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 as networking sessions, workshops, talks, learning activities, or …
WordCamp Europe 2025: Tickets and Diversity Scholarship Now Available
WordCamp Europe has released tickets for the 2025 edition of the event scheduled for June 5-7 in Basel, Switzerland. There are two types of tickets: the General ticket, priced at €50, and the Micro-Sponsor ticket, which costs €250. Both options include access to all sessions and Contributor Day on June 5, though separate registration is required for Contributor Day. The …
WordPress Training Team Launches New Course for Designers: Beginner WordPress Designer
The Training Team has launched a new course on Learn WordPress specifically for designers: Beginner WordPress Designer. This learning pathway is crafted to help designers new to WordPress gain the skills needed to create professional websites. The course covers essential topics such as building a style guide, understanding block themes, and adopting a block-first approach to design. It also teaches …
Joost de Valk Calls for Breaking the WordPress Status Quo, Community Reacts
Joost de Valk, co-founder of the Yoast SEO plugin has called for Breaking the Status Quo of the WordPress world. This comes in the wake of Matt Mullenweg’s announcement of a holiday break for WordPress.org and the ongoing Automattic-WP Engine legal dispute. de Valk said, “We, the WordPress community, need to decide if we’re ok being led by a single …
Matt Mullenweg Declares Holiday Break for WordPress.org Services
For the first time, Matt Mullenweg has announced a holiday break for WordPress.org services. In his blog post, he said, “In order to give myself and the many tired volunteers around WordPress.org a break for the holidays, we’re going to be pausing a few of the free services currently offered.” The paused services include new account registrations on WordPress.org, plugin …
‘Support Inclusion in Tech’ Expands Grant Program to North and South America
Support Inclusion in Tech (SiNC) has announced the expansion of its grant program to now include applicants from North and South America. SiNC was proposed by Winstina Hughes in 2022 to mitigate the financial stress of underrepresented groups seeking to participate in WordPress events and was first tried in WordCamp US 2022. Originally launched in June 2024 to honor Pride Month, …
Gutenberg 19.9 Introduces Style Book to Classic Themes
The latest release of Gutenberg, version 19.9, brings a suite of powerful features, tools, and improvements for WordPress users. From enhancing classic themes with the Style Book to introducing the new Query Total block, here’s everything you need to know about this update. Style Book Comes to Classic Themes One of the standout features in Gutenberg 19.9 is the introduction …
Recap of the State of the Word 2024
WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual State of the Word (SOTW) address today from Tokyo Node Hall in Tokyo, Japan. This marks the second time the event was held outside North America, following last year’s address in Madrid, Spain. This year’s event spanned three hours, with a special emphasis on Japanese culture. Matt explained, “We’ve gotten so much inspiration …
WordPress.org Login Introduces Mandatory Pineapple Pizza Checkbox
Does pineapple belong on pizza? The answer may vary from person to person. But WordPress users were in for a surprise when they tried to login to the WordPress.org website. A new mandatory checkbox require users to confirm that “Pineapple is delicious on pizza” before accessing their accounts. Following the dispute with WP Engine, WordPress.org had introduced a mandatory check …
25% Off Annual Plans at WordPress.com
WordPress.com is now offering new annual plans at 25% off as part of their year-end promotion. The offer includes a free domain for the first year. This exclusive deal ends on December 31st, 2024. To claim the offer, use the coupon code DREAM25 at checkout. Please note this offer is only for new annual plan purchases and does not apply …