Students Built 108 Websites in Two Weeks in Bangladesh
Posted on Monday September 07, 2026

In July, students at two campuses in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, built 108 websites. In eastern Uganda, a workshop that arrived to find no electricity at the school ran anyway, for more than 100 learners, because a former student had asked for it. In Costa Rica, three university students taught a three-session WordPress class to 40 high […]

WordPress Signs the Open Weights and American AI Leadership Letter
Posted on Thursday August 27, 2026

We’re proud to announce that WordPress has signed Open Weights and American AI Leadership, an open letter asking US policymakers to not place early restrictions on open weight AI models. These are artificial intelligence models that anyone can download, inspect, modify, and run on their own infrastructure. The letter was published on July 24, 2026, […]

AI Creates Opportunity While Artists Ship at WordCamp US 2026
Posted on Thursday August 20, 2026

WordCamp US (WCUS) 2026 just wrapped up after 4 days at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 1,100 people from around the world registered to attend, and thousands more watched online through livestreams. Contributor Day and Showcase Day opened the week before two main conference days, featuring over 50 speaker-led sessions across 4 tracks, […]

WordPress 7.1 “Mary Lou”
Posted on Wednesday August 19, 2026

WordPress 7.1, “Mary Lou,” is here—celebrating the pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams and her spirit of reinvention and collaboration. This release brings a more flexible, responsive, and collaborative WordPress experience, with new responsive styling controls, a redesigned media editor, richer Notes with mentions and inline feedback, improved image processing, and new Playlist and Tabs blocks.

Introducing the WordPress Browser Extension
Posted on Thursday August 13, 2026

The official WordPress Browser Extension is now available for Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers in the Chrome Web Store and for Safari on macOS in the Mac App Store. This new open source extension lets logged-in site users easily hide the admin bar while keeping its most helpful shortcuts in the browser toolbar, provides quick […]