EventsNovember 13, 2021
State of the Word 2021
Howdy, World! Mark your calendars; it’s almost time for State of the Word 2021! State of the Word is the annual keynote address delivered by the WordPress project’s co-founder,…
By Josepha · 4 min read
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CommunityNovember 11, 2021
Take the 2021 WordPress Annual Survey (and view the 2020 results)!
Each year, members of the WordPress community (users, site builders, extenders, and contributors) provide their valuable feedback through an annual survey. Key takeaways and…
By Josepha · 2 min read
ReleasesNovember 10, 2021
WordPress 5.8.2 Security and Maintenance Release
WordPress 5.8.2 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 2 bug fixes in addition to 1 security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended…
By Jonathan Desrosiers · 1 min read
Month in WordPressNovember 4, 2021
The Month in WordPress: October 2021
October 2021 brought a lot of new things to WordPress, from release updates to new versions of Gutenberg. More notably, in the latest episode of WP Briefing, Executive Director…
By Anjana Vasan · 6 min read
PodcastNovember 1, 2021
Episode 19: The People of WordPress
In this nineteenth episode, WordPress’s Executive director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, discusses and expresses gratitude for the inspiration behind the People of WordPress series,…
By Chloe Bringmann · 5 min read
CommunityOctober 30, 2021
People of WordPress: Ronald Gijsel
Ronald Gijsel on his path from chef to WordPress e-commerce specialist, in the latest People of WordPress feature. #ContributorStory
By Abha Thakor · 6 min read
PodcastOctober 18, 2021
Episode 18: The Economics of WordPress
In episode 18 of WP Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy reflects on a recent lecture that she gave to students at Hendrix College in which she explored the economics of WordPress…
By Chloe Bringmann · 14 min read
Month in WordPressOctober 5, 2021
The Month in WordPress: September 2021
There’s a lot of tolerance in open source software for shipping slightly imperfect work. And that’s good. When we ship software that’s a little bit imperfect, it makes it clear…
By Hari Shanker R · 5 min read
PodcastOctober 4, 2021
Episode 17: WordPressing Your Way to Digital Literacy
In episode 17 of the WordPress Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy reflects on her WordCamp US keynote and digs into how participating in open source projects can help you learn…
By Chloe Bringmann · 21 min read
CommunitySeptember 30, 2021
People of WordPress: Yordan Soares
To coincide with International Translation Day, we feature the story of a WordPress developer and translator Yordan Soares from South America. #ContributorStory
By Abha Thakor · 6 min read
DesignSeptember 27, 2021
Upcoming Gallery Block improvements
Thanks to @javiarce & @annezazu for design and copy contributions. An exciting update to the Gallery Block gives you more ways to show off images in your posts and pages. While…
By Kelly Hoffman · 1 min read
PodcastSeptember 20, 2021
Episode 16: A Sneak Peek at WordPress 5.9
In addition to this episode’s small list of big things, Josepha Haden Chomphosy reviews the upcoming 5.9 WordPress release and its Full Site Editing features. Have a question…
By Chloe Bringmann · 8 min read