The Month in WordPress – August 2022

August has been a busy month, with the redesign of WordPress.org, new localized content on Learn WordPress, and the WordPress 6.0.2 security and maintenance release. But that’s not all! Read on to catch up on the latest WordPress news. WordPress 6.1 walk-through scheduled for September 13, 2022 Save the date! A live interactive walk-through of … Read more

WP Briefing: Episode 38: All About LearnWP with Special Guest Hauwa Abashiya

In the thirty-eighth episode of the WordPress Briefing, join Josepha Haden Chomphosy and special guest Hauwa Abashiya for a discussion on the WordPress Training team and LearnWP initiative. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording. Credits Editor: Dustin HartzlerLogo: Javier ArceProduction: Santana Inniss Song: Fearless First by … Read more

People of WordPress: Bud Kraus

This month, as we approach WordCamp US, we feature Bud Kraus, a WordPress trainer who has made a career in helping others learn about software. He also shares how he has developed an approach to using technology in order to overcome longstanding difficulties with his eyesight. In this People of WordPress series, we share some … Read more

WordPress Core 6.0.2 Security & Maintenance Release – What You Need to Know

On August 30, 2022, the WordPress core team released WordPress version 6.0.2, which contains patches for 3 vulnerabilities, including a High Severity SQLi vulnerability in the Links functionality as well as two Medium Severity Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities. These patches have been backported to every version of WordPress since 3.7. WordPress has supported automatic core updates … Read more