Chris Christoff of the Plugins Team has published the roadmap of Phase 2 of the Plugin Check plugin. According to the statistics shared at this year’s State of the Word, 41% fewer issues were reported per approved plugin after launching the Plugin Check tool, enabling the team to approve 138% more plugins …
The WordPress Community Team has proposed hosting women-centric events on International Women’s Day through local WordPress communities to celebrate, empower, and inspire women. These events are envisioned as platforms where women can connect, share experiences, and enhance their skills in an inclusive and supportive environment. These events could take various forms, such …
The WordPress Core team is gathering consensus around integrating the WP Consent API into Core. The WP Consent API feature plugin was originally introduced in early 2020 to standardize the communication of accepted consent categories between plugins. Automattician Brian Alexander has placed two options before the community: add this feature …
Automattician Héctor Prieto has revealed the schedule for WordPress releases in 2025. Similar to 2024, three major releases are planned: WordPress 6.8 – Beta 1 on March 4, stable release on April 15 WordPress 6.9 – Beta 1 on June 24, stable release on August 5 WordPress 7.0 – …
Automattic has acquired Harper, a grammar checker tailored for developers. Its founder, Elijah Potter, will join Automattic as a Code Wrangler, contributing significantly to the improvement of the company’s product lineup. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Harper, named after novelist Harper Lee, is an open source alternative to …