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Stay up to date with WordPress news about releases, latest features and trends in the community. If you are a developer, site owner or business enthusiast this is for you.

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What Is WP Cloud? A Complete Guide for Developers and Website Owners

WordPress community members in the know might have heard the term WP Cloud floating around over the last few years, and it has gained strength in the last few months. The promising platform is catching…

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WordPress 6.3 Release – What To Expect

WordPress 6.3, the second major WordPress release of 2023, is finally here! This release is packed full for features and improvements, primarily focused on the full site editing experience.

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Celebrating WordPress at 20

The world’s most popular content management system is all grown up! On May 27th, WordPress is turning 20. The content management system has done a lot in two decades. An estimated 800 million websites use…

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Harnessing the Power of WordPress and AI

You can barely read the news or scan social media these days without encountering a story on artificial intelligence (AI).  Earlier this month in Post Status’ Slack, Matt Mullenweg said, “In 2015, I told you…

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Hot Takes from State of the Word

WordPress had a big year in 2022. WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg shared many of the highlights in this year’s State of the Word.  The annual review of what’s happening with WordPress and where it’s headed…

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WordPress Gutenberg Updates: All You Need to Know

The new WordPress block editor has improved a lot since its initial release. If you skipped making the switch to the Gutenberg block editor because you thought it wouldn’t work for your site or it…

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What to Expect from WordPress 6.1

With the release of WordPress 6.0 this spring, you’re probably wondering what’s next. If you’ve loved the updates in the last couple of releases, you have a lot to be excited about from WordPress 6.1….

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Cheers to 19 Years of WordPress

Raise a glass as we toast 19 years of WordPress.  The world’s most used content management system celebrates 19 years of powering everything from blogs to eCommerce stores. To celebrate, we’re looking at the top…

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What to Expect with the Release of WordPress 6.0

It’s a big week for WordPress users! With the release of WordPress 6.0 today, the popular content management system will debut new features and enhancements.  WordPress 6.0 promises new tools to make sitewide editing easier….

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WordPress 5.8: The New WordPress Update and Why It’s Awesome

If you’re dialed into the WordPress world, you may have heard some buzz about the new WordPress update. WordPress 5.8, which will be available at the end of July, brings several significant changes to the…

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Preview: What to Expect from PHP8

Did you know that the official release date of the new PHP 8 is December 3rd, 2020? The new version of the PHP 8 will include a lot of breakthrough changes, as well as further improvements in performance,…