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Five Takeaways from Matt Mullenweg’s Crossword Interview

In a wide-ranging Crossword interview released last week, WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg opened up about jazz, his…

7 months ago

How Multicollab Brings Real-Time Collaboration to WordPress

As a small publisher working with WordPress, there are three things that consistently slow me down when I’m editing content…

7 months ago

Cloudways Brings Back Prepathon Next Week With Focus on Gen Z and Gen Alpha

Cloudways is bringing back its free Prepathon online event next week, from September 30 to October 2, just in time…

7 months ago

Fueled Layoffs Spark Tension After Former Employee Pre-Empts Announcement

Fueled has confirmed layoffs this week, cutting 4–5% of its workforce. But the news reached the WordPress community sooner than…

7 months ago

Nick Hamze’s ‘Cool Kids’ Post Kicks Off Fresh Debate on WordPress’s Image Problem

After calling for “more weirdness” in WordPress theme design earlier this year, Nick Hamze has again struck a nerve, this…

7 months ago

New FAIR 1.0 Release Brings Decentralized Package Management to WordPress

FAIR has reached its first major milestone with the release of version 1.0 this week, bringing together all the moving…

7 months ago

Performance Chat Summary: 23 September 2025

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets @westonruter shared that PR #8412 has…

7 months ago

From RV Life to CEO: Jon Penland’s Unlikely Road to Leading Kinsta

Back in 2011, Jon Penland was selling centrifugal pumping units into the water and wastewater markets — a job as…

7 months ago

GoDaddy’s AI-Powered Airo Site Designer Creates WordPress Sites in Minutes

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

7 months ago

Woo & Klaviyo Report Reveals Shift Toward Intentional Shopping, Shares Tips for Merchants

Shoppers in 2025 aren’t impulse buyers — they’re cautious, they do their research, and they’re harder to win over. That’s…

7 months ago