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WordPress.com Changelog: New Blocks and Better Async Notes
New Tabs and Playlist blocks, self-filling galleries, phrase-level notes with @mentions, and self-service plan downgrades — here's what recently shipped on WordPress.com.
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WordCamp US 2026: 7 Reasons to Connect with Your WordPress Community
WordCamp US 2026 heads to Phoenix this August, and WordPress.com will be there. Here are seven reasons to join the WordPress community in person.
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July, 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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Build your first AI-Powered WordPress plugin
If you've been watching the Core AI projects land and wondering how the pieces fit together in a real plugin, then this post is for you. We're going to build one together, step by step, focusing on how to implement each of the three AI building blocks.
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WooCommerce security: Keep your store safe by catching problems early
Learn how to catch security issues with tips from a WooCommerce Solutions Engineer.
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Coming soon to the mobile apps: Inbox tab in Activity
Ever wondered where to find your blog’s received asks and submissions on the mobile app? They’re in settings, which takes a lot of taps to get to, especially if you have multiple blogs. We heard some feedback on our recent update to settings on Android that you wanted easier access to your Inbox. So, we’re…
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What We Showed at the AI-Augmented Agency Webinar
Pressable recently joined WordPress VIP and WordPress.com for an Automattic for Agencies webinar on how AI is changing the way development teams and agencies work. Each team walked through a real workflow from their side […] The post What We Showed at the AI-Augmented Agency Webinar appeared first on Pressable.
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WordPress 7.1 Beta 4
WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 7.1 Beta…
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We Built 40 Prompts for Pressable MCP. Here’s the One to Start With.
If you manage more than a handful of WordPress sites, you already know the drill. Every morning, before any actual client work happens, someone on your team is opening dashboards, checking plugin updates, confirming backups […] The post We Built 40 Prompts for Pressable MCP. Here’s the One to Start With. appeared first on Pressable.
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How to prepare your inventory for peak season
An inventory audit ahead of BFCM only helps if you can trust the data. Are your ecommerce systems connected and aligned?
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Women at Work: A Podcast for Creatives on a Platform for Creatives
For Hey Studio founder Verònica Fuerte, there was only one choice for their popular podcast's new home.
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The Internet Is About to Get New Neighborhoods
For the first time in over a decade, organizations can apply to operate new top-level domains (TLDs) after the dot in web addresses. This evolution of internet infrastructure, though unnoticed by most users, involves a detailed evaluation process for applicants. The opportunity comes after more than fourteen years, marking its significance.
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Pocket Casts on the big screen
If you’re like us, your podcasts run all day. You press play first thing in the morning and keep it going. Through the commute, work, washing dishes and winding down at night. In the car, on a walk, one episode picking up wherever the last one left off. Then you sit down in the living…
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BigCommerce alternatives: Why it might be time to switch
Thinking about leaving BigCommerce? Compare costs, hosting, flexibility, and migration considerations to see whether WooCommerce is the better fit for your store.
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WooCommerce is the foundation of our entire ecosystem
Our product and engineering teams are focusing on our core WooCommerce plugin for the next few months. Here's why…
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WooCommerce POS now runs on iPhone in the UK
WooCommerce POS is now available on iPhone for stores based in the United Kingdom. Find out more about how to set it up.
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Discover Your Local WordPress Community
Three ways to find the WordPress community near you: local meetups, WordCamps, and the WordPress Events and News widget in WP Admin.
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Where WordPress fits in the age of AI: takeaways from our agency webinar
Every agency is fielding the same question: why WordPress when a client can vibe-code a site in an afternoon? We recapped our webinar with the WordPress.com AI team on where agencies still fit, from MCP-powered maintenance to keeping a human on every change.
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The new settings area is now rolling out to everyone on Android. This will no longer be a Labs…
engineering:Now in Labs on Android: Settings redesignTumblr has tons of settings, and in the app, most of them are in a single list under “General Settings”. We cleaned up the layout and reorganized to make browsing preferences and notifications easier to find, put all your blog and communities settings in one place, and added a…
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WordPress 7.1 Beta 3
WordPress 7.1 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 7.1 Beta…
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Master SEO & AIO: Get Your Site Found in Search and AI Answers
Search now includes AI answers, not just Google. Our free, beginner-friendly Master SEO & AIO course shows you how to get found either way.
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WordPress.com Changelog: A Resizable Editor and Sharper Image Cropping
Updates that let you size the editor to any screen, crop images more precisely, and edit icons — plus some reliability fixes.
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Meet Russell Prowse
We recently welcomed Russell to our Automattic Design team. Enjoy this brief interview with him.
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An AI’s answer is only as up-to-date as the documentation it uses
Here's how engineer David Wilson used AI to update product documentation, so Woo's support agent gives accurate information to customers.
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Meet your customers where they’re already deciding with Reddit Ads for WooCommerce
Use the Reddit for WooCommerce extensions to connect your storefront to Reddit Ads, and reach customers as they're making buying decisions.
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In case you’re looking for a blog that’s gone missing on Tumblr and didn’t see this recent update.
changes:Deleted accounts can now be recovered up to 30 days laterWe’re making a big change to how account deletion works on Tumblr, and we’re really excited about it, because this is something that some of you have been requesting for… well… a literal decade.Before today, when you deleted your Tumblr account, it was immediate and…
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WordPress Studio Just Got Faster, the CLI is Now Dependency-Free, and Sonnet 5 is Supported
Faster local sites, a dependency-free CLI install, and Claude Sonnet 5 now the default in Studio Code — here's what's new in WordPress Studio.
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Why grüum evaluated Shopify and Magento — and chose to stay with WooCommerce
grüum scaled from startup to 1M orders per year with WooCommerce. But here are the real reasons they chose to stay.
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Lights, Camera, ‘Code for the People’
The new documentary short serves as a rallying cry to reclaim the spirit of open source.
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On-brand maintenance mode for WordPress Block Themes
Build a branded maintenance mode for WordPress block themes: add one small hook, then manage everything—design and activation—in the Site Editor.
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Agentic Commerce Is Here: What Does It Mean for Your Store?
AI assistants are starting to shop for people: finding, comparing, and buying products on their behalf. Whether they can buy from your store depends on whether they can reach and read it, and that part is in your control.
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What's new for developers (July 2026)
July is the month the WordPress 7.1 cycle gets real. Beta 1 lands on July 15, betas follow weekly through the end of the month, and the final release is scheduled for August 19, 2026, timed with WordCamp US. If June was about wrapping up WordPress 7.0, July is about deciding what you need to test before 7.1 locks in.
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How to Create a Staging Site for WordPress
A staging environment is the single most underused tool in a WordPress site owner’s workflow. Most people skip it until something breaks in production. Then they wish they hadn’t. This guide covers what a staging […] The post How to Create a Staging Site for WordPress appeared first on Pressable.
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How to Choose a Web Host: 7 Steps to Make the Right Decision
How do you choose the right web host? Compare site type, hosting options, growth plans, technical skills, support, and costs to find the best fit.
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Your Hosting Is Now Something You Talk To
For most of the history of managed WordPress hosting, the interface was a dashboard. That's changing. The post Your Hosting Is Now Something You Talk To appeared first on Pressable.
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Build a WordPress theme without ever opening Figma
Two years ago, building a professional WordPress theme meant bouncing between design tools, code editors, and the browser. But in 2025, we built Crafted—a complete, production-ready theme—almost entirely inside the WordPress Editor itself. The creative process has caught up with the visual interface, and that changes how theme work feels and gets done.
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WooCommerce Bookings gets import/export, calendar, and accessibility updates
WooCommerce Bookings' latest updates include the CSV feature merchants have been asking for, and more.
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What Real Teams Are Doing with Pressable MCP
From incident response to daily maintenance to security remediation: here's how seven teams are putting Pressable MCP to work. The post What Real Teams Are Doing with Pressable MCP appeared first on Pressable.
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AI Generated Chapters Are Here
Finding your way through an episode just got easier. Pocket Casts now supports AI generated Chapters on Android, Web, Desktop and (coming very soon…) iOS. When an episode does not include chapters from the creator, Pocket Casts can add automatically generated chapter markers so you can jump to the parts that matter most. What’s new…
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Now in Labs on Android: Settings redesign
Tumblr has tons of settings, and in the app, most of them are in a single list under “General Settings”. We cleaned up the layout and reorganized to make browsing preferences and notifications easier to find, put all your blog and communities settings in one place, and added a few options that were previously web-only.If…
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WordPress.com Changelog: Shape Your Newsletter Signup and Get Domain Help in Chat
New on WordPress.com: tailor your newsletter signup experience and let the support assistant handle your domain settings.
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We Built a New Editor. Want to Try It?
A few months ago, Automattic launched Radical Speed Month: a company-wide sprint during which teams picked a passion project and built something real. Here at Simplenote, one of those projects focused on the editor. Could we make Markdown feel more immediate in Simplenote? Still plain text at its core, but easier to read and write?…
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How to build a WordPress plugin with AI (Cursor + WordPress Studio)
Learn to build your first WordPress plugin with AI, using Cursor and WordPress Studio, with no terminal or coding experience required.
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In Case You Missed It: AI Workflows for WordPress and WooCommerce
Missed the WooCommerce Developer Advocacy panel on AI workflows? Get the highlights on Pressable MCP, the Abilities API, and real agency case studies. The post In Case You Missed It: AI Workflows for WordPress and WooCommerce appeared first on Pressable.
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