WordPress Podcast (English)
Episodes
Bring Your Local Community to the Global Chat
16 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you have your own local community and want to take advantage of the benefits of global communication, WordPress has already begun integrating multi...
WordCamp Europe 2026
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following the launch of WordPress 7.0, the largest WordPress event on the planet took place, bringing together 2,500 people from the ecosystem to revi...
WordPress Turns 23
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress Turns 23
WordPress 7.0: Louis "Armstrong"
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Arguably one of the most complicated versions to launch, but it's finally here. WordPress 7.0 is now a reality, and AI integration in WordPress is too...
What WordPress 7.0 Brings
19 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 7.0 arrives on May 20 and brings many updates, though some of the most notable have been left out. Here's a rundown of everything in this ne...
WordPress 7.0, Without Real-Time Collaboration
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, Real-Time Collaboration will arrive in WordPress 7.1 and not 7.0, given the performance issues and the changes needed for its new implementat...
Presence API
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With the Presence API, a column of active editors appears in the post list, an indicator in the admin bar shows avatars of who is on that same screen,...
WordPress 7.0 in 3 Weeks
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 7.0 has a release date again — with a 4-week cushion past the deadline when an update had been promised. If everything stays on track, we'...
Matt Mullenweg questions the direction of WordPress
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Mullenweg has published an extensive and self-critical assessment of the WordPress project's state, questioning a process culture that — in his...
AI Tools for Creating Training Content
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress Training team has proposed a set of tools and prompts to standardize the creation of WordPress learning materials.
Nothing Ready for WordPress 7.0
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A week ago the WordPress 7.0 launch seemed to be on track, but the release candidate phase has prompted some significant second thoughts.
WordPress 7.0 Is Ready to Launch
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 7.0 enters its final stretch, with everything locked in and focus shifting to polishing the last details.
7.0 Beta 6
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 7.0 is still in beta, having missed its first release candidate deadline due to concerns around installation size and the default behavior o...
Kicking Off Twenty Twenty-Seven
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Six months earlier than usual, work has begun on Twenty Twenty-Seven, a theme expected to be one of the most polished yet, launching alongside WordPre...
Contributor Dashboard
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress Community has publicly released the first version of the project's contributor dashboard, with data going back to 2021.
Developer documentation restored
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After more than two years without up to date documentation, an issue has been fixed that has made recently released features available again.
Connectors
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 7.0 will include a new section for connecting to artificial intelligence providers.
iframed!
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In WordPress 7.0, the post editor canvas will always run inside an iframe, even if older blocks registered with Block API version 1 or 2 are present.
AI Guide for WordPress
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The future of WordPress depends on defining what artificial intelligence will achieve in WordPress, for developers, editors, and project leadership al...
Focus on Meetups
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meetups are the events the project needs to focus on to grow the community, and for that reason a significant effort will be made to improve documenta...
First details of WordPress 7.0
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are starting to learn what the biggest changes and improvements introduced with WordPress 7.0 will be, including shared editing, new blocks, and PH...
WP-Bench: how much does AI know about WordPress
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
WP-Bench is a new benchmark tool to evaluate how artificial intelligence models understand and work with the WordPress ecosystem.
Preparing the team for WordPress 7.0
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress 7.0 development phase is beginning, and one of the first steps is assembling the team that will lead this new release.
New management panel for Playground
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Playground has become a fantastic tool for running tests, demos, and checking how combinations of plugins or themes behave, and it now receives a majo...
Contributor Dashboard Pilot Project
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The so called Project Thread is being taken up again with a different team and a new vision, where from the admin dashboard it is possible to see the ...
Planning WordPress 7.0
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the release of WordPress 6.9, and a December that is usually a rest period for many, discussions are already starting about what WordPress 7.0 wi...
AI Marks the Future
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress will depend on artificial intelligence models for practically everything, or at least that’s the message between the lines from both the S...
First AI Experiments
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to the launch of the AI Experiments Plugin, it’s now possible to start testing simple experiments together with the MCP Adapter.
WordPress AI Client SDK
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress introduces its toolkit for plugin developers to easily connect with different artificial intelligences, without needing custom integration w...
What’s Coming in WordPress 6.9
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now that the release candidate for WordPress 6.9 has been launched, we’re starting to learn in detail the features that will arrive in this new vers...
WordPress 6.9 beta 3, 4, and Phase 3
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alongside beta versions 3 and 4, we now know a bit more about the future of Gutenberg’s “Phase 3,” focused on real-time collaboration, which is ...
WordPress 6.9 beta 2
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More and more new features are being discovered about WordPress 6.9, including the addition of the math formulas block.
WordPress 6.9 beta 1
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 6.9 begins its path toward its general release with the first beta version, which already includes all the new features of this update.
WordPress 6.9 will be AI
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The main focus of WordPress 6.9 is to integrate new blocks and, above all, finalize the integration of the Abilities API into core.
Collaborating with Notes
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 6.9 will include the option to leave notes for other writers and reviewers, linked to the content of blocks within the editor.
WordPress 6.8.3
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A security update that fixes two issues has led to the release of WordPress 6.8.3, an update that is recommended to be applied urgently on all sites.
How WordPress 6.9 is progressing
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 6.9 will arrive on December 2, and we are just one month away from the release of the first beta version, which should already include all t...
Core Program Team
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new Core team, a sort of Meta-Core, has been launched to coordinate all aspects of the WordPress core.
Images in Emails
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Documentation team was excluded from the WordPress 6.8 release, and that experiment continues with WordPress 6.9, creating a situation where infor...
Images in Emails
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress core will incorporate native functionality to include embedded images in emails without relying on external links or BASE64 content.
New Accordion Block
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The latest version of the Gutenberg plugin introduces the first phase of the accordion block, which is expected to be included in WordPress 6.9.
WordCamp US 2025
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week WordCamp US 2025 is taking place, with high-profile guests and a focus on the upcoming release of WordPress 6.9.
Phased Plugin Releases
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a new version of a plugin is released, you’ll be able to decide whether to launch it immediately or delay automatic updates for up to 24 hours.
Adding more Core Blocks
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s always whether WordPress includes all the blocks it should by default, which comes with both pros and cons.
Roadmap to WordPress 6.9
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now that we know WordPress 6.9 is coming by the end of 2025, a roadmap has been proposed outlining the core ideas to work on in this version.
Documenting with Artificial Intelligence
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Documentation team is proposing the creation of documentation with the help of artificial intelligence, but always with an intermediate human fact...
AI Components in WordPress
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence has already arrived in WordPress in a modular way, through various plugins forming the foundation for integrating AI-based fea...
Staged Plugin Rollouts
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A proposal has been raised to introduce staged plugin rollouts, similar to those used by iTunes or Play, where users receive updates gradually.
Maintenance mode for components
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some core WordPress components have become outdated in functionality, prompting consideration of a "maintenance mode," keeping them stable without int...
Putting things in order
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cleaning up Slack channels, GitHub repositories, database versions, and establishing AI development foundations are among the proposals from a week de...
Goodbye, WordPress 4.6
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since December 2022, security updates were provided from version 4.1 onwards, but now only version 4.7 and above will receive security updates.
CampTix Needs an Update
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The ticketing and organization tool for WordCamps has become outdated after several years without changes, prompting a proposal for its update.
New repositories on GitHub
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress has defined a set of clear principles and steps to determine if a project should be hosted or migrated under its official GitHub organizatio...
WordPress Core AI
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing a new team within WordPress: Make Core AI.
More plugins and more Gutenberg
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the past year, there has been an 80% increase in new plugin submissions for approval, many of them related to artificial intelligence.
All the social networks
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress website has added links to all its social media channels in its footer.
Official end of Media Corps
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been just over a year since the creation of the Media Corps working group, and though it had already been inactive for several months, it now o...
WordPress 6.8.1
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The minor-update phase for WordPress 6.8 has begun, starting with a first release addressing several bugs.
Water under the bridge
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All the bans that had been placed on members of the WordPress Community will be lifted in the coming days.
WordPress 6.8 “Cecil”
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the arrival of WordPress 6.8, a period of uncertainty opens regarding future major and minor releases, as no decisions have been made yet on the ...
PHP 8 no longer labeled "compatible with exceptions"
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the arrival of WordPress 6.8, and applied retroactively, the "compatible with exceptions" label for PHP 8 has been removed.
WordPress is dead. Long live WordPress.
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 6.8 is going to be the last version for a season... at least until the arrival of 2026, suggesting an annual release cycle.
WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The release candidate phase of WordPress 6.8 has already begun, which includes the Field Guide, final translations, and a change in the readme.html.
All About WordPress 6.8
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The release candidates for WordPress 6.8 are approaching and all the documentation about what this version will finally include is here.
Some Improvements in WordPress 6.8
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the release of the first beta versions, we’re beginning to learn about the performance improvements in this release.
Speculative Loading
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 6.8 will include a speculative loading feature that makes site navigation smoother for users by attempting to preload pages they are likely ...
WordPress 6.8 is Approaching
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting Tuesday, March 4, the first beta version of WordPress 6.8 will be available, revealing the initial details of the upcoming major release.
WordPress Up to Version 7.0
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The strategy of the Core team up to WordPress 7.0 will focus on maintaining the platform with few changes in new features, while continuing to advance...
20,000 Images
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress photo directory has reached 20,000 reviewed and freely available images under a Creative Commons license.
Roadmap to WordPress 6.8
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Only two months remain until the release of WordPress 6.8, a version dedicated to fixes.
Don't Use WordPress Hosting
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The legal battle for control of WordPress continues, and this time, hosting companies are the ones receiving the notices.
WordPress 6.7.2, in 2 Weeks
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The next minor version of WordPress will be released on February 11 with some small changes to fix bugs.
Goodbye to the Sustainability Team
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Without warning, Matt has decided to shut down the WordPress Sustainability team, which was created just two years ago.
WordPress 6.8 will bring very few new features
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Automattic’s involvement decreasing to just 1% of what it was before, the open-source WordPress project is going to be negatively affected.
The Holidays Are Over!
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the two-week technical break for WordPress.org, everything is back to normal operation following the holiday pause.
Proposals and More WPdrama
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Influential voices in the WordPress community continue to make proposals on how WordPress.org should evolve from now on, while Matt continues to mock ...
WordPress.org closes for the Holidays
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in 21 years, WordPress.org has partially closed sections of its website, supposedly to give its contributors a break.
[Special] State of the Word 2024
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On December 16, 2024, from Tokyo, the State of the Word 2024 took place, the annual event where Matt Mullenweg summarizes everything that has happened...
Adopt (or Not) the WP Consent API
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2020, the implementation of an API to help with cookie consent and other privacy-related elements has been up in the air. Now, this open and pen...
Bulk Translations
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Polyglots team has released an improvement to the GlotPress tool that enables bulk translations of strings.
Roadmap for 2025
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now that WordPress 6.7 is available, the roadmap for all WordPress releases throughout 2025 is being outlined.
[Especial] Automattic vs. WP Engine (part 2)
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The WPdrama of the legal battle between Automattic and WP Engine continues, just before the hearing for the preliminary injunction.
WordPress 6.7 Rollins
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The new major version of WordPress has arrived, and it comes with some issues related to local edits and network congestion.
WordPress 6.7 RC3 + RC4
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before the final release of WordPress 6.7, two release candidates have been launched to fine-tune the details for the final release.
First Major Step for Data Liberation
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, the Data Liberation project will be implemented on WordPress Playground and now has its base structure so that anyone can start developing on...
1000 block themes
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The WordPress theme repository reaches an important milestone: its first 1000 available block themes.
What's New in WordPress 6.7
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now that the time is approaching for the first release candidate of WordPress 6.7, we already have most of the new features that this version will inc...
Hello, Mary Hubbard
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The departure of Josepha Haden as Executive Director of the WordPress project has paved the way for the arrival of Mary Hubbard, also from Automattic ...
WordPress 6.7 beta 1
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The expected release of WordPress 6.7, which will include the Twenty Twenty-Five theme, continues to be marred by the war between Automattic and WP En...
[Special] Automattic vs. WP Engine
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In recent days, a WPdrama has begun that is shaping up to be a historic moment for WordPress, involving Automattic and WP Engine.
Playground Manager
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The tool for creating WordPress sites on the fly, WordPress Playground, has launched a manager that allows managing multiple instances simultaneously.
Plugin Check plugin
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What better than a plugin that reviews the quality of other plugins before they are published in the WordPress repository?
The Health of Contributions
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing who, what, how, and when contributions are made to the WordPress project is one of the goals the Community has set to improve its health.
WordPress 6.7 Roadmap
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are only 2 months left until the release of WordPress 6.7, and the roadmap is ready, focusing on what this version could bring.
Adding Templates from Plugins
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the release of Gutenberg 19.1, one of the most anticipated APIs is here: the ability to register a template from a plugin.
WordPress on YouTube
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Marsland joins as the Head of WordPress YouTube to oversee content creation.
Third Edition of the WordPress Mentorship Program
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the preparation for WordPress 6.7 approaches, so does the third edition of the Mentorship Program, which is now seeking new participants.
Investing in Event Marketing
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Community team has proposed certain changes to reach new attendees at WordPress events through advertising and marketing.
Playground for Meetups
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meetups are those events for anyone, whether they know WordPress or not, to get into the social side of it, and do so with the help of a simple demo s...
Unifying Permissions
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Gutenberg and WordPress core committers have different permissions for different tools... but should this be the case?