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Automattic’s relaunch of P2 is now in Beta. This is the long-awaited update to the company’s internal collaboration software that … Continue reading Automattic Relaunches P2, Self-Hosted Version on the Roadmap →

Iain Poulson announced that Plugin Rank is open to the public yesterday. It is a new service that allows plugin … Continue reading Plugin Rank Provides Insight Into WordPress Search Results, Competitive Analysis, and Email Reports for Developers →

As the world scrambles to invent and manufacture therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19, the World Health Organization has declared the … Continue reading WordPress Cancels All In-Person Flagship Events Until 2022 →

Samir Shah is ready to part ways with his popular Disable Comments plugin. The WordPress extension has garnered over a … Continue reading Disable Comments Plugin Looking for New Owner, Highest Bid Goes to Charity →

Dōvy Paukstys was rushing out another update with bug fixes yesterday morning as we chatted about the future of his … Continue reading Redux Framework Relaunches, Focuses Efforts on Gutenberg Templates →

Last week, Automattic’s marketing team made a positive step towards curbing the perennial branding confusion between WordPress.org and WordPress.com. The … Continue reading Automattic Updates Press Page to Clarify Distinction between WordPress.org and WordPress.com →

A Big Orange Heart, formerly known as WP&UP, has opened its 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing and Mental Health Survey. The … Continue reading Big Orange Heart Opens 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing and Mental Health Survey →

WordCamp US 2020, which was originally scheduled for October 27-29, was officially canceled today. In April, organizers transitioned to planning … Continue reading WordCamp US 2020 Canceled Due to Pandemic Stress and Online Event Fatigue →

Bing has launched its first official plugin for WordPress aimed at helping site owners get their content indexed immediately. Instead … Continue reading Bing Launches URL Submissions Plugin for WordPress →

August 11, the target release date for WordPress 5.5, is just shy of two weeks away. For developers who have … Continue reading Upcoming in WordPress 5.5: Features and Changes Theme Authors Should Know About →

Gutenberg 8.6 landed quietly last week. Much of the focus right now is ironing out the remaining bugs for WordPress … Continue reading Gutenberg 8.6 Adds Cover Block Video Positioning and Updates Block Patterns →