The Progress Planner WordPress plugin has announced a new integration with Yoast SEO, enabling users to take full advantage of Yoast’s features to maximize website search performance. Progress Planner Plugin Progress Planner is developed by the same people who created Yoast SEO, ensuring that both plugins work perfectly together. The main functionality of the plugin … Read more
WordPress project leaders recently discussed how to proceed due to concern that organizations have dramatically cut back on the number of hours donated to contributing to WordPress. They decided that WordPress 6.8 would be the final major release of 2025 and that minor core releases will continue as needed. While no formal commitment was made … Read more
WordPress hosting provider Kinsta announced an automated plugin updater that detects and recovers from bad updates by rolling back the plugin to its previous state and preventing downtime from affecting website performance. Failed plugin updates are prevented from going live and publishers are immediately notified. Kinsta shared that a scan of users indicated that the … Read more
A high-severity vulnerability was discovered and patched in the All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin, which has over five million installations. The vulnerability requires no user authentication, making it easier for an attacker to compromise a website, but this is mitigated by a restricted attack method. The vulnerability was assigned a severity rating of 7.5 … Read more
I love WordPress, but it isn’t perfect out of the box. Themes and plugin choices are more important than ever as some can hamper the site’s performance. You can do many things to improve any WordPress site, and this post will cover just some of these optimizations that you can (hopefully) take action on immediately. … Read more
With the rise in ecommerce, we live in a borderless world. Someone sitting on one side of the world could be shopping with a business on the other. This is cool until businesses encounter language barriers that stunt their growth in global markets. Very few people in China can speak English. So, if your business … Read more
A newly released page builder plugin called Builderius elicited enthusiastic feedback in a private WordPress Facebook group. A conversation with one of its principals, Elvis Krstulović, underscored how WordPress’s open source flexibility allows developers to rethink site building itself, creating tools that prioritize flexibility, maintainability, and professional development practices. Is Builderius A Page Builder? I … Read more
AA WordPress developer pleaded with Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp Asia 2025, asking him to restore Automattic’s contributions to the WordPress core. Mullenweg apologized and said it’s not up to him; it’s up to WP Engine to drop their lawsuit, and he encouraged the community to put pressure on WP Engine. Automattic’s Scaled-Back WordPress Contributions Automattic … Read more
An awkward Q&A at WordCamp Asia 2025 saw Matt Mullenweg struggle to answer where WordPress will be in five years. Apparently caught off guard, he turned to the Lead Architect of Gutenberg for ideas, but he couldn’t answer either. Project Gutenberg Gutenberg is a reimagining of how WordPress users can build websites without knowing any … Read more
WordPress.com updated their 100-year domain and hosting plan, unlocking the opportunity to secure a domain name for a one hundred year period for only $2,000. The new service is a breakout from the 100-year plan which is another offering that includes hosting and other benefits for $38,000. 100 Year Domain Name Registration The new domain … Read more
WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world. Many sites worldwide use it for good reasons: It extensibility means that you can build more than just a website; its open-source nature means you own your site, and it tends to rank pretty well in search engines. Your only limit when it … Read more
The WordPress Foundation suffered a setback in its attempt to trademark the phrases ‘Managed WordPress’ and ‘Hosted WordPress,’ which could have allowed them to demand licensing fees for their use. An organization called Unprotected.org published documents showing it successfully petitioned the U.S. Patent Office to deny the trademarks. The Uprotected.org website published: “We have successfully … Read more
WordPress powers over 40% of websites globally – and why would it not? It is relatively easy to use and has expansive options when it comes to plugins and pre-built themes. But even though WordPress has been in active development and use for more than 20 years, misconceptions about WordPress SEO are rampant and many … Read more
Matt Mullenweg, co-creator of WordPress, posted a statement on X (formerly Twitter) announcing that Joost de Valk was no longer speaking at WordCamp Asia and was persona non grata for having “stabbed” him when he was vulnerable and betraying his confidence. Mullenweg cited statements by de Valk to prove his point, but those statements were … Read more
In a recent interview, Matt Mullenweg referenced three scandals and controversies from his past that have been long forgotten to show how it’s possible that the WP Engine scandal will also be forgotten. One of the examples he cited, the Hot Nacho Scandal, led Google to ban WordPress.org, caused Mullenweg to be rebuked by influential … Read more
Elementor released a free to use standalone AI app called Site Planner that enables users to create a website in a step by step process beginning with the most general concept of the site and ending with a complete website design down to the individual page elements. I gave it a try and was stunned … Read more
Three unrelated things happened in the world of WordPress and Content Management Systems which may point the direction of how content is published on the web. Two of the developments are directly related to WordPress and has the feel of pieces falling into place. WordPress Parallel Community There is movement to build a parallel community … Read more
The last year has been quite eventful within the WordPress ecosystem, marked by discussions and disputes that have prompted some to question the long-term sustainability of the platform and consider exploring alternative solutions. However, when you dive deeper into these concerns, they pale in comparison to WordPress’s enduring strengths as a product and its unmatched … Read more
