Year: 2024

  • WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Europe Added to Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Program

    WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Europe Added to Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Program

    As announced at the 2024 WordPress Foundation Meeting, the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship has been expanded to include WordCamp Europe and WordCamp Asia. Traditionally supporting a woman WordPress contributor to attend WordCamp US, the scholarship now assists women facing financial challenges in attending these three flagship WordCamp events. The scholarship honors Kim Parsell, a cherished…

  • WordCamp Europe Seeks New Host City for 2026

    WordCamp Europe Seeks New Host City for 2026

    WordCamp Europe is now seeking a host city for its 2026 event. Teams with experience organizing one or more WordCamps in a European city are encouraged to apply. Although hosting the world’s largest WordPress event may seem challenging, applicants will have the support of an experienced core organizing team. The organizing team will work collaboratively…

  • Automattic and Matt Mullenweg Push for Dismissal of Key Claims in WP Engine Lawsuit

    Automattic and Matt Mullenweg Push for Dismissal of Key Claims in WP Engine Lawsuit

    Automattic and Matt Mullenweg have filed a response asking the court to dismiss counts 1-6 and 9-11 of  WP Engine’s lawsuit. WP Engine had filed a motion on October 18, 2024 for a preliminary injunction in a Northern California court, seeking restored access to WordPress.org and a reversion to conditions as of September 20, 2024. …

  • WP Engine Files Injunction, Hearing Set for November 26, 2024

    WP Engine Files Injunction, Hearing Set for November 26, 2024

    WP Engine filed a motion on October 18, 2024 for a preliminary injunction in a Northern California court, seeking restored access to WordPress.org and a reversion to conditions as of September 20, 2024. The hearing is set for November 26, 2024. The Injunction filed claims that Matt and Automattic have “engaged in a self-proclaimed “nuclear”…

  • WordPress Themes Repository Now Houses 1000 Block Themes

    WordPress Themes Repository Now Houses 1000 Block Themes

    The WordPress Themes Repository has hit an exciting milestone of 1,000 block themes. As of today, the repository has over 12,000 free themes.  Block themes were introduced in WordPress 5.9 allowing users to create and customize all aspects of their site using the block editor. This ushered in a new era of site design, and…

  • WordPress Expands Code of Conduct to Private Conversations, Community Reacts

    WordPress Expands Code of Conduct to Private Conversations, Community Reacts

    Automattic’s Marketing Lead, Nicholas Garofalo, has announced that WordPress is adding a new element to the Community Code of Conduct: Publishing private messages without consent. This addition expands the examples of unacceptable behaviors in the Community Code of Conduct to six. He pointed out that “Sharing private communications without permission is a clear violation of…

  • WP Fusion Lite Plugin Removed From WordPress.com Following a Cease and Desist Letter

    WP Fusion Lite Plugin Removed From WordPress.com Following a Cease and Desist Letter

    Automattic has agreed to remove the WP Fusion Lite Plugin from WordPress.com following a Cease and Desist letter filed by the plugin’s creator Jack Arturo on October 12, 2024. The letter accused Automattic and WordPress.com of unauthorized trademark usage by displaying the plugin on WordPress.com. WP Fusion Lite is a WordPress plugin that connects WordPress…

  • Developers Remove Plugins From WordPress.org Repository After ACF Controversy

    Developers Remove Plugins From WordPress.org Repository After ACF Controversy

    Following the recent ban and ACF to Secure Custom Fields fork/takeover incident, some plugin authors have announced their decision to remove their plugins from the WordPress.org repository. Gravity PDF Plugin The Gravity PDF plugin with over 50k active installations and a 4.9 rating is leaving the plugin repository. Its founder Jake Jackson stated that “WordPress…

  • Jetpack 13.9.1 Patches a Critical Security Flaw

    Jetpack 13.9.1 Patches a Critical Security Flaw

    Jetpack 13.9.1, a critical security update, was released yesterday to fix a vulnerability in the Contact Form feature that had been present since 2016. This flaw allowed logged-in users of a site to access forms submitted by visitors. The vulnerability was discovered during an internal security audit, prompting the Jetpack team to collaborate with the…

  • HeroPress Turns Ten

    HeroPress Turns Ten

    HeroPress, launched by Topher DeRosia, has turned ten. Born from the idea of amplifying the voices of those who have overcome significant challenges, HeroPress has spent the last decade celebrating the diverse and inspiring journeys of people who have found strength, opportunity, and success through their connection with WordPress. At its core, HeroPress is about…

  • State of Enterprise WordPress 2024 Survey is Now Open

    State of Enterprise WordPress 2024 Survey is Now Open

    The 2024 State of Enterprise WordPress Survey is now open. This marks the second year Big Bite, a UK-based enterprise WordPress agency, is conducting this survey. Last year, over 100 prominent organizations using WordPress, including Macy’s, New Statesman Media Group, and The Times, participated. The 2023 report highlighted how enterprises monetize their websites, with 9…

  • ACF Plugin Forked to ‘Secure Custom Fields’ Plugin

    ACF Plugin Forked to ‘Secure Custom Fields’ Plugin

    Yesterday, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg announced the forking of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin into a new plugin called Secure Custom Fields. In the announcement, he stated: “On behalf of the WordPress security team, I am announcing that we are invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines and are forking Advanced Custom Fields…

  • Mary Hubbard to be the New Executive Director of WordPress.org

    Mary Hubbard to be the New Executive Director of WordPress.org

    Matt Mullenweg has announced that Mary Hubbard will take over as the new Executive Director of WordPress.org on 21st October, 2024, following the resignation of Josepha Haden Chomphosy.  Mary is taking on this new role after stepping down as the Head of TikTok Americas, Governance and Experience. She is not a stranger to the WordPress…

  • WPGraphQL to Become a Canonical Plugin as its Creator Joins Automattic

    WPGraphQL to Become a Canonical Plugin as its Creator Joins Automattic

    WPGraphQL, a popular plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for WordPress sites,  is set to become a canonical plugin on WordPress.org. Its creator and maintainer, Jason Bahl, has joined Automattic after spending 3.5 years at WP Engine, allowing him to continue his work on WPGraphQL. WPGraphQL adds a flexible and powerful GraphQL…

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