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From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Oliver Sild, CEO of Patchstack, shared on X  an email he received from WordCamp Central explaining why Patchstack’s application to sponsor WordCamp Europe 2025 was…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.com has introduced Studio Sync, a new feature for its local development app, Studio. Launched last year as a free, open-source tool for Mac and…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The Themes and Hosting teams has unveiled their representatives for 2025.  Themes Team Reps  In November, the Themes Team announced their search for community members…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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:…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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,…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual State of the Word (SOTW) address today from Tokyo Node Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This marks the second…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Does pineapple belong on pizza? The answer may vary from person to person. But WordPress users were in for a surprise when they tried to…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.com is now offering new annual plans at 25% off as part of their year-end promotion. The offer includes a free domain for the first…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After removing the mandatory WordPress.org login checkbox and the WP Engine Tracker CSV file, Automattic has reinstated WP Engine’s WordPress.org repository access and control over…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After the court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of WP Engine, Automattic has begun complying with the orders. The mandatory login checkbox in WordPress.org…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The CEOs of Barn2Plugins, Patchstack, and LayerWP have announced plans to expand their businesses beyond WordPress. While none of them are leaving the WordPress ecosystem,…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WPExperts has acquired the Advanced File Manager plugin from Modal Web. WPExperts (formerly WooExperts) is a leading WordPress development company with an extensive portfolio of…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern California District Court has granted WP Engine’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. The ruling…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic has announced that it has acquired WPAI, a company specializing in AI-powered tools for WordPress. Founded two years ago, WPAI has developed innovative products…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Awesome Motive’s WP Forms plugin has patched a Missing Authorization to Payment Refund and Subscription Cancellation vulnerability. This issue allowed authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Jessica Lyschik, a WordPress Developer at GREYD, has won the highly anticipated WordPress Speed Build Challenge, defeating WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg. Jessica announced that she…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress Core team is gathering consensus around integrating the WP Consent API into Core. The WP Consent API feature plugin was originally introduced in…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg will deliver his annual State of the Word (SOTW) address on December 16 at 18:00 JST / 09:00 UTC, live from…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Asia has unveiled its official Wapuu mascot for the 2025 edition: Tahopuu. Designed by Andrew dela Serna, a talented graphic designer from the Philippines,…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gravatar, or “Globally Recognized Avatar,” now offers its users more free domain options and Bluesky integration for a limited time. These domains, featuring extensions like…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More BuddyPress Lead Developer Mathieu Viet has announced his departure from the WordPress community, marking the end of a long-standing association that began with BuddyPress 2.0.…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More ClikIT has announced its acquisition of the Infinite Uploads and Big File Uploads plugins from UglyRobot, LLC, owned by Aaron Edwards, the former CTO of…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Europe 2025 will take place in the vibrant city of Basel, Switzerland, from 5 to 7 June 2025. This will be the 13th edition…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More DreamHost has been removed from WordPress.org’s recommended hosting page. The update was made by Samuel Wood (Otto), “Tech Ninja” for Audrey Capital, and the page…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Asia, one of WordPress’s premier flagship events, is seeking a host city for its 2026 edition. Previous editions were held in Bangkok and Taipei,…

From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The highly anticipated preliminary injunction hearing in the WP Engine v. Automattic case took place yesterday at the Northern California District Court. Presiding Judge Araceli…