1. Automattic vs. WP Engine: A Month of Silence January brought no major updates to the ongoing dispute between Automattic and WP Engine. It seems that the industry has grown weary of the drama, with most key players having already made their positions clear. For now, Automattic appears to be taking a pause, allowing the […]
In recent months, Automattic, the company behind WordPress.org and the WordPress trademark, has captured the community’s attention with its actions. December has been no exception, and several recent events suggest that this story may have an even greater impact on WordPress’s future than you may have anticipated. 1. WP Engine Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Automattic […]
1. WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” Released On November 12th, WordPress 6.7, named ‘Rollins,’ was officially released. One of the highlights is the new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Five, which aims to cater to a wide range of bloggers, from personal bloggers to complex news sites. Another major feature is the ability to zoom out while composing content, […]
1. WordPress.org vs. WP Engine: First month of outcomes It’s been a month since the seismic events of September, triggered by the conflict between WordPress.org and WP Engine. During this time, the community has begun to witness significant outcomes. 1.1) Confrontation over Advanced Custom Fields On October 12, Matt Mullenweg, head of the WordPress Foundation, […]
1. Vulnerability in the LiteSpeed plugin found and fixed A critical vulnerability was discovered in the popular LiteSpeed Cache plugin, which boasts over 6 million installations. The flaw allowed unauthenticated users to escalate their privileges to the Administrator level, potentially leading to the installation of malicious plugins. Users are urged to update to version 6.4 […]
1. WordPress 6.6 released The WordPress 6.6 Dorsey release contains a range of improvements, including performance enhancements and UI editor upgrades. Notably, the post-info block has been made more informative and compact. Another significant feature is the rollback for plugin auto-updates. Now, if any error occurs during an automatic plugin update, WordPress will automatically roll […]
1. Supply chain attack on WordPress.org plugins WP Team: We identified that some plugin authors were reusing passwords exposed in data breaches elsewhere. The compromised accounts were not the result of an exploit on WordPress.org. Instead, the attackers used recycled passwords to add malicious code to a few plugins on the WordPress.org Plugin Directory. This […]
1. WordPress 6.5.3 maintenance release now available The latest minor version of WordPress, 6.5.3, is now available for download. This release includes fixes for 12 bugs in the core and 9 issues in the block editor. For more details on the fixed bugs, refer to the summary provided here. 2. Google I/O shared year Baseline […]
