Judge Reins In Discovery Fight as WP Engine Ordered to Produce Customer Data

8 months ago

A U.S. magistrate judge has moved to rein in the escalating discovery battle between WP Engine and Automattic, warning attorneys…

Ollie’s Menu Designer Flagged for Core, With Automattic Developers Set to Help Shepherd It

8 months ago

Ollie’s “game-changing” Menu Designer plugin is moving toward inclusion in WordPress core. Anne McCarthy says developers at Automattic are available…

WordPress.com Rolls Out MCP Support as Automattic Dogfoods MCP Adapter

8 months ago

WordPress.com has rolled out support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing AI assistants to connect directly to sites through…

First Ten Hosts Certified Under Secure Hosting Alliance’s Trust Seal Program

8 months ago

Ten hosting providers have been certified under the Secure Hosting Alliance’s new Trust Seal program, marking the first round of…

Chasing the Sun: Inside WP Accessibility Day’s 24-Hour Event & What to Expect in 2025

8 months ago

When WP Accessibility Day kicks off next week, someone, somewhere will always be awake. As one session wraps in San…

Performance Chat Summary: 7 October 2025

8 months ago

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets @westonruter mentioned ticket #63636 related to…

WP Engine Accuses Automattic and Matt Mullenweg of Concealing Control of WordPress.org and the WordPress Trademarks

8 months ago

WP Engine has filed a whopping 175-page revised complaint in its ongoing legal fight with Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, seeking…

Woo Outlines AI Plans: MCP Support and Integration With Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Protocol

8 months ago

Woo has shared some early details on what it’s working on in the AI space. In a post published today,…

Ollie’s Menu Designer Lands on WordPress.org, Praised as “Game Changer”

8 months ago

Ollie’s Menu Designer plugin is now available for download on WordPress.org. Originally launched in August as a premium offering for…

WordCamp Organizer Banned for Life After Misappropriating Funds

8 months ago

The WordPress Community Team has banned a WordCamp organizer for life after they used $734 USD in surplus event funds…