WordPress Accessibility Day is Happening This Week

• WordPress Accessibility Day 2025 is a free, global 24-hour livestream event taking place October 15-16.
• The event aims to demystify website accessibility for WordPress professionals, with practical sessions for all skill levels.
• Registration is open to everyone, allowing attendees to access all scheduled talks and special sponsor giveaways.
• Agency teams, content creators, and developers will benefit from actionable strategies for client site improvements.
• WordPress Accessibility Day replays are available on their YouTube channel.

Big Claims Return in WP Engine’s Legal Fight With Automattic

• WP Engine has refiled six legal claims against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg, continuing the high-stakes dispute between major WordPress players.
• The 175 page amended complaint comes after the court’s ruling last month that dismissed claims of attempted extortion and trademark misuse, but allowed WP Engine to address shortcomings in others.
• The new filing brings back claims like attempted monopolization, illegal tying, and violations of both the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Lanham Act.
• Discovery in the case is set to close next month with a jury trial scheduled for February 2027.

Gmail is Ending Support for POP and Gmailify

• Starting in January 2026, Gmail will no longer offer the “check mail from other accounts” feature that allowed users to download email from other email accounts via POP.
• Gmailify, which enabled Gmail features like spam protection and inbox organization for third-party accounts, will also be discontinued.
• IMAP will still be available for external accounts, but with fewer integration features than before.
• Google will continue to allow forwarding third-party emails to Gmail and using “Send mail as,” but forwarded emails may encounter spam or deliverability challenges.
• Google has published guides for adjusting workflows, adding external accounts via IMAP, and migrating enterprise email data into Google Workspace if you need them.

Worth a Look

• FluentCart is launching tomorrow as a highly touted WooCommerce competitor with premium features (like subscriptions) built right in.
• How WooCommerce MCP can make your store exciting.
• WooSesh has been moved to Spring of 2026, originally scheduled for this week.
• The WordPress 6.9 release schedule has been set, launching December 2.
• The possibilities of the Abilities API are demonstrated by Jonathan Bossenger in this X post.
• How different AI engines generate and cite answers – an interesting read.
• Ollie’s amazing menu designer may be included in WordPress core.
• Discord has experienced a catastrophic data breach including selfies and identity verification documents.
• The AI Prompt that Could End the World – an interesting (terrifying?) article from the New York Times.