The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, September 9, 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 →
WordPress core runs about 31,000 PHPUnit tests on every commit. These tests need maintenance just like core code: many leak state into other tests, some assert nothing, and several are coupled to network calls. A goal for the Build/Test Tools… Continue Reading →
Adobe is quietly testing a mysterious new web-based design tool called Project Oasis—and designers can apply to get inside. Details are scarce, the beta is under NDA, and Adobe isn’t showing much yet… which only makes us want in more.
The ampersand is nearly 2,000 years old. yet designers still can’t agree on what it should look like. From ancient Roman *et* to hundreds of wildly different & designs, the story behind typography’s favorite squiggle is stranger than you might… Continue Reading →
The full chat log is available beginning here on Slack. WordPress Performance Trac tickets @spacedmonkey shared ongoing work to improve query caches and requested more eyes on the work. The idea came from a chat with @peterwilsoncc on the RTC… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 gives you flexible layout tools for arranging imagery into structured, visually engaging compositions. Its CSS Grid Editor also makes it easier to visualize and adjust grid structures directly inside the Visual Builder. In this free pack, you’ll get… Continue Reading →
Bots now generate more web traffic than humans, but what’s more interesting is the type of bot driving these interactions. In addition, studying what those bots do when landing on your site is a worthwhile pursuit. The typical AI traffic… Continue Reading →
Canva isn’t just for presentations and social posts anymore. Nearly 1 million websites are now being published through Canva every month—and with 100+ new Visual Suite updates, web designers may want to start paying attention.
The Themes Team holds meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays every month. For this month, this is the first meeting and is set to take place on 8 September. Meeting Details: Date and Time: Tuesday, September 8 2026, 15:00 UTC… Continue Reading →
In July, students at two campuses in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, built 108 websites. In eastern Uganda, a workshop that arrived to find no electricity at the school ran anyway, for more than 100 learners, because a former student had asked for… Continue Reading →
A huge congratulations, and a giant thank you to everyone who helped make WordPress 7.1 happen! The release was only made possible by your dedication and hard work. You all are heroes. Now that the development cycle is over, it’s… Continue Reading →
Divi 5 continues to expand its native module library. One of its newest additions is the Charts Module, released alongside the Gravity Forms, Imagely, and Payment Button modules. It turns raw data into interactive charts without relying on a third-party… Continue Reading →
Instagram just redesigned its iconic wordmark—but there’s a problem: a surprising number of people think it says “Instagzam.” The controversy offers a perfect lesson in what happens when brand personality collides with one of design’s most basic rules: people still… Continue Reading →
Infinite Uploads offers an all-in-one cloud storage and CDN solution for WordPress sites, with unlimited site connections and hassle-free setup. Is it worth the investment, though? Let’s find out! The post “Infinite Uploads Review: A ‘One-Stop’ Media Solution for WordPress”… Continue Reading →
Marketing pages from Stripe, Linear, and Notion often use asymmetry to create movement, establish hierarchy, and give important content more visual weight. The layout may feel spontaneous, but the underlying structure is usually precise. With Divi 5, that structure can… Continue Reading →
The meeting notes are from the themes team discussion. Date: August 25, 2025 Time: 15:00 UTC Location: #themes channel Agenda: Themes team meeting agenda Agenda Prepared by: @bijayyadav Meeting facilitator – @bijayyadav Full transcript – #themes channel Attendees: Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting. @bijayyadav… Continue Reading →
Variable fonts make it possible to fine-tune typography instead of settling for a few fixed styles. Depending on the typeface, you can adjust Weight, Width, Slant, Optical Size, Grade, roundness, and other characteristics along a continuous range. Divi 5 brings… Continue Reading →
It’s official; the beta phases have ended, and Divi 5 has arrived. This isn’t the end; it’s a new beginning for Divi, and we are moving forward faster than ever with weekly updates. If you use Divi 5, you’ll see… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 shipped the first two runnable code examples in the Code Reference. They are powered by WordPress Playground, and more are coming in 7.2. On the WP_HTML_Processor::class_list() Code Reference page, select Run button in the code snippet and the… Continue Reading →
A patch has been in progress since June that replaces Dashicons in the admin bar and the sidebar with WordPress icons, using the wp_get_icon() function that was introduced in WordPress 7.1. Props to @fushar, @wildworks, and @lucasmdo for moving this… Continue Reading →
Websites have been silent for 30 years. HoverEcho wants your buttons, adverts and pricing tiers to explain themselves before anyone clicks, and it has just landed on WordPress. The post “HoverEcho Brings “Hear Before You Click” to WordPress” first appeared… Continue Reading →
I am excited to announce the release of Divi AI Agents for Divi 5! This is a big one. 🤯 The Divi AI Agent is an intelligent command interface built directly into Divi that understands natural language and can take… Continue Reading →
At WordCamp US 2026, a group of contributors gathered for an informal conversation about the relationship between the WordPress project and the PHP language and community. The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule, so notes below are not… Continue Reading →
On July 9th, 2026, we publicly disclosed a critical Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Super Forms, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 13,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including PHP… Continue Reading →
Last week, there were 246 vulnerabilities disclosed in 174 WordPress Plugins and 5 WordPress Themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 121 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those… Continue Reading →
Open the font dropdown while editing text in almost any project, and you will probably scroll past many of the same reliable choices. That makes sense for body text, where readability across longer passages matters. Hero headings have a different… Continue Reading →
Imagine for a moment an agency that manages more than 30 client websites. Late on a Friday afternoon, one of its WooCommerce stores returns intermittent 503 errors. The site never fully goes down, which makes the issue even harder to… Continue Reading →
We’re super excited to bring you a new release of WP Offload Media. Version 3.4.0 delivers full support for WordPress 7.1, performance improvements and bug fixes, along with foundational changes that unlock future features and further performance improvements. WordPress 7.1… Continue Reading →
Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb See the agenda post. Announcements 7.2 We have a Proposal: Secrets API for WP 7.2 We are still waiting for a release squad to be published, probably early next week as per @jeffpaul… Continue Reading →
The Instagram Feed Module brings Instagram galleries directly into Divi 5. Connect an account, choose how many posts to display, and style the resulting feed directly inside the Visual Builder. One of the module’s biggest advantages is how deeply it… Continue Reading →
