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Bringing WordPress Campus Connect to Malaysia: A Milestone for Open-Source Education at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Bringing WordPress Campus Connect to Malaysia marked an important milestone for open-source education and community-driven learning in the region. On 3 January 2026, the first-ever WordPress Campus…

WordPress Campus Connect debuts in Malaysia: On 3 January 2026, the first WordPress Campus Connect event in Malaysia was held at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, welcoming 54 in-person attendees from over 100 registrations.
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Store API Vulnerability Patched in WooCommerce 5.4+ – What You Need To Know A critical phishing vulnerability has been patched in WooCommerce versions 5.4 to 10.5.2. We recommend updating to the latest version of WooCommerce.

WooCommerce has patched a critical CSRF vulnerability affecting versions 5.4 through 10.5.2 that could allow attackers to create administrator accounts under specific conditions.
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Gutenberg 22.6 has introduced visual change tracking in in-editor revisions and made client-side media processing stable.
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WordPress Credits is onboarding its first U.S. college. On The WP Minute, Automattic-sponsored contributor and program head Isotta Peira said the initiative ended 2025 with eight partner institutions,
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Aligning major WordPress releases with flagship events is less about pageantry than creating "ultimate celebration" moments that spotlight the community behind the software,
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Developer documentation restored. For those unaware, prior to this week, the documentation at hadn’t been updated since WordPress 6.4 — over two years out of date! Today, thankfully, this post is announcing that the reference docum…

WordPress developer reference documentation has been restored after going more than two years without updates.
→ make.wordpress.org/core/2026/02...

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The WordPress Core team has confirmed its 2026 team reps. Hosting Team co-rep Amy Kamala will serve alongside returning rep Jb Audras, with no vote required after Kamala was the only nominee to accept
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WordPress, AI, plugins, future of software engineering Yesterday I was on the WP-Tonic podcast, and my colleague Adrian Laboş did a great summary of the key points, which I’ll share here: AI security audit wave incoming: Expect AI tools to flood …

Matt Mullenweg said Claude Code completed a "cleanroom implementation" of WP Engine's Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin in about 45 minutes,
→ ma.tt/2026/02/wp-ai/

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SudoWP, a new initiative launched by WP Republic and AmIHacked, is forking and securing abandoned WordPress plugins. The project has patched vulnerabilities in ClickFunnels Classic, Startklar Elementor Addons, and Simply Show Hooks
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A U.S. federal judge has approved another delay in the WP Engine v. Automattic lawsuit, giving both sides more time to gather evidence and take depositions.
→ www.courtlistener.com/docket/69221...

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Earlier this year, Automattic sent 54 employees to its New York office for two weeks of hands-on AI training, producing tools such as AI-powered bug triage systems and plugins designed for AI-agent discovery.
→ automattic.com/2026/02/25/a...

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Hostinger posts fourth consecutive year of 50%+ growth Hostinger, a no-code AI-driven platform for building and growing online businesses, today reported 51% year-over-year revenue growth in 2025, reaching €275.4 million.

Hostinger has reported 51% year-over-year revenue growth in 2025, reaching €275.4 million and marking its fourth consecutive year of 50%+ growth.
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Transparency Report Update: July – December 2025 The 25th edition of our biannual transparency report, covering the period from July through December 2025 is now available. The work of Automattic’s Trust & Safety team is grounded in key princ…

Automattic has called out Enforcity, an AI-powered DMCA takedown platform, for wasting its time with 838 inactionable requests in the second half of 2025.
→ transparency.automattic.com/2026/02/23/t...

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The survey closes March 6, with aggregated global and regional benchmarks scheduled for release March 23 as a free public report

The State of the Agency 2026 - Elementor pages - Rebrand Elementor Logo See plans The State of the Agency 2026 Take the agency survey for WordPress pros Share your perspective and get the full agency report, packed with industry insights, benchmarks, and…

Elementor has launched a State of the Agency survey, inviting WordPress agencies and freelancers to share data on pricing, AI adoption, team structure, and growth strategies.
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WooCommerce 10.6 Beta 1 is now available for testing, with the final release scheduled for March 10.
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The Next Era of FAIR
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Joost de Valk and Karim Marucchi Step Away from FAIR as Project Pivots to TYPO3

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WordPress 7.0 Beta 2 Ships With Connectors UI, Delivering on Mullenweg’s AI Vision
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PressConf Returns to Tempe with a New Mission: Challenge the WordPress Community
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WordPress Faces an Event Horizon, Not a Sunset

WordPress isn’t fading. It’s entering a phase where AI, competition, and education change the physics for the better.
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Automattic Again Seeks to Dismiss WP Engine’s Latest Complaint, Moves to Drop WooCommerce From Case
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According to Program Coordinator Destiny Kanno's latest education update, around 70 students from two Spanish vocational schools will also join the WordPress project this month as part of their coursework, contributing 8,500 hours

Monthly Education Buzz Report – January 2026 Welcome to the Monthly Education Buzz Report, your go-to source for highlights and updates on the WordPress Campus connect, WordPress Credits, and WordPress Student club education initiatives withi…

WordPress Credits is now a mandatory component of Fidélitas University's Technology and Society course, with 158 students enrolled in the current cohort.
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Mike Little: the British co-founder of WordPress you’ve probably never heard of (but should)…
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Applications are open for the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship to attend WordCamp Europe 2026, covering travel, lodging, and a ticket for one woman contributor who has never attended WCEU before
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WordCamp Europe organizers are seeking volunteers for this year’s June 4-6 event in Kraków, Poland
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WordCamp Asia has announced a fifth round of speakers: Mahangu Weerasinghe (Automattic), Maitreyie Chavan (rtCamp), Nabin Jaiswal (Codewing Solutions), and Saif Hassan (Awesome Motive).
→ asia.wordcamp.org/2026/meet-ou...

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Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, and WooCommerce have filed their response to WP Engine's latest complaint in their lawsuit, formally bringing WooCommerce into the case as a defending party.
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Automattic has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit brought by WP Engine customers Ryan Keller and Sharon Schanzer for a third time, calling their latest filing a "third bite at the apple [that] still comes up empty.”
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