WordCamp US Faces Scrutiny Over Automattic’s Role as Ticket Sales Lag

10 months ago

A post from the official WordCamp US X account on Wednesday stirred confusion about Automattic’s involvement in this year’s flagship…

Dropping security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6

10 months ago

As of July 2025, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6.…

AspirePress: The Quiet Project Powering FAIR’s Infrastructure.

10 months ago

A year ago, AspirePress didn’t exist. Today, it powers the download and update infrastructure for the FAIR project, the Linux…

Performance Chat Summary: 17 June 2025

10 months ago

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Open Floor @swissspidy shared a previous question from @spacedmonkey, regarding…

Who’s Behind FAIR? Inside the Coalition Seeking to Redefine WordPress Software Distribution

10 months ago

The launch of the FAIR Package Manager — built in secret, backed by the Linux Foundation, and announced last week…

WordPress Leadership Says ‘No’ to Bringing Back Sustainability Team Despite Public Plea and Community Petition

10 months ago

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Executive Director Mary Hubbard have knocked back calls from the community to reinstate the WordPress…

Alt Ctrl Org Draws 200+ for Open Discussion on WordPress, Free Software, and Governance

10 months ago

The Alt Ctrl Org side event, held alongside WordCamp Europe 2025 in Basel, was initially envisioned as an informal meetup…

The Community Responds to FAIR: Hope, Skepticism, and Support for Decentralizing WordPress

10 months ago

Within hours of FAIR’s launch at Alt Ctrl Org in Basel, reactions from across the WordPress community began rolling in…

New FAIR Project Aims to Decentralize WordPress.org Services, Backed by Linux Foundation and Hundreds of Contributors

10 months ago

A coalition of WordPress contributors, open source organizations and businesses have launched a project they hope will reshape how WordPress…

BlackRock Cuts Automattic Valuation by 17%

10 months ago

BlackRock has again cut the value of its stake in Automattic, marking its shares down by a further 17% in…