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This Week at WordPress.org (January 10, 2022)
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This Week at WordPress.org (January 10, 2022)

ByCourtney Robertson
Each week we are highlighting the news from WordPress.org that you don’t want to miss. If you or your company create products or services that use WordPress, we’ve got the news you need to know. Be sure to share this resource with your product and project managers. News WordPress 5.9 RC 2. WordPress 5.8.3 Security…

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ByDan Knauss
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I recently discovered this broad overview…

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