The latest version of the Gutenberg plugin introduces the first phase of the accordion block, which is expected to be included in WordPress 6.9. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from August 25 to 31, 2025. Gutenberg 21.5 introduces the accordion block as its main feature, which could make its way into WordPress 6.9. It’s still in experimental mode but should already…

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This week WordCamp US 2025 is taking place, with high-profile guests and a focus on the upcoming release of WordPress 6.9. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from August 18 to 24, 2025. As previously announced, WordPress 6.9 will have a much smaller release squad, and this time only 11 people will be leading the release. Once again, under the leadership of…

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When a new version of a plugin is released, you’ll be able to decide whether to launch it immediately or delay automatic updates for up to 24 hours. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from August 11 to 17, 2025. The initial rollout of phased releases for plugins is now live as a new feature that allows updates to be deployed first to a…

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There’s always whether WordPress includes all the blocks it should by default, which comes with both pros and cons. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from August 4 to 10, 2025. In the Gutenberg repository, there’s a proposal to revive and move forward with a series of blocks that have been on the waiting list for some time, such as accordions, tabs, sliders, more complete…

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Now that we know WordPress 6.9 is coming by the end of 2025, a roadmap has been proposed outlining the core ideas to work on in this version. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from July 28st to August 3rd, 2025. WordPress 6.9 will launch on December 2, 2025, after reevaluating the release plan to include an additional version this year. This release…

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The Documentation team is proposing the creation of documentation with the help of artificial intelligence, but always with an intermediate human factor to assist with oversight. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from July 21st to 27th, 2025. Creating documentation can be a pretty tedious process, especially now that artificial intelligence tools exist, which, with just a few ideas, can help…

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Artificial Intelligence has already arrived in WordPress in a modular way, through various plugins forming the foundation for integrating AI-based features. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from July 14th to 20th, 2025. Just a few weeks ago, the WordPress Artificial Intelligence team was launched, and the first results are already here: several experimental plugins featuring different functionalities and capabilities to assist with…

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A proposal has been raised to introduce staged plugin rollouts, similar to those used by iTunes or Play, where users receive updates gradually. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from July 7th to 13th, 2025. Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress, has proposed implementing staged rollouts of plugin updates in the wordpress.org directory, similar to the Apple App Store and Google Play.…

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Some core WordPress components have become outdated in functionality, prompting consideration of a “maintenance mode,” keeping them stable without introducing new features. Remember that you can listen to this program from Pocket Casts, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts or subscribe to the feed directly. Program transcript Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community. In this episode, you’ll find the information from June 30th to July 6th, 2025. The new version of Gutenberg 21.1 adds extensibility to the Social block, allowing developers to register new social networks as block variations, including custom icons. Additionally, other blocks are…

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