WordPress 5.6.2 Maintenance Release
February 22, 2021
WordPress 5.6.2 is now available! This maintenance release includes 5 bug fixes. These bugs affect WordPress version 5.6.1, so you’ll want to upgrade. You can download WordPress 5.6.2 directly, or visit the Dashboard → Updates screen and click Update Now. If your sites support automatic background updates, they’ve already started the update process. WordPress 5.6.2 is a small maintenance release focused […]
Reflecting on Gutenberg’s 100th Release
February 19, 2021
Gutenberg 10.0 released this week, February 17, 2021, marking the 100th release of the Gutenberg plugin; the 100th release of a journey that started more than four years ago when Matt announced the project at WordCamp US 2016.
WordPress 5.7 Beta 3
February 16, 2021
WordPress 5.7 Beta 3 is now available for testing! 🗣 This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with it. You can test the WordPress 5.7 Beta 3 in two ways: Install/activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select […]
WordPress 5.7 Beta 2
February 9, 2021
WordPress 5.7 Beta 2 is now available for testing! 🗣 This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with it. You can test the WordPress 5.7 Beta 2 in two ways: Install/activate the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (select […]
People of WordPress: Pooja Derashri
February 6, 2021
Pooja Derashri shares the story of how she went from being an introverted girl from a small village in India to becoming a developer, thanks to the WordPress community.
WordPress 5.6.1 Maintenance Release
February 3, 2021
WordPress 5.6.1 is now available! This maintenance release features 20 bug fixes as well as 7 issues fixed for the block editor. These bugs affect WordPress version 5.6, so you’ll want to upgrade. You can download WordPress 5.6.1 directly, or visit the Dashboard → Updates screen and click Update Now. If your sites support automatic background updates, they’ve already started the update process. WordPress […]
The Month in WordPress: January 2021
February 3, 2021
For WordPress, 2021 started on a high note. Read on to learn about updates from last month. WordPress release updates WordPress project executive director — Josepha Haden (@chanthaboune) shared big picture goals for WordPress in 2021. Highlights include shipping Full Site Editing — first on the Gutenberg plugin in April 2021 and later in core […]
WordPress 5.7 Beta 1
February 2, 2021
WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 is now available for testing! 🗣 This software is still in development, so it’s not recommended to run this version on a production site. Consider setting up a test site to play with the new version. You can test the WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 in two ways: Install/activate the WordPress Beta Tester […]
People of WordPress: Thelma Mutete
January 21, 2021
From writing her first line of code when she was 16, Thelma Mutete knew she wanted to work in IT. She shares her journey in web development and her discovery of WordPress.
The Month in WordPress: December 2020
January 5, 2021
We bid goodbye to 2020 in style with the release of WordPress 5.6 and the launch of Learn WordPress. But these weren’t the only exciting updates from WordPress in December. Read on to learn more! WordPress 5.6 is here The latest major WordPress release, version 5.6 “Simone”, came out on December 8. The release ships […]
