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Over the past few months, I’ve been diving deep into what people really think about WordPress’ block editor – Gutenberg. I thought this was going to be a fun project. I analyzed over 340 opinions from platforms like Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, and WordPress.org. I also spoke with developers, colleagues, and other professionals in the WordPress community to get a well-rounded perspective.

If you're a fan of default WordPress themes, I have great news! On August 15, we got our first look at the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Five default theme in this WordPress.org post. The new Twenty Twenty-Five theme will be released as part of WordPress 6.7 (which is currently scheduled for release on November 12, 2024).

If you haven't checked out Learn WordPress lately, it's probably a good idea to do it today. This free educational hub has just had a serious glow-up, and I'm here to give you the scoop on why it's worth your attention.

I sat down with Anne McCarthy, long-time WordPress contributor and Test Lead for WordPress 6.6 (which has just been released), to get a better understanding of how this process works – and how you can get involved.

WordPress 6.6 “Dorsey” went live a couple of days ago on July 16! As with most of the major releases over the past few years, the new features and changes primarily focus on the Site Editor and Block Editor, with not much being done for people using the “classic” approach to WordPress.

Lately, I’ve learned that there are three sure things in life – death, taxes, and Awesome Motive acquiring popular WordPress businesses. That third certainty is what prompted me to write this post and let you know about the latest addition to their portfolio.

Howdy, WordPress friends. In this edition, I’ll cover WordCamp Europe 2024 (and tell you more about its venue in 2025), an ongoing supply chain attack that’s affecting lots of plugins/WordPress sites (make sure your sites are safe), several new WordPress acquisitions, and plenty more news and tidbits.

Hey there, WordPress fans! I am back with the latest edition of our monthly WordPress news roundup, which covers everything that happened in WordPress over the past 30 days…or so.

Check-in for the latest WordPress news, including Jetpack Stats going paid, Woo rebranding, WordPress.org redesigns, and lots, lots more.

In the biggest news of the month, WordPress 6.5 is being shipped today after having been pushed back from March 26th. Bluehost also launched a new cloud hosting service, along with what appears to be a pretty tight partnership with Automattic.

We are back with the latest edition of our monthly WordPress news roundup, covering all the biggest WordPress news and events from the past 30 days or so. In some of the largest news from the past month, the results are out for the 2023 WordPress Annual Survey, which provides some interesting insights into the state of the WordPress community.