State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community
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State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community

State of the Word 2025 brought the WordPress community together for an afternoon that felt both reflective and forward-moving, blending stories of global growth with technical milestones and glimpses of the future. This year also marked the twentieth State of the Word since the first address in 2006, a milestone noted in the WordPress history […]
WordPress 6.9 “Gene”
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WordPress 6.9 “Gene”

WordPress 6.9, code-named "Gene," brings major upgrades to how teams collaborate and create. The Notes feature introduces block-level commenting to streamline reviewing and polishing content, navigating across the entire dashboard with the Command Palette is now faster for power users, and the new Abilities API provides a standardized way to open the door for AI-powered and automated workflows. Combined with all the performance and accessibility improvements, 6.9 is one to write home about.
Concurrency in Swift
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Concurrency in Swift

Concurrency in Swift is a programming concept that allows multiple tasks to run simultaneously within a single program. This can improve the performance and responsiveness of an application, especially when dealing with long-running tasks such as networking or heavy computations...
Merging Data with SQL MERGE
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Merging Data with SQL MERGE

When working with databases, there may come a time when you need to combine data from different sources or update existing data based on new information. That is where SQL's MERGE statement comes into play. The MERGE statement, also known...
Portland Welcomes WordCamp US 2025: A Community Gathering
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Portland Welcomes WordCamp US 2025: A Community Gathering

A full house of attendees gathered in Portland, Oregon, for WordCamp US 2025, with thousands more tuning in online. Over four days, the flagship WordPress event brought together contributors, innovators, and community members for collaboration, inspiration, and discovery. WordPress is so unique because we’re not just a product; we’re a movement. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress Cofounder […]
Portland, Are You Ready? The WCUS 2025 Schedule Has Arrived!
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Portland, Are You Ready? The WCUS 2025 Schedule Has Arrived!

We’re excited to announce that the full schedule for WordCamp US 2025 has been published! From August 26–29 in Portland, Oregon, join web creators, innovators, and community leaders for four days of learning, collaboration, and inspiration. This year’s lineup brings together sessions on everything from cutting-edge AI to hands-on workshops, performance, accessibility, design, and the […]