In this issue of Delicious Brain Bytes, we track the final progress of WordPress 6.9 RC1 and the new Abilities API, explore the security advancements of the FAIR/Patchstack collaboration, preview the future of ACF Blocks, and much more! WordPress 6.9… Continue Reading →
Black Friday is one of the biggest opportunities of the year for affiliates and users seeking better hosting services. While Kinsta does not offer exclusive discounts or coupon codes to its partners, during this Black Friday and Cyber Monday season,… 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 2. We release new Divi 5 versions… Continue Reading →
The web is busier than ever, with not just human visitors, but an increasing wave of automated bots, crawlers, and AI tools constantly scanning websites for content and data. While some bots are helpful, such as search engine crawlers that… Continue Reading →
This is the proposed agenda for the bi-weekly Accessibility Team meeting on Thursday, Nov 13, 2025, 15:00 UTC WordPress 6.9 RC1 is released. Template management is no longer part of 6.9 release cycle and has been punted to 7.0The release leads have also… Continue Reading →
WordPress 6.9 fixes a specificity issue with the Heading block’s background padding. Previously, padding styles applied to headings with backgrounds were affecting other blocks that use heading elements, such as the Accordion Heading block. This fix ensures that background padding is… Continue Reading →
In this report, 199 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 104 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 →
Standardized API to set unique IDs in directives HTML does not allow multiple attributes with the same name on a single element, yet multiple plugins may need to add directives of the same type to the same element. To address… Continue Reading →
In WordPress 6.9, the client-side navigation feature provided by the @wordpress/interactivity-router module has been expanded to cover additional use cases that were previously unsupported. Support for new script modules and stylesheets Previously, only the HTML of the new page was… Continue Reading →
As part of an ongoing effort to modernize the editing experience, WordPress is moving toward running the post editor inside an iframe. This work builds upon the original iframe migration in the template editor and introduces new compatibility measures in… Continue Reading →
For WordPress users. The Block Bindings user interface has been upgraded to improve how different data sources are displayed in the editor.Users can now easily switch between sources, as well as bind and unbind attributes with a single click. For… Continue Reading →
WordPress now supports defining border radius presets in theme.json, allowing theme authors to provide a curated set of border radius values that users can select from in the Block Editor’s border controls. The Problem Previously, users could only input custom… Continue Reading →
Now that WordPress 6.9 has entered the Release Candidate phase, the following policies are in place. These policies mainly cover how and when Core committers can commit. For non-committing contributors, this post may help explain why a Core committer makes… Continue Reading →
This is a summary of the changes introduced in the “dataviews space” during the WordPress 6.9 cycle. They have been posted in the corresponding iteration issue as well. There’s a new issue for the WordPress 7.0 cycle, subscribe there for… Continue Reading →
The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 6.9 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites…. Continue Reading →
Summary of the WordPress Developer Blog meeting, which took place in the #core-dev-blog channel on the Make WordPress Slack. Start of the meeting in Slack. Attendees: @areziaal, @greenshady, @psykro, @marybaum, @flexseth, @bcworkz (async), @webcommsat (async) and @bph (facilitator). Last meeting… Continue Reading →
Traffic spikes aren’t reserved for enterprise sites. Even a modest WooCommerce shop can see its traffic triple after a well-timed ad, email blast, or seasonal promotion. Take Black Friday as an example. According to NPR, U.S. consumers spent $10.8 billion… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 makes it easy to design custom product grids without code. In this free pack, you’ll receive 12 Shop Loops, all Unstyled, so they inherit your site’s global design variables for color, typography, and spacing. Use them inside the… Continue Reading →
WordPress 6.9 introduces the Abilities API, a new foundational system that enables plugins, themes, and WordPress core to register and expose their capabilities in a standardized, machine-readable format. This API creates a unified registry of functionality that can be discovered,… Continue Reading →
You’ve imported a layout that looks great, but it uses its own colors, fonts, and module styles. How do you make it match your site’s design system without rebuilding every section? That’s where the Divi 5 Inspector comes in. It… Continue Reading →
A great website doesn’t just display information, it also provides valuable insights. It responds to you. People who interact with your site expect instant feedback confirming their actions have been registered. Without these small responses, visitors get frustrated and leave…. Continue Reading →
Divi has undergone significant evolution up to the release of Divi 5 Beta. We have been on a journey to rebuild a new Divi that prioritizes performance, rapid feature development, and a new future for Divi users. However, the prospect… Continue Reading →
WordPress 6.9 Beta 4 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended to… Continue Reading →
Displaying a timeline on your website enables you to showcase your brand’s milestones or project history, providing visual interest for your visitors. Divi 5‘s Group Carousel module offers a fresh way to display this content in a scrollable, engaging format,… Continue Reading →
Every November, it happens like clockwork. Stores roll out their biggest sales of the year, traffic surges overnight, and dashboards light up with warnings. In the rush to keep everything running smoothly, many merchants hit the panic button and upgrade… Continue Reading →
After last year’s update, this post seeks to summarize what’s been completed, what’s in progress, and how to follow along or contribute. This post also seeks to set expectations going forward and answer reoccurring questions at a high level. As… Continue Reading →
“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 rolled out three productivity features: Extend Attributes, Find And Replace, and Inspector. They all help you work faster, and at first glance, they might look like they overlap. But each one handles different situations. In this post, we’ll… Continue Reading →
In this report, 108 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 77 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 →
100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AI Engine WordPress Plugin
On October 4th, 2025, we received a submission for a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability in AI Engine, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to extract the bearer token and… Continue Reading →
