The discovery phase of WP Engine, Inc. v. Automattic Inc. et al. has turned into a dispute of its own, with both sides filing a joint letter brief filed with the United States District Court on August 5 after months of back-and-forth over what evidence should be on the table. WP Engine accuses Automattic and CEO Matt Mullenweg […]
WordCamp US 2025 Schedule Now Live, With New Career Corner and Student Initiatives
WordCamp US is just over two weeks away, bringing four days of programming to Portland, Oregon from August 26–29. The full schedule, now live, spans three tracks and three key themes — Technical WordPress, Honing Your Skills, and AI — setting the stage for a mix of practical sessions and big-picture conversations. This year’s flagship event will kick […]
GoDaddy Bringing Agentic AI to Its Platform With Ask Airo
GoDaddy is expanding its AI-powered Airo tool, first launched last November, with Ask Airo, a conversational, agentic AI assistant designed to carry out complex, multi-step tasks across its platform. Announced alongside the company’s second-quarter financials, Ask Airo is pitched as a way for customers to manage domains, websites, payments, and marketing through a single request, with a built-in… […]
WP Includes Is Helping Women Level Up Their Careers in WordPress — and Applications Are Now Open
Applications are now open for WP Includes’ next mentorship cohort, but the real story is the program’s impact since it launched in 2023. Founded by three well-known women in the WordPress community — Siobhan McKeown, VP of Operations at Patchstack; Francesca Marano, Head of Partnerships at Patchstack; and Dee Teal, an enterprise delivery leader and longtime contributor — […]
WordPress Campus Connect Quickly Growing With Global Events, Student Clubs and Scholarships
Just three months since its official launch, WordPress Campus Connect (WPCC) is picking up serious momentum. Events have already taken place across three continents, student clubs are beginning to form, and contributors are rallying behind the initiative to help it grow. In an update on the Make WordPress Community blog this week, WPCC Committee member Destiny Kanno… Source
WordPress Coding Standards 3.2.0 Adds Sniff for Meta Functions, Updates for PHP 8.4
WordPressCS 3.2.0 was recently released, delivering a steady update packed with small but meaningful improvements that keep the tool aligned with the latest versions of WordPress and PHP. WordPressCS is a set of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) that are used to validate code developed for WordPress, helping developers meet the requirements of the official WordPress Coding Standards. Source
Patchstack Mid-Year Report Flags Sharp Rise in Exploitable WordPress Vulnerabilities
Patchstack has published its 2025 mid-year vulnerability report, revealing a sharp rise in both the volume and severity of security issues across the WordPress ecosystem. In the first six months of the year, 6,700 new vulnerabilities were reported, with 41.5% exploitable in real-world conditions — a jump the company says is concerning. It’s a big increase from the […]
WordPress Holds Ground in Higher Ed But the Sector Is Demanding More, According to New Report
A new report surveying 115 higher education professionals has found that while WordPress remains a foundational CMS across universities, confidence in its future is mixed — and expectations are rising fast. The State of WordPress in Higher Education 2025 report, released this week, is the result of a year-long collaboration between WPCampus and enterprise agency Human Made. It […]
Agentic AI Coming to WordPress: Hostinger and Elementor Rolling Out Chat-Based Site Management
Managing a website may soon feel less like wrangling the backend of WordPress and more like having a conversation with a coworker. This month, Hostinger is launching Kodee, a chat-based AI assistant built into the WordPress admin. Available on Business and Cloud plans, Kodee lets users handle tasks like editing content, updating WooCommerce inventory, managing plugins, or checking […]
Woo Withdraws Block Theme Submission, Reconsiders Successor to Storefront
Just a month after detailing plans for its first official WooCommerce block theme, Woo has withdrawn its submission to WordPress.org and is pivoting to a new strategy focused on block patterns, templates, and shared theme infrastructure. The theme, internally codenamed “Purple,” was first announced in December 2024 during a live community call with Ellen Bauer, Woo’s product lead […]
