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- WordPress 7.0 Has Arrived: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
by WordPress.com Staff on June 4, 2026 at 4:39 pmWordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” is here, with new AI foundations, visual revisions, and responsive design tools.
- Now in the Reader: Bluesky, Mastodon, and the Fediverse
by Jeremy Herve on May 28, 2026 at 1:00 pmIf you’ve been blogging for a while, you’ll probably know the WordPress.com Reader – a calm place to catch up on the blogs you follow, without an algorithm deciding what you see. This month, we added a new Social Feeds section to the Reader. Now you can bring in the …
- Introducing Write: A New Way to Post, Built for Writers
by Allison Levine on May 26, 2026 at 5:18 pmOne page. A blinking cursor. The formatting you need and nothing you don’t. That’s Write, a new, focused writing surface built into WordPress.com. In last year’s Creators survey, “simplify the editor” was the single most-requested improvement from the people already publishing on WordPress.com. So we built it.
- Meet WordCamp Agent: A Preview of the WordPress Memory Layer
by Artur Piszek on May 26, 2026 at 1:04 pmIf you’ve been to a WordCamp, you know how it goes. The schedule fills up fast, you lose track of who you wanted to meet, and your notes from the best talks never make it anywhere useful. Message @wordcamp_agent_bot on Telegram and not only have a better plan for WCEU 2026, see where agentic WordPress is going.
- Turn Your Blog Posts Into Podcast Episodes
by Miguel Torres on May 22, 2026 at 3:31 pmPosts to Podcast is a new WordPress.com feature that creates AI-generated audio episodes from your existing posts, complete with a draft post and transcript.
- WordPress.com Changelog: Launch a Podcast and Update Your Friends
by WordPress.com Staff on May 22, 2026 at 1:45 pmA built-in podcast tool, weekly letters to close friends, and a new Mac app for managing your site — see what’s new on WordPress.com in the last two weeks.
- Blueprints Gallery Is Now Available in WordPress Studio
by Kateryna Kodonenko on May 21, 2026 at 7:20 pmDiscover Blueprints Gallery in WordPress Studio to browse, preview, and launch reusable WordPress setups locally in seconds.
- Inside WordPress.com’s Security Response to the Essential Plugin Attack
by WordPress.com Staff on May 21, 2026 at 5:00 pmThe Essential Plugin attack hit 2,200+ hosted sites. Here’s how WordPress.com’s security team detected, contained, and cleaned up the threat.
- Achievement Unlocked: Your WordPress.com Milestones Now Have a Home
by Jacopo "Copons" Tomasone on May 21, 2026 at 3:00 pmYour new Achievements page brings together badges, milestones, activity streaks, and a few surprises—right in the Reader.
- Your Podcast Belongs With Your Blog and Newsletter
by Rob Pugh on May 21, 2026 at 1:00 pmWe’re launching Jetpack Podcast, a new way to publish, distribute, and grow a podcast from the same site as your blog and newsletter. If you’re on WordPress.com, it’s already in your dashboard in your Jetpack menu. You can start a podcast for free. We’ll help you set up your show, get your podcast onto major podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Pocket Casts, and pair it with your newsletter to grow your audience.
- Back from Burnout
by Michelle Frechette on April 17, 2026 at 5:02 pmBurnout can be crippling – to life, to our jobs, to ourselves – but it’s not the end. And you CAN look for ways to combat it. This article, Back from Burnout, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Nine
by Olivia Bisset on October 31, 2025 at 5:15 pmTranscript ↓ In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette chats with developer Mark Westguard … Read more This article, Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Nine, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- Agency News Weeklyby Nathan Ingram on October 13, 2025 at 5:03 pm
WordPress Accessibility Day is Happening This Week. Big Claims Return in WP Engine’s Legal Fight With Automattic. Gmail is Ending Support for POP and Gmailify. And More! This article, Agency News Weekly, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- The Latest from Post Status Membersby Nathan Ingram on October 13, 2025 at 3:33 pm
A digest of updates shared in Post Status Slack. This article, The Latest from Post Status Members, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- Agency News Weeklyby Nathan Ingram on October 6, 2025 at 7:00 pm
When AI Buys the Coffee: How Agentic Commerce Is Changing Ecommerce. Price Hikes are Happening Today for Popular Specialty Domains. Bing Places Gets a Business-Focused Makeover. And More! This article, Agency News Weekly, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- The Latest from Post Status Membersby Nathan Ingram on October 6, 2025 at 4:53 pm
A digest of updates shared in Post Status Slack. This article, The Latest from Post Status Members, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- Post Status Cache Up With Joe Dolsonby Olivia Bisset on October 1, 2025 at 9:51 pm
Transcript ↓ In this episode of Cache Up, host Michelle Frechette chats with Joe … Read more This article, Post Status Cache Up With Joe Dolson, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- Agency News Weeklyby Nathan Ingram on September 29, 2025 at 4:47 pm
The Future of Web Development Belongs to Problem Solvers. FAIR 1.0 Begins a Decentralized Era for WordPress. ChatGPT Pulse Thinks While You Sleep. And More! This article, Agency News Weekly, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- The Latest from Post Status Membersby Nathan Ingram on September 29, 2025 at 2:16 pm
A digest of updates shared in Post Status Slack. This article, The Latest from Post Status Members, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
- Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Eight
by Olivia Bisset on September 26, 2025 at 6:00 pmTranscript ↓ In this podcast episode, host Michelle Frechette interviews Adam Preiser and Andre Gagnon, co-founders of SureCart, a managed … Read more This article, Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirty Eight, was published at Post Status — the community for WordPress professionals.
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