A full house of attendees gathered in Portland, Oregon, for WordCamp US 2025, with thousands more tuning in online. Over four days, the flagship WordPress event brought together contributors, innovators, and community members for collaboration, inspiration, and discovery. WordPress is so unique because we’re not just a product; we’re a movement. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress Cofounder The WordPress event […]
Black Friday Prep Shifts From Stockrooms to Site Speed, According to Woo Survey
Holiday sales prep isn’t just about what’s in the warehouse anymore. Woo’s latest Black Friday Cyber Monday Trends Survey reveals website performance has overtaken inventory management as merchants’ top priority heading into the holiday season, and the data points to a widening gap between larger retailers and smaller businesses. Woo surveyed 249 merchants and 12 certified WooCommerce… Source
Judge Weighs Automattic’s Bid to Dismiss WP Engine’s Antitrust Claims
A federal judge is weighing whether to dismiss most of WP Engine’s claims in its lawsuit against Automattic following a hearing today that focused on how antitrust laws apply to open-source software and whether CEO Matt Mullenweg’s public criticism of the company crossed legal lines. During the hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of […]
WordPress Credits Expands to Costa Rica as Program Enters Beta Phase
The WordPress Credits program is set to welcome its first international students outside of Europe, marking an early milestone for the internship-style initiative launched in July as a pilot program with the University of Pisa. Fidélitas University in Costa Rica will join the program in the coming weeks with 15 students from its Faculty of Computer Science. The […]
USPTO Rejects WordPress Foundation’s Bid to Trademark “Managed WordPress” and “Hosted WordPress”
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has refused the WordPress Foundation’s attempts to trademark “Managed WordPress” and “Hosted WordPress” — at least for now, according to new filings. The refusals, issued on August 22, cite problems the USPTO first raised in February that the Foundation failed to fix, including a requirement to disclaim “Managed” and “Hosted,” vague goods […]
LoopConf Returns With New Organizer and London Debut
LoopConf, the independent conference once billed as “the greatest conference ever created for WordPress developers,” is back — now under new organiser Brian Richards and in a new country. The event will take place September 25, 2025, at London’s Bishopsgate Institute, marking its first run since 2018. Richards, the founder of WPSessions, acquired LoopConf from original organiser Ryan […]
Rocket.net Joins hosting.com as Ben Gabler Steps Into Product Role
Rocket.net is joining forces with hosting.com in a partnership that will put its managed hosting for WordPress platform in front of hundreds of thousands of new customers. The deal also sees founder Ben Gabler step into a new role as Chief Product Officer at hosting.com, while Rocket.net will continue to operate as an independent brand. “This is not […]
Willman Pushes Ahead With Contempt Motion Against Automattic & Mullenweg
Michael Willman isn’t giving up in his dispute with Matt Mullenweg. After a judge recently denied his bid to join WP Engine’s legal battle with Automattic, the Maine-based developer filed a revised motion on Sunday, again seeking to hold Mullenweg and his company in contempt of court. In his new filing, Willman asked the U.S. District Court for […]
Ditch Trello and Jira: Manage Projects Natively in WordPress with GravityBoard
Heads up: This is sponsored content, created and paid for by one of our sponsors. Their support helps keep The Repository going. All sponsors follow our Advertising Policy. WordPress is more than just a content management system — it’s a foundation for building powerful business applications. But when it comes to project management and workflow visualization, most teams […]
WordPress VIP Demos Its New Enterprise Suite: Remote Blocks and Parse.ly AI Updates
In June, WordPress VIP announced a new suite of enterprise tools. At the heart of the release was Remote Data Blocks, an industry-first feature that lets publishers pipe live data from external sources directly into WordPress, along with AI-powered publishing tools like headline testing and “AI recipes” designed to speed up editorial workflows. Yesterday, CTO Brian Alvey walked […]
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