break for the holidays, we’re going to be pausing a few of…
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WP Community Collective Incorporates as Nonprofit to Further Support Contributions to WordPress
From therepository.email Source: Read More The WP Community Collective (WPCC) has officially incorporated as a California membership nonprofit, taking a significant step toward its mission of breaking down financial and…
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‘Support Inclusion in Tech’ Expands Grant Program to North and South America
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Support Inclusion in Tech (SiNC) has announced the expansion of its grant program to now include applicants from North and South America. SiNC was proposed…
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The WP Community Collective Announces Its Formal Incorporation as a Nonprofit
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WP Community Collective has announced that it has incorporated as a California membership nonprofit for mutual benefit. Sé Reed, President & CEO of WPCC,…
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The Challenges and Strategies of Running a Woo Agency with Sarkis Salleh
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More In this episode of Woo AgencyChat, Robbie and Robert interview Sarkis from ITQ Commerce, discussing agency challenges, client maturity, WooCommerce perceptions, AI effects, and the…
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WordPress.org Login Gets Another Slice of Controversy with Pineapple on Pizza Checkbox
From therepository.email Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg’s war with WP Engine took a turn for the ridiculous this week, with WordPress.org’s login page now asking users to confirm that pineapple…
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WordPress.org Makes Pineapple Pizza Checkbox Optional
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The controversial mandatory pineapple pizza checkbox on WordPress.org’s login form has been made optional. This decision follows a Twitter poll conducted by WordPress.org, in which…
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Gutenberg 19.9 Introduces Style Book to Classic Themes
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The latest release of Gutenberg, version 19.9, brings a suite of powerful features, tools, and improvements for WordPress users. From enhancing classic themes with the…
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‘WP Gives A Hand’ Hits Five Years
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WP Gives A Hand, a charitable initiative within the WordPress community, uniting businesses to donate a portion of their revenue to support various nonprofit organizations,…
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Advanced WooCommerce Development, Lessons & Challenges with Chase Gruszewski
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More In their final episode of the year, hosts Marcel and Mike discuss personal reflections, client management, and WooCommerce insights with developer Chase, focusing on advanced…
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State of the Word 2024: WordPress’s Renewed Growth and Japan’s Enduring Impact
From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual State of the Word address from Tokyo’s Node Hall on Monday, marking the second time the event has…
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LinkedIn for Agencies and Personal Branding with Nicole Osborne
From openchannels.fm Source: Read More In this episode, Emma and Adam discuss LinkedIn’s potential for personal branding and agency growth with trainer Nicole. They share strategies for effective engagement and…