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

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Executive Director Mary Hubbard have knocked back calls from the community to reinstate the WordPress Sustainability Team, despite a public plea and a petition that quickly gathered hundreds of signatures during WordCamp Europe 2025. The team was abruptly disbanded by Mullenweg in January over what he described as a lack of measurable output […]

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

Within hours of FAIR’s launch at Alt Ctrl Org in Basel, reactions from across the WordPress community began rolling in — via blog posts, Slack threads, comment sections, and even on stage at WordCamp Europe. The Linux Foundation-backed project aims to decentralize WordPress plugin and theme distribution through a federated system of trusted repositories. Supporters say it’s a […]

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

A coalition of WordPress contributors, open source organizations and businesses have launched a project they hope will reshape how WordPress sites connect to the wider ecosystem — and remove dependency on WordPress.org while securing the project’s future. Known as FAIR — Federated and Independent Repositories — the project is essentially a plugin that can be installed on any WordPress […]

SponsorMeWP Launches to Help WordPress Contributors Get Funded

A new initiative aims to make it easier for companies to financially support independent contributors to the WordPress project, without needing GitHub profiles or existing corporate connections. SponsorMeWP, launched by Michelle Frechette and Marcus Burnette, is a free directory where contributors can list their skills, interests, and availability for sponsorship. Companies can browse the directory, find people to […]

Announcing the Formation of the WordPress AI Team

Today, I’m pleased to announce the formation of a new WordPress AI Team, a dedicated group focused on accelerating and coordinating artificial intelligence projects across the WordPress ecosystem. AI is already transforming how people create and manage content online. As this technology evolves, it’s essential that WordPress remains at the forefront, ensuring innovation happens in the open, guided […]

WordPress Campus Connect Expands

WordPress Campus Connect, initially launched in October 2024 as a pilot program, has now been formally established as an official event series due to its resounding success. The inaugural program, spearheaded by myself, Anand Upadhyay, garnered immense enthusiasm from 400 Indian students who were eager to engage in hands-on WordPress training. WordPress Campus Connect transcends the conventional workshop […]