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WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 is now ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended you evaluate Beta 1 on a test server and site.

Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy as she discusses the role WordPress Enterprise plays along with the WordPress community.

WordPress is excited to announce that Openverse has been awarded the 2023 Open Education Award for Excellence in the Open Infrastructure category! The Open Education Awards for Excellence, organized by the non-profit organization Open Education ... [More] Global (OEG), celebrate people, resources, and initiatives that have significantly contributed to the open education field and community. This year, […] [Less]

August 2023 marked another exciting chapter in WordPress, with the Community Summit and WordCamp US bringing the community together for meaningful discussions, knowledge sharing, and learning. This month also welcomed the long-awaited WordPress 6.3 ... [More] release and offered a glimpse of what’s to come. Let’s dive into it. Meet WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was […] [Less]

Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy as she discusses the latest from the Community Summit and her takeaways from the 2023 event in Washington, DC.

WordPress 6.3.1 is available!

Nearly 2,000 attendees gathered for two days of keynotes, sessions, and community-building conversations at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in the largest attended WordCamp US ever. Saturday’s sessions concluded with back-to-back ... [More] keynotes by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy.  What’s Next for WordPress Josepha launched her keynote by celebrating […] [Less]

Earlier this year, WordPressers around the globe united to celebrate 20 years of community and innovation. There were parties, blogs, videos, and social media posts aplenty. And, of course, the trending hashtag, “#WP20”. Throughout April and May ... [More] , community members reflected on their journeys - what brought them to WordPress and its personal meaning. The stories, tweets, and videos were inspiring, nostalgic, and even humorous at times. There was swag, and the cakes were epic. [Less]

WordPress 6.3 "Lionel" is here! Named after Lionel Hampton, the prolific jazz musician and bandleader, this release was made possible by over 650 contributors. Download WordPress 6.3 Lionel today.

"Our shared goal is to further bolster the security of digital products without compromising the values of freedom, democracy, and innovation." Learn more about the Cyber Resilience Act and its impact on open source.