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December 2024
- 31: Community Team Proposes Women-Centric WordPress Events for International Women’s Day (1)
- 31: Plugins Team Unveils Roadmap for Phase 2 of Plugin Check (5)
- 30: WordCamp Europe 2025: Tickets and Diversity Scholarship Now Available
- 26: WordPress Training Team Launches New Course for Designers: Beginner WordPress Designer (5)
- 26: Matt Mullenweg Asks What Drama to Create in 2025, Community Reacts (15)
- 21: Joost de Valk Calls for Breaking the WordPress Status Quo, Community Reacts (27)
- 20: Matt Mullenweg Declares Holiday Break for WordPress.org Services (12)
- 20: Lena (Eleni) Stergatou Receives Inaugural WordCamp Europe Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship (3)
- 19: ‘Support Inclusion in Tech’ Expands Grant Program to North and South America (2)
- 19: The WP Community Collective Announces Its Formal Incorporation as a Nonprofit (2)
- 18: WordPress.org Makes Pineapple Pizza Checkbox Optional (13)
- 18: Gutenberg 19.9 Introduces Style Book to Classic Themes (7)
- 18: ‘WP Gives A Hand’ Hits Five Years
- 16: Recap of the State of the Word 2024 (5)
- 16: WordPress.org Login Introduces Mandatory Pineapple Pizza Checkbox (13)
- 14: 25% Off Annual Plans at WordPress.com
- 14: WP Engine Regains WordPress.org Access and ACF Plugin Control Following Court Ruling (5)
- 13: Automattic Complies with Court Ruling: WP.org Login Checkbox and WP Engine Tracker CSV File Removed (9)
- 12: Barn2Plugins, Patchstack, and WP Deals Diversify Beyond WordPress (8)
- 12: WPExperts Acquires Advanced File Manager Plugin (2)
- 11: Court Grants WP Engine Preliminary Injunction Against Automattic (5)
- 10: Automattic Acquires AI Company ‘WPAI’
- 10: WPForms Plugin Patches Vulnerability Affecting Stripe Payments and Subscriptions (1)
- 09: Jessica Lyschik Wins the WordPress Speed Build Challenge Against Matt Mullenweg (4)
- 09: WordPress Core Team Proposes Adding WP Consent API to WordPress Core (2)
- 09: State of the Word 2024 To Be Livestreamed From Tokyo Node Hall on December 16
- 07: WordCamp Asia 2025 Unveils Official Wapuu Mascot Tahopuu (3)
- 07: Gravatar Introduces Free Domains and Bluesky Integration (4)
- 07: BuddyPress Lead Developer Mathieu Viet Leaves WordPress Ecosystem (4)
- 04: ClikIT Acquires UglyRobot’s Infinite Uploads and Big File Uploads Plugins
- 02: WordCamp Europe 2025 is Looking for Speakers and Sponsors
- 02: DreamHost Removed from WordPress.org’s Recommended Hosting Page (12)
November 2024
- 30: WordCamp Asia Seeks Host City Applications for 2026
- 27: WP Engine v. Automattic: Judge Inclined to Grant Injunction, Orders Status Quo (5)
- 26: WordCamp Asia 2025 Announces Two Scholarships for Attendees (2)
- 26: WordPress.org Releases New ‘Secure Custom Fields’ Plugin With ACF Pro Features (4)
- 22: Core Team Announces WordPress Release Schedule for 2025 and Issues Call for WP 6.8 Volunteers
- 22: Automattic Acquires Harper; Founder Elijah Potter Joins the Team as Code Wrangler (1)
- 21: PeepSo Leaves WordPress Plugin Repository (5)
- 20: WP Engine Updates Its Original Legal Complaint Against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg (11)
- 19: WordPress 6.7.1 Scheduled for November 21, 2024, to Fix Bugs in WordPress 6.7 (2)
- 14: WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” Released With New Default Theme, WordPress.org Experiences Outage (3)
- 12: Automattic Launches ‘WP Engine Tracker’ to Monitor Sites Leaving WP Engine, Sparking Controversy (6)
- 12: Design Team Unveils New WordPress Design System Figma Library (3)
- 08: WooCommerce Set to Launch New Logo in 2025 (5)
- 05: WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Europe Added to Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Program
- 03: WordCamp Europe Seeks New Host City for 2026 (7)
- 01: Automattic and Matt Mullenweg Push for Dismissal of Key Claims in WP Engine Lawsuit (3)
October 2024
- 27: WP Engine Files Injunction, Hearing Set for November 26, 2024
- 23: WordPress Themes Repository Now Houses 1000 Block Themes (8)
- 21: WordPress Expands Code of Conduct to Private Conversations, Community Reacts (13)
- 20: WP Fusion Lite Plugin Removed From WordPress.com Following a Cease and Desist Letter (2)
- 17: Developers Remove Plugins From WordPress.org Repository After ACF Controversy (24)
- 15: Jetpack 13.9.1 Patches a Critical Security Flaw (1)
- 14: HeroPress Turns Ten (1)
- 14: State of Enterprise WordPress 2024 Survey is Now Open (1)
- 13: ACF Plugin Forked to ‘Secure Custom Fields’ Plugin (12)
- 10: WordPress.org Login Gets Mandatory Affiliation Checkbox Following WP Engine Dispute (19)
- 09: Mary Hubbard to be the New Executive Director of WordPress.org (1)
- 08: WPGraphQL to Become a Canonical Plugin as its Creator Joins Automattic (4)
- 07: Impact of WPEngine’s Ban on ACF Plugin (10)
- 06: Thank You, Josepha: WordPress Executive Director Resigns (3)
- 05: New Social Web Foundation Launched with Automattic’s Support (1)
- 05: 159 Employees Leave Automattic After Accepting the Alignment Offer (3)
- 03: WordPress Enforces Plugin Check and 2FA for New Plugin Submissions (2)
- 02: Automattic Publishes WP Engine Term Sheet Amidst Controversy (9)
- 02: WP Engine Banned Again, Reports Deploying a Solution (3)
September 2024
- 30: InstaWP Announces the World’s First WordPress Online Hackathon ‘AnyoneCanWP’ (5)
- 28: Matt Mullenweg Announces Temporary Lifting of WP Engine Ban (7)
- 26: WP Engine Banned from Using WordPress.org Resources (37)
- 25: Ajmer in India to Host its First WordPress Event ‘WP Campus Connect’ (2)
- 24: Automattic Responds to WP Engine’s Cease and Desist with Legal Action (22)
- 24: Highlights from Matt Mullenweg’s Spiciest Word Camp Presentation at WordCamp US 2024 (6)
- 20: Patchstack Secures $5M in Series A Funding (2)
- 19: Matt Mullenweg’s Ecosystem Thinking for Open Source Success (6)
- 18: WordPress.com Offers 1,000 Free Premium Websites to University Students (2)
- 17: Experimental Health Dashboards to Track WordPress Team Progress and Stats
- 16: WooSesh 2024 Scheduled for October 29 and 30
- 16: WordCamp US 2024 is Almost Here (1)
- 14: Five for the Future Site Relaunched with a Block-Based Design
- 12: Gutenberg 19.2 Released with Enhancements and Bug Fixes (1)
- 11: WordPress 6.6.2 Released with 26 Bug Fixes (1)
- 09: WordPress Community Team to Close Inactive Meetup Groups by September 16, 2024 (1)
- 09: Pedraum Pardehpoosh Joins Automattic as VP of Product (2)
- 06: WordPress.org Introduces New Security Measures for Plugin and Theme Authors (3)
- 06: Key Insights From WooCommerce Survey 2024
- 05: WordPress 6.7 Roadmap Includes New Default Theme, APIs, and Media Enhancements (1)
- 04: WordPress Blog WPLift Joins E2M Solutions
- 03: WordPress Training Team Seeks Ideas to Attract New Learners (1)
- 02: Automattic is Migrating Tumblr to WordPress (3)
- 02: State of CSS 2024 Survey Now Open (2)
August 2024
- 30: Gutenberg 19.1 Introduces Plugin Template Registration API (1)
- 29: Registrations Open for WordPress Accessibility Day 2024 (2)
- 27: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in WPML WordPress Plugin (1)
- 27: WordCamp Europe 2025 Seeks Organizers
- 26: WordPress Community Team to Retire CrowdSignal for Jotform (2)
- 22: Record Bounty Awarded as Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin (1)
- 21: Jamie Marsland Joins Automattic as Head of WordPress YouTube (4)
- 20: WordCamp Asia Extends Speaker Application Deadline to September 8, 2024 (1)
- 19: Critical Vulnerability Patched in GiveWP Plugin (1)
- 19: Meet WordPress 6.7 Release Squad & Default Theme (2)
- 16: Wordfence Launches WordPress Superhero Challenge with Big Rewards (2)
- 15: Gutenberg 19.0 Introduces Two New Experimental Features (1)
- 14: New Proposal to Update WordCamp Budget Guidelines to Attract New Attendees
March 2024
- 14: Inside DE{CODE} 2024, WP Engine’s Upcoming Developer Conference (6)
- 13: Reflections on My 2 Weeks Writing for The Tavern (5)
- 12: The WordPress Training Team’s Big Changes: Learning Pathways and Website Redesign (4)
- 12: Bluehost Announced New Cloud Hosting Built on WP Cloud (6)
- 12: Surprising Tech Trends in WordPress and Beyond (10)
- 11: Matt Mullenweg to Deliver State Of The Word 2024 From Tokyo, Japan
- 11: Automattic Doubles Down on the Developer Community (13)
- 11: WordCamp Asia 2025 Scheduled For Next February in Manila, Philippines (4)
- 08: Which WP Theme is Best? Fun With Theme Download Stats (42)
- 07: Synced Pattern Overrides punted, Font Library approved, as WordPress 6.5 nears release (2)
- 06: WordPress Developer Docs Shows Off a New Block-Based Redesign (6)
- 05: Certain WP Form Plugins Make Accessibility Easy (24)
- 05: Cwicly’s Unexpected Farewell: Founder Decides to Discontinue Development (7)
- 04: Gutenberg’s Project Leadership Sits Down with Outreach Program to Discuss Problems with the Site Editor (11)
- 01: WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 5, What We Learned, Where We’re Going (1)
- 01: Reflecting on WordCamp Phoenix 2024: Struggles, Successes, and the Road Ahead (2)
- 01: Acquisition Alert: Kestrel Acquires Seven Barn2 Plugins
- 01: The Block Bindings API Brings Dynamic Data to Blocks (9)
February 2024
- 29: WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 4, Next Generation Events (2)
- 29: You Don’t Need to Know Code to Build a Successful WP Plugin Business. (14)
- 29: Avada WordPress Theme Patches Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability (2)
- 28: Data Liberation: Meet WordPress.org’s Ambitious Plan for 2024 (7)
- 28: WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 3, Attendees
- 28: Automattic Faces Scrutiny Over AI Access Policy (10)
- 28: ‘Support Inclusion in Tech’ is Fundraising to Sponsor More Marginalized WordPress Contributors (3)
- 27: The Perils of Hiring: A Cautionary Tale from A WordPress Business Owner (6)
- 27: WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 2, Volunteers
- 27: FSE Outreach Experimental Loses Two Words, Gains New Life (2)
- 26: WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 1, Organizers (2)
- 26: WordCamp Canada (WCEH) Announces Call for Speakers, Sponsors & Volunteers
- 23: Proposal: Host non-bundled Blocks in Gutenberg’s GitHub Repository (2)
- 22: WooCommerce Releases 8.6 & 8.6.1 (5)
- 21: Navigating the Nexus: A Chronicle of Recent WordPress Acquisitions (5)
- 21: WordPress 6.5 Is Around the Corner; Test Beta 2 (15)
- 20: WP Tavern Launches Writer Hunger Games (19)
- 20: WordPress 2023 Survey: Block Editor on the Rise, Positive Feeling about Contributing Drops (12)
- 19: Freenginx’s Stand Against Corporate Limits: Potentially A New Era for WordPress Hosting (9)
- 19: Interactivity API Prepares for its Official Debut in WordPress 6.5 (2)
- 19: Look Who’s Back: jQuery 4.0.0 Is Now in Beta (14)
- 16: Bricks 1.9.6.1 Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability (4)
- 16: EU Regulatory Success Prompts Open-Source CMS Leaders to Form Alliance (10)
- 07: It’s alive! (26)