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Out now: The Repository #262 🗞️ 🔨 Can WordPress fix Five for the Future? 🔍 WCUS under scrutiny as ticket sales lag 🏗️ AspirePress: The project powering FAIR therepository.email/262

Can WordPress Finally Fix Five for the Future? Contributors See Rare Chance for Reform

WordCamp US Faces Scrutiny Over Automattic’s Role as Ticket Sales Lag

AspirePress: The Quiet Project Powering FAIR's Infrastructure www.therepository.email/aspirepress-...

Out now: The Repository #261 🗞️ 🔍 Who's behind FAIR? 🗣 Community reacts to WordPress decentralization push 🇪🇺 WCEU wraps in Basel, Kraków up next 🆓 Alt Ctrl Org draws 200+ for open discussion 🌱 WP leaders say no to reviving Sustainability Team therepository.email/261

Who’s Behind FAIR? Inside the Coalition Seeking to Redefine WordPress Software Distribution www.therepository.email/whos-behind-...

WordPress Leadership Says ‘No’ to Bringing Back Sustainability Team Despite Public Plea and Community Petition

Alt Ctrl Org Draws 200+ for Open Discussion on WordPress, Free Software, and Governance

WordCamp Europe 2025 Wraps in Basel as Organizers Look to Kraków for 2026

The Community Responds to FAIR: Hope, Skepticism, and Support for Decentralizing WordPress

New FAIR Project Aims to Decentralize WordPress.org Services, Backed by Linux Foundation and Hundreds of Contributors

Do the Woo Rebrands as OpenChannels.fm, Marking a New Chapter for the Community-Driven Podcast Network

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

WordCamp Europe 2025 Midway Recap: Big Conversations, Quiet Undercurrents

BlackRock Cuts Automattic Valuation by 17%

SponsorMeWP Launches to Help WordPress Contributors Get Funded

Community Divided as Mary Hubbard’s Move to Rebuild Trust Faces Scrutiny

WordPress Turns 22: Celebrations, Reflections, and the Road Ahead

Out now: The Repository #259 🗞️ ▶️ Automattic resumes WordPress contributions in surprise move 🤖 WordPress has a new AI team. Here's what they're planning to do ⚖️ Second Plaintiff Joins Class Action Against Automattic & Mullenweg 🥳 WordPress turns 22 therepository.email/259

Automattic Resumes WordPress Contributions in Surprise Move After Five-Month Pause

WordPress Has a New AI Team. Here’s What They’re Planning to Do

Second Plaintiff Joins Class Action Alleging Automattic, Mullenweg Disrupted WP Engine Access

WordPress Sites Cost Up to 44% Less Than Proprietary CMS Platforms, WP Engine Report Finds

Second Plaintiff to Join Class Action Against Automattic, Mullenweg Over WP Engine Dispute

Patchstack Becomes Top CVE Coordinator, Surpassing Microsoft in Reported Vulnerabilities

Out now: The Repository #258 🗞️ 🌱 WordPress Executive Director moves to rebuild trust after bans ✨ WCEU 2025 lead organizers on building community amid uncertainty 📈 Patchstack surpasses Microsoft as world's top CVE coordinator Plus much more! therepository.email/258

Mary Hubbard Moves to Rebuild Trust After WordPress.org Bans

WordPress Plugin Submissions Surge 87% Amid Rise in AI Tools

Matt Mullenweg Settles Caregiver Lawsuits Days Before Trial

Inside WordCamp Europe 2025: Lead Organizers on Making Basel Affordable, Inclusive, and Community-First

Out now: The Repository #257 🗞️ 📰 The Media Corps is dead. What now for WordPress marketing? 🎟 WordCamp US 2025 back on track after Automattic layoffs stall planning 🌱 WordPress Campus Connect nurturing the next generation of users and contributors therepository.email/257

From Grassroots to Global: How WordPress Campus Connect is Nurturing the Next Generation of Users and Contributors

The Media Corps Is Dead. What Now for WordPress Marketing?

WordCamp US 2025 Moves Ahead With New Leads After Automattic Layoffs Disrupt Planning

Out now: The Repository #256 🗞️ 🚀 WordPress marketing debate resurfaces 🙅🏼‍♀️ Automattic moves to dismiss class action ✨ StellarWP launches hosting platform, StellarSites 🦾 Equalize Digital hosting accessibility contributor day therepository.email/256

Matt Mullenweg Reignites WordPress Marketing Debate with X Post Asking for Agency Suggestions

Equalize Digital Launches Accessibility Contributor Day for GAAD 2025

Automattic Asks Court to Dismiss Class Action Filed by WP Engine Customer

StellarWP Launches StellarSites, A New Managed Hosting Platform Built Around Its Flagship Plugins

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

Elementor Releases Alpha of Editor V4, Its Biggest Overhaul in Eight Years www.therepository.email/elementor-re...