WordPress Playground had a busy year in 2025, with updates that make it more capable for day-to-day development, plugin previews, and learning environments. The project’s latest year-in-review highlights progress across performance, compatibility, database support, and tooling, expanding what can be… Continue Reading →
Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a… Continue Reading →
In modern web design, off-canvas design elements such as mega menus, slide-in sidebars, and interactive pop-ups are essential for creating engaging, user-friendly experiences without overwhelming the main layout. Divi 5’s Canvas system is a powerful new feature that lets you… Continue Reading →
When a client reports slow admin screens, failed checkouts, or random timeouts, agencies don’t have the luxury of digging through dozens of tables or reverse-engineering plugin behavior. You need to recognize the likely failure points quickly and focus your attention… Continue Reading →
Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @desrosj Agenda post. Announcements WordPress 7.0 Call for VolunteersNominations for Core Team Reps 2026Dropping support for PHP 7.2 and 7.36.9 Release RetrospectiveDiscussions PHP Extensions List – filter Announcements WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers If you are interested in volunteering for… Continue Reading →
This is the proposed agenda for the bi-weekly Accessibility Team meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2025 at 08:30 PM GMT+5:30 WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers 6.9 Release Retrospective Dropping support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 Updates from the working group Documentation General Gutenberg… Continue Reading →
The official release of Divi 5 is scheduled for February 26th. Divi 5 has been available for some time. In fact, we recommend it for building new websites, and 40% of our customers are already choosing it. That’s no surprise… Continue Reading →
Most college web design students never touch real hosting. They work in sandboxes, on localhost, building sites that never see the light of day, which, in many ways, can feel like learning to drive in a parked car. But Fort… Continue Reading →
Building an online store with WordPress means choosing a theme that can handle the demands of WooCommerce. This is not the same decision as picking a theme for a blog or brochure site. ecommerce themes need to manage product catalogs,… Continue Reading →
The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets @westonruter shared that an issue related to Modern Image Formats in core had surfaced, pointing to #60480. @westonruter shared the reports covering performance-related tickets for WordPress… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 introduces a system-wide update that changes how layouts are built. Every module now includes Layout controls in the Design tab. This means that modules can now act as their own layout containers using Flexbox and CSS Grid. Elements… Continue Reading →
There’s a persistent belief that being a “premium” agency simply means charging more. In reality, premium positioning has very little to do with price and everything to do with trust. It’s the confidence clients feel when they know you’ll get… Continue Reading →
This post kicks off the formal election process with a call for nominations for the 2026 Core Team Reps. For 2025, Francesca Marano (@francina), Jb Audras (@audrasjb) and Benjamin Zekavica (@benjamin_zekavica) have served as the elected Core Team Reps. The… Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 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 →
Divi 5 makes it easy to build contact sections that look polished, professional, and ready for real inquiries. In this free pack, you will find 7 Styled Contact Sections, each designed to help visitors reach out quickly using clear layouts,… Continue Reading →
For years, Divi gave you CSS IDs and Classes for elements. That worked fine for styling and scripting, but attributes like ARIA roles or focus attributes, such as tabindex, required third-party plugins or custom code. Not anymore. Divi 5 introduces… Continue Reading →
With the release of Divi 5‘s CSS Grid feature, Divi users are equipped with intuitive tools to build layouts that adapt seamlessly across devices, eliminating the steep learning curve that comes with learning CSS code. At the heart of this… Continue Reading →
Support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 will be dropped in WordPress 7.0, currently scheduled for release in April 2026. The minimum recommended version of PHP will remain at 8.3, but the new minimum supported version of PHP will be 7.4.0…. Continue Reading →
At its core, Flexbox is a powerful CSS layout model that gives you precise control over how items flow and align within a container. Divi 5 integrates Flexbox directly into the Visual Builder, turning every element into a flexible container…. Continue Reading →
Planning is underway for WordPress 7.0! This post outlines the proposed schedule along with a call for volunteers to support the release process. Following the typical cadence and accounting for holidays later in the year, the proposed final release date… Continue Reading →
Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugin and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find a… Continue Reading →
Websites aren’t built just to publish content, and metadata isn’t fine-tuned for fun; it’s all of these activities that work together so your pages can be discovered more easily. For years, Google Search has been the primary gateway to that visibility, thanks… Continue Reading →
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 6. We release new Divi 5 versions… Continue Reading →
On November 27th, 2025, we received a submission for a Site Reset and Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Demo Importer Plus, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to trigger a full site reset… Continue Reading →
Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @benjamin_zekavica Agenda post. Announcements 6.9 Release RetrospectiveDiscussions PHP Extensions List – filter Announcements 6.9 Release Retrospective The 6.9 release retrospective is open to all contributors, not only release squad members.Broader feedback helps improve future release processes. Discussions PHP Extensions… Continue Reading →
Card layouts show up all over a site, but you often rebuild them from scratch or copy and paste the same stack of modules. Module Groups in Divi 5 allow you to bundle an image, heading, text, button, or any… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, we invited community members who were interested in serving as team representatives to submit nominations. Individuals were welcome to nominate themselves or recommend someone they felt would be a great fit for the role. The post… Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 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 →
Managing WordPress sites for clients requires hosting that delivers without constant intervention. However, there’s a valid fear of downtime, broken DNS records, or lost data that may create hesitation, preventing you from making a necessary infrastructure change. Kinsta’s migration team… Continue Reading →
A core concept in WordPress is the theme, and it is not possible to run a website without one. That’s why it is often the first decision that a WordPress user needs to make. Getting this decision wrong often means… Continue Reading →
