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WooCommerce 10.5.3: Dot release: This improves Store API batch endpoint security by fixing path validation that could allow malicious requests to bypass nonce checks.
→https://developer.woocommerce.com/2026/03/02/woocommerce-10-5-3-dot-release/

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Call For Feedback: Increasing Value of Release Party Testing Phase Every WordPress release party includes a phase dedicated to community testing. Contributors from around the world come together synchronously, run through a set of testing scenarios, and report the…

Call for Feedback: Increasing value of release party testing phase: Jonathan Desrosiers is seeking feedback to improve WordPress release party testing,
→ make.wordpress.org/core/2026/03...

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Real-Time Collaboration in the Block Editor Real-time collaboration (RTC) in the block editor allows multiple users to edit content simultaneously by utilizing Yjs. This dev note covers three important aspects of the collaboration system tha…

Real-time collaboration in the block editor: The dev note covers real-time collaboration in the WordPress block editor,
→https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/03/10/real-time-collaboration-in-the-block-editor/

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What’s new in AI Experiments 0.4.0 (5 MAR 2026)? AI Experiments 0.4.0 introduces new AI-powered workflows in the block editor, including image generation from prompts and Generate Review Notes for AI-assisted editorial feedback. This release also…

What’s new in AI Experiments 0.4.0: This version brings image generation directly in the editor and Media Library, as well as AI-assisted Review Notes.
→https://make.wordpress.org/ai/2026/03/06/whats-new-in-ai-experiments-0-4-0/

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Checkout Summit 2026 — Founding Contributor – Checkout Summit Contribute to the first-ever Checkout Summit edition even if you can’t attend . As a Founding Contributor, your Gravatar and dofollow link will appear in our sp

Checkout Summit 2026 Founding Contributor initiative
→https://checkoutsummit.com/product/checkout-summit-2026-founding-contributor/

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AI Experiments, WP 7.0 Beta 3, WooCommerce 10.6, Rotating Featured Plugins, and FAIR Steps Back from WordPress | WP More – Issue 38 – WP More What's new AI features in the works? WP 7.0 nearly there! Faster WooCommerce, Hidden Plugins Finally Surfacing in the WordPress.org plugin pages. Hello WordPres

What's Happening in WordPress this Week (11 March)

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Iterating on Notes in WordPress While we’re deep in the thick of WordPress 7.0 with beta 2 coming out this week, I spent some time today taking a step back and revisiting some work I had hoped to land for 7.0 but didn’…

WordPress core contributor Anne McCarthy has shared early experiments to improve the editor's Notes feature, including options to hide notes on the canvas, filter threads, and display compact notes.
→ nomad.blog/2026/02/28/i...

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Jessica Lyschik has urged plugin and theme developers to test WordPress 7.0 early, citing collaborative editing, visual revisions, and content-only pattern editing among the release's biggest changes.
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WordPress 7.0 Beta 3 has landed with more than 148 fixes and updates, including a change that expands the new AI Connectors screen.
→ wordpress.org/news/2026/03...

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After FAIR’s Co-Founders Step Back, the WordPress Community Weighs In
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WordPress Contributor Dashboard Pilot Now Live, Team Proposes Next Phase
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Yoast Launches Schema Aggregation in Partnership with Microsoft, Giving AI a Site-Wide View of WordPress Content
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CloudFest Hackathon 2026: A Record Year for Projects, a New Schedule, and an AI Art Experiment
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The WordPress Featured Plugins Tab Is Now Rotating “Hidden Gems” Every Two Weeks

→https://www.therepository.email/the-wordpress-featured-plugins-tab-is-now-rotating-hidden-gems-every-two-weeks

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Gutenberg reaches 10000 PRs as Aki Hamano hits a personal milestone: Aki Hamano celebrates a personal milestone as Gutenberg surpasses 10000 merged pull requests while he reaches 1000 merged contributions himself.
→https://x.com/tetsuaki_hamano/status/2027394831417507959

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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.
→ make.wordpress.org/community/20...

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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.
→ developer.woocommerce.com/2026/03/02/s...

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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,
→ thewpminute.com/how-wordpres...

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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,
→ wptavern.com/podcast/206-...

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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
→ make.wordpress.org/core/2026/02...

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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.
→ www.hostinger.com/blog/financi...

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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.
→ elementor.com/pages/stateo...

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