ALTWordCamp US 2026 has announced a second round of speakers. You can expect sessions on block migrations, AI-powered development, multilingual SEO, and agency best practices. The event runs August 16–19 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Tickets are available now. https://wp.me/pgSBpQ-1uc
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WordCamp US 2026 has announced its first round of speakers. The sessions cover AI in WordPress workflows, design systems, privacy law compliance, and civic website modernization. You can read about all 6 speakers and get your ticket for the event, running August 16–19 in Phoenix, Arizona. https://wp.me/pgSBpQ-1w6
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ALTWordPress 7.1 Beta 1 is available for testing. This one is shaping up to be a substantial release: responsive styling controls, inline Notes with mentions, new Playlist and Tabs blocks, and client-side media processing that handles HEIC photos straight from your iPhone. Final release is August 19, 2026. Give it a spin in a test environment and let the project know what you find. https://wp.me/pZhYe-5sv
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Block themes in WordPress show a plain maintenance message by default. This tutorial shows how to replace it with a branded template designed and toggled entirely in the Site Editor using a single hook. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/07/on-brand-maintenance-mode-for-wordpress-block-themes/
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ALTFour days. Four learning tracks. One global WordPress community gathering in Phoenix. 🌵
WordCamp US 2026 brings together Contributor Day, real-world projects on Showcase Day, and two conference days exploring AI, Technical WordPress, Honing Your Skills, and Beginner WordPress.
Whether you build sites, lead an agency, contribute to open source, or are just getting started, this guide will help you plan your experience.
Explore WordCamp US 2026: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wcus-2026-guide/
📅 August 16–19
📍 Phoenix, Arizona
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The July 2026 WordPress developer roundup covers the 7.1 beta cycle starting July 15, responsive styling now open for testing, React 19 compatibility tooling in Gutenberg 23.4, and a deprecation wave across @wordpress/components. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/07/whats-new-for-developers-july-2026/
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WordPress Campus Connect has now reached 6,343 students across 50 events. The June Education Buzz Report also covers WordPress Credits growth, a first high school partnership, and Student Club updates. https://wp.me/p2U65r-mTj
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WordPress 7.0.1 is now available. This maintenance release addresses 31 bugs across the block editor, admin UI, and media. Sites with automatic background updates will update on their own. You can also update manually from your WordPress dashboard. The next major release, WordPress 7.1, is scheduled for August 19, 2026. https://wp.me/pZhYe-5sN
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The internet used to feel like a place you could wander. Then somebody built fences.
Code for the People is a new documentary short about the open web: the people who built it, the walled gardens that swallowed it, and the open source movement quietly holding the door open for everyone.
As one voice in the film puts it: “We have this Promethean task to take the fire from the gods and bring it to the people.”
It’s streaming now.
The web belongs to all of us. Pass it on.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum runs on WordPress. The United States’ national design museum uses a single WordPress installation to publish exhibition details, deep collection content, educational resources, visitor information, and institutional programming. It’s a strong example of WordPress supporting a major cultural institution at scale. https://wp.me/pmwwI-3C1
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