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From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress AI Team has wasted no time finding its feet, publishing its first technical roadmap this week with four projects aimed at supporting AI…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A new certification aimed at improving trust, transparency, and abuse prevention in the hosting industry is preparing to roll out, with support from some of…

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From therepository.email Source: Read More David Heinemeier Hansson has renewed his criticism of Matt Mullenweg’s handling of the WP Engine dispute, accusing the WordPress co-founder of betraying open source values…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Plugin Review Team has a new name to match its evolving remit. Over the weekend, team co-rep David Perez announced the team will…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Dozens of Italian university students will soon begin contributing to WordPress project as part of a new internship program launched by the WordPress Foundation. WordPress…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress is getting another major release this year after all. WordPress 6.9 is now scheduled to ship on December 2, 2025. 10up-sponsored core contributor Jeffrey…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A new proposal to introduce phased plugin rollouts to the WordPress.org plugin directory has sparked active technical discussion on Trac. The feature, proposed by WordPress…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg says the decision to take action against WP Engine last September was based on “a lot of community feedback,” pushing back…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Asia is set to return in 2026 — but not without behind-the-scenes tension. Organizers of the 2025 event say they were sidelined in choosing…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, marking two decades since Matt Mullenweg hired Donncha Ó Caoimh to help build WordPress.com. What began as…

From therepository.email Source: Read More At WordCamp Europe 2025, contributor Patricia Brun Torre presented WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard with a document capturing the concerns of more than 100 contributors.…

From therepository.email Source: Read More After years of stalled conversations, a packed roundtable at WordCamp Europe 2025 has sparked fresh momentum to reform Five for the Future (5ftF), the initiative…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A post from the official WordCamp US X account on Wednesday stirred confusion about Automattic’s involvement in this year’s flagship WordPress event — and reignited…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A year ago, AspirePress didn’t exist. Today, it powers the download and update infrastructure for the FAIR project, the Linux Foundation-backed effort to decentralize WordPress…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The launch of the FAIR Package Manager — built in secret, backed by the Linux Foundation, and announced last week alongside WordCamp Europe — has…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Executive Director Mary Hubbard have knocked back calls from the community to reinstate the WordPress Sustainability Team, despite a public…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The Alt Ctrl Org side event, held alongside WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel, was initially envisioned as an informal meetup and a safe space for…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Europe 2025 wrapped up on Saturday at the Messe and Congress Center Basel in Switzerland, drawing more than 1,800 attendees — including 26% who…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Within hours of FAIR’s launch at Alt Ctrl Org in Basel, reactions from across the WordPress community began rolling in — via blog posts, Slack…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A coalition of WordPress contributors, open source organizations and businesses have launched a project they hope will reshape how WordPress sites connect to the wider…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Do the Woo has a new name and a bigger vision. Rebranded as OpenChannels.fm, the long-running podcast network is leaning into what it’s become —…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A little over a week since proposing reforms to restore trust and improve transparency following months of bans on WordPress.org and Slack, WordPress Executive Director…

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…