Will The Vibes Be Good? Only Time Will Telex

Stick around ‘til the end to see a bunch of guys having no fun at all. Seriously. Not even a bit. In today’s edition: Telex turns your rambling ideas into Gutenberg blocks. Sometimes magically, sometimes… not. Open Call for Web Heroes: WP Accessibility Day needs you to save the internet, one alt-text at a time. Who’s WP-Award-worthy, in your opinion? …

No Rest for the Wiki

Stick around ‘til the end to see baby trash bandits that are adorably bad at climbing. In today’s edition: Patchstack study: Hosting “security” might look tough, but 87.8% of the time it folds faster than a $5 lawn chair. WP Wiki launches: Finally, a single place to catalog all of your nerdy knowledge. RIP dial-up: the sound of the 90s …

It Was The Summer of 6.9

Stick around ‘til the end to see the most adorable abyss. In today’s edition: WP 6.9 is coming, and it includes a new Command Palette that’ll make you feel like a 90’s movie hacker. What’s waiting for you at WCUS Portland: from panels to presentations to Pearl District pubs. Meet the PHP AI Client SDK, the newest way to keep …

PNG Me In Coach, I’m Ready!

Stick around ‘til the end to see a dog who plays guitar better than I can… In today’s edition: Move over WebP. PNG got her first glow-up in 22 years and now she animates. Ethical hosting gets a badge: The Secure Hosting Alliance wants to make hosting boring again (in a good way). WordPress just got a card game. It’s …

Like A Version, Released For The Very First Time

Stick around ‘til the end to find out why the dishwasher won’t close all the way. In today’s edition: Tumblr’s big WP migration dreams are turning out as disappointing as the ball pit at Dashcon. WordPress 6.8.2 RC1 is live: let the bug-stomping commence. We casually flex on eeeeeeverything we’ve shipped in 2025. NBD. Hot Off The Presses: What’s New? …

JSON & The Toolbar-gonauts

Stick around ‘til the end for a pug in a rug… In today’s edition: Why the world’s biggest physics lab made the leap to WordPress. You can now customize your “Next” button. Use this power wisely. Accessibility docs are finally getting the overhaul they deserve, and you can help! Hot Off The Presses: What’s New? “JSON? I don’t know him …

TBH, AI’d Rather Not…

Stick around ‘til the end for a guy whose sense of humor speaks louder than words. In today’s edition: FAIR play? The WordPress decentralized mirrorverse is here. PayU plugin left the door wide open… oops. SponsorMeWP: Because you can’t pay your electricity bill in WordPress street cred. Hot Off The Presses: What’s New? In the last DEV issue, we warned …

Hello World, GoodbAI Code Standards

Stick around ‘til the end for a sweet birthday surprise… In today’s edition: AI is building plugins, but is it also breaking the repo? (Plus: the “vibe coder” problem in one brutal tweet). 22 years old and still the life of the party. WordPress, you magnificent CMS, we raise a glass to you! Genius tools you’ll wish you’d built yourself, …

Hackers Say Hello OttoKitty

Stick around ‘til the end. We’ve got a four-legged percussionist who’s stealing hearts and drumsticks. In today’s edition: There’s a new WordPress feature that could make your site feel lightning-fast… or break it completely. The kicker? It’s already turned on. Ottokit left a door open to privilege escalation and hackers everywhere said “thank you.” If you haven’t updated yet… go …

You Had ONE Job, Security Plugin!

Read to the end to find out why at this particular post office, you have to hold your breath while sending your mail… In today’s edition: A plugin that reminds me of my ex: acts like it’s protecting you, but really just secretly sabotages everything while you’re not looking. Bring your best ketchup-chip-fueled hot takes: Canadian WordCamp is coming. The …