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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 →
State of the Word 2025 brought the WordPress community together for an afternoon that felt both reflective and forward-moving, blending stories of global growth with technical milestones and glimpses of the future. This year also marked the twentieth State of… 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 →
Want to grow a social media brand without having to show your face? You’re not alone. Thousands of creators are building huge audiences and earning serious income on social media…
On June 10th, 2025, we received a submission for a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Sneeit Framework, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 1,700 active installations. The plugin is bundled in multiple premium themes. This vulnerability can be leveraged to… Continue Reading →
Do you wish at least one of your videos would go viral, boosting your engagements and increasing the number of followers you have in one go? What if we told…
There’s no shortage of advice on how to earn money as a blogger. Quick hacks, monetization “tricks,” and viral strategies flood the internet every day. The problem? Most of it…
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 Clarify wording for the Version field in Trac Announcements WordPress 6.9 is now available! WordPress 6.9 is now available for download. Huge thanks to all… Continue Reading →
In this report, 106 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 65 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 →
The Divi 5 Design System (exclusive to this Cyber Monday sale) is a comprehensive, production-ready framework designed to showcase the full capabilities of Divi 5’s modern design infrastructure. It includes hundreds of presets, complete page layouts, Theme Builder templates, and… Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, December 3, 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 →
Each WordPress release celebrates an artist who has made an indelible mark on the world of music. WordPress 6.9, code-named “Gene,” honors the American Jazz pianist Gene Harris. A piano veteran, self taught at the age of six, Harris infused… Continue Reading →
On November 18th, 2025, we received a submission for an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended, a WordPress plugin with more than 100,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged to execute code remotely. Props to… Continue Reading →
On July 24th, 2025, we received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor, a WordPress plugin with more than 10,000 active installations. This vulnerability makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker to grant themselves administrative… Continue Reading →
PHP 8.5 has now been officially released, and developers naturally want to know what kind of performance improvements they can expect across popular CMSs and frameworks. To find out, we benchmarked 12 widely used CMSs and frameworks, including WordPress, WooCommerce,… Continue Reading →
The Divi Cyber Monday Sale is on now — the perfect moment to grab huge savings with our exclusive Cyber Monday Bundles packed full of premium Divi Marketplace products. From stunning layouts and powerful plugins to child themes and extensions… Continue Reading →
A full-service agency that manages multiple client websites doesn’t need slow workflows. However, typical single-environment hosting creates constant bottlenecks, forcing risky live edits, delayed approvals, and sleepless nights before launches. Kinsta’s multi-environment setup changes that by providing you with tools… Continue Reading →
Welcome to DEV, your fortnightly battle report from the frontlines of WordPress. We’ve scouted the newest tools, executed clever dev maneuvers, and flagged the freshest features and community victories. Arm yourself with this intelligence so you can advance your mission… Continue Reading →
The forth Release Candidate (“RC4”) for WordPress 6.9 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead,… Continue Reading →
Kinsta is heading to Dallas, Texas, this December! As a sponsor of Digital Summit Dallas 2025, we’re excited to join marketers, creators, and digital leaders from the Dallas area and beyond on December 3-4 at the Irving Convention Center. With… Continue Reading →
The Divi Cyber Monday Sale 2025 is live with brand new prizes! 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, Divi Cloud, Divi… Continue Reading →
This update informs you about: new design and a better search option wpaccessibility.org; contributors feedback on WordCamp Netherlands; new and updated documentation; accessibility audit on the website. New design and a better search option wpaccessibility.org Jeffrey Lauwers from Vals Plat… Continue Reading →
