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From therepository.email Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg says companies that pay for WordPress’s top-tier Global Sponsor package should be allowed to give product-specific talks at WordCamps and meetups — a…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Asia 2026 is coming to Mumbai from April 9–11, with more than 1,800 tickets already sold and organizers planning for 3,000+ attendees. If projections…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WP Engine filed an updated complaint in its lawsuit against Automattic and CEO Matt Mullenweg this week, adding WooCommerce and the WordPress Foundation as defendants…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Katie Adams Farrell has resigned as president of The WP Community Collective’s board of directors, citing differences over how directly the organization should challenge power…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress meetup organizers say plans to revamp meetups to include hands-on contribution sessions will fall short unless long-standing infrastructure and sustainability issues are fixed first.…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress AI Team is inviting the community to test eight new experimental AI features, marking a significant expansion of the AI Experiments plugin as…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress AI Team has formally proposed merging the WordPress AI Client into WordPress 7.0, opening debate about whether the API is ready — and…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress 6.9.1 shipped this week, delivering fixes for 49 bugs across core and the block editor, addressing issues with classic themes, email delivery, and post…

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From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic has donated to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) to launch AI Leaders, a workforce-focused AI literacy program that offers paid participation, a WordPress-backed…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WP Engine has launched Newsroom, a publishing platform built on WordPress for mid-to-enterprise news organizations, marking the hosting company’s move into newsroom publishing infrastructure. Newsroom’s…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress AI Team has a new home for its Agent Skills project — an official WordPress GitHub repository — and has published the project’s…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Community Team has outlined plans to revamp the project’s meetup program, with a review now underway and new resources coming to help organizers…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The FAIR project has published its 2026 roadmap and a year-in-review, outlining an ambitious plan to scale its federated WordPress distribution network while reflecting on…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WP Engine has won court approval to add WooCommerce as a defendant in its lawsuit against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, a procedural win that resets…

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

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress Executive Director Mary Hubbard has outlined her big picture goals for 2026, setting priorities across core development, AI, education, and meetups as the project…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress’ education initiatives now have a dedicated home on WordPress.org. A new Education landing page at wordpress.org/education brings together WordPress Campus Connect, WordPress Credits, and…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress 7.0 release team was announced earlier today, with Gutenberg lead architect Matías Ventura stepping in as release lead. The squad was announced by…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordCamp Europe 2026 is heading to Kraków, Poland, from June 4–6 for the 14th edition of the long-running annual event. After last year’s event in…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress AI Team has released version 0.2.0 of the AI Experiments plugin, adding a new editorial experiment for AI-powered excerpt generation and continuing work…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Community Team is encouraging local communities to organise women-centric WordPress events around International Women’s Day, following a successful pilot last year that saw…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress core contributors have locked in a February 3 release date for WordPress 6.9.1, confirming the update will ship as a bug-fix–only maintenance release following…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg was the first guest on the relaunched Do the Woo podcast last week, joining hosts James Kemp, Core Product Manager for WooCommerce, and…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WP Engine customers Ryan Keller and Sharon Schanzer have filed an amended class action against Automattic and CEO Matt Mullenweg, seeking to revive a lawsuit…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The official WordPress.org X account drew criticism last week after a mocking reply about the FAIR project sparked pushback from developers and community leaders over…

From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Plugins Team reviewed a record 12,713 plugins in 2025, a 40.6% increase on the previous year, as submission volumes surged and the team…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Concerns about how the WordPress Plugins Team uses AI surfaced last week after a Reddit post claimed that “AI-curated” review scanners were blocking legitimate plugins…

From therepository.email Source: Read More With WordPress 7.0 already in alpha, the project is now taking the next practical step: assembling the team that will be responsible for shipping it.…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress will drop support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 with the release of WordPress 7.0, currently scheduled for April 2026. WordPress Security Team rep John…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WP Engine has acquired UK-based enterprise agency Big Bite, best known for its work with global news organizations including The Times, The Wall Street Journal,…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Looking back on 2025, it’s a little wild how much actually happened — and how many huge stories we covered. From contributor bans and Automattic…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A proposed schedule for WordPress in 2026 confirms plans to return to three major releases next year, with dates timed to coincide with WordCamp Asia,…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Real-world testing of real-time collaboration in WordPress involving WordPress VIP customers has shown promising results, as contributors continue working through questions around its possible inclusion…

From therepository.email Source: Read More A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action brought by two WP Engine customers against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, finding that…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Do the Woo is back, returning to its roots as a podcast focused squarely on WooCommerce. The long-running brand relaunched on the OpenChannels.fm network this…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Sybre Waaijer, best known as the creator of The SEO Framework, has launched Troy, a new open source project that allows developers to distribute and…

From therepository.email Source: Read More WordPress core contributors have flagged that a maintenance release for WordPress 6.9 is likely in January, following post-release bug reports involving CSS changes, email delivery…

From therepository.email Source: Read More Enterprises are increasingly committing to WordPress, with new survey data showing 95% of organisations plan to continue using the platform, up sharply from 75% last…

From therepository.email Source: Read More With WordPress 6.9 now released, core contributors have turned their attention to WordPress 7.0 — and an early look at its possible scope, spanning real-time…