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December 2017

• 27: WPWeekly Episode 299 – 2017 Year in Review (6)
• 20: WPWeekly Episode 298 – GDPR, User Privacy, and More With Heather Burns (8)
• 20: WP Site Care Acquires WP Radius (1)
• 15: Jetpack 5.6.1 Increases Security of the Contact Form Module (1)
• 13: WPWeekly Episode 297 – WordCamp US 2017 Recap (3)
• 13: Storify to Close May 16, 2018, WordPress Plugin Discontinued (5)
• 12: Gutenberg and the WordPress of Tomorrow by Morten Rand-Hendriksen (80)
• 01: WordCamp US 2017 is Livestreaming All Sessions for Free (6)

November 2017

• 30: Gutenberg 1.8 Adds Greater Extensibility for Plugin Developers (19)
• 29: WPWeekly Episode 296 – Gutenberg, Telemetry, Calypso, and More With Matt Mullenweg (4)
• 29: WordPress 4.9.1 Released, Fixes Page Template Bug
• 29: Distributor Plugin Now in Beta: A New WordPress Content Syndication Solution from 10up (5)
• 29: Four Things I’d Like to See in This Year’s State of the Word (13)
• 28: WordCamp Albuquerque Gears Up for 5th Edition in January 2018
• 28: Practicing the Pac-Man Rule at WordCamp US (3)
• 28: Gutenberg Team Is Ramping Up Usability Testing at WordCamp US (1)
• 27: Delete Me WordPress Plugin Assists Website Owners in Granting the GDPR Right to be Forgotten (10)
• 27: WPWeekly Episode 295 – Turkey With A Side of Gutenberg and Giving Thanks to Open Source
• 22: Workarounds for the Page Template Bug in WordPress 4.9 (14)
• 22: Tide Project Aims to Audit and Score WordPress Themes and Plugins based on Code Quality (22)
• 21: Envato Elements Adds Unlimited WordPress Theme and Plugin Downloads to Subscription Plan (10)
• 20: Tailor Page Builder Plugin Discontinued, Owners Cite Funding, Gutenberg, and Competition (9)
• 17: GitHub Launches Security Alerts for JavaScript and Ruby Projects, Python Support Coming in 2018
• 17: WordCamp Europe 2018 Speaker Applications Now Open
• 16: WooCommerce Explores the Possibilities and Challenges for E-Commerce in the Gutenberg Era (21)
• 16: GDPR for WordPress Project Gains Momentum, Proposal Receives Positive Response from Developer Community (2)
• 16: Consultants Are WordPress’ Boots on the Ground (3)
• 15: WPWeekly Episode 294 – HeroPress, Community, and WinningWP With Topher DeRosia (2)
• 15: WordPress 4.9 Released with Major Improvements to Customizer Workflow, Updated Code Editors, and New Core Gallery Widget (14)
• 15: Gutenberg 1.7 Adds Multi-Block Transform Functionality, Drops iframes Implementation of Meta Boxes (3)
• 13: iA Writer 5 for iOS Released, Web Collaboration Version Coming Soon
• 13: Watch the State of the Woo! After You Give WooCommerce Your Name and Email Address (8)
• 10: WP-SpamShield Plugin Removed from WordPress.org, Author Plans to Pull All Plugins from the Directory (97)
• 10: Weglot Passes €44K in Monthly Revenue, Plans to Expand into More CMS and E-commerce Markets (6)
• 08: Jetpack 5.5 Removes Syntax Highlighting and Gallery Widget for Compatibility with Upcoming WordPress 4.9 Release (4)
• 07: How to Whitelist Comments in WordPress (3)
• 07: Gutenberg Contributors Explore Alternative to Using iframes for Meta Boxes (10)
• 07: Harare and Nairobi Host 2nd Round of Successful WordCamps (1)
• 06: WordCamp Europe 2018 Early Bird Tickets Now on Sale
• 03: Gutenberg Contributors Discuss the Drawbacks of Using iframes for Meta Boxes (54)
• 03: Bianca Welds Awarded Kim Parsell Travel Scholarship (3)
• 02: Press This Removed from WordPress 4.9 in Favor of a Plugin (21)
• 02: GitHub Launches Community Forums to Connect Developers (1)
• 01: Gutenberg 1.6 Improves Writing Experience, Moves Block Toolbar to the Top of the Editor (7)
• 01: WPWeekly Episode 293 – WordPress 4.8.3, RIP Firebug, and Patreon (1)
• 01: Scotch School Offers Free Course on Getting Started with JavaScript for Web Development (4)
• 01: WordPress 4.8.3, A Security Release Six Weeks in the Making (10)

October 2017

• 30: GDPR for WordPress Project Seeks to Provide a Standard for Plugin Compliance (15)
• 27: New Dispensary Details Plugin for WooCommerce Adds Cannabis Details to Products (2)
• 27: Results From the 2017 WordPress User Survey Are Not Guaranteed to Be Shared (22)
• 26: Patreon Launches App Directory and Free WordPress Plugin for Membership Sites (5)
• 26: WordPress 4.9 Will Support Shortcodes and Embedded Media in the Text Widget (7)
• 25: WPWeekly Episode 292 – Recap of WooConf and CaboPress (1)
• 25: Goodnight Firebug (4)
• 25: WordPress 4.9 Beta 4 Removes ‘Try Gutenberg’ Call to Action (20)
• 24: WooCommerce Retires Canvas Theme, Recommends Customers Migrate to Storefront Theme (42)
• 24: Gutenberg 1.5 Adds Initial Support for Meta Boxes, Makes Gutenberg the Default Editor (28)
• 23: Facebook is Testing a “Pay to Play” Requirement for Publishers in the News Feed (5)
• 23: Postman SMTP Plugin Forked after Removal from WordPress.org for Security Issues (8)
• 20: Camp Press is Coming to Iceland April 19 – 22, 2018 (1)
• 20: From Building WordPress Sites to Selling Plugins in One Year (28)
• 19: AMP Project Turns 2, Automattic Partners with Google to Improve WordPress Plugin (7)
• 19: WooCommerce Stores on Track to Surpass $10B in Sales This Year (1)
• 19: Google Chrome v62 Adds Support for OpenType Variable Fonts, Expands HTTP Warnings
• 18: GoDaddy Launches New Managed WordPress Hosting Platform Aimed at Professionals (24)
• 17: Medium Opens Partner Program, Allows Anyone to Publish Behind Its $5 Paywall (5)
• 13: Bear App Users Want WordPress Publishing Integration (6)
• 13: WordPress 4.9 Protects Users From Fatal Errors Created in the Theme and Plugin Editors (45)
• 12: GitHub Launches New Dependency Graph Feature with Security Alerts Coming Soon (2)
• 11: WordPress Replaces Browserify with Webpack for Build Process (2)
• 11: WPWeekly Episode 291 – All Hands on Deck on The Ship of Theseus
• 11: WooCommerce 3.2 Adds Ability to Apply Coupons in the Admin, Introduces Pre-Update Version Checks for Extensions (2)
• 11: Gutenberg 1.4 Adds HTML Mode for Blocks (9)
• 10: GitLab Raises $20 Million Series C Round, Adds Matt Mullenweg to Board of Directors
• 10: WordPress 4.9 Adds Scheduling, Drafts, and Front-End Preview Links to the Customizer (11)
• 09: Gutenberg Engineer Matías Ventura Unpacks the Vision for Gutenblocks, Front-End Editing, and the Future of WordPress Themes (16)
• 07: WPThemeDoc: A Single-File HTML Template for Documenting WordPress Themes (3)
• 06: Disqus Data Breach Affects 17.5 Million Accounts (8)
• 06: Poopy.life Launches Pro Version at WPsandbox.io Aimed at Theme and Plugin Developers (10)
• 05: WooConf 2017 Livestream Tickets Now on Sale
• 05: DonateWC Successfully Sponsors its First Applicant to WordCamp Cape Town (4)
• 05: Gutenberg 1.3 Adds New Feedback Option for Plugin Testers (3)
• 05: WPWeekly Episode 290 – Putting The Rad in Brad (9)
• 04: Jetpack 5.4 Introduces Beta Version of New Search Module Powered by Elasticsearch for Professional Plan Users (4)
• 03: Drupal Core Maintainers Propose Adopting React for Administrative UI’s (4)
• 02: Regenerate Thumbnails Plugin Passes 5 Million Downloads, Rewrite in the Works (16)
• 02: New WP-CLI Project Aims to Extend Checksum Verification to Plugins and Themes (1)

September 2017

• 30: Gutenberg 1.2 Adds Postmeta Support and Extended Settings Placeholder (7)
• 29: DigitalOcean Partners with GitHub to Support Open Source Projects during Hacktoberfest October 1–31 (1)
• 28: A Very Brief Introduction to Version Control and Git (11)
• 28: WordCamp Incubator Program Gears Up for Round 2 (1)
• 27: WPWeekly Episode 289 – Where Did WordPress’ Ease of Use Go? (3)
• 27: WordPress.com Adds Google Photos Integration, Available Now for Jetpack-Enabled Sites (3)
• 27: Camp Press – A Detox from Digital Life (2)
• 26: WordPress Core JavaScript Framework Selection Discussion Continues with Input from Open Source Community Leaders (5)
• 25: SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam Plugin Permanently Removed from WordPress.org Due to Spam Code (35)
• 25: Facebook to Re-license React after Backlash from Open Source Community (14)
• 22: Scott Bolinger Shares Unique Perspective of WordPress From Outside the Bubble (21)
• 22: WordPress Explores a JavaScript Framework-Agnostic Approach to Building Gutenberg Blocks (8)
• 21: DonateWC Reaches Fundraising Goal (5)
• 21: WordCamp for Publishers Videos Now Available on YouTube (1)
• 20: Apply Filters Podcast to be Retired after 83 Episodes (5)
• 20: New Core Gallery Widget Targeted for WordPress 4.9 (10)
• 20: WPWeekly Episode 288 – No React.js Framework for Gutenberg
• 19: WordPress 4.8.2 Patches Eight Security Vulnerabilities (2)
• 19: WooCommerce 3.2 to Introduce Pre-Update Extension Version Checks, Release Date Pushed Back to October 11 (2)
• 19: DonateWC Aims to Provide Travel Sponsorships to Attend Large WordCamps (27)
• 19: Why Vue.js Creator Evan You Thinks Vue Could Be a Good Fit for WordPress (8)
• 15: Vue Project Launches Community Campaign on OpenCollective (9)
• 15: WordPress Abandons React due to Patents Clause, Gutenberg to be Rewritten with a Different Library (55)
• 14: First WordCamp Dublin Set for October 14-15
• 13: GitHub Partners with Facebook to Release Atom-IDE (8)
• 13: Display Widgets Plugin Permanently Removed from WordPress.org Due to Malicious Code (29)
• 12: WordPress.org Adds New Support Rep Role for Plugin Pages (1)
• 12: Gutenberg to Offer New Approach to TinyMCE in WordPress 5.0, a Plugin to Bring Back Old Interface Will be Available (58)
• 11: “The Final Word” Plugin Extends O2 to Pin a Highlighted Comment to the Top of a Thread
• 08: Equifax Launches WordPress-Powered Site for Consumers Affected by Security Breach (13)
• 08: SWFUpload Will Officially Be Removed From WordPress (11)
• 07: WordCamp Ann Arbor to Host Second WordCamp WarmUp
• 07: Gutenberg 1.1.0 Adds Autocomplete for Blocks, Developers Elaborate on How New Editor Will Work with Themes (27)
• 06: WPWeekly Episode 287 – WordPress Meetups, Events, and WordCamps with Andrea Middleton
• 06: Jetpack 5.3 Adds PHP 7.1 Compatibility, Better Control for WordAds Placement (9)
• 05: WordCamp Grand Rapids Attendees Share First Impressions of Gutenberg (7)

August 2017

• 31: WordCamp Grand Rapids 2017 Sells Out, Organizers On Board for 2018 Event (1)
• 30: Gutenberg 1.0.0 Introduces Drag and Drop for Adding Image Blocks (13)
• 30: WordPress.org Now Allows Plugin Authors to Specify a Minimum PHP Version Requirement (8)
• 28: Matt Mullenweg Addresses Concerns About Gutenberg, Confirms New Editor to Ship with WordPress 5.0 (120)
• 25: Core Team Explores Idea to Automatically Upgrade Sites Running WordPress 3.7 to 3.8 (27)
• 25: Locating Restored Comments in WordPress Requires Detective Skills (3)
• 24: Playing the Role of Online Reputation Manager (32)
• 23: WPWeekly Episode 286 – Upgrading PHP, Facebook Not Budging, and Merlin WP Onboarding Wizard
• 21: Morten Rand-Hendriksen on What Gutenberg Means For the Future of WordPress (71)
• 18: Facebook Isn’t Budging on React’s BSD + Patents License (37)
• 18: WordPress.org to Add New Page Educating Users on Benefits of Upgrading PHP (4)
• 18: Chrome Version 62 to Show Security Warnings on HTTP Pages Starting in October 2017 (18)
• 17: New Merlin WP Onboarding Wizard Makes WordPress Theme Installation and Setup Effortless (6)
• 17: User Experience Tests Show Gutenberg’s UI Elements Can Benefit From Better Timing (23)
• 17: WordPress Support Team to Host Free Workshop August 23 on Supporting Themes
• 16: WPWeekly Episode 285 – Not Every WordPress Is the Same
• 16: Gravity Forms Stop Entries Plugin Aims to Help Sites Comply with the EU’s GDPR (37)
• 16: WordPress Mobile Apps Updated with a New Login Experience (3)
• 15: WordCamp US to Experiment With A Community Bazaar (1)
• 14: maekit Acquires WP Remote, Plans to Add Cloud-Based Backup Services (6)
• 14: Gutenberg 0.8.0 Introduces 5 New Blocks: Categories, Text Columns, Shortcode, Audio, and Video (18)
• 11: Early Results from NRKbeta’s Comment Quiz Plugin Show Readers Enjoy the Quiz but Rarely Leave a Comment (4)
• 11: In Case You Missed It – Issue 23
• 11: WordPress 4.9 to Focus on Code Editing and Customization Improvements, Targeted for November 14 (34)
• 11: WordPress.com’s Business Plan Gives Subscribers a Way to Tap into WordPress.org’s Third-party Ecosystem (31)
• 10: User Tracking to be Removed from Gutenberg in Upcoming 0.8.0 Release (21)
• 09: WooCommerce Forks select2, Releases selectWoo as a Drop-In Replacement with Improved Accessibility (9)
• 09: WPWeekly Episode 284 – Catching Up with David Peralty (1)
• 09: WordPress Foundation to Sponsor Open Source Educational Events (1)
• 08: WordPress Core Fields API Project Sees Renewed Interest (3)
• 08: Gutenberg Development Team Confirms Meta Box API Will Not be Formally Deprecated (37)
• 07: Gutenberg 0.7.0 Adds Opt-In Usage Tracking (10)
• 04: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Dismisses Automattic’s Trademark Dispute Against Chris Pearson (34)
• 04: In Case You Missed It – Issue 22
• 04: Publishers Are Moving Back to WordPress After Short Experiments with Medium (10)
• 03: WordPress 4.8.1 Released, Adds Custom HTML Widget (6)
• 02: WPWeekly Episode 283 – A Visit From St. Gutenberg
• 02: WordPress Polyglots Team Fuels International Community Growth with 3rd Global Translation Day (13)
• 01: Jetpack 5.2 Brings Major Improvements to the Contact Form Module (9)
• 01: A Fix for WordPress Weekly Subscribers Using Pocket Casts (1)
• 01: New Dobby Plugin Captures and Hides Unwanted WordPress Admin Notices (14)

July 2017

• 31: Gutenberg 0.6.0 Changes Text/Paragraph Block Behavior, Adds New Cover Text and Read More Blocks (25)
• 31: BuddyPress 2.9 Adds Ability to Safely Edit A Group’s Permalink
• 28: Dmitry Mayorov Discusses the Challenges of Organizing WordCamp Moscow and the Future of WordPress Themes
• 27: Customize Snapshots 0.6.0 Adds the Ability to Name and Merge Changesets (5)
• 27: .blog Passes 100,000 Registrations, 66.5% of Purchased Domains are in Use
• 26: Adobe to Discontinue Flash Support and Updates in 2020 (13)
• 25: SiteLock Acquires Patchman’s Malware and Vulnerability Detection Technology, Expands WordPress Customer Base to 4 Million (8)
• 25: Watch WordCamp Varna Wapuus Get Designed in Real Time (3)
• 24: New Aztec Editor for WordPress Mobile Apps Now in Beta
• 24: Hamilton: A Free WordPress Portfolio Theme for Photographers, Illustrators, and Designers (8)
• 21: Members 2.0 Adds Capability Registration System, Introduces New Settings Screen for Add-Ons (8)
• 21: WordPress 4.8.1 Adds a Dedicated Custom HTML Widget (20)
• 20: Petition to Re-License React has been Escalated to Facebook’s Engineering Directors (15)
• 19: WPWeekly Episode 282 – Talking WooCommerce with Cody Landefeld (1)
• 19: The State of JavaScript 2017 Survey is Now Open (2)
• 19: bbPress 2.5.13 Readds Sanitization to Anonymous User Data (1)
• 19: Zagreb to Host 3rd WordCamp in Croatia, September 1-3
• 19: New WordPress Contributors Meeting Provides Opportunities to Ask Questions and Learn the Ropes (1)
• 18: WP Rollback Adds Multisite Compatibility and Changelog Preview (10)
• 17: React Users Petition Facebook to Re-license React.js after Apache Software Foundation Bans BSD+Patents License in Dependencies (19)
• 17: Stylishly Display Weather Conditions with the Weather Atlas Widget
• 17: Gutenberg Boilerplate Demonstrates How to Build Custom Blocks (16)
• 15: Gutenberg 0.5.0 Adds New Verse Block for Poetry and a New Display for Recent Blocks (18)
• 14: Jetpack Professional Plan Introduces Unlimited Access to 200+ Commercial Themes (9)
• 14: CoKinetic Systems Pursues $100 Million GPL License Violation Case Against Panasonic Avionics (2)
• 13: AJ Morris Acquires iThemes Exchange (3)
• 13: WordPress.com Introduces Scheduling for Social Media Posts (3)
• 12: WPWeekly Episode 281 – In Memory of Jesse Petersen
• 12: Sustain Event Draws 100 Attendees to Discuss the Sustainability of Open Source Software
• 12: Automattic Releases Net Neutrality WordPress Plugin Ahead of July 12 Protest (2)
• 12: VersionPress 4.0 Beta Adds User-Editable Location for Plugin Definitions
• 11: 10up Acquires Lift UX
• 10: Interview with WordCamp US 2017 Organizers Dustin Meza and Laura Byrne-Cristiano
• 10: WPCampus 2017 Will Be Streamed Live for Free (1)
• 10: Episodes 271-280 of WordPress Weekly are Now Available (5)
• 10: Automattic Joins Amazon, GitHub, Mozilla, reddit, and Twitter in July 12 Protest Against FCC’s Attack on Net Neutrality (5)
• 07: Let’s Encrypt Passes 100 Million Certificates Issued, Will Offer Wildcard Certificates in January 2018 (11)
• 06: WangGuard Plugin Author Shuts Down Splog Hunting Service Due to Trauma and Death Threats (53)
• 06: WordSesh Asia Now in Planning for 2018, WordCamp Asia Targeted for 2019 (6)
• 05: Jesse Petersen, Founder of Genesis The.me Passes Away (16)
• 05: WPWeekly Episode 280 – Behind the Scenes of Tuniversity (8)
• 05: Nadia Eghbal and Mikeal Rogers Join a16z Podcast to Discuss the Changing Culture of Open Source
• 03: WordCamp Europe 2017 Posts 24% No-Show Rate, Cites Early Ticket Sales and Expensive Location (25)
• 01: Gutenberg Contributors Explore Adding Drag-and-Drop and Multi-Column Support for Blocks (26)

June 2017

• 30: Gutenberg 0.3.0 Adds Front-End Styles for Core Blocks, Notices Framework, and Text and Image Quick Inserts (7)
• 30: Popular WordPress Plugins Slow to Add Meta Box Support for Calypso (8)
• 29: WordCamp Netherlands Reinstated for 2018 (3)
• 28: WPWeekly Episode 279 – The Future of Underscores with David A. Kennedy (1)
• 28: WooCommerce 3.1 Adds New CSV Product Importer/Exporter, Improves Extension Management (7)
• 28: WordPress Opens Up More Channels for Gutenberg Testing and Feedback (5)
• 28: Why Gutenberg? (24)
• 27: Automattic to Renew Efforts on Underscores, Retire Components Starter-Theme Generator (6)
• 26: Catalina Alvarez is Conducting the First Occupational Psychology Study on Autonomous Motivation and Burnout in the WordPress Community (11)
• 26: Matt Mullenweg Discusses Core Focuses, Downsides of a Consensus-Driven Model, and More on Apply Filters Podcast (7)
• 23: Gutenberg 0.2.0 Released, Adds New Custom HTML and Cover Image Blocks (20)
• 23: WordPress 4.9 to Focus on Managing Plugins and Themes, Gutenberg Targeted for 5.0 (3)
• 22: WordPress’ New Gutenberg Editor Now Available as a Plugin for Testing (39)
• 22: WordPress Marketing Team Launches Case Studies and Usage Survey for Agencies, Clients, and Enterprises (12)
• 21: WPShout Updates and Acquires WPHierarchy.com
• 21: WPWeekly Episode 278 – Recap of WordCamp Europe 2017 (2)
• 21: WordCamp Europe 2018 to be Held in Belgrade, Serbia, June 14-16 (2)
• 20: WooCommerce Drops 50% Renewal Discount on Subscriptions (132)
• 20: Disqus 3.0 Beta Improves Comment Syncing (5)
• 18: WordCamp Europe 2017 Draws 1900 Attendees from 79 Countries (5)
• 16: 10 Lessons Learned From Five Years of Selling WordPress Products (28)
• 15: WordCamp Europe 2017 Kicks Off with Contributor Day Focused on Growing WordPress through Inclusion (5)
• 15: Lifted, a WordPress Theme and Plugin Shop for the Marijuana Industry (11)
• 15: 9seeds Acquires Web Savvy Marketing’s Genesis Theme Store (2)
• 14: WPWeekly Episode 277 – WordPress 4.8, Filing Good Bug Reports, and WP Super Cache (2)
• 13: Imagely Acquires TeslaThemes, Is Seeking Other Acquisition Opportunities (10)
• 09: WordCamp for Publishers Opens Up Ticket Sales, 50% Sold in the First Day
• 09: Unsplash Updates its License, Raises GPL Compatibility Concerns (21)
• 09: Major Update Coming to WP Super Cache: New REST API, User-Friendly Settings Page, and Improvements to Legacy File Storage (2)
• 08: Harare, Zimbabwe to Host Its 2nd WordCamp November 4, 2017 (7)
• 08: WordPress 4.8 “Evans” Released Featuring Nearby WordPress Events, New Media Widgets, and Link Boundaries (12)
• 08: Worona Releases Free WordCamp Europe Paris Guide App (3)
• 07: Holler Box: A Smart Notification Plugin for WordPress Websites (16)
• 07: WPWeekly Episode 276 – Interview with Jon Brown, a Traveling Digital Nomad (1)
• 06: VersionPress Launches VersionPress.com to Fund Open Source Project (4)
• 06: WPForms Acquires WP Mail SMTP Plugin (8)
• 06: Cory Miller and Dr. Sherry Walling Launch ZenTribes an Entrepreneur Peer Group (4)
• 05: WordCamp Europe 2017 Livestream Tickets Now Available
• 05: Vue.js Creator Evan You Weighs in on WordPress JavaScript Framework Discussion (27)
• 02: Open Sourcing Mental Illness Surpasses $50K Fundraising Goal (1)
• 02: In Case You Missed It – Issue 21
• 01: Chassis Desktop Application for Local WordPress Development Now in Beta (11)
• 01: Inpsyde Open Sources Wonolog, a Monolog-based Logging Package for WordPress (1)

May 2017

• 31: WPWeekly Episode 275 – The JavaScript Framework Rabbit Hole
• 31: WP-CLI 1.2.0 Released, Project Unveils New Logo (1)
• 31: Pods 2.7 Beta Introduces Flexible Relationships, Rewrites Fields in JavaScript (3)
• 31: GitHub Introduces Temporary Interaction Limits to Promote Healthier Discussions
• 30: WordPress Core JavaScript Framework Debate Heats Up, Contributors Narrow Discussion to React vs. Vue (61)
• 26: In Case You Missed It – Issue 20 (2)
• 26: WordPress Removes HHVM from Testing Infrastructure (7)
• 26: Rainmaker Digital to Partner with Nimble Worldwide (7)
• 25: WordPress to Select New JavaScript Framework for Use in Core (59)
• 25: JSON Feed Creators Aim to Revitalize Interest in the Open Web with RSS Alternative (3)
• 24: WPWeekly Episode 274 – WordPress Commercials, Storefront, and the Customizer
• 24: WordPress 4.8 Improves Accessibility on Admin Screens (5)
• 23: Cape Town to Host 4th Annual WordPress Charity Hackathon on July 15 (1)
• 23: WordCamp Europe to Halt Regular Ticket Sales May 31, Fewer than 400 Tickets Remain
• 22: WordPress 4.8 Increases Maximum Width of the Customizer Sidebar to 600 Pixels (10)
• 22: Storefront 2.2.0 Released, Includes Design Refresh and Major Improvements to New User Experience (12)
• 19: Avada Theme Version 5.1.5 Patches Stored XSS and CSRF Vulnerabilities (23)
• 19: Quick Tip: How to Access Jetpack’s Alternative Module Interface (8)
• 19: WordCamp Europe Attendees Are Being Denied Visas Because Conference Ticket Price Is Too Low (7)
• 19: WordPress.com’s TV Commercials Are Confusing (42)
• 19: Primary Vagrant 4.0 Updated to Use PHP 7.1, Introduces a Site Generator (2)
• 17: Atom Editor Adds Git and GitHub Integration (3)
• 17: WPWeekly Episode 273 – Mental Health Awareness With Bridget Willard and Ed Finkler (2)
• 17: WordCamp Europe Contributor Day to Host 13 Workshops, Event is Nearly Sold Out
• 16: WordPress 4.7.5 Patches Six Security Issues, Immediate Update Recommended (2)
• 16: What to Expect in WordPress 4.8 (18)
• 16: Hookr Plugin Rebrands as WP Inspect, Project to Shift to a Module-Based Architecture (2)
• 16: U.S. District Court Denies Pre-Trial Motion to Dismiss GPL Infringement Case (4)
• 16: WordPress.com Experiments With Allowing Business Plan Customers to Install Third-Party Plugins and Themes (32)
• 15: WordPress Is Now on HackerOne, Launches Bug Bounties (4)
• 11: WPWeekly Episode 272 – Interview With James Farmer, Co-Founder and CEO of Incsub (5)
• 10: VersionPress 4.0 Tentatively Scheduled to Ship in September (1)
• 09: bbPress 2.6 Beta 3 Likely as Team Focuses on Solid Data Migration Path (4)
• 08: New WordPress Plugin Blocks Spam User Registrations Using Stop Forum Spam Database (8)
• 05: Weglot Multilingual Plugin Closes €450K in Seed Funding (4)
• 05: WordPress 4.8 Release Targeted for June 8 (15)
• 04: WPHugs: A Community Devoted to Educating, Discussing, and Raising Awareness of Mental Health (3)
• 04: WordPress Security Issue in Password Reset Emails to Be Fixed in Future Release (12)
• 03: WordPress Community Team Considers New Retreat-Style WordCamp (2)
• 03: WPWeekly Episode 271 – Recapping WordCamp Chicago 2017 With John James Jacoby (2)
• 03: Jetpack 4.9 Introduces EU Cookie Law Banner Widget (6)
• 03: Manage Multiple Social Media Accounts in WordPress With Social Media Suite (1)
• 02: Seattle to Host WooConf 2017 in October, Conference to Focus on Developers (2)
• 01: WP Elevation is Focusing All Content on Mental Health for Month of May (6)
• 01: 10up Releases WP Docker, an Open Source Docker Configuration for Local WordPress Development (17)

April 2017

• 27: Shopify Discontinues Its Official Plugin for WordPress (16)
• 27: How the San Francisco WordPress Meetup is Using Open Collective to Fund Activities (1)
• 26: WordCamp US 2017 Ramps Up Ticket Sales, Organizers Plan for 2,500 Attendees
• 26: Watsonfinds WordPress Plugin Uses IBM’s Watson to Determine Most Likely Emotional Response From Readers (2)
• 26: 2017 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report Shows Widespread GPL License Conflicts (2)
• 25: WordCamp Europe 2017 Introduces Small Business Sponsorships (1)
• 24: WordPress 4.8 Will End Support for Internet Explorer Versions 8, 9, and 10 (23)
• 24: New Plugin Offers Better Plugin Recommendations in the WordPress Admin (5)
• 21: Embed Mastodon Statuses in WordPress (10)
• 21: Headway Themes Appears to be Dying a Slow Death (13)
• 21: HeroPress Partners With WPShout to Offer WordPress Education Scholarships (1)
• 21: Checathlon: A Free WordPress Business Theme with Support for Easy Digital Downloads (1)
• 20: WordPress Plugin Directory Restores Tabbed Interface (30)
• 20: WordPress 4.7.4 Fixes 47 Issues (6)
• 19: WordCamp Europe 2017 Announces Speakers, Opens Registration for Contributor Day (4)
• 19: BuddyPress 2016 Survey Results Show 54% of Respondents are on PHP 7.0+
• 19: New WordPress Plugin Shows Users Where a Plugin’s Settings Link Is Upon Activation (8)
• 18: Open Collective is a New, Transparent Way to Fund Open Source Projects (1)
• 18: Automattic to Close San Francisco Office (6)
• 17: Automattic to Host a Free, Remote Conference on Design and Exclusion on April 21 (3)
• 17: Inuagural CabinPress Takes Place November 3-5, at Lake Louisa State Park in Clermont, FL
• 14: Yoast Office Hosts “Bring Your Parents to Work Day” (21)
• 14: Free React Fundamentals Course Updated for React v15.5 (4)
• 13: Customizer Team Proposes Image Widget for WordPress 4.8 (10)
• 12: Hacked Home Routers are Launching Brute Force Attacks on WordPress Sites (5)
• 11: Advanced WordPress Facebook Group Moves to Curb Low Quality Content with Admin-Approved Posts (21)
• 10: WordCamp for Publishers to be Held in Denver, August 17-19 (5)
• 10: WordPress Editor Experience Survey Shows 75% of Respondents Don’t Use Distraction-Free Writing Mode (47)
• 10: New Twitter Bot Automatically Tweets Links to Trac Tickets Tagged as Good-First-Bugs (3)
• 07: Yoast SEO’s PHP Upgrade Nag is Producing a Significant Increase in Sites Upgrading to PHP 7 (81)
• 07: Recommended Reading: Resilient Web Design, a Free e-Book from Jeremy Keith (4)
• 06: New Userscript Restores Tabs to the WordPress Plugin Directory (14)
• 06: WordPress Plugin Directory Restores Stats and Links to Older Versions of Plugins (7)
• 06: WPWeekly Episode 270 – Going Camp Press With Mendel Kurland
• 05: Blog Helper: An Alexa Skill for Managing a WordPress Blog with Your Voice (6)
• 05: Jetpack 4.8 Introduces Settings Redesign, Adds Global WordPress.com Toolbar (6)
• 04: WooCommerce 3.0 Brings Major Improvements to Product Gallery, Introduces CRUD Classes and a New CLI (57)
• 04: Disconnect From Technology at Camp Press September 23-24 in Seminole, OK (1)
• 04: WP-CLI Names Alain Schlesser New Co-Maintainer
• 03: Blog in a Box Project Integrates WordPress with Raspberry Pi (1)

March 2017

• 31: WordPress Community Support Shuts Down WordCamp Netherlands in Favor of City-Based WordCamps (59)
• 31: WordPress Plugin Directory Redesign: Why So Many People Feel Their Feedback Was Ignored (90)
• 30: WordPress App for Android Adds Better Support for Jetpack-Enabled Sites (4)
• 30: Community Team Releases Plugin That Displays WordPress Events Nearby (2)
• 30: New WPstats.me Site Displays WordPress.org Plugin Download Stats (13)
• 29: WordPress Polyglots Team Calls for Volunteers to Organize Global Translation Day Three (5)
• 29: WPWeekly Episode 269 – Interview With Daniel Ha, CEO and Co-founder of Disqus (2)
• 29: Poopy.life Lets You Create Free, Unlimited WordPress Test Installs (15)
• 28: Poedit 2 Introduces Direct Connection to WordPress, Adds Support for Twig Templates (3)
• 28: Data From Theme Reviews Shows Authors Need More Education on Developing Secure WordPress Themes (27)
• 28: WordPress Relaunches Plugin Directory with New Design and Improved Search Algorithm (69)
• 27: UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd Links WordPress.com to the Spread of Terrorism (16)
• 24: WordCamp Miami 2017 Will Livestream All Sessions this Weekend
• 24: Medium Aims to Fix ‘Broken’ Media with New $5 Subscription Program (5)
• 24: How to Find the Age of a Plugin Hosted in the WordPress Plugin Directory (14)
• 23: PHP 5.6 Is Now the Most Widely Used PHP Version (21)
• 22: WPWeekly Episode 268 – Behind the Scenes of WordPress Development Course, Up and Running Second Edition
• 22: GoDaddy Acquires Sucuri (26)
• 22: Foxhound Is the First REST API Powered Theme on WordPress.org (30)
• 22: Help Jesse Petersen and His Family by Donating to His Medical Leave Fund (6)
• 21: Adding Images to WordPress Sidebars Is About to Get a Lot Easier (23)
• 21: WordPress Theme Review Team Making Progress on Clearing Out 1,000+ Review Backlog (5)
• 21: Yoast SEO 4.5 Urges Users to Upgrade to PHP 7 (34)
• 20: PressShack Forks Edit Flow to Create PublishPress, Aims to Improve Multi-User Editorial Workflow in WordPress (6)
• 17: GitHub Adds Plain English Explanations to License Pages for Open Source Projects (7)
• 17: In Case You Missed It – Issue 19 (1)
• 17: Take the WordPress Editor Experience Survey (10)
• 17: How to View Upcoming WordCamps in the WordPress Dashboard (1)
• 16: Jetpack Introduces Theme Installation from WordPress.com, Sparks Controversy with Alternative Marketplace for Free Themes (48)
• 16: U.S. Department of Defense Launches Code.mil Open Source Initiative, First Release Tests Impact of AGPL Licensing
• 15: WPWeekly Episode 267 – Interview With Aaron D. Campbell, WordPress Security Team Lead
• 14: Bocoup Launches Study to Measure Impact of Open Work on Developer Well-Being
• 14: WooCommerce 3.0.0 Scheduled for Release April 4th (1)
• 14: Varying Vagrant Vagrants 2.0.0 Introduces YAML Configuration, Revamps Documentation (2)
• 13: WordPress.com Updates Its Post Editor With a Distraction-Free Interface (5)
• 13: John Maeda’s 2017 Design in Tech Report Puts the Spotlight on Inclusive Design (1)
• 11: Hacker News Question: Developers with kids, how do you skill up? (4)
• 10: In Case You Missed It – Issue 18
• 10: “Open Source in Brazil” eBook Now Available for Free
• 10: WeFoster Launches Hosting Platform Catered to Online Communities (14)
• 09: Stack Overflow Jobs Data Shows ReactJS Skills in High Demand, WordPress Market Oversaturated with Developers (14)
• 09: Google Launches Invisible reCAPTCHA (16)
• 08: WPWeekly Episode 266 – Clef Is Shutting Down, Configuring User Avatars, and WPCampus 2017
• 08: Google is Retiring Its Adsense for WordPress Plugin in May 2017 (17)
• 08: Clef is Shutting Down June 6th (13)
• 07: WordPress.com Releases Chrome Add-On for Google Docs (20)
• 07: WordPress 4.7.3 Patches Six Security Vulnerabilities, Immediate Update Advised (2)
• 07: NRKbeta Open Sources Comment Quiz Plugin for WordPress (3)
• 06: Configuring a User Avatar in WordPress Is Not as Easy as It Should Be (18)
• 06: BuddyPress Core Contributors Working on a Way to Safely Edit a Group’s Permalink (2)
• 06: Initial Customizer Survey Results Reveal Majority of Respondents Don’t Use It (33)
• 03: Web Annotations are Now a W3C Standard, Paving the Way for Decentralized Annotation Infrastructure (4)
• 03: WPCampus 2017 to Take Place July 14-15 in Buffalo, NY
• 02: Do You Enjoy WordPress Meetups? Let the Community Marketing Team Know Why (4)
• 02: WordPress.com Announces New Importer for Medium Posts (8)
• 01: WPWeekly Episode 265 – Interview with Matt Medeiros (3)

February 2017

• 28: HackerOne Launches Free Community Edition for Non-Commercial Open Source Projects
• 28: Freemius Launches Insights for WordPress Themes (2)
• 28: Amazon S3 Outage Hits WordPress Businesses, Disrupting Services and Support (6)
• 27: NextGEN Gallery Patches Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability (5)
• 27: Linus Torvalds Shares Lessons from 25 Years of Open Source Project Maintainership, Decries Tech Innovation Hype (5)
• 25: Learn How to Find and Exploit XSS Vulnerabilities with Google’s XSS Game
• 24: FOSSA Raises $2.2M to Automate Open Source License Compliance (2)
• 24: Discourse Creates Encouragement Fund to Pay Contributors for Mission Critical Work (1)
• 24: Cloudflare Memory Leak Exposes Private Data (9)
• 23: Google’s New Perspective Project Filters Online Comments Based on Toxicity (19)
• 23: WordPress Community Summit 2017 Set for June 13-14 in Paris (2)
• 22: WPWeekly Episode 264 – REST API, Disqus, and Happy Birthday Discourse (1)
• 22: Zerif Lite Returns to WordPress.org after 5-Month Suspension and 63% Decline in Revenue (25)
• 22: WordPress Core Editor Team Publishes UI Prototype for “Gutenberg,” an Experimental Block Based Editor (27)
• 20: Solving the Mystery of How People Actually Use WordPress (41)
• 20: BuddyPress 2.8 Boosts Minimum PHP Requirement, Adds Twenty Seventeen Companion Stylesheet (1)
• 20: Composing a WordPress Development Environment with Docker (17)
• 17: Disqus Hits Sites with Unwanted Advertising, Plans to Charge Large Publishers a Monthly Fee to Remove Ads (83)
• 17: How to Check if Installed Plugins Are No Longer in the Plugin Directory (36)
• 16: WPWeekly Episode 263 – Plugins Disappearing, WordCamp Miami, and OSTraining (2)
• 15: Matt Mullenweg Responds to Security Rant: Digital Signatures for WordPress Updates Are Important but Not a Priority (26)
• 14: Open Source Leadership Summit to Live Stream Keynote Sessions February 14-16
• 13: Why Plugins Sometimes Disappear From the WordPress Plugin Directory (33)
• 13: WordPress REST API Vulnerability Exploits Continue (25)
• 11: 10up Unveils ElasticPress.io: Elasticsearch as a Service for WordPress Sites (13)
• 10: In Case You Missed It – Issue 17 (2)
• 10: Creative Commons’ New Search Tool is Now in Beta, Pulls CC Images from Multiple Sources (11)
• 09: Google Webmaster Tools Fixes Confusing Messages About Updating WordPress (3)
• 09: WordCamp Miami 2017 to Host JavaScript Track, AMA Spots, and 2-Day Kids’ Camp (3)
• 09: OSTraining Partners with GoDaddy to Launch Free WordPress Beginner Course on YouTube (9)
• 08: WPWeekly Episode 262 – Interview With Morten Rand-Hendriksen
• 07: WP Super Cache 1.4.9 Patches Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities (2)
• 07: WordPress for Android Closes Google+ Community for Beta Testers
• 07: Google Updates AMP to Allow Sharing of Canonical URL (13)
• 06: WordPress REST API Vulnerability is Being Actively Exploited, Hundreds of Thousands of Sites Defaced (36)
• 06: BlogVault Security Breach Infects Customers’ Sites With Malware (1)
• 04: Content Creation Is About More Than an Editor (29)
• 03: More Than 50% of Web Traffic is Now Encrypted (12)
• 02: WP-CLI 1.1.0 Released, Project Shifts to Expand Package Index (1)
• 01: WPWeekly Episode 261 – WordPress for Schools With Cameron Barrett (3)

January 2017

• 31: WordPress Telemetry Proposal Addresses Long-Standing Privacy Concerns as GDPR Compliance Deadline Looms (16)
• 31: Logging Into WooCommerce.com Now Requires a WordPress.com Account (27)
• 26: Micro.blog Project Surges Past $65K on Kickstarter, Gains Backing from DreamHost (12)
• 24: WordCamp Europe 2017 to Experiment with Sponsors Workshops (5)
• 20: Wix Removes GPL-Licensed WordPress Code from Mobile App, Forks Original MIT Library (29)
• 20: Obama Foundation Launches New Website Powered by WordPress (19)
• 18: Jetpack 4.5 Expands Monetization with WordAds Integration (1)
• 18: WPWeekly Episode 260 – SiteGround, Affiliate Summit Recap, and New Security Czar
• 17: How to Add Users to BuddyPress Groups in Bulk (4)
• 17: SiteGround Auto-Issues Let’s Encrypt Certificates for New Domains (19)
• 16: Postmatic Basic Rebrands as Replyable, Moves Two-Way Email Commenting to SaaS Product (45)
• 14: Aaron D. Campbell Replaces Nikolay Bachiyski as WordPress’ Security Czar (3)
• 13: Automattic Releases Free Plugin for Exporting Photos from Lightroom to WordPress (11)
• 13: Wes Bos Launches JavaScript30, a Free 30-Day Vanilla JS Coding Course
• 13: WPWeekly Episode 259 – 2016 Year in Review Part 2 (1)
• 12: 2nd Edition of Producing Open Source Software Now Available for Free (3)
• 12: Tom McFarlin to Launch Marketplace for Blogging Plugins, Finds New Maintainer for WordPress.org Plugins (5)
• 11: WordPress 4.7.1 Fixes Eight Security Issues (6)
• 11: Facebook Launches Journalism Project, Plans to Expand Monetization of Instant Articles (3)
• 10: Year in WP Creates a Personalized Review of WordPress Contributions in 2016 (2)
• 10: Say What Plugin Passes 10K Active Installs (4)
• 09: How Laravel Forge Can Help You Run WordPress in the Cloud (10)
• 07: Let’s Encrypt Passes 20 Million Active Certificates in 2016 (29)
• 06: How Do You Educate People New to WordPress? (58)
• 06: Incubator WordCamp Denpasar a Success (2)
• 04: Matt Mullenweg Announces Tech and Design Leads for New Focus-Based Development Cycle (28)
• 04: Micro.blog Surpasses Kickstarter Funding Goal, Set to Launch New Social Network for Independent Microblogs (9)
• 03: W3Techs Ranks WordPress as the Fastest Growing CMS of 2016 (5)
• 03: WP-CLI Gets Official WordPress.org Support (2)