Performance Chat Summary: 9 September 2025

1 year ago

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets @westonruter recapped the 6.9 performance roadmap…

Urumi.ai Brings Agentic AI to WooCommerce With Focus on Safety

1 year ago

Two longtime friends from India — Vedanshu Jain, a former technical lead at Woo, and Kamal Joshi, a software engineer…

Why Sustainability Sells in WordPress

1 year ago

Heads up: This is sponsored content, created and paid for by one of our sponsors. Their support helps keep The…

YouTuber’s Secret Shopper Project Reveals Gaps in Customer Support at Hosting Companies

1 year ago

A “secret shopper” experiment has exposed gaps in how some major hosting companies in the WordPress space deliver support. YouTuber…

Melapress Survey Finds 96% of WordPress Pros Have Experienced Security Incidents

1 year ago

Almost every WordPress professional has faced a security incident, yet fewer than a third have a plan for what to…

Automattic Debuts Telex, Bringing AI-Powered “Vibe Coding” to Gutenberg Blocks

1 year ago

Automattic’s latest AI experiment, Telex, is giving WordPress developers something new to play with: a chat-style tool that generates custom…

WordCamp US 2026 Heads to Phoenix in the Middle of Summer

1 year ago

Next year’s WordCamp US will take place in Phoenix, Arizona, from August 16–19, 2026. The announcement came during WordPress co-founder…

WordCamp US 2025 Wraps in Portland: AI Demos, Student Programs, and What’s Next for WordPress

1 year ago

WordCamp US 2025 wrapped up Friday at Portland’s Oregon Convention Center, closing four days of contributions, sessions, and hallway conversations.…

Portland Welcomes WordCamp US 2025: A Community Gathering

1 year ago

A full house of attendees gathered in Portland, Oregon, for WordCamp US 2025, with thousands more tuning in online. Over…

Black Friday Prep Shifts From Stockrooms to Site Speed, According to Woo Survey

1 year ago

Holiday sales prep isn’t just about what’s in the warehouse anymore. Woo’s latest Black Friday Cyber Monday Trends Survey reveals…