WP Engine Promotions

admin October 17, 2024

Given the egregious legal attacks by WP Engine against WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, a number of their customers have been looking for alternative hosting, and in return a number of hosts have created specials and promotions for WP Engine customers looking to migrate to a host that has great relations with WordPress.org. Here they are, in alphabetical order. We’ll update...

WordPress 6.7 Beta 3

admin October 14, 2024

WordPress 6.7 Beta 3 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended you evaluate Beta 3 on a test server and site. You can test WordPress 6.7 Beta 3 in four ways: PluginInstall...

Secure Custom Fields

admin October 12, 2024

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 (ACF) into a new plugin, Secure Custom Fields. SCF has been updated to remove commercial upsells and fix a security problem. On October 3rd, the ACF team announced ACF plugin updates will come...

Forking is Beautiful

admin October 10, 2024

The right to fork the software is at the heart of open source. WordPress itself started as a fork of the b2/cafelog project. WordPress was one of several forks from b2, which included b2++ (which eventually became WordPress Multisite) and some like b2evolution which still continue today. The last decent fork attempt for WordPress was ClassicPress in 2018, over disagreements...

Making money with autoblogging and CyberSEO Pro

admin October 9, 2024

It’s been over a year since we published the article “How to make money with an autoblog”. Since then, autoblogging has evolved significantly. AI technologies have advanced rapidly, and CyberSEO Pro has added new features like enhanced AI integration, automatic multilingual support, and improved product feed imports, making autoblogging easier and more profitable. Whether you’re new to autoblogging or an...

Please Welcome Mary Hubbard

admin October 8, 2024

We’re proud to announce that Mary Hubbard (@4thhubbard) has resigned as the Head of TikTok Americas, Governance and Experience, and will be starting as the next Executive Director of WordPress.org on October 21st! Mary previously worked at Automattic from 2020 to 2023, and was the Chief Product Officer for WordPress.com, so she has deep knowledge of WordPress and expertise across...

WordPress 6.7 Beta 2

admin October 7, 2024

WordPress 6.7 Beta 2 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended you evaluate Beta 2 on a test server and site. You can test WordPress 6.7 Beta 2 in four ways: PluginInstall...

WPGraphQL is Canonical

admin October 7, 2024

Happy to announce that WP GraphQL is becoming canonical on WordPress.org. I could say more, but I’ll let Jason tell his story.Source: https://wordpress.org/news/2024/10/wpgraphql/

WordPress Plugin Development

admin October 5, 2024

If you're a WordPress developer looking to take your skills to the next level, "Professional WordPress Plugin Development" is the book for you. This updated edition covers all the advanced topics you need to know to create powerful plugins for WordPress websites. This book dives into plugin development scenarios, coding standards, and important APIs. You will learn about hooks, JavaScript,...

WordPress 6.7 Beta 1

admin October 1, 2024

WordPress 6.7 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, set up a test environment or a local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 6.7 Beta 1 You can...