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WordPress’s Troubled Real-Time Collaboration Feature
Will WordPress’s troubled real-time collaboration feature be worth delaying the release of WP 7.0?
Mullenweg To Cloudflare: Keep WordPress Out Of Your Mouth
Matt Mullenweg invokes Will Smith’s Oscars slap in response to Cloudflare’s boat that EmDash is a successor to WordPress.
6 Reasons Why Cloudflare’s EmDash Can’t Compete With WordPress
Cloudflare’s WordPress competitor EmDash may be the future of CMSs, but there are six reasons why it’s not that CMS today.
WordPress Delays Release Of Version 7.0 To Focus On Stability
Delay in release of WordPress 7.0 stems from concerns over the real-time collaboration feature. The focus is on targeting “extreme stability.”
Is Your Website Ready for AI Search? A Practical Audit for CMOs
Is your website ready for the AI-powered search revolution? Discover practical insights on adapting your CMS for modern needs.
Is WordPress Too Complex For Most Sites?
Yoast SEO founder shares that most sites don’t need content management systems like WordPress anymore.
Vibe Coding Plugins? Validate With Official WordPress Plugin Checker
The official WordPress Plugin Checker provides automated code review for security and best practices, perfect for checking vibe coded plugins.
3 CMS Platforms Control 73% Of The Market & Shape Technical SEO Defaults
CMS defaults now influence more of the web’s technical SEO than most consultants ever can, reshaping where optimization work creates real value.
Formidable Forms Flaw Lets Attackers Pay Less For Expensive Purchases
Formidable Forms WordPress vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to pay a small amount and have a larger purchase marked as paid.
WordPress Gutenberg 22.7 Lays Groundwork For AI Publishing
Gutenberg 22.7 adds features that lay the groundwork for a role as an AI publishing platform and improve the editing experience.
WordPress Security Release 6.9.4 Fixes Issues 6.9.2 Failed To Address
WordPress issues second security release 6.9.4 to address vulnerabilities that version 6.9.2 apparently failed to patch.
WordPress Releases Updated AI Experiments Plugin
Official WordPress AI Experiments plugin enables users to get advance access to AI features right now.
WordPress Releases AI Plugins For Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, And OpenAI
WordPress releases three plugins for integrating Claude, Gemini, or OpenAI into websites
Yoast SEO’s New Schema Aggregator Improves Entity Disambiguation
Yoast SEO introduces a feature that consolidates site schema and disambiguates entities like authors, articles, products, and organizations.
Seraphinite Accelerator WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities Affect 60K Sites
A warning was issued about two vulnerabilities affecting up to 60,000 installations of the Seraphinite Accelerator WordPress plugin.
Builderius WordPress Page Builder Integrates Claude AI
Builderius page builder announced an experimental AI integration that enables it to apply changes inside the builder.
WordPress Calendar Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 100k Sites
Up to a hundred thousands websites affected by WordPress calendar plugin vulnerability.
Page Builder by SiteOrigin WordPress Vulnerability Affects Up To 500k Sites
Page Builder by SiteOrigin WordPress vulnerability rated 8.8/10 affects up to 500,000 websites.
WordPress User Registration & Membership Plugin Vulnerability
Critical vulnerability in WordPress User Registration & Membership plugin enables unauthenticated attackers to obtain administrator role.
Why Open Source Projects Are Run By Benevolent Dictators For Life
It might come as a surprise that some open source projects like WordPress are said to be run by benevolent dictators for life.
Report Shows WordPress Sites Are Getting Hacked At Faster Rate
Patchstack’s state of WordPress Security report shows more sites get hacked within hours of vulnerability disclosure
Joost de Valk Exits Federated WordPress Repository Project
Lack of support for an independent WordPress plugin and theme repository leads Joost de Valk to step away.
Web Almanac Data Reveals CMS Plugins Are Setting Technical SEO Standards (Not SEOs)
Technical SEO “best practices” increasingly reflect CMS and plugin defaults, not individual site decisions, according to 2025 HTTP Archive analysis.
4 Pillars To Turn Your “Sticky-Taped” Tech Stack Into a Modern Publishing Engine
Discover how a modern publishing engine can eliminate the issues of legacy CMS and drive sustainable growth for media companies.
WooCommerce May Gain Sidekick-Type AI Through Extensions
Automattic’s James LePage describes emerging WooCommerce capabilities that will enable Sidekick-type AI extensions
CleanTalk WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Threatens Up To 200K Sites
CleanTalk WordPress plugin, installed in 200,000+ websites, exposes sites to a critical vulnerability rated 9.8/10
WP Engine Complaint Adds Unredacted Allegations About Mullenweg Plan
WordPress co-founder and Automattic are alleged to have planned to target at least ten competitors beyond WP Engine.
WordPress Publishes AI Guidelines To Combat AI Slop
WordPress published AI guidelines with five principles designed to encourage responsible use of AI.
WordPress Announces AI Agent Skill For Speeding Up Development
WordPress announced a new AI agent skill that enables a clear feedback loop for AI, speeding up building and experimenting with WordPress.
SEO & AI Search: 3 Steps to a Faster WordPress Site & Better SERP Visibility
Uncover the secrets of optimizing your WordPress site for speed and improve your SEO and AI visibility effortlessly.