WordPress News Roundup

Each month, Nathan Ingram discusses the latest developments in the WordPress ecosystem. We talk through this month’s WordPress news, including news from core, Gutenberg, plugins, themes, and more.

This month’s WordPress news includes:

-WordPress 6.2 Drops March 28
-WordPress 6.2 Openverse Integration Now Uploads Images by Default
-WordPress 6.2 Roadmap
-WordPress 6.2 Launch Event (Register for free! https://training.ithemes.com/webinar/the-wordpress-6-2-launch-event/)
-New Proposal to Change the Process for Merging Gutenberg Features into Core
-WordPress Themes Team Proposes Community Themes Initiative
-WordPress Default Themes Updated to Serve Google Fonts Locally
-Gutenberg 15.2 & 15.3
-WordPress Vulnerability Report (https://ithemes.com/wordpress-vulnerability-report/)
-Patchstack Reports +3x More Security Bugs in Plugins in 2022
-Last Pass Completes Investigation into 2022 their Security Incident
-Multi-Year Breach Hijacked Godaddy Customer Websites & Accounts
-Kadence Blocks 3 is HERE! (https://www.kadencewp.com/blog/introducing-blocks-3/)
-March Premium Event: Web Foundations Workshop – members register here: https://training.ithemes.com/event/web-foundations-workshop-2023/ OR become a member: https://ithemes.com/training/
-April Premium Event: Digital Marketing Crash Course – members register here: https://training.ithemes.com/event/digital-marketing-crash-course-2023/ OR become a member: https://ithemes.com/training/
-WooCommerce 7.5 Released March 14
-E-E-A-T Is the New E-A-T. What the New “E” Means for SEO
-What’s New In Lighthouse 10
-GPT-4 vs. ChatGPT-3.5: What’s the Difference?
-Microsoft Edge Includes the Bing AI Chatbot
-How AI Will Affect the WordPress Industry?
-Understanding The Cost Of Not Being Accessible
-Plaintiffs Set a New Record for Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings in 2022 (https://ithemes.com/blog/wordpress-ada-compliant/)
-Microsoft Bids Farewell to Internet Explorer
-Godaddy Lays Off 8% of Workforce