Howdy, World! Mark your calendars; it’s almost time for State of the Word 2021! State of the Word is the annual keynote address delivered...

Each year, members of the WordPress community (users, site builders, extenders, and contributors) provide their valuable feedback through...

WordPress 5.8.2 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 2 bug fixes in addition to 1 security fix. Because this...

October 2021 brought a lot of new things to WordPress, from release updates to new versions of Gutenberg. More notably, in the latest...

In this nineteenth episode, WordPress’s Executive director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, discusses and expresses gratitude for the...

Empowered to make a change For WordPress contributor Ronald Gijsel, open source is a lifeline and a perfect place for people with...

In episode 18 of WP Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy reflects on a recent lecture that she gave to students at Hendrix College in which...

There’s a lot of tolerance in open source software for shipping slightly imperfect work. And that’s good. When we ship software that’s a...

In episode 17 of the WordPress Briefing, Josepha Haden Chomphosy reflects on her WordCamp US keynote and digs into how participating in...

In this series, we share some of the inspiring stories of how WordPress and its global network of contributors can change people’s lives...

In addition to this episode’s small list of big things, Josepha Haden Chomphosy reviews the upcoming 5.9 WordPress release and its Full...

WordPress contributors around the world are celebrating the sixth Global WordPress Translation Day throughout the entire month of...

WordPress 5.8.1 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 60 bug fixes in addition to 3 security fixes. Because...

I really believe in WordPress’ mission to democratize publishing. And I, for one, will never stop learning about what gives people more...

Before the release of WordPress 5.0 in 2018, the Classic Editor plugin was published to help ease the transition to the new block editor....

Ever wonder what it’s like behind the scenes of WP Briefing? Listen in on this episode for a little levity and Josepha’s bloopers. Have a...

WordPress is global in reach and open source in nature. And you would assume that what allows the software to be used by anyone would...

In this episode, Josepha Haden Chomphosy discusses the nuances of building accessible software, the differences between access,...

Starting in WordPress 5.8, a new tool — “theme.json” — is available to use in your theme. Maybe you’re hearing about it for the first...

In this episode, Josepha Haden Chomphosy discusses the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to the fabric of the WordPress...