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The Repository @therepository.email · 29/08/2026

Out now: The Repository #317 🗞️ 🤖 WordPress signs open weight AI letter 🧪 Austin Ginder: "hosts need to test releases" 🔥 WordPress A account faces backlash over WP Rocket posts 🔐 Secrets API proposed for WordPress 🚨 GiveWP patches CVSS 10 RCE flaw 🔗 www.therepository.email/317

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The Repository @therepository.email · 06/07/2026

Bringing in younger crowds, pushing through low ticket sales, and keeping cool in 100+°F Phoenix. Co-leads Raquel Manriquez and Megan Marcel talk WCUS 2026. 🔗 www.therepository.email/inside-wordc...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 06/07/2026

WPVibe connects your WordPress site to the Claude or ChatGPT subscription you already pay for, so your assistant can run the site instead of just writing for it, writes John Turner in this sponsored post. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wpvibe-makes...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 03/07/2026

Page builders have had responsive styling for years. WordPress core is finally catching up, with contributors publishing a call for testing ahead of its planned inclusion in WordPress 7.1. 🔗 www.therepository.email/contributors...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 03/07/2026

Three datasets, three stories — and a myriad of ways to unpack them. WordPress's market share decline is real, but the explanations dominating the conversation are simplistic. We decided to take a look. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordpress-ma...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 26/06/2026

It's a been a busy week in court: Automattic won a claw back, an ACF motion was denied, and both sides' motions to dismiss were argued before the trial judge. 🔗 www.therepository.email/automattic-w...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 25/06/2026

The Classic block won't be insertable in WordPress 7.1, and a full removal could follow as early as 7.2. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordpress-7-...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 24/06/2026

Core committer Greg Ziółkowski has published a merge proposal to bring a new wp_knowledge custom post type and the AI Team's Guidelines feature into WordPress core for 7.1. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordpress-ai...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 24/06/2026

Make teams can now decide what counts as a contribution to their team on the WordPress Contributor Dashboard and share custom ladder views via URL. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordpress-co...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 23/06/2026

The 24-hour cooldown blocks all updates, not just auto-updates, and plugin developers are asking for changes. 🔗 www.therepository.email/plugin-devel...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 23/06/2026

After earning Top Tier in Review Signal's 2026 Hosting Benchmarks, GoDaddy opens up about what it took to get there and what it still hasn't fixed. 🔗 www.therepository.email/godaddys-ada...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 19/06/2026

The Plugins Team has confirmed the operation is even bigger than what Ginder discovered, with 56 plugins across 27 accounts — and that's only what the current team has tracked. 🔗 www.therepository.email/developer-tr...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 10/06/2026

A six-month CMS evaluation, more than 183,000 items of content, and 580 websites later, CERN's years-long WordPress migration is entering its final phase. 🔗 www.therepository.email/cern-moves-t...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 09/06/2026

Every release across WordPress .org's 78,000 plugins and themes now faces AI-powered review before auto-updates roll out — and a Wapuu named Gandalf is on the job. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordpress-or...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 09/06/2026

A 43% jump in ticket sales, CERN's flagship site going live on WordPress, and an eight-hour afterparty. Kraków delivered the WCEU the community wanted. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordcamp-eur...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 05/06/2026

Out now: The Repository #305 🗞️ 🇵🇱 WCEU 2026 gets underway in Kraków 📊 Review Signal's Hosting Benchmarks return after three-year gap 🔄 RTC gets a second shot at WordPress core 🧪 Gutenberg 23.3 ships experimental customizable dashboard Read it here: www.therepository.email/305

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The Repository @therepository.email · 05/06/2026

It took Kevin Ohashi three years to build Orderly Ape, the tool that would let him run the benchmarks again. Here's what the results show. 🔗 www.therepository.email/review-signa...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 04/06/2026

A new outreach program modeled on the FSE experiment wants early adopters testing collaborative editing across hosting environments before Beta 1 on July 15. 🔗 www.therepository.email/contributors...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 04/06/2026

A drag-and-drop, widget-based dashboard has landed in the Gutenberg plugin as an experiment, and it's the admin's biggest structural shakeup in years. 🔗 www.therepository.email/gutenberg-23...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 04/06/2026

WordPress .org's long-dormant jobs board has been redesigned with profile integration and an "open to work" toggle in the first major overhaul of the site in over a decade. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordpress-or...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 02/06/2026

A free bot is now available for WCEU 2026 attendees, and it doubles as a live demo of the WordPress AI Team's work on Guidelines. 🔗 www.therepository.email/wordpress-co...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 29/05/2026

The magistrate judge gave each side a partial win on Wednesday, with neither side getting the clean sweep it wanted. 🔗 www.therepository.email/court-orders...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 29/05/2026

SiteGround says WordPress 7.0's AI on-ramp was too steep for most users. Customers say that doesn't justify installing software on their sites without asking. 🔗 www.therepository.email/siteground-a...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 28/05/2026

The ROI of hacking WordPress just changed, according to Oliver Sild, who says the ecosystem needs to brace for what's coming. 🔗 www.therepository.email/patchstack-c...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 28/05/2026

The WPCC's first-of-its-kind survey asks how the WordPress community is really feeling about the project, AI, open source, and what comes next. 🔗 www.therepository.email/the-wp-commu...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 28/05/2026

On the same day lawyers for both sides appeared in court over discovery disputes, Mullenweg published a public plea on WordPress.org asking Silver Lake and WP Engine to end the fight. www.therepository.email/matt-mullenw...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 17/08/2025

Updated Post: From Groundhogg to Guideline Violations: How the WordPress Plugins Team Enforces Trademarks www.therepository.email/from-groundh...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 06/06/2025

Out now: The Repository #260 🗞️ 🇪🇺 WordCamp Europe 2025 gets underway in Basel 🎙️ Do the Woo rebrands as OpenChannels.fm 💰 SponsorMeWP launches to help WordPress contributors get funded 📉 BlackRock cuts Automattic valuation by 17% therepository.email/260

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The Repository @therepository.email · 03/05/2025

Out now: The Repository #255 🗞️ ⛔ WordPress leadership restores 32 banned WordPress.org accounts 🎨 A2 Hosting rebrands as hosting.com 🦾 Canonical plugin proposal for accessibility sparks debate 🖌 Elementor drops Editor V4 alpha therepository.email/255

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The Repository @therepository.email · 11/04/2025

Out now: The Repository #254 🗞️ 1️⃣ WordPress scales back to one major release in 2025 ®️ WordPress Foundation secures new trademarks in the EU 🤖 WordPress.com launches AI-powered website builder 💰 Newsletter Glue acquired by PayWallProject therepository.email/254

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The Repository @therepository.email · 03/04/2025

Do you know something The Repository should investigate? Here's how to get in touch: 🔗 www.therepository.email/submit-news-...

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The Repository @therepository.email · 28/02/2025

A big thank you to our sponsors — Kinsta, Patchstack, Omnisend, 20i, BigScoots & WPBuffs — for supporting independent journalism!

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The Repository @therepository.email · 29/11/2024

Issue #237 of The Repository is out 🗞️ ⚖️ Judge signals support for WP Engine injunction 🔌 WordPress.org forks ACF Pro in unprecedented move against WP Engine 💬 Mary Hubbard commits to transparency in first call with WordPress community Read here: www.therepository.email/237

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