Figma is often used build out and maintain mockups for the WordPress project. It’s free to sign up for, and you can create and edit drafts for free. For that reason, Automattic sponsors access to it for a subset of… Continue Reading →
X-comment from +make.wordpress.org/test: Comment on Introducing: Test Team Reps for 2026 – 2027
On August 23rd, 2026, Wordfence Argus, our AI research agent specializing in complex vulnerability chains, discovered a PHP Object Injection vulnerability in Tutor LMS, a WordPress e-learning plugin active on more than 100,000 websites. This vulnerability allows any authenticated attacker… Continue Reading →
This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download… Continue Reading →
Last week, there were 260 vulnerabilities disclosed in 207 WordPress Plugins that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 147 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report… Continue Reading →
AI images are taking over stock libraries, but the human-made web isn’t dead yet. We found 25 places where designers can still find incredible free, real photography, art, and imagery for commercial use.
Divi AI agents let you build and edit websites through conversation. Available inside Divi 5, they work alongside your page in the Visual Builder and can make changes to the layout while you watch. Paste in a screenshot of a… Continue Reading →
Chrome can now measure exactly how obnoxious a website’s ads are, from how much of your screen they swallow to how much data and CPU time they burn. Those ad-stuffed websites can finally be measured, and the results are public.
The “Post” (or “Page”) tab of the editor’s Settings sidebar is being rebuilt on top of DataForm, the same form that Quick Edit uses in the Site Editor. It’s available as a Gutenberg experiment and it’s ready for testing, mostly… Continue Reading →
WordPress sites have always been designed with people in mind. When someone visits a page, they look around the site, complete a form, click a button, or sign up for an account. The browser is at the heart of this… Continue Reading →
Cloudflare just gave website owners a new weapon against AI crawlers: keep the search traffic, block the AI training. After years of watching bots consume the web’s content, publishers finally have an easier way to tell AI companies where to… Continue Reading →
After 16 years, WordPress just killed one of its most recognizable traditions. The predictable “Twenty Something” default themes are history, and their replacement, Ipsum, signals a surprisingly different vision for what WordPress thinks a modern website should start with.
Search, filters, and sorting help visitors find specific content in a blog, product catalog, or directory. With Divi 5, you can add these controls to a custom post loop using the Post Filter Module. In this tutorial, we’ll connect a… Continue Reading →
Photoshop Elements is getting a serious AI upgrade, with Generative Expand, AI upscaling and a new assistant that helps you edit simply by describing what you want.
Where Can I Watch? started as a way to answer one question: Where can I actually stream the title I want to watch? Over the last few releases it grew into something more: a place to keep a watchlist, track… Continue Reading →
Most private members-only sites on WordPress feel like a login wall in front of a not-very-good forum. PeepSo flips that, giving you a real community first and the gate as a configuration choice. The post “How to Build a Private… Continue Reading →
These is the bi-weekly notes for the Accessibility Team meeting that happens on alternate Thursday in #accessibility. You can read the full transcript here or see the full meeting schedule. Announcements WPAD 2026 Event is coming up! Register to attend WPAD 2026 Checkout the schedule and see what is coming… Continue Reading →
X-post from +make.wordpress.org/core: Introducing Ipsum, the new default theme
Ipsum is the proposal for the next default theme, planned to be bundled in WordPress 7.2. It is an intentionally minimal blog theme that centers on a blank canvas to make your own, with built-in room for creativity. The approach for this… Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 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 →
“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 →
Imagine you can sign in with one click. Now imagine all the users on your WooCommerce store or WordPress powered website can sign in with one click. Firstly it makes your life a lot easier. But more importantly, you’ve removed… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 brings the flexibility of CSS Grid into the Visual Builder, making it possible to create structured layouts with precise control over rows, columns, gaps, and alignment. In this free pack, you’ll get 10 CSS Subgrid Layouts for Divi… Continue Reading →
Apple moved key controls to the side of its new foldable iPhone to make them easier to reach — but easier for whom? The decision raises a surprisingly big UX question that every web and interface designer should be thinking… Continue Reading →
If you want your site to appear in AI search, allowing crawlers can seem like the obvious choice. But if automated traffic consumes too many server resources, blocking it seems just as reasonable. The problem is treating those two options… Continue Reading →
Pulling your images and video from a separate server can boost your performance, but no two of the leading options charge for it the same way. In this comparison, we look at six WordPress media offload plugins to help you… Continue Reading →
Maintenance of the GitHub mirror of the WordPress build repository has recently being transferred to the WordPress.org systems team. In future, any syncing issues with the GitHub mirror should be reported to the system team, either on the make/systems blog… Continue Reading →
On February 20th, 2026, a critical Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability was publicly disclosed in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture, a premium WordPress plugin with an estimated 6,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary… Continue Reading →
On August 21 and August 22, 2026, Wordfence Argus, created by the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team, identified two independent critical vulnerability chains in The Events Calendar, a WordPress plugin active on more than 600,000 websites. Both chains begin in the… Continue Reading →
Figma is turning a wild idea into reality: instead of searching for the perfect plugin, you can just ask AI to build it. If this catches on, designers may stop choosing the tools in their software—and start inventing them on… Continue Reading →
