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This Week at WordPress.org (October 4, 2021)

Courtney Robertson

October 7, 2021

Each week we'll highlight 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…

This Week at WordPress.org (September 27, 2021)

Courtney Robertson

September 29, 2021

DesignMake WordPress

News from WP.org for the week of September 27, 2021.

Membership, Networking, and Job Hunting

Michelle Frechette

September 15, 2021

BusinessGet Hired Blog

Job searching: You have to do it yourself, but you don't have to do it by yourself.

Jetpack receives a forced update

David Bisset

June 4, 2021

Make WordPressPlanet

A little force push can come in handy sometimes. But with great power comes great responsibility. How should forced updates in WordPress be used?

Matt Mullenweg’s State of The Word, 2018

David Bisset

December 10, 2018

Make WordPressPlanet

Matt Mullenweg took the stage once again for his annual “State of the Word” talk at WordCamp US in a packed room of over 1,500 attendees.

WordPress 5.0 marks a new era for the world’s most popular CMS

Brian Krogsgard

December 6, 2018

Make WordPressPlanet

Gutenberg has been an ambitious undertaking, but the new WordPress editor marks an important step for WordPress. The platform must continue to be both easier to use and more powerful to extend, and Gutenberg is a step in the right direction on both fronts.

WordPress 4.9, “Tipton”, is released with drafts for the customizer

Brian Krogsgard

November 15, 2017

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 4.9 introduces an all new ability to draft, save, and schedule customizer changes, as well as widget improvements, added code editor safety, and more.

WordPress 4.7, “Vaughan”, released

Brian Krogsgard

December 6, 2016

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 4.7, “Vaughan”, has been released with the all new WordPress REST API Content Endpoints, a new default theme, many customizer features, and much, much more.

WordPress 4.6, “Pepper”

Brian Krogsgard

August 17, 2016

DraftMake WordPress

WordPress 4.6, "Pepper", has been released with shiny plugin management, system fonts, link syntax checking, resource hints, and more. This release post includes a special episode of the podcast.

WordPress 4.5, “Coleman”, released

Brian Krogsgard

April 12, 2016

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 4.5, "Coleman", has just been released. The release includes new inline editing features, custom logo support, customizer enhancements, and some under the hood changes that you'll like.

Complete coverage should not be a requirement for core inclusion of WordPress REST API endpoints

Brian Krogsgard

February 9, 2016

BusinessDesign

The WordPress REST API is at a bit of a crossroads. There is a proposal on the table by the core team of four contributors — Ryan McCue, Rachel Baker, Daniel Bachhuber, and Joe Hoyle — to ship endpoints to WordPress core iteratively. There is a pushback on this proposal by WordPress Project Lead and co-founder Matt Mullenweg.

Interview with Scott Taylor, WordPress 4.4 release lead — Draft Podcast

Brian Krogsgard

December 9, 2015

DraftMake WordPress

In this episode of the Post Status Draft Podcast, Joe and Brian interview Scott Taylor, a WordPress Core Committer and the Release Lead for WordPress 4.4, and then talk about WordCamp US and Matt Mullenweg's State of the Word.

WordPress 4.4, “Clifford”, released

Brian Krogsgard

December 8, 2015

Make WordPressPlanet

WordPress 4.4, “Clifford”, has been released. Clifford includes infrastructure for the WordPress REST API, taxonomy and comment improvements, as well as the new Twenty Sixteen default theme, the ability to embed posts anywhere, and much more.

WordPress 4.3, “Billie”, released

Brian Krogsgard

August 18, 2015

DesignMake WordPress

WordPress 4.3, "Billie", has been released. Billie includes four major user-facing features that most website owners will experience on a semi-regular basis, and many other enhancements, bug fixes, and developer features.

The trojan emoji

Brian Krogsgard

May 8, 2015

DevelopmentMake WordPress

Andrew Nacin, lead developer of WordPress, just finished a talk at Loopconf, where he talked about a series of related WordPress security fixes that spanned two years, with the final fix included into WordPress core under the guise of emoji support.