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Take the 2021 WordPress Annual Survey (and view the 2020 results)! Each year, members of the WordPress community (users, site builders, extenders, and contributors) provide their valuable feedback through an annual survey. Key takeaways and trends that emerge from this survey often find their way into the annual State of the Word address, are shared in the public project blogs, and can influence the direction and strategy for the WordPress Project. Simply put: this survey helps those who build WordPress understand more about how the software is used, and by whom. The survey also helps leaders in the WordPress open source project learn more about our contributors’ experiences.   To ensure that your WordPress experience is represented in the 2021 survey results, take the 2021 annual survey now. Take the Annual Survey! (English) You may also take the survey in French, [ more… ]

WordPress 5.8.2 Security and Maintenance Release WordPress 5.8.2 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 2 bug fixes in addition to 1 security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 5.2 have also been updated. WordPress 5.8.2 is a small focus security and maintenance release. The next major release will be version 5.9. You can download WordPress 5.8.2 by downloading from WordPress.org, or visit your Dashboard → Updates and click Update Now. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, they’ve already started the update process. For more information, browse the full list of changes on Trac, or check out the version 5.8.2 HelpHub documentation page. Thanks and props! The 5.8.2 release was led by Jonathan Desrosiers and Evan Mullins. In addition to the release squad members mentioned above, thank you to [ more… ]