“I wish they’d implement feature x.” “Why won’t they put feature y into core? It’s rated really high in the Ideas forum!” “It doesn’t...

One of the reasons WordPress 2.7 was such a success is the amount of usability testing that took place during the development cycle....

What if there was software with the elegance and extensibility of WordPress but all the features you’ve come to expect from social...

The poll is closed, the votes are counted, and the results are interesting. The table below shows the actual breakdown of the poll votes,...

Comps for the header/nav design tweaks are in, and the results are mixed. Some people just moved a few things around, while others...

ACT I Jane: It is a thorn in my side that the blog name header is above the “dashboard” nav section in the admin, since in MU...

Google has announced the successful applicants for the 2009 Google Summer of Code, and WordPress is lucky enough to have eight students...

As promised, here are the results of the 24-hour has-patch marathon that was announced, begun and completed over the course of a few days...

The 24-hour has-patch marathon has just officially begun! For the next 24 hours (until Friday, 4pm UTC), the core developers will be...

Waiting patiently for a bug hunt to be announced before you get involved as a WordPress development contributor? Pshaw! Don’t be shy! 2.8...

As mentioned previously, the icon design contest was such a success that we realized we needed to create more ways for graphic designers...

Students, secure your awesome summer by applying to the WordPress Summer of Code now! The deadline is in 3 hours, 12 noon PDT / 19:00...

Dad: Well, Billy, another school year is coming to a close. No more college parties, just another summer here at home. What will you do...

A week or two ago at WordCamp Denver, I gave a presentation about some plans to create more opportunities for people to contribute to the...

Basically, the contest is to create a plugin, widget, mash up, hack, or other variety of web application that helps people find and share...

One of the biggest problems and most frequent complaints we’ve had with the WordPress.org Plugins Directory is the horrible, horrible...

2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available.  2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets.  You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via...

WordPress by itself is very simple — what makes it compelling for most of its users is the wide array of plugins (and themes) available...

Today we’ve switched on WordPress.tv, your visual resource for all things WordPress. On WordPress.tv, you’ll find tutorials for both...

Everyone knows by now that WordPress 2.7 is packed with new features. Now that it’s available (almost 600,000 downloads as I write...