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Discovering LLM Bot Tracker: The WordPress Plugin That Reveals AI Crawler Activity

Typical analytics tools filter out bot traffic and show you only human visitor data. The LLM Bot Tracker plugin from Hueston fills this gap by monitoring AI systems that access your WordPress content. This post will look at how the… Continue Reading →

Dev Chat Agenda – December 3, 2025

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 →

WordPress 6.9 “Gene”

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 →

100,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress Plugin

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 →

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in King Addons for Elementor Plugin

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 benchmarks: The state of PHP performance across multiple CMSs and frameworks

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 →

🎁 Grab The Limited-Time Divi Cyber Monday Bundles: $1,944 Savings

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 →

Agile delivery for agencies with Kinsta’s multi-environment setup

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 →

WordPress 6.9 Release Candidate 4

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 →

Meet Kinsta at Digital Summit Dallas

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 Is Here…With Brand New Prizes!

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 →

Discovering eBook Crafter: Turn WordPress Content Into Professional PDF eBooks

You likely have hundreds of blog posts sitting on your WordPress site, each representing hours of writing and research but little monetary return. The eBook Crafter plugin offers a way to gather this scattered content, repurpose it for new formats,… Continue Reading →

WP A11y Docs update November 2025

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 →

Ability to Hide Blocks in WordPress 6.9

WordPress 6.9 now includes a built-in feature to hide blocks, making it easy to tuck content away without deleting it. You can now hide blocks: select a block, click the ellipsis, and choose “Hide”. Hidden blocks are visually removed from… Continue Reading →

😱 Last Chance! The Divi Black Friday Sale Ends Today.

The Divi Black Friday 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, Divi… Continue Reading →

🏆 The Best Divi 5 Compatible Products In The Divi Marketplace

Our Black Friday Sale is coming to a close, but there’s still time to take advantage of amazing deals on Divi Memberships, products, and services. This year’s sale marks the arrival of Divi 5 Beta, with all purchases including the exclusive Divi 5 Design… Continue Reading →

♾️ Get Divi 5 For Life (One Payment, Unlimited Websites)

The Black Friday sale is live, and thousands of designers and site owners have already locked in their savings. Last year, Divi 5 was released in Public Alpha, but to many, it felt like a still distant reality. Today, the… Continue Reading →

X-post: WordPress 6.9 Field Guide

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WordPress Importer can now migrate URLs in your content

Moving a WordPress site has always meant fixing countless broken URLs. The links still pointed to the old domain, the images didn’t load, and the cover blocks lost their background. Not anymore! WordPress Importer now migrates the URLs in your… Continue Reading →

New features, new blocks, new APIs: here is what’s new in WordPress 6.9

WordPress 6.9 is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to use some of the many fantastic new features that will be included in the latest release of the world’s most popular CMS. At a glance, the main improved… Continue Reading →

⚠️ Reduce Your Current Subscription Cost by 80% With Two Clicks!

The Divi Black Friday Sale is our biggest and most anticipated event of the year — and it’s officially live. This is your once-a-year chance to unlock massive savings on your Divi membership and repack your subscriptions for long-term value…. Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving 2025

Last year, I wrote: At this point, it’s more of a tradition to post on Thanksgiving Day than anything else.  And I still hold that to be the case. This year, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say something about… Continue Reading →

Scaling typeface gracefully with fluid typography

Making text look good on every screen isn’t as simple as it sounds. For a long time, web designers used media query breakpoints to resize fonts, but this approach quickly becomes messy as more devices and screen sizes emerge. Starting… Continue Reading →

X-post: Announcing the AI Experiments Plugin v0.1.0

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Discovering Element Pack PRO: The Complete Elementor Toolkit for WordPress

Creating WordPress sites with Elementor typically means installing multiple add-ons to cover different needs. This Element Pack PRO discovery explores how BdThemes consolidates design widgets, accessibility compliance, AI-powered forms, and admin enhancements into a single ecosystem. The post “Discovering Element… Continue Reading →

Core Committers Check-in – November 2025

This post summarizes key discussions from the Core Committer meeting held on November 25, 2025 with project leadership. As with previous check-ins, the goal is to align on key initiatives, gather feedback, and clarify next steps for the WordPress project…. Continue Reading →

Summary, Dev Chat, November 26, 2025

Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @benjamin_zekavica Agenda post. Announcements 6.9 Release Candidate 3 is now available!6.9 Release Day Timeline Shift6.9 Dev NotesForthcoming releases 6.9 TimelineCall for Testing Discussions Browser Support Policy – Clearer Front-end vs. Admin Rules Announcements 6.9 Release Candidate 3 is now available!… Continue Reading →

Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (November 17, 2025 to November 23, 2025)

Last week, there were 140 vulnerabilities disclosed in 129 WordPress Plugins and 1 WordPress Theme that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 58 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those… Continue Reading →

WordPress Vulnerability Report — November 26, 2025

In this report, 164 vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. Security patches for 89 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 →

🎁 Grab The Limited-Time Divi Black Friday Bundles: $1,793 In Savings!

The Divi Black Friday Sale is in full swing, offering an incredible opportunity to score big with exclusive Black Friday Bundles featuring Divi Pro and Divi Marketplace products. Whether you’re looking to dive into Divi Pro, elevate your membership with… Continue Reading →

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