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Rae Morey
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StellarWP Launches StellarSites, A New Managed Hosting Platform Built Around Its Flagship Plugins
StellarWP shifts from plugin suite to full-service provider, bundling tools like Kadence, GiveWP, and LearnDash into vertical-focused hosting plans with AI-powered onboarding.
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Rae Morey
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Elementor Releases Alpha of Editor V4, Its Biggest Overhaul in Eight Years
Available now via beta, Editor V4 brings class-based styling and a phased transition that keeps V3 sites intact.
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Rae Morey
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Call for “More Weirdness” in WordPress Theme Design Sparks Debate About Accessibility
Nick Hamze, Automattic’s former Chief Swag Officer, wants to “make the web weird again.”
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Rae Morey
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WordPress.org Forks ACF Pro in Unprecedented Move Against WP Engine
Matt Mullenweg’s latest move in his battle with WP Engine raises questions about an open-source project seemingly endorsing the forking and redistribution of premium plugins without compensation or acknowledgment, potentially violating the GPL.
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Rae Morey
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[Updated] Mullenweg Threatens To Take Over Paid Memberships Pro
Mullenweg’s latest takeover threat follows WordPress.org’s recent controversial takeover of WP Engine’s popular Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin.
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Rae Morey
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WordPress.org Theme Repository Hits 1,000 Block Themes
The WordPress.org theme repository reached a major milestone this week, with 1,000 block themes now available.
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Rae Morey
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Developers pulling plugins from WordPress.org as tensions with WordPress co-founder escalate
In the wake of WordPress.org’s controversial takeover of WP Engine’s Advanced Custom Fields plugin, developers are pulling their plugins from the official repository, opting to take control of their distribution amid growing concerns that WordPress.org is no longer a secure place to host plugins. The team behind Paid Memberships Pro (PMP) has closed their plugin…