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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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…
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
It’s time for another Cyber Monday Sale surprise. Today, we’re giving away free Divi Lifetime memberships — with Divi 5 included for life. You only have 24 hours to enter. Divi Lifetime gives you permanent access to Divi, all future… Continue Reading →
Currently, the WordPress Coding Standard explicitly forbids the use of the PHP short echo tag (<?=) along with the PHP short tag (<?). This post proposes modifying this rule to allow the use of the short echo tag for single… Continue Reading →
WordPress Fundamentals Imagine WordPress without a database. Not changing the kind of database. No database at all. WordPress without the ability to persist data. One could use the filesystem. But how would things like meta work? Some particularly clever minds… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 is our most exciting iteration yet. It includes modern CSS Grid and Flexbox layouts. It uses tokenized values via Design Variables. It also allows you to cascade related styles with Element and Option Group Presets. The Divi 5… Continue Reading →
Last week, there were 74 vulnerabilities disclosed in 67 WordPress Plugins and 2 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 41 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those… Continue Reading →
Organizations rely on countless online apps and services daily, each of which requires different logins, making password management a growing challenge. Your team can utilize a CRM, an intranet, a work chat, and other third-party services, such as your hosting… Continue Reading →
X-post from +make.wordpress.org/playground: WordPress Playground: 2025 Year in Review
This is the proposed agenda for the bi-weekly Accessibility Team meeting on Thursday, December 04, 2025, 15:00 UTC WordPress 6.9 “Gene” is here! State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community Review and update guidelines for earning the Accessibility Contributor badge… Continue Reading →
The PHP Group has released version 8.5 of the open source scripting language that powers much of the Web, including sites using the WordPress CMS. The release of PHP 8.5 in November marked the second year of the PHP community’s… Continue Reading →
