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WordPress 6.2 is scheduled for release on March 28, 2023. But it’s never too early to start preparations. Therefore, you may want to check out the first beta release, which is now available for testing. The first major release of 2023 brings a plethora of enhancements to the Site and Block Editors. Some features, such […]

Should WordPress move away from Slack and towards the fediverse for project communication? Automattic-sponsored Meta team contributor Alex Kirk thinks so. Kirk has proposed a project to explore switching to the free Matrix open-source federated chat system. The potential benefits are compelling. For one, there’s something to be said for open-source projects supporting each other. […]

In today’s episode, Matt is talking about the new WP Minute+ podcast and why he started it.  The WP Minute, which is a five-minute weekly podcast on WordPress news, continues to be produced with the intention of providing busy WordPress professionals with short-form content. The WP Minute+, will feature longer form conversations and interviews, while […]

WordPress phases updated, Awesome Motive buys Thrive Themes, and more! Get all the links https://thewpminute.com/?p=9634

The lines between the open-source WordPress.org and its commercial counterpart WordPress.com (owned by Automattic) have long been blurred and confusing. So much that commercial offerings from Automattic’s suite of tools were integrated into the official WordPress mobile app. That’s about to change. As Sarah Gooding of WP Tavern reports, features that rely on Automattic products […]

WordPress news! Blaze, performance, Duplicator acquisition 🤯

During the 2022 State of the Word event, Matt Mullenweg announced that the WordPress.org theme and plugin repositories would allow authors to categorize their entries as “Commercial” or “Community” products. Not long after, the feature became active.

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Matt Mullenweg held court at the annual State of the Word event on December 15. Several topics were touched, including the use of Gutenberg outside of WordPress, the return of in-person Meetups and WordCamps, and the announcement of a Community Summit set

State of the Word 2022 has just completed another hybrid presentation.

A mix of livestream on the official WordPress YouTube channel and in-person attendees traveled to NYC to watch Matt Mullenweg and others update us on all things WordPress. We’ll cov