Category: WordPress Project

The only major release of 2025 delivers faster performance, long-awaited security upgrades, refinements to the Editor, and under-the-hood polish.

EU joins UK and Australia in granting WordPress trademarks, bolstering the WordPress Foundation’s global push to protect its brand.

Leadership cites declining corporate contributions, but community response tells a more complicated story.

Matt Mullenweg has proposed annual major WordPress releases due to reduced corporate contributions amid WP Engine and Automattic’s ongoing legal dispute.

The WordPress Foundation has secured trademarks for ‘Managed WordPress’ and ‘Hosted WordPress’ in the UK and Australia, amid push for stricter trademark enforcement.

Core committers warn of burnout and stalled progress on the Block Editor as Automattic slashes its contribution hours once again.

While negativity on X hit an all-time high of 54% last October, WordPress sentiment on other social platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Tumblr, remained largely unaffected, holding at 96% positive.

Project leadership’s trademark enforcement efforts coincide with the foundation’s move to expand its trademark policy to include the phrases “Hosted WordPress” and “Managed WordPress.”