WordPress.org blog: Portland Welcomes WordCamp US 2025: A Community Gathering
A full house of attendees gathered in Portland, Oregon, for WordCamp US 2025, with thousands more tuning in online. Over four days, the flagship WordPress event brought together contributors, innovators, and community members for collaboration, inspiration, and discovery. WordPress is so unique because we’re not just a product; we’re a movement. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress Cofounder […]
WPBeginner Spotlight 15: WordPress Admin UI Preview, New Payment Options, and Smarter Site Tools
August has been full of exciting updates in the WordPress ecosystem. From new features in major plugins to early previews of the redesigned admin interface, WordPress site owners have plenty to look forward to. This month’s highlights cover tools for creating professional forms, accepting modern payments, managing events, and improving SEO. You can even schedule […]
Open Channels FM: WordCamp Gdynia 2025 Is Speaking More Than One Language
Something exciting is happening at WordCamp Gdynia 2025 on September 26–28, 2025 and it’s bigger than the coffee breaks and after-party combined. For the first time, the event will feature sessions in both Polish and English. Last year, the organizers noticed something interesting. In the hallways, at the sponsor tables, even over lunch, people naturally […]
Matt: Think Different
Pretty heads down at WordCamp US, which has had amazing energy and talks so far. I wanted to take a moment to note two things, first being a great essay from Dave Winer asking people to Think Different about WordPress. I’ve done this before — asked people to think differently about things, like public writing, […]
Open Channels FM: Closing the Black Friday Prep Gap: Woo’s 2025 Survey Insights
Woo’s latest merchant survey uncovers a growing “preparation gap” for Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM). Larger merchants, especially those earning over $1M annually, are prioritizing website performance optimization over inventory management and preparing months ahead, while many smaller merchants still rely on traditional, last-minute tactics. The findings reveal key shifts shaping the 2025 holiday […]
Weston Ruter: The Site Speed Frontier with Performance Lab and Beyond
At WordCamp US 2025 this year, I’m presenting a talk called “The Site Speed Frontier with Performance Lab and Beyond” with the following description: The Core Performance team has been incubating enhancements for WordPress through the Performance Lab plugin. These have been available for a few years now; some have been merged into core (e.g. […]
HeroPress: Learn. Connect. Contribute. My WordPress Story – শিখুন, যুক্ত হোন, অবদান রাখুন; আমার ওয়ার্ডপ্রেস গল্প
এই নিবন্ধটি বাংলায় পাওয়া যায় Beginnings My story with WordPress began in a classroom. I was a student working on a simple project, a portfolio website. I wanted to use WordPress because it felt easy to learn and flexible enough to build what I had in mind. I completed the project and proudly showed it […]
How I Save Time Scheduling LinkedIn Posts in WordPress
If you’ve ever tried sharing your blog posts on LinkedIn manually, then you know how time-consuming it can be. Switching between platforms, pasting content, and trying to keep a regular schedule takes more effort than it should. I’ve been looking for ways to share more consistently on LinkedIn, and that’s when I realized WordPress could […]
Matt: The Future of WordPress and AI at WCUS
The presentations for WordCamp US are just a few days away! We have some really exciting keynotes including Danny Sullivan from Google, John Maeda from Microsoft AI, and Adam Gazzaley (one of the top neuroscientists in the world) from UCSF. I think being in the room and able to meet the speakers and ask questions […]
How I Auto Delete WordPress Form Entries (& Stay GDPR-Compliant)
Have you checked your old WordPress form submissions lately? 🤔 Forms are one of the best ways to connect with visitors. You might use them for questions, orders, surveys, or even donations. But once those entries are answered or processed, what happens to them? If you’re not managing your submissions, all that personal data just […]