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From therepository.email Source: Read More On May 27, WordPress marked its 22nd birthday. From a simple blogging platform launched in 2003 to powering 43.5% of the web today (according to…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic is scaling back up its contributions to the WordPress project after stepping back in January, announcing it is “ready to press play again” and…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress project has a new AI team — and the news is already drawing positive reactions and excitement across the community. WordPress Executive Director…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A proposed class action against Automattic and CEO Matt Mullenweg is escalating, with a second plaintiff joining the lawsuit and new details emerging about the…

From therepository.email Source: Read More After months of uncertainty surrounding bans on WordPress.org, WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard has proposed reforms aimed at restoring trust and improving transparency in the…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Patchstack has become the world’s most prolific vulnerability coordinator, surpassing Microsoft in total CVEs assigned, according to new data from CVE.icu, which analyzes vulnerability disclosures…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress is free, but running it isn’t. A new report from WP Engine aims to quantify just how much companies are spending behind the scenes…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A proposed class action over WP Engine’s temporary blocked access to WordPress.org last year is moving forward, with lead plaintiff Ryan Keller expected to file…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Less than a year after clearing their backlog and bringing wait times down, the WordPress Plugin Review Team is facing a new challenge: volume. Plugin…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Two lawsuits filed by former caregivers against WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and his family have settled just days before one was scheduled to go to…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Europe 2025 is just around the corner, set to take place June 5–7 in Basel, Switzerland. It’s the 13th edition of the flagship WordCamp,…

From therepository.email Source: Read More For years, Anand Upadhyay had been trying to grow the WordPress community in Ajmer, a small city in northwestern India. He and his wife, Pooja…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Media Corps — launched in March 2024 to improve collaboration between the project and independent media in the WordPress ecosystem — has officially…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp US 2025 is finally moving forward with an entirely new — and relatively inexperienced — lead organizing team, following delays triggered by the layoffs…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg has reignited debate around WordPress’ long-standing marketing challenges with a single question posted to X last Sunday: “What would be the best agency…

From therepository.email Source: Read More To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 15, Equalize Digital is inviting the WordPress community to take part in a virtual contributor day and…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic is seeking to dismiss a class action lawsuit over its feud with WP Engine, arguing the case is based on frustration, not facts. In…

From therepository.email Source: Read More StellarWP has launched StellarSites, a managed hosting platform that turns its suite of popular plugins into a tightly integrated, vertical-focused service. The move shifts StellarWP…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Elementor has released the first alpha version of its new Editor V4, marking the next step in its shift toward a CSS-first approach and the…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress project leadership has reinstated 32 WordPress.org accounts and launched a formal review into dozens more Slack accounts, following ongoing concerns about how bans have…

From therepository.email Source: Read More After more than two decades, the name ‘A2 Hosting’ is no more. The long-running hosting company has rebranded as hosting.com, retiring a well-known brand in…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has suggested that accessibility improvements could be developed as a canonical plugin to help contributors respond more quickly to the needs…

From therepository.email Source: Read More PressConf wrapped up this past weekend after two packed days of talks, a VIP day, and countless conversations. And honestly, I’m exhausted! It was a…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg is reversing course on one of his most controversial actions of the past second months: blocking contributors and critics from WordPress.org…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress project has officially shifted to a one-release-per-year schedule — and not everyone is on board with how the change was made. Following the…

From therepository.email Source: Read More I’ve just landed in Phoenix, Arizona, for what’s shaping up to be one of the most anticipated events in the WordPress business world in years:…

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…

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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…