We get a lot of flak at WordPress.org for supporting older PHP versions, but an area we’ve always pushed the frontier is in Web Standards, getting websites and browsers evolving together to make the web richer. Ever since I caught the religion from Zeldman, promoting more functionality in the browser has been a life mission. […]
WordCamp Central: WordCamp Jinja 2026 Recap: Three Tracks, Two Days and Creative Currents on the Nile
On 19th and 20th September 2026, the WordPress community gathered at Civil Service College Uganda, a venue close to River Nile, for the fifth edition of WordCamp Jinja. The event brought together more than 300 diverse participants across 2 days and 3 parallel tracks of sessions full of learning, collaboration and connection. In a city […]
bbPress: bbPress 2.6.20 is out!
bbPress 2.6.20 is a security and maintenance release. Everyone running bbPress should update. This release strengthens topic and reply password validation and keeps bbPress post shortcodes literal in ordinary WordPress content loops. It also adds a site-wide Forum Status setting with Open, Closed, and Frozen modes. Existing sites remain Open unless that setting is changed. […]
Open Channels FM: The Hidden Dependency Problem in Open Source Infrastructure
When we think about what keeps the Internet humming, most of us imagine massive data centers and super-fast connections. Fewer people realize that our everyday digital experiences often depend on the efforts of a very small group of individuals. Recent analysis revealed that in many essential open source projects, just one or two people are […]
White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials
Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.
Retired US generals call on Pentagon to cancel ‘barbaric’ execution livestream
Livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan “will taint the honor of the military that employs it, and a nation that allows it,” 72 former officers said in a letter.
How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections
Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.
At the Brooklyn novelty shop in ‘surreal’ row with Kelly Clarkson over mechanical bird
Art of Play says its staff have been threatened after the singer complained online about how she was treated.
US inflation rises more than expected – here’s what is happening with prices
The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.
Open Channels FM: Rethinking Access and Dependence in Tech From AI Outages to Open Source Lifelines
Who maintains education AI, the backbone of software infrastructure, and a new open source document tool.