WordCamp US 2026 will take place August 16–19 in Phoenix, Arizona, and applications are now open for sponsors, speakers, and volunteers. WordCamp US is the flagship gathering for the WordPress community in North America, where contributors, builders, and users come together to share ideas and help shape what comes next for the open web. Full […]
Giuliani recovering from pneumonia and ‘now breathing on his own’
The ex-New York mayor ‘remains in critical but stable condition’, according to his spokesman.
Contact Form 7 Freezes New Features – What WordPress Users Should Do Next
Since the early days of WordPress, Contact Form 7 has been helping website owners add simple forms to their sites. If you’ve trusted it on your own site, then you made a perfectly reasonable choice that millions of other site owners have made, too. But things have officially changed. At WordCamp Asia 2026, Contact Form […]
One injured after plane hits truck while landing in Newark
The Boeing 767, operating a flight from Venice, Italy, landed safely with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew on board.
Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital
The long-time champion of Trump and former New York mayor is in hospital, according to his spokesman.
Iran says US has responded to its latest peace proposal
The US is yet to formally confirm it has responded. However, Trump reportedly told Israel’s Kan News it was unacceptable.
Two US service members reported missing in Morocco, officials say
A search and rescue operation is underway for the service members, who are believed to have been involved in an accident, according to authorities.
Germany troop cuts send wrong signal to Russia, say two top US Republicans
The chairs of the House and Senate armed services committees say withdrawing 5,000 service personnel risked undermining deterrence.
Gutenberg Times: Block Format Bridge: A Practical Solution for AI-Generated Content in WordPress
Chris Huber, developer at Automattic, released Block Format Bridge, an open-source plugin that addresses one of the more persistent friction points in AI-assisted WordPress workflows: getting AI-generated content into the block editor reliably. The plugin takes a pragmatic approach. Block markup is notoriously difficult for AI to produce correctly — not because AI models lack […]
California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws
Under the new rules, police will be able to issue tickets directly to the car’s manufacturer when an autonomous vehicle breaks a traffic law.