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10/20/2026

WordPress users - Updraft has had a security incident on their website/customer database. If you use the Updraft plugin please read and follow the recommended instructions.

Kudos to Team Updraft for taking action immediately. I wish more companies responded this quickly.

On 18 October 2026, we detected unauthorised access to teamupdraft.com. Read our security notice and the steps customers should take to protect their accounts and connected services.

09/11/2026

Matt Mullenweg is still owner of WordPress.org, the community version of WordPress, which is the one you have installed on your websites.

"A Slack message to the open source WordPress.org community from the project’s executive director, Mary Hubbard, also confirmed Mullenweg’s change of status at the commercial company. However, Hubbard said that WordPress.org was not impacted. “Matt remains the leader of the WordPress project and I remain Executive Director of WordPress. Our teams, priorities, and work continue as planned,” she wrote."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/automattics-board-forces-ceo-matt-mullenweg-into-leave-of-absence/

Mullenweg said in a company Slack message that it was against his will.

08/20/2026

Welcome "MaryLou", WordPress 7.1, to the WordPress family!
There are more than 310 Core Trac tickets included in WordPress 7.1, over 100 of which are enhancements and feature requests, and more than 180 bug fixes.

Link to the "WordPress 7.1 Field Guide" in the first comment.

August 19, 2026 By annezazu in Releases WordPress 7.1 “Mary Lou” Each WordPress release celebrates an artist who has made an indelible mark on the world of music. WordPress 7.1, code-named “Mary Lou,” honors pioneering jazz pianist, arranger, and composer Mary Lou Williams. A child prodigy w...

08/12/2026

WordPress versions 7.0.3 and 7.0.4 were both security patches, fixing a total of 13 vulnerabilities.

August 12, 2026 By John Blackbourn in Releases, Security WordPress 7.0.4 Release WordPress 7.0.4 is now available WordPress 7.0.4 is now available which features a security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can update to WordPress....

07/10/2026

"A supply chain attack against three popular marketing plugins (OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngage) served tampered JavaScript from their vendors’ CDNs to live websites. The injected code did not exploit a plugin vulnerability in the traditional sense. Instead, it ran inside the browser of any logged-in administrator who loaded an affected page, and used that administrator’s own session to silently create hidden admin accounts and install a self-hiding backdoor plugin."

Published June 15, 2026, by the Patchstack Team A supply chain attack against three popular WordPress marketing plugins (OptinMonster, TrustPulse, and PushEngag

07/10/2026

Update 'um if ya got 'um!

July 9, 2026 By Estela Rueda in Releases WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release WordPress 7.0.1 is now available! This minor release includes fixes for 31 bugs throughout Core and the Block Editor, addressing issues affecting multiple areas of WordPress including the block editor, admin ui, and media.....

05/23/2026

This is what being a web hosting running cPanel has been like for the last 10-ish days...

Yes, there have been a string, a LONG string, of vulnerabilities reported/discovered. The good news is cPanel has been quick to release security patches.

At the same time, it's caused a lot of us to rethink what hosting panel we offer. Especially since a cPanel license often costs more than the server itself.

05/22/2026

7.0 in 7 Minutes

WordPress 7.0 is here with the baked in foundation for AI Connectors. It's a milestone moment for the software and I look forward to see how the CMS evolves ...

05/22/2026

WordPress 7.0 is a *major* release. Major releases always come with early bugs. I recommend waiting a week or three before updating, unless you REALLY need the new features.

The admin and dashboard have been redesigned. It might be a little jarring if you update then plan to make a quick post, and things are not where they used to be.

There's also -
* Block editor updates
* New collaboration features
* AI features included in the Core. It can be disabled.

Before you update the WordPress Core, update plugins and themes, and check them for compatibility with WP 7.0.

Build the navigation you’ve always wanted. Drop in a pattern, adjust it like a single block. Show the right content to the right screen. Connect the AI tools you already use. WordPress 7.0 hands you more of the controls, and trusts you to use them. Early access: real-time collaboration Work togeth...

05/19/2026

The pros and cons of XML-RPC in WordPress.

When deploying WordPress in a production environment, every enabled feature should be evaluated for its security and performance implications. By default, Wo...