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A Decade with WordPress: My Journey of Growth, Contribution, and Courage
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In a rare sequel essay, Monika Rao writes about how the last 10 years of life in WordPress have helped her grow. The post A Decade with WordPress: My Journey of Growth, Contribution, and Courage appea… [Read more]
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Surprise! AI Isn't Going Anywhere… but People Don't Quite Trust it Yet. What to Expect from WordPress 6.9 This December. What GEO and AEO Mean for Your Client's SEO and Google AI Ran… [Read more] The Latest from Post Status Members
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A digest of updates shared in Post Status Slack. This article, The Latest from Post Status Members, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals…. [Read more]
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WordPress legal updates • July 25, 2025
Samuel Sidler – Jul 26
Updates from the WP Engine and Keller cases against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg… [Read more] WPEngine v Automattic, and King Pyrrhus of Epirus
WP And Legal Stuff – Jul 10
Settlement conference On 9 July, a settlement conference was held in the court hearing the WPEngine v Automattic proceedings (proceedings that are now so well-known that there’s no need to d… [Read more] WordPress legal updates • July 4, 2025
Samuel Sidler – Jul 5
Updates from the WP Engine and Keller cases against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg… [Read more] The mess that is ownership and licensing of WordPress contributions
Samuel Sidler – Jul 4
Who owns your contributions to the WordPress project, and how are those contributions licensed?… [Read more]
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Team Chat Agenda: 30 July 2025,
WordPress Test Team – Jul 30
Here is the agenda for the upcoming Test Team Chat scheduled for , which is held in the #core-test Slack channel. Lurkers welcome! Agenda Leave a Comment If any of the above apply, please leave a com… [Read more] What’s new in Gutenberg 21.3? (30 July)
“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a … [Read more] Dev Chat Agenda – July 30, 2025
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor sectio… [Read more] Performance Chat Summary: 29 July 2025
The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets Performance Lab Plugin (and other performance plugins) Our next chat will be held on in the #core-performance… [Read more] Announcing the Training Team Cohort: “WordPress Block Editor Basics”
Are you ready to begin your WordPress journey but unsure where to start?Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered! We’re excited to announce the first cohort from the Training Team, titled “WordPr… [Read more] WordPress Academy: A Case Study from WordCamp Krakow
WordCamp Krakow 2025 became history on June 29th. And not just because it ended, but because it showed us that there is a space where we can invite new members into our WordPress Community. One year… [Read more] Themes team update July 29, 2025
i) Theme directory stats Currently, In the past 7 days, Note: These stats include both the new theme tickets and updated theme tickets as well. And data from themes trac. Number of reviewers: 7 … [Read more] Plugins Team: 28 Jul 2025
Plugin Status Change Stats Plugin Queue Stats (current) Help Scout Queue Stats * : Stat reflects current size of queue and does not take into account ‘date’ or ‘day’ interval** : Stat reflec… [Read more] Requiring the README to be written in English
Every day, we review a significant number of plugins, and since last year, we have been receiving many more requests each week. In addition, our team is made up of a diverse group with different langu… [Read more] Roadmap to 6.9
WordPress 6.9 is scheduled to be released on December 2nd, 2025 with plans for a simplified editing mode in the Site Editor, improvements to template management, block leveling commenting, and more…. [Read more]
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A New WordPress Dashboard, Remote Data Blocks & Migrating Legacy WP
WithinWP – Jul 27
Friday, I just didn’t have it in me to push out a newsletter, so I did what I needed to do, and I regrouped. I am making up the two-day delay for you, however, because number 166 is absolute… [Read more] Issue #167 Loop WP
Loop WP – Jul 23
WordPress's AI Future & Goodbye Default Themes?… [Read more] Hide AI, Magic Mike, Checkout Summit, NASA, ISS, and even more!
WithinWP – Jul 18
You’d think that summer holidays being upon us would mean there’s not much to share, but hey, here we are with a full edition of Within WordPress! My week has been super productive… [Read more] Issue #166 Loop WP
Loop WP – Jul 16
Outdated Architecture & Should Be Abandoned… [Read more] Hacked Gravity ?, REPL for WordPress, Phased Plugin updates & so much more!
WithinWP – Jul 11
How’s your first half of the year been? Mine’s been pretty busy, and I got a lot done. It doesn’t always feel like that, but looking back while checking my Daily Notes in… [Read more] Issue #165 Loop WP
Loop WP – Jul 9
A Birthday, a Security Course, and a Free Plugin!… [Read more] RepoMan, New NitroPack Pricing & Features + Potomatic
WithinWP – Jul 4
I’m mostly wondering after this week how anyone who regularly works in 30ºC/86F rooms can be productive at all. My A/C was not doing what it was doing, so to see this was a stressful week i… [Read more] Issue #164 Loop WP
Loop WP – Jul 2
Your Top 10 Emails… [Read more] Latest WordPress Podcasts
Post Status Cache Up With Clem Omotoso and Mary Baum
Post Status Jul 29
Transcript ? In this episode of Cache Up, host Michelle Frechette chats with Clem … Read more
This article, Post Status Cache Up With Clem Omotoso and Mary Baum, was published at Post Status — th… [Listen] Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Six
Post Status Jul 25
Transcript ? In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette is interviewed by Macus Burnette … Read more
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Options, Not Decisions
Crossword – Jul 24
Luke and Jonathan discuss recent coverage of Crossword and how Luke’s words sound in print. They also discuss the Secure Hosting Alliance and riff on an idea for a new hosting company. Luke expresse… [Listen] Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Five
Post Status Jul 18
Transcript ? In this podcast episode, Michelle Frechette interviews Natalie MacLee and Nathan Tyler, … Read more
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Mad Kings
Crossword – Jul 16
Jonathan and Luke discuss DHH’s recent comments about Matt and their own experiences with gaslighting. They also re-explore their consternation with Matt’s “inclusivity” in his decision making… [Listen] Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Thre
Post Status Jul 11
Transcript ? In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette and guest Sam Waines from … Read more
This article, Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Thre, was published at Post Status — … [Listen] Beyond Hosting: Generalists, Pricing Advice, and AI’s Role in Development
Jul 10
In this episode of Dev Pulse, hosts chat with Jason Cosper about the challenges and humor in infrastructure, consulting rates, communication, and the evolving role of AI in tech work and workflows…. [Listen]
Perspectives with John Gruber
Crossword – Jul 10
John Gruber's Dithering podcast with Ben Thompson was the original inspiration for Crossword's 15-minute format. Five years later, John joins Luke and Jonathan for a wide-ranging conversat… [Listen] Post Status Cache Up With Felix Arntz
Post Status Jul 7
Transcript ? In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette welcomes Felix Arntz, a senior … Read more
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The Formula
Crossword – Jul 3
Luke and Jonathan talk through Nilay Patel’s recent interview with Matt on Decoder. Luke shares the “formula” he observed in Matt’s responses and Jonathan pushes back on Luke’s assumptions a… [Listen]