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I've been experimenting with writing X articles over the past few months, focusing on opinion and editorial-style pieces. So far, they've had 80,000 views (and that's not including any cross-posting to LinkedIn stats). Next, I'm planning to turn these articles into short videos…

Applications are now open for WP Includes' next mentorship cohort, starting October 2025. The five-month program pairs women in WordPress with experienced mentors for monthly calls and support via Slack. → wpincludes.me/applications-f… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

Speaker for @WordCampUS

The WordCamp US speaker lineup just keeps getting better! We've already unveiled our first set of inspiring voices, and now, Round 2 is on the way. us.wordcamp.org/2025/meet-our-… #WCUS #WordPress #WordCamp

Automattic-sponsored community contributor Destiny Kanno has published a guide outlining how contributors, students, schools, and companies can take part in WordPress Campus Connect events → make.wordpress.org/community/2025… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

A proposed class action against Automattic and CEO Matt Mullenweg is slowly progressing, with Ryan Keller and Sharon Schanzer opposing the company's latest motion to dismiss. → courtlistener.com/docket/6966365… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

The WPEngine v. Automattic antitrust case continues to inch forward. A six-hour settlement conference on July 9 didn't resolve the dispute. → courtlistener.com/docket/6922117… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

WordPress AI Team Publishes First Roadmap Focused on Developer Tools and Infrastructure → therepository.email/wordpress-ai-t… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

Woo Is Getting Louder: Inside Its New Marketing Strategy therepository.email/woo-is-getting…

WordPress Plugin Review Team Renames Itself the “Plugins Team” The name change caps a two-year transformation as the team continues to tackle tooling, automation, and a flood of AI-generated plugins. → therepository.email/wordpress-plug… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

A New Trust Seal Backed by WordPress Hosts Aims to Set the Standard for Ethical Hosting Launched in February, the Secure Hosting Alliance will begin certifying hosting companies in August → therepository.email/a-new-trust-se… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

WordPress Credits Program Launches With University of Pisa Students WordPress Credits is a new internship program that will bring university students into the WordPress project through mentored, hands-on contributions. → therepository.email/wordpress-cred… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

A new proposal from Matt Mullenweg has drawn strong support as developers weigh benefits, risks, and infrastructure challenges of staged plugin updates. → therepository.email/new-proposal-a… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

"Whoa 😍 The View Transitions Plugin by @felixarntz makes the WordPress Admin feel buttery smooth🔥

Let me show you something awesome I've been working on for the @WordPress block editor. It's called Quick Edit and it's going to save you a ton of time and clicks. Coming soon to @BuildWithOllie.

ICYMI, Applications are now open for the WordPress Foundation's Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2025. → us.wordcamp.org/2025/apply-now… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

DHH Reignites Criticism of Matt Mullenweg: “He failed to realize what he was destroying.” The Ruby on Rails creator expands on his “mad king” critique, warning that Matt Mullenweg is undermining trust in open source. → therepository.email/dhh-reignites-… (h/t: @therepositorywp)

WordPress 6.8.2 is a short-cycle maintenance release. More maintenance releases may be made available throughout 2025. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically. wordpress.org/news/2025/07/w…

Plugin growth doesn't mean plugin impact, according to an analysis by Joost de Valk and Marieke van de Rakt. → joost.blog/innovation-in-… (h/t: @therepositorywp) #WordPress

Leo Koo shares hard-earned lessons from leading WordCamp Malaysia in 2023 and 2024. Koo reflects on venue mistakes, running out of food, and the importance of early sponsor outreach and marketing → leokoo.com/wordcamp-organ… (h/t: @therepositorywp) #WordPress #WordCamp