From across Automattic.
Updates from all of Automattic’s business units.
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September Wrap-Up
Hey, everyone! 👋🏽 The Beeper team is here to share what we’ve got going on. Let’s dive in! Viber joins the conversation There’s always that one conversation that keeps you switching to another app. If yours is on Viber, you can now bring it into Beeper. Connect your Viber account and keep those chats alongside…
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WordPress.com Changelog: Your Growing AI Toolbox
Let the WordPress Agent install plugins for you, connect Cursor to your site, and catch up on recent WordPress security releases and Reader updates.
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Enterprise AI Adoption Came Through the Developer Door. Now What?
Why innovation needs to be inclusive to both technical pros and content creators alike.
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Feeding the machine with chaos
I've always been a bit chaotic. When I start a new project, I really (really!) try to stick to a process. A plan, a structure… something. But my brain often jumps from one idea to the next, and all of a sudden I'm stuck in a loop of “what if…”
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How Much Does a Website Really Cost? Year One vs. Year Two
Your first website probably needs fewer features than you think. The real challenge is knowing exactly what you need and how much it will cost. We compared current pricing ranges across major website platforms to show what a blog, business site, or online store costs in year one and beyond. So, how much does it…
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September, 2026
Please be aware of common scams! If someone contacts you with a scam, please report and block them. Outside of our support email and official [tumblr] accounts ONLY on [tumblr] (when in doubt, look for the same Staff Member badge that you see on this blog), Staff will never message you or reply to your…
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Meet Odie
Odie is Automattic’s internal AI assistant platform. But Odie is more than just a chatbot. It’s a persona, a bot with a job to do and a personality to match.
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Desktop Mode Is Now OpenStation: Your Whole WordPress Site in One Tab
Desktop Mode is now OpenStation, a free plugin from Automattic for working in WP Admin with windows. Keep your draft, media, and comments open side by side in one tab.
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What Your Holiday Customers Are Already Telling You
One session at eCommerce Expo 2026 stood out: a practical look at customer data, marketing fatigue, and designing your store for gift buyers.
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New Requirement for WooCommerce 11.6: PHP 8.1+
WooCommerce 11.6 will move the minimum PHP requirement to 8.1. WooCommerce 11.3 will start informing users on older PHP versions, allowing time to upgrade before the change. The post New Requirement for WooCommerce 11.6: PHP 8.1+ appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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AI Didn’t Become Your Content Gatekeeper. You Built The Gate.
Learn why the technology is only revealing a longstanding problem in online visibility.
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What Actually Happens When You Migrate a WordPress Site
People usually don’t move to a new host until they’ve already outgrown the one they’re on, even when the pricing is wrong or support is slow. The migration itself is what stops them, not the […] The post What Actually Happens When You Migrate a WordPress Site appeared first on Pressable.
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How to Avoid Hidden CMS Costs and Lower Total Cost of Ownership
A CMS is one of the most important investments you’ll make, which means careful planning and ongoing review are critical.
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The Experimental WooCommerce Dual API is now a plugin
WooCommerce 11.2 removes the experimental Dual API from core, offering it as a separate plugin for flexible development. The proof-of-concept API for products and coupons is also removed. The post The Experimental WooCommerce Dual API is now a plugin appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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WordPress VIP Completes SOC 2® Type 2 Examination
Independent assessment evaluates controls relevant to the security and availability of the WordPress VIP Enterprise CMS.
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Developer advisory: New Store API filter for validating cart item quantities in 11.2
WooCommerce 11.2 introduces a new filter allowing developers to reject cart item quantity changes in the Store API. The post Developer advisory: New Store API filter for validating cart item quantities in 11.2 appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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Instant Data Analysis: Introducing Parse.ly MCP
Parse.ly analysis is now available inside Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants. Ask your assistant a question and get instant answers. No new logins, no ticket to the data team, no need to search through multiple screens. The post Instant Data Analysis: Introducing Parse.ly MCP appeared first on Parse.ly.
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Instant Data Analysis: Introducing Parse.ly MCP
Parse.ly analysis is now available inside Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI assistants. Ask your assistant a question and get instant answers. No new logins, no ticket to the data team, no need to search through multiple screens.
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Seven Key Insights from Forward Festival 2026, Berlin
A small group of Automattic designers made a pilgrimage from Australia, Argentina, the US, and all across Europe to attend the Forward Festival in Berlin this August. After dozens of talks and workshops, thousands of steps, and plenty of calories consumed together, here’s what we brought home.
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Agent-Ready Infrastructure: The New Enterprise CMS Requirement
Enterprise content teams are under pressure to do more without increasing headcount. Investment in AI tools is meant to be the solution. But so far, adding AI tools to existing workflows isn't always delivering the expected return on investment.
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WooCommerce 11.1.2 Release Notes
WooCommerce 11.1.2 has been released with targeted fixes for security, and a bug around the variation gallery. The post WooCommerce 11.1.2 Release Notes appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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WordPress 7.1.2 Release
This security release features a fix for a critical severity security vulnerability. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background updates,…
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Inside the review process of our customer satisfaction ratings
Our customer satisfaction rate in WooCommerce has changed quite a bit over the last few years. We went from around 65% to now consistently landing in the mid-to-high 80%. There wasn’t one big thing that got us here. It’s been a Woo Happiness-wide effort, with a lot happening behind the scenes to better understand what…
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WooCommerce 11.2.0 Pre-release notes
WooCommerce 11.2.0 Beta is now available for testing! Check out the pre-release notes to learn more about what's to come. The post WooCommerce 11.2.0 Pre-release notes appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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WebMCP vs. Traditional MCP: Why AI-first Enterprises Should Care
Model Context Protocol is easing the deployment of AI agents across large organizations, but WebMCP is opening up new possibilities in scalability and governance.
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WordPress Takes Its Turn Leading the Open Website Alliance
I’m happy to announce that I am now serving as president of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), representing the WordPress Foundation. The Alliance brings together the community organizations behind Drupal, Joomla!, TYPO3, and WordPress to advocate for open source and share practices that benefit their projects. I represent the WordPress Foundation in this role, which…
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What Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Actually Means
Heard people talk about AI search optimization or AEO? It’s less a new rulebook than clearer, more useful content that AI tools can understand and cite.
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The Multisite Management Challenge a Hybrid CMS Overcomes
Expanding your digital presence means giving everyone what they truly need to be successful. One architectural decision could make all the difference.
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WooCommerce 11.1.1 Release Notes
WooCommerce 11.1.1 has been released with targeted fixes for security, and a bug around the Mini-Cart. The post WooCommerce 11.1.1 Release Notes appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release
This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.1 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update…
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Website Accessibility As A Growth Driver vs. a Compliance Chore
Reactive audits only address legal risks, but the most successful enterprises treat accessibility as a means to better serve customers. Here’s how:
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Getting to ‘Yes’ With Your CISO: What Enterprise Marketers Should Say
Content leaders who prioritize their partnership with IT security executives deploy new technologies faster and see better results. Here’s what to do.
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Thursday, September 17th, 2026
Please be aware of common scams! If someone contacts you with a scam, please report and block them. Outside of our support email and official [tumblr] accounts ONLY on [tumblr] (when in doubt, look for the same Staff Member badge that you see on this blog), Staff will never message you or reply to your…
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Join us for our “Building with WooCommerce Block Themes” Live Event
Join us on September 30, 2026, for a practical live conversation about building WooCommerce stores with block themes. The post Join us for our “Building with WooCommerce Block Themes” Live Event appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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Premium just got better
Your feedback matters. Tumblr Premium now includes a few brand new, top-requested features.Saved Posts & CollectionsNever lose a post again. Use the bookmark icon to save any post you want to come back to, and sort them into private Collections. This is available on web right now, and coming to the apps soon.Gift PremiumFeeling generous?…
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Running the Claude Commerce Agent on WooCommerce
Anthropic quietly released its experimental and open-source Claude Commerce Agent. We decided to dive in and get YOU set up to tinker with the WooCommerce Claude Commerce Agent store and merchant experience. The post Running the Claude Commerce Agent on WooCommerce appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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Common SSL Errors and How to Resolve Them: A Practical Guide
An SSL error is the web’s version of a closed door with no sign on it. Your visitor wants in, the browser refuses, and a red warning page does the talking. For a WordPress site, […] The post Common SSL Errors and How to Resolve Them: A Practical Guide appeared first on Pressable.
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Meet Purple: A Head Start for Your Ecommerce Store
New stores on the WordPress.com Commerce plan start with Purple, a WooCommerce theme built by Woo. Its shop, product, cart, and checkout designs work together, giving you a storefront to make your own.
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How to Monetize a Blog Without Turning It Into a Job
Want your blog to cover its own costs without becoming another job? Start small with tips, affiliate links, or one digital download—and stop whenever you reach “enough.”
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Call for testing: Purple, a WooCommerce block theme
WooCommerce introduces Purple, its first official block theme for beta testing, offering extensive customization options and modern templates for e-commerce. Users can provide feedback via GitHub during testing. The post Call for testing: Purple, a WooCommerce block theme appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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WordPress.com Changelog: Custom AI Themes and A New Video Player
See what's new on WordPress.com: a way to get an AI-generated custom theme, a redesigned video player, and various fixes across the site.
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How Solvehop Uses Pressable MCP to Keep Accessibility Work Going After Launch
Most accessibility work gets attention at launch. A site gets built, tested against WCAG, and signed off. Then it starts changing. Content goes up, plugins update, forms get added, new people get access to make […] The post How Solvehop Uses Pressable MCP to Keep Accessibility Work Going After Launch appeared first on Pressable.
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Social media checkout data is split — here’s what that means for your 2026 Black Friday campaigns
Several social platforms have changed how they handle purchases. Here's what’s different and what to do before your Black Friday campaigns.
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Disruptive Until It’s Not
I’m Spanish, so football was always present in my life, but I never became a fan. I understood its significance to those around me, as it was more than just a game; it represented tradition, loyalty, and community. However, I never felt that same sense of belonging that others did.
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When AI Gets Your Client’s Brand Wrong: Five Places Agencies Should Look
A 97th Floor client wanted to reach smaller venues. AI was calling it the IBM of venue-management software. Here are five places agencies can look to find, and fix, the gap between what a client says and what AI tells buyers.
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Twenty-Five Years Later, We Remember
Twenty-five years after 9/11, we look at how people across WordPress.com are keeping the memory of that day alive.
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Why the fastest-growing channel in retail can’t find your products
Here’s why brands should treat AI agent readability as a revenue decision, not an IT project.
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What's new for developers? (September 2026)
Gutenberg 23.8 and 23.9 bring declarable block keyboard shortcuts, theme.json schema fixes for responsive states, and a batch of new deprecations.
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Our new MCP brings Automattic for Agencies into your AI workflow
Your Automattic for Agencies account now connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI tools through our new read-only MCP. We deliver your account and program standing straight into your preferred AI tool, ready to answer a question on demand, deliver a recurring report on your schedule, or power a living artifact your team works…
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What is a good customer experience?
At Automattic, we’re defining customer experience by placing the customer at the center of our approach. We aim for effortless support, turning questions into opportunities for product improvement. Our commitment ensures that customers not only resolve their issues but also leave more empowered and confident. Trust is our foundation, creating lasting connections.
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How to choose a B2B ecommerce platform
Choosing the best B2B ecommerce platform can be confusing. See the top considerations and real-world examples to find the best solution at the best price.
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8 Ways to Grow Website Traffic When Google Sends Less of It
When Google sends fewer clicks, growing traffic takes more than a bigger content calendar. Here are eight practical ways to earn visits through useful content, email, partnerships, and a site people can trust.
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Day One Labs Is Back in Silver
Today, Day One Labs is available to Silver subscribers again. It’s where we test ideas before they’re finished, and it works best when the people testing them are the ones who journal every day. You’re the first to notice when a feature helps and when it gets in the way. In Labs, what you tell…
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How to choose the right social media platform for ecommerce
Posting everywhere is not a strategy. Pick platforms that work for your product or service — and your availability.
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WooCommerce Subscriptions 9.2.0: settings updates and dev changes
Dev Advisory: WooCommerce Subscriptions 9.2.0 has some notable updates and behavior changes. If you utilize the extension, please check out our latest post to see what ground we've covered! The post WooCommerce Subscriptions 9.2.0: settings updates and dev changes appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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Proposed change: Requiring PHP 8.1 or newer for WooCommerce 11.5 and beyond
WooCommerce plans to raise the minimum PHP requirement to 8.1 for the January 2027 release. Share your feedback and concerns as we finalize the timeline. The post Proposed change: Requiring PHP 8.1 or newer for WooCommerce 11.5 and beyond appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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Building Happiness in public
At Automattic we believe in open source. Most people know that from our work on WordPress, but the sharing doesn’t stop at code. We try to be just as open about how we work. That’s why we’ve revamped this site. HappinessEngineer.blog used to be the place to get to know our team. We’ll keep writing…
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Students Built 108 Websites in Two Weeks in Bangladesh
In July, students at two campuses in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, built 108 websites. In eastern Uganda, a workshop that arrived to find no electricity at the school ran anyway, for more than 100 learners, because a former student had asked for it. In Costa Rica, three university students taught a three-session WordPress class to 40 high…
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August, 2026
Please be aware of common scams! If someone contacts you with a scam, please report and block them. Outside of our support email and official [tumblr] accounts ONLY on [tumblr] (when in doubt, look for the same Staff Member badge that you see on this blog), Staff will never message you or reply to your…
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Tumblr messages are here
Beeper🤝 Tumblr Beeper now supports Tumblr messages. Connect Tumblr to bring conversations from your primary and secondary blogs into the same inbox as your other chats. One less inbox to check. More time for your mutuals. G and the Beeper team
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WooCommerce 11.1.0: Release Notes
WooCommerce 11.1 is here! Variation galleries now on for every store, product collection grids alignment improvements, virtual orders drop shipping address in admin and Store API and REST requests are 30–42% faster The post WooCommerce 11.1.0: Release Notes appeared first on The WooCommerce Developer Blog.
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Thank you to everyone who gave this a spin! It’s now available to everyone on desktop. Happy…
engineering:Now in Labs: Full-screen messaging on webMessages on web live in small popovers: both the list of messages, and the message window itself. That’s fine for a quick reply, but it gets cramped when you’re keeping up with a lot of conversations, so we built a full-screen version.Full-screen messaging gives your DMs more space: your…
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Smart Bookmarks: save the words, not the timestamp
You heard something worth keeping. You reached for the bookmark button. Pocket Casts saved 13:28. A week later, 13:28 is a number. You know you saved it for a reason. Finding out what that reason was means listening to it again. That’s the last thing a bookmark should ask of you. Smart Bookmarks are available…
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What’s new with WooCommerce 11.1: order withdrawal, image gallery updates, and more
This release includes several exciting enhancements and additions. Here's what to expect.
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Migrate to WooCommerce Subscriptions without breaking billing
Learn how to migrate subscriber data, handle payment methods, check your setup before launch, and monitor those first renewals with WooCommerce Subscriptions.
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The One Prompt to Run Before Your Next WooCommerce Sale
If you run a WooCommerce store, prepping for a sale usually means checking a handful of things one at a time: is the cache on, is the PHP version current, did last night’s backup actually […] The post The One Prompt to Run Before Your Next WooCommerce Sale appeared first on Pressable.
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Where Enterprise AI Breaks Down, and How Agencies Can Scope the Fix
Americaneagle.com and WordPress VIP just published a framework for enterprise marketing leaders caught between the AI tools they bought and the operation they need to run them. It's written for clients, but every problem it names is a project an agency is about to get hired for.
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Print-on-demand costs almost nothing to start. Smart pricing is what makes it pay.
Print-on-demand is simple to start, but higher unit costs can eat away at your profit margins. Here's how to account for this from the start.
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August Product Update: A New Activity Hub, Smarter Portfolio Management, and Safer Site Setup
August brought five updates to MyPressable: a new Activity Hub for tracking jobs and account activity in one place, expanded MCP collaborator management across entire portfolios, Pressable DDEV tools integrated directly into MyPressable, more flexible […] The post August Product Update: A New Activity Hub, Smarter Portfolio Management, and Safer Site Setup appeared first on…
