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WordPress 6.2 Schedule • 2022 in Core • Block Developer Year in Review • New Incident Response Team

Courtney Robertson

January 4, 2023

WordPress 6.2 is set to reach feature freeze on February 7 and final release on March 28. Take a look back at Core contribution stats from 2022. Read the recap of everything that happened last year that developers need to know. Meet the members of the Incident Response Team.

Member Spotlight: Alex Stine

Michelle Frechette

January 3, 2023

BlogsMember Spotlights

Member Spotlight: Alex Stine has many years of working in WordPress, and although his current job takes him outside of the open source project, he still gives back through sharing about A11y.

New Year, Same Me

Michelle Frechette

December 30, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

As I reflect on 2022, I’m so grateful for the WordPress Community who supported me through all the ups & downs both personal & professional.

Member Spotlight: Seth Goldstein

Michelle Frechette

December 28, 2022

BlogsMember Spotlights

In the spotlight: Seth Goldstein has been in the digital marketing and WordPress space for more that 15 years.

On The Fediverse, WordPress, And Activity Pub With Matthias Pfefferle — Post Status Draft 135

Cory Miller

December 27, 2022

BusinessDraft

Matthias Pfefferle is head of WordPress development at a hosting company in Europe and the creator of Activity Pub, a WordPress plugin. He joins Cory Miller to discuss the rising need for decentralization in social networking, the current movement, and the future potential available within WordPress.

Community Wrap-up Week Ending December 23

Michelle Frechette

December 23, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Community Wrap-up Week Ending December 23: The WordPress Community is a Wonderful Place to Be (links and more for this week)

Member Spotlight: Mark-Andrew Nordstrom

Michelle Frechette

December 22, 2022

BlogsMember Spotlights

Mark-Andrew Nordstrom is skateboarding across the world and through life, building WordPress websites at no charge.

Annual Survey • WordPress Playground • Plugins/themes Categorization

Courtney Robertson

December 21, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

What are the four freedoms of open source and how do they impact us? Get a look in the Celebration of the Four Freedoms of Open Source. Try out the new WordPress Playground to run WordPress in the browser. Plugin and Theme developers note the new categorizations: Canonical, Community, and Commercial.

Member Spotlight: Jack McConnell

Michelle Frechette

December 16, 2022

BlogsMember Spotlights

Jack is a one-man WordPress web design and development agencywhose clients include Peter Gabriel, Disney & Real World Records.

The WP Agency Journey with Krissie VandeNoord of North UX — Post Status Draft 134

Cory Miller

December 15, 2022

BusinessDraft

Krissie VandeNoord, founder of North UX, talks with Cory Miller about their work in creating people-first solutions for the nuanced needs of ecommerce and membership site owners. Krissie shares her story from her early days as a designer and blogger to launching her own agency. Her work and energy will encourage you to think beyond what is to build the possibilities that make things work better.

Annual Survey • State of the Word 2022 • Suggest Community Summit Topics • WordPress Playground (WASM)

Courtney Robertson

December 14, 2022

Make WordPressPlanet

Tune in Thursday for Matt's annual State of the Word address. Check out the WordPress Playground now. It brings key platform dependencies into the browser that you can embed in your own site today. Your feedback into the annual WordPress survey helps shape the project, so fill it out as soon as possible.

Interview With Product Lead Jessica Frick At Pressable— Post Status Draft 133

Cory Miller

December 14, 2022

BusinessDraft

Jessica Frick is a huge WordPress advocate and has been a contributing community member since 2008. She is the Director of Operations at Pressable, one of our Post Status sponsors. Jess joins Cory Miller to share about the amazing WordPress hosting experience Pressable offers, in addition to her own experience and expertise as a long-time member of the WordPress community.

More WordPress People Doing Good Things

Michelle Frechette

December 9, 2022

PlanetThe Week in Review

Lots of good things going on in WordPress. Here are just a few of them.

Member Spotlight: Jamie Madden

Michelle Frechette

December 9, 2022

BlogsMember Spotlights

Jamie is the founder & lead developer of WC Vendors Marketplace, the first free multivendor marketplace plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce.

The WP Agency Journey with D’nelle Dowis of Berry Interesting Productions— Post Status Draft 132

Cory Miller

December 9, 2022

BusinessDraft

D'nelle Dowis has been a part of WordPress for more than a decade. Her passion for genuine, sustained relationships informs how she leads her agency, Berry Interesting Productions. D'nelle talks about her experiences meeting clients where they are and helping them leverage technology to solve the challenges of today while making room for future opportunities. She shares why she values support, her thoughts on DIY, and how she makes room for her clients to ask the weird questions.

Interview with Product Lead Robert Jacobi at Cloudways Managed WordPress Hosting— Post Status Draft 131

Cory Miller

December 8, 2022

BusinessDraft

Director of WordPress at Cloudways, Robert Jacobi, talks about WordPress and their WordPress hosting products in this interview with Post Status Publisher Cory Miller.

WordPress 6.2 Schedule • 2022 in Core • Block Developer Year in Review • New Incident Response Team

Member Spotlight: Alex Stine

New Year, Same Me

Member Spotlight: Seth Goldstein

On The Fediverse, WordPress, And Activity Pub With Matthias Pfefferle — Post Status Draft 135

Community Wrap-up Week Ending December 23

Member Spotlight: Mark-Andrew Nordstrom

Annual Survey • WordPress Playground • Plugins/themes Categorization

Member Spotlight: Jack McConnell

The WP Agency Journey with Krissie VandeNoord of North UX — Post Status Draft 134

Annual Survey • State of the Word 2022 • Suggest Community Summit Topics • WordPress Playground (WASM)

Interview With Product Lead Jessica Frick At Pressable— Post Status Draft 133

More WordPress People Doing Good Things

Member Spotlight: Jamie Madden

The WP Agency Journey with D’nelle Dowis of Berry Interesting Productions— Post Status Draft 132

Interview with Product Lead Robert Jacobi at Cloudways Managed WordPress Hosting— Post Status Draft 131

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