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From therepository.email Source: Read More Same work, similar pay, slower growth. The 2025 WordPress Professionals Survey is out, and the takeaway is hard to ignore: WordPress agency owners are staying…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 6.8 “Cecil” was released Tuesday. Named after American jazz pianist Cecil Taylor, the release focuses on performance, security, and the editing experience, with plenty…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Newsletter Glue, a WordPress plugin that lets users publish newsletters directly from their WordPress site, has been acquired by Tyler Channell, founder of PaywallProject. The…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress.com has launched a new AI-powered website builder aimed at users who want a fast, intuitive way to build a site without needing to understand…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Foundation has secured European Union trademarks for “Managed WordPress” and “Hosted WordPress,” marking a significant milestone in its global push to tighten control…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Heads up: This is a sponsored article, which means it’s paid content from one of our partners—not a news piece. Sponsored content help keeps The…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 6.8, due out next Tuesday, will be the only major release of WordPress in 2025. The decision—made by project leadership after a recent meeting…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic has laid off 16% of its global workforce — around 280 people — in a move that came without warning and hit employees across…

From therepository.email Source: Read More As tensions continue to simmer in the WordPress ecosystem, a group of independent contributors is organizing a side event during WordCamp Europe 2025 to create…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The schedule has dropped for PressConf—the first edition of what’s shaping up to be a worthy spiritual successor to PressNomics. This new US business conference…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress Contributor Day is great for onboarding—but not for shipping. That’s the argument from WordCamp Europe co-founder Remkus de Vries, who has proposed splitting the…

From therepository.email Source: Read More While Visua11y took the top prize at this year’s CloudFest Hackathon, it was just one of 10 projects that tackled ambitious, real-world challenges—from federated AI…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Post Status has launched a new weekly webinar series spotlighting talks that didn’t make the cut for WordCamp programming. The WP Speakers Virtual Stage Series…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Agencies are under increasing pressure to deliver more, faster, with fewer resources. This year’s fifth annual Web Agency Summit, running April 7-11, is stepping in…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Visua11y, a project led by accessibility expert Anne-Mieke Bovelett, has won the top prize at this year’s CloudFest Hackathon with a working solution to a…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Patchstack’s State of WordPress Security in 2025 report highlights another record-breaking year for reported WordPress vulnerabilities and warns that the community is not ready for…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Asia 2026 will take place in Mumbai, a milestone moment for one of WordPress’s most active and fastest-growing communities. India has already hosted 12…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Newfold Digital has significantly scaled back its contributions to WordPress, reducing its Five for the Future pledge from 329 hours per week to just 20.…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has proposed scaling back the project’s release schedule to just one major update per year, citing reduced corporate contributions amid the…

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From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Foundation has secured trademark registrations for “Managed WordPress” and “Hosted WordPress” in the United Kingdom and Australia, as part of its broader efforts…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress core development is under strain as committers work to keep projects moving despite stalled Block Editor projects, a lack of short-term direction, and an…

From therepository.email Source: Read More When WP Includes launched its Gender Equality in WordPress Businesses report at WordCamp US last September, it landed with barely a ripple. Co-authored by WP…

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From therepository.email Source: Read More When Pooja Derashri mentored WordCamp Ahmedabad 2025 — where she also delivered a session focused on empowering women to actively participate in the WordPress ecosystem…

From therepository.email Source: Read More When Carole Olinger first stepped into the CloudFest Hackathon in 2017, the event was small, exclusive, and structured around company-backed projects. “The whole concept was…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic is facing a class action lawsuit over its feud with WP Engine, with a cybersecurity expert accusing CEO Matt Mullenweg of waging “nuclear war”…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Asia 2025 wrapped up on Saturday at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, drawing over 1,400 attendees from 71 countries, with nearly 15,000…

From therepository.email Source: Read More On X last October, WordPress seemed to be in crisis. The high-profile lawsuit between WP Engine and Automattic, coupled with criticism of Matt Mullenweg’s leadership,…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Asia global leads Shusei Toda and Yuli Yang discuss organizing this year’s event amid ongoing tensions in the WordPress community, the strong support they’ve…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamps are now enforcing stricter WordPress trademark compliance, with WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Executive Director Mary Hubbard personally vetting all sponsors as part of…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress powers some of the world’s biggest publishers, but keeping up with its evolving ecosystem isn’t always easy. That’s where WP Publisher Success Week comes…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has banned Joost de Valk from attending WordCamp Asia 2025, publicly branding him “persona non grata” in a fiery social media…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Woo rolled out a brand refresh this week, unveiling a modernized look, updated colors, and new logo that are winning over WooCommerce developers. Announcing the…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Sé Reed, a former WordPress Marketing Team rep and president of the newly incorporated WP Community Collective, claims she’s been the target “extreme retaliation” in…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Festinger Vault is “back and better than ever,” according to founder Martin Groot, who announced on Monday that he has settled his legal dispute with…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Gibson Dunn, a law firm known for representing tech giants like Meta, Apple, and Microsoft, has taken over Automattic and Matt Mullenweg’s legal defense in…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Post Status is set to become a Dutch nonprofit, with Yoast founders Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt announcing today that they’ve acquired…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WP Community Collective (WPCC) has secured its largest-ever donation, with GoDaddy today announcing $520,000 to help the nonprofit fund contributions to the WordPress ecosystem.…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A web developer who claims he has lost clients and struggled to pay his mortgage and employees since Matt Mullenewg and WP Engine’s feud went…