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WordPress 7.​3 aims to let AI agents connect to any WordPress site natively, with OAuth auth, a built-in MCP layer, and agent-ready task support. No manual setup required. #WordPress #AI
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Weglot 2.​0 is out for WordPress, bringing a brand-aware AI translation model, image localization, and a redesigned review workflow. New users get access now, existing users roll in progressively. @weglot #WordPress #Weglot #AI
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A WordPress agency owner who built 1,500+ commercial sites has stopped recommending the platform. Security, plugin fragility, governance, and performance data all point the same direction. #WordPress #Security #Performance
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WooCommerce 11.​3 beta is available for testing ahead of its November 9 release. Sale badges can now display discount amounts or percentages, and blocks gain expanded colour and spacing controls. @WooCommerce #WordPress #WooCommerce #Plugins
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Two critical PHP security vulnerabilities have been patched. If your site runs PHP, update now. Sites on PHP below 8.​2 have no patch available and may need to go offline until they can upgrade. #WordPress #Security #PHP
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The WordPress core team wants your feedback on how release roadmaps are structured. The survey is open to everyone, from developers to everyday site owners, and closes November 16th. #WordPress #OpenSource #Community
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Installing a security plugin is not a security strategy. Melapress's 2026 survey found most WordPress pros still have no breach recovery plan, and a restored backup won't fix the vulnerability that caused the hack. #WordPress #Security #AI
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WooCommerce 11.​3 removes the old /wp-json/woocommerce/mcp endpoint. If you connected an AI assistant to your store via that endpoint and a REST API key, you need to migrate to the MCP Adapter plugin and an application password before upgrading. #WordPress #WooCommerce
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Two WordPress core security releases and two WooCommerce patches dropped in September. Update those before anything else, then decide how much AI access you want over your admin. #WordPress #AI
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WooCommerce 11.​3 adds an experimental Extensible Abilities API. Extensions can now attach custom fields, filters, and validators to core product and order abilities without duplicate registrations. @WooCommerce #WordPress #WooCommerce #Plugins
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Two critical PHP flaws allow remote code execution, and exploit details leaked before the patches dropped. Check your PHP version now and update to a patched release. #WordPress #Security #PHP
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WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg has ousted long-time accessibility contributor Andrea Fercia and ordered six years of admin notice work reverted. The move has sparked widespread criticism across the WordPress community. #WordPress #a11y #OpenSource
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Two critical PHP vulnerabilities with a 9.​2 severity score allow unauthenticated attackers to run code on your server. Updating WordPress won't fix it, your host needs to patch PHP and restart it. #WordPress #Wordfence #Security
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Two critical PHP vulnerabilities allow unauthenticated remote code execution. Patches are out for PHP 8.​5.​12, 8.​4.​27, 8.​3.​36, and 8.​2.​35. Check your PHP version and update now. #WordPress #PHP #Security
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Is a WordPress business with $60K ARR and 24 clients worth $200K? Recurring revenue is just one factor. Owner dependency, documented processes, and client retention all affect what a buyer will actually pay. #WordPress #AI #Opinions
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40-50 articles a day across Google Docs, Slack, and email is where standard WordPress starts to buckle. Newsroom is built for exactly that scale. #WordPress #Plugins
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AI can write WordPress code fast, but can it decide whether that code belongs in production? Four developers explain where human judgment still leads the process. #WordPress #AI #Security
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WordPress 7.​2 Beta 1 is available for testing. It adds a Secrets API, text shadow controls, and responsive design tools. Final release is December 8, 2026. #WordPress #WordPress72 #Gutenberg
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WooCommerce has moved Purple theme development into its main monorepo, retiring the standalone woo-themes repo. Existing Purple installations are unaffected. Contributors should now work in the themes/purple/ directory. @WooCommerce #WordPress #WooCommerce #OpenSource
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The Tainacan digital archive project dropped its in-house WordPress theme in favour of Blocksy to serve multiple Brazilian cultural institutions from one shared theme base, each with a completely different visual identity. #WordPress #a11y #OpenSource
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