Welcome to DEV, your monthly WordPress deep dive.

The client just asked you to “make it pop more” for the 5th time. Take a deep breath and read this instead.

Stick around to the end for a very catchy delivery.

In today’s edition:

WordPress 7.2 is mapping out its next moves, from safer secrets to a fresh default theme. Spacefast: local files become live links at warp speed. WordCamp Manchester is back after 8 years, and attendees get to set the agenda. Hot Off The Presses: What’s New? Meme about difference between DMs and Github commits

 
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