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Dev Chat Agenda – December 17, 2025

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various… Continue Reading →

Performance Chat Summary: 16 December 2025

The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets @westonruter shared that he is still working through fixes for a CSS issue introduced in WordPress 6.9 related to loading separate block styles on demand in… Continue Reading →

Real-time collaboration: Early user feedback

Real-time collaboration—the ability for multiple users to edit the same post simultaneously, similar to Google Docs—is being developed for WordPress 7.0, scheduled for release in 2026. Beginning in October 2025, WordPress VIP customers have had access to a beta version of… Continue Reading →

How To Build Semantic Color Roles With Relative HSL In Divi 5 (Primary/Info/Warning)

Managing dozens of color variations across a design system creates unnecessary chaos. You might spend hours adjusting tints and shades instead of building the actual website. However, there’s a way to build colors that are flexible, consistent, and easy to… Continue Reading →

The end of fragile growth: Building scalable, profitable WordPress agencies in 2026

Like all organizations, businesses are social systems composed of cultural, technological, and structural elements that interact with one another. The way these elements interact determines whether an organization succeeds or fails. This article examines two organizational scenarios, each with distinct… Continue Reading →

How To Create Nested Grids In Divi 5

Divi 5 offers Flexbox, Nested Rows, and CSS Grid, which, when combined, build a stunning structure that stays responsive all the time. You can create a parent grid for your main structure, then build smaller grids inside its columns to organize content… Continue Reading →

How To Run A Pre-Launch Design QA With Divi 5’s Inspector

Before you publish a landing page, you scroll through one more time to check if everything looks right. But spacing that doesn’t match, incorrect colors, or different fonts can slip right past you. Divi 5’s Inspector tool solves this by… Continue Reading →

How To Create Hover, Focus, And Active States With HSL-Based Variables In Divi 5

Building interactive elements that look good across every user action takes more effort than it should. You set up a button’s default appearance, then manually create variations for when someone hovers over it. Each state needs its own color, and… Continue Reading →

WordPress 6.9 Hotfixes

Since being released on December 2, WordPress 6.9 has been downloaded over nine million times. Shipping is the first step, and core contributors have been monitoring bug reports, forum posts, and social networks to see the effects of the release. Issues… Continue Reading →

Replacing The Woo Products Module With Custom Loops In Divi 5

The WooCommerce Products Module is Divi’s built-in solution for displaying products. It automatically connects to your shop and provides quick toggles for product images, titles, prices, ratings, and add-to-cart buttons. Divi 5‘s new Loop Builder takes a fundamentally different approach… Continue Reading →

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 1, 2025 to December 7, 2025)

Last week, there were 179 vulnerabilities disclosed in 163 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 57 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those… Continue Reading →

Planning for 7.0

With 6.9 out in the world, our collective attention has already turned to 7.0. Core contributors, together with Matt and Mary, had a call to discuss ideas and projects. There was shared excitement about this release, even if it’s just… Continue Reading →

11 Timeline Designs For Divi 5 (Free Download!)

Divi 5 makes it simple to build timelines that are clear, flexible, and easy to reuse. In this free pack, you’ll get 11 unstyled Timeline Sections — each focused on clean structure so you can plug in your own design… Continue Reading →

6 Best Social Media Inbox Tools For 2025 (Comparison)

Have you ever found yourself tirelessly jumping between social media accounts? Or experienced the dumpster fire that is managing social using “streams”? I feel your pain. That was where I…

Using headless WordPress to build a website with Lovable

Artificial intelligence, improved development tooling, and modern hosting environments are giving headless WordPress a fresh wave of attention among designers and developers. This evolution is shaping how distributed digital experiences are designed, built, and deployed. In this walkthrough, we explore how… Continue Reading →

Accessibility Team Meeting Notes: December 04, 2025

On Thursday, December 04, 2025, 15:00 UTC, a team meeting started in #accessibility facilitated by Krupa Nanda. You can read the full transcript or see the meeting agenda. Important Announcement WordPress 6.9 “Gene” is here! State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community Updating Accessibility Contributor… Continue Reading →

2026 Global Partner Program Announcement

Become a driving force behind WordPress innovation by joining the Global Community Sponsorship Program: a comprehensive initiative that supports the events and people powering our open source mission. As a Global Sponsor, your organization gains meaningful visibility across the international… Continue Reading →

Summary, Dev Chat, December 10, 2025

Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @benjamin_zekavica Agenda post. Announcements WordPress 6.9 is now available!Gutenberg 22.2 has been released!Discussions 6.9.1 PlanningMissing “Needs Patch / Needs PR” Label in the Gutenberg Repository Announcements WordPress 6.9 is now available! WordPress 6.9 is now available for download…. Continue Reading →

Wordfence Bug Bounty Program Monthly Report – November 2025

Last month in November 2025, the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program received 746 vulnerability submissions from our growing community of security researchers working to improve the overall security posture of the WordPress ecosystem. These submissions are reviewed, triaged, and processed by… Continue Reading →

Everything You Need To Know About Stacked Presets In Divi 5

The latest feature of Divi 5 enhances its Preset-based system, allowing users to create reusable styles for use across pages and entire websites. Stacked Presets let you layer multiple Element or Option Group Presets, combining their effects for ultimate design… Continue Reading →

WordPress Vulnerability Report — December 10, 2025

In this report, 170 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 79 of these plugins and themes are now available. Please run these updates as soon as possible. If you’re a Solid Security Pro user, the version management tool… Continue Reading →

Adjacent Post Navigation Changes in WordPress 6.9 and Compatibility Issues

TL;DR WordPress 6.9 introduced a fix for adjacent post navigation when posts have identical publication dates. While this resolved a long-standing bug, it inadvertently caused infinite loops in some extensions that modify the get_adjacent_post() WHERE clause. What Changed in WordPress… Continue Reading →

Dev Chat Agenda – December 10, 2025

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various… Continue Reading →

❗Last Chance! The Divi Cyber Monday Sale Ends Today

The Divi Cyber Monday Sale 2025 is in its final hours — it ends today. It’s our biggest event yet — featuring huge discounts, free prizes, and a brand-new Divi 5 Design System. Get massive savings on Divi, Divi AI,… Continue Reading →

Discovering Progus Store Locator: A WordPress Plugin That Makes Finding Locations Simple

Adding a store locator to your WordPress site usually means navigating API key registration, billing setup, and technical configuration before displaying a single map. My Progus Store Locator discovery takes a first look at a plugin that removes these barriers… Continue Reading →

Kinsta hosting for devs: infrastructure you don’t have to babysit

Every hour spent troubleshooting uptime issues, applying security patches, or configuring scaling represents time that could be allocated to client projects. Infrastructure management within a developer-led agency can create hidden costs and prevent you from writing good code. This post… Continue Reading →

3 Real-World Examples: Rebranding The Divi 5 Design System With Global Variables

Every website rebuild starts with the same question: how much time will this take? The Divi 5 Design System was designed to get you off and running as quickly as possible. Instead of rebuilding from scratch, you rebrand what already… Continue Reading →

👉 20 Products In The Divi Marketplace With Amazing Discounts Right Now

Our Cyber Monday Sale is almost over, but you still have time to grab the year’s deepest discounts on Divi Memberships, Divi-powered products, and services. For example, the Divi Marketplace offers savings of up to 80% off premium plugins, child… Continue Reading →

Mastering Presets In the Divi 5 Design System (Cyber Monday Exclusive!)

The Cyber Monday sale is live and includes the full Divi 5 Design System, one of the most valuable and exclusive Divi 5 freebies. It gives you a ready-made styling foundation with over 430 exports, all built using global presets… Continue Reading →

Divi 5 Public Beta 4 Release Notes

The Divi 5 Public Beta is available today. If you prefer the experience to Divi 4, it’s ready for use. If you use Divi 5, you’ll notice an update notification for Public Beta 4. We release new Divi 5 versions… Continue Reading →

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