Nominations are now open for the first official co-chairs of FAIR’s Technical Steering Committee, as the Linux Foundation-backed project moves from provisional leadership to a long-term governance model. The FAIR Package Manager Project, a decentralized alternative to WordPress.org’s plugin and theme distribution infrastructure, launched in June and is currently led by a 29-member TSC made up of contributors […]
New Contributor Group Aims to Strengthen Collaboration Between Testers and Core Committers
The WordPress Test Team has launched a new contributor group aimed at improving collaboration between testers and Core committers. Announced in a blog post this week by Team Team contributor Manuel Camargo, the new Test Contributors Group invites volunteers to focus on specific WordPress or Gutenberg components, develop expertise, and build stronger working relationships with those who commit […]
Unleash the Wapuu: A WordPress Card Game Built with AI and Open Source Spirit
Build your WordPress dashboard. Deploy plugins. Sabotage your friends with malware. Block their moves with a perfectly timed “Access Denied.” That’s the premise of Unleash the Wapuu, a new Wapuu-themed strategy card game designed by Marcus Burnette and now available to preorder. The 108-card game is a fast-paced mix of engine-building and sabotage, with a heavy dose of […]
Woo Is Getting Louder: Inside Its New Marketing Strategy
Woo is turning up the volume on its marketing. Since February’s rebrand, the team’s been busy rolling out campaigns, reorganizing internally, and rethinking how they show up in the market. There’s a bigger budget behind it now, too — and a clearer focus on the merchants they’re trying to reach. In a community call held last week, CMO […]
New QA Report Aims to Bridge the Gap Between WordPress Testing and Core Teams
WordPress Test Team contributor Manuel Camargo has published a first-of-its-kind report analyzing quality practices in WordPress Core — and raising important questions about how the project handles testing. The First WordPress Quality Analysis Report, shared on the Make WordPress Test blog yesterday, reviews all commits made during the WordPress 6.8 release cycle, from 15 April 2025 to 15 […]
WordPress AI Team Publishes First Roadmap Focused on Developer Tools and Infrastructure
The WordPress AI Team has wasted no time finding its feet, publishing its first technical roadmap this week with four projects aimed at supporting AI development and integration across the WordPress ecosystem. “I am so excited to share our roadmap and approach for AI + the @WordPress Project,” posted Automattic’s James LePage on X yesterday. “The team published […]
WordPress 6.8.2 Maintenance Release
WordPress 6.8.2 is now available! This minor release includes fixes for 20 Core tickets and 15 Block Editor issues. For a full list of bug fixes, please refer to the release candidate announcement. WordPress 6.8.2 is a short-cycle maintenance release. More maintenance releases may be made available throughout 2025. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, […]
A New Trust Seal Backed by WordPress Hosts Aims to Set the Standard for Ethical Hosting
A new certification aimed at improving trust, transparency, and abuse prevention in the hosting industry is preparing to roll out, with support from some of the biggest players in the WordPress space. The Secure Hosting Alliance, a coalition of 24 companies — including GoDaddy, Automattic, SiteGround, Hostinger, DreamHost, Newfold Digital, 20i and BigScoots — launched in February and […]
Performance Chat Summary: 15 July 2025
The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. Performance Lab Plugin (and other performance plugins) @westonruter noted that View Transitions 1.1 is releasing soon. @flixos90 confirmed he will publish View Transitions 1.1.0 today and requested a another round of review of PR #2080 from @mukesh27. @mukesh27 approved merging despite unrelated test failures. @mukesh27 asked about an […]
Weglot’s New AI Feature Translates Your Site in Your Own Voice
Heads up: This is a sponsored article, which means it’s paid content from one of our sponsors. Sponsored content helps keep The Repository running. Sponsors and advertisers agree to our Advertising Policy. For anyone managing a multilingual website, the struggle is real: you want fast, high-quality translations — but not at the cost of losing your brand voice. […]
