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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 8, 2025 to December 14, 2025)

Last week, there were 224 vulnerabilities disclosed in 205 WordPress Plugins and 9 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 74 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those… Continue Reading →

How To Transition From Block To Flex In Divi 5

For years, Divi users relied on a block-based layout system that worked well at the time, but as WordPress page builders have evolved, limitations have emerged. Columns stacked predictably in rows, mobile reordering required duplicate sections or custom CSS, and… Continue Reading →

X-post: WordPress 6.9 Release Retrospective

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WordPress 6.9 Release Retrospective

Congratulations to all who helped make WordPress 6.9 possible! Now that the release cycle is complete, you’re invited to reflect and share your thoughts on the release cycle, release processes, release squad, or whatever else is on your mind. Feedback loops are… Continue Reading →

X-post: Proposal: 2026 Major Release Schedule

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5 Large Text Designs For Divi 5 (Free Download!)

Divi 5 makes it simple to build bold hero sections and headline areas that feel intentional, balanced, and on brand. In this free pack, you’ll get 5 styled Large Text Sections — each crafted with strong typography, clear hierarchy, and… Continue Reading →

How Kinsta helps developers run complex WordPress sites at scale

Managing complex WordPress sites means dealing with plugin-heavy architectures, thousands of concurrent users, and clients who expect consistent performance. When you handle dozens of high-traffic builds for enterprise clients, standard hosting infrastructure breaks down. Kinsta provides an infrastructure built for… Continue Reading →

Accessibility Team Meeting Agenda: Dec 18, 2025

This is the proposed agenda for the bi-weekly Accessibility Team meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 15:00 UTC Notes feature in WordPress 6.9 WordPress Importer can now migrate URLs in your content Planning for 7.0 Holiday updates Updates from the working group… Continue Reading →

Gutenberg 22.3 (December 17)

“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 →

Summary, Dev Chat, December 17, 2025

Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @desrosj Agenda post. Announcements Gutenberg 22.3 has been released!WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day: Call for table leadsWordPress 6.9 HotfixesPlanning for WordPress 7.0Real-time collaboration: Early user feedbackDiscussions Dev Chats Over the Holidays Note: This was the… Continue Reading →

How To Design CSS Grid Layouts For Your Website

Building a CSS Grid layout isn’t difficult to understand, but it can be challenging to execute cleanly. Sketching columns is easy. Keeping spans, gaps, and breakpoints in sync across pages is where most people stall. The good news: there are… Continue Reading →

WordPress Vulnerability Report — December 17, 2025

In this report, 293 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 158 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 →

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…

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