WordPress News

WP Engine and Automattic Submit Injunction Proposals During the preliminary injunction hearing on November 26, 2024, Judge Martínez-Olguín indicated a potential inclination to grant an injunction but found WP Engine’s initial proposal “exceedingly vague.” Consequently, she ordered both parties to…

Federal Judge Signals Support for WP Engine in WordPress Dispute. Automattic Expands Content Tools with Harper Acquisition. Holiday downtime? Here's a Few Must-Watch Streaming Suggestion. And More!

PressConf Scheduled for April 2025. Massive Cleanup Event Removes Hundreds of Dangerous WordPress Plugins. Smashing App Brings AI Power to Content Discovery. And More!

How Agencies Can Deal with Uncertainty Created by "The Recent Unpleasantness" For the last 2 months, I've begun my monthly WordPress News Roundup on Solid Academy with a summary of "the recent unpleasantness" in WordPress, particularly from the perspective of…

ChatGPT Unveils Game-Changing, Real-Time Search Features. WordPress.com Introduces AI-Powered Development Assistant. The WordPress Community Sets it Apart and Drives its Success. And More!

Key Developments in the Ongoing Struggle Between WordPress & WP Engine. WordPress Community Divided Over WordPress Code of Conduct Changes. A Fun Idea for a Weekend Project. And More!

All WPEngine's Free Themes and Plugins Now Update from Their Servers. US FTC Simplifies Subscription Cancellations with "Click-to-Cancel" Rules. Fake Plugins Delivering Malware Through Phony Browser Updates. And More!

Responding to "The Recent Unpleasantness" in WordPress as an Agency Owner. Growing from Solo to Agency: The Challenging Path and Whether to Take It. ChatGPT Rolls Out Canvas Interface - Have You Tried it for Coding? 🤯 And more!