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WP Briefing: Episode 28: Coming to a WordCamp Near You: A Return to In-Person WP Events In the twenty-eighth episode of the WordPress Briefing, Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy discusses returning to in-person WordPress events. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to [email protected], either written or as a voice recording. Credits Editor: Dustin Hartzler Logo: Beatriz Fialho Production: Chloé Bringmann & Santana Inniss Song: Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod Special thanks to: Angela Jin References Event Safety Checklist WordCamp Asia Call for Organizers Open Discussion: Returning to In-Person Events Open Discussion: Returning to Regional Events Transcript Josepha Haden Chomphosy [00:00:00]   Hello everyone! And welcome to the WordPress Briefing: the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project, some insight into the community that supports it and get a small list [ more… ]

People of WordPress: Juan Aldasoro In this series, we share some of the inspiring stories of how WordPress and its global network of contributors can change people’s lives for the better. This month we feature a website developer and project manager from Argentina, who found in the software a way to live his life in the way he dreamed. WordPress offers something to everyone. For Juan Aldasoro, a developer and project manager for a large distributed company, it provides an opportunity to combine his different interests and skills to live the type of life he wanted.  “I like visual, creative and technical things. The joy of WordPress is that you can do all of these things, you don’t have to limit yourself to any one aspect . You can also do this from almost anywhere in the world!” From working [ more… ]

Get Creative with the All-New Pattern Creator It’s been less than a year since the WordPress Pattern Directory was launched, and we already have more exciting news to share. The Pattern Creator is live! You can now build, edit, and submit your best block patterns to the Pattern Directory—submissions are open to all with a WordPress.org user account! Pattern Directory — List of patterns, and a single pattern detail. The WordPress Pattern Directory includes attractive, handy patterns created by designers that can make your experience building a stunning site much easier. Patterns can save you a significant amount of time and also give you greater freedom when you’re building your site. With patterns, you can make or replicate complex layouts with just a few clicks, and using them is as simple as copy and paste. Create Your Own Bold, Beautiful [ more… ]

WP Briefing: Episode 27: Is WordPress Made for Me? Who is WordPress actually made for? Join our host, WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she explores this controversial question and three things that can help find the answer. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to [email protected], either written or as a voice recording. Hosts: Josepha Haden Chomphosy Editor: Dustin HartzlerLogo: Beatriz FialhoProduction: Santana Inniss References WordCamp Europe call for volunteers WordPress Photo Directory team UNICEF Médecins Sans Frontieres  International Committee of the Red Cross  International Rescue Committee UN Refugee Agency  World Central Kitchen Tech For Ukraine #WP4Ukraine Transcript Read more Episode 27 Josepha Haden Chomphosy [00:00:00]  Hello everyone, and welcome to the WordPress Briefing: the podcast where you can catch quick explanations of the ideas behind the WordPress open source project, some insight into the community that supports [ more… ]

WordPress 5.9.2 Security & Maintenance Release WordPress 5.9.2 is now available! This security and maintenance release features 1 bug fix in addition to 3 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated. WordPress 5.9.2 is a security and maintenance release. The next major release will be version 6.0. You can download WordPress 5.9.2 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 5.9.2 HelpHub documentation page. Thanks and props! The 5.9.2 release was led by Jb Audras, with the help of Jorge Costa on package updates, Sergey Biryukov on mission control, and David Baumwald on [ more… ]