WordPress News Roundup (June 2023)

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 Turns 20: https://ithemes.com/blog/wordpress-at-20-some-secrets-to-its-success/
-WordPress 6.3 Overview
-WordPress 6.3 & 6.4 Planning
-6.2 Core Performance Analysis
-Commercial and Community Filters on Repository
-Gutenberg 15.8, 15.9, & 16.0
-WordPress Vulnerability Report: https://ithemes.com/wordpress-vulnerability-report/
-WooCommerce Stripe Gateway Plugin – Vulnerability in 7.4.1
-Small Business Cyberattacks and Spearfishing: Are You At Risk? https://ithemes.com/blog/small-business-cyberattacks-and-spearfishing-are-you-at-risk/
-Solid Town Hall
-Upcoming Premium Events:
-WooCommerce 7.8 Released
-High-Performance Order Storage for WooCommerce
-MariaDB Health Checks Plugin Now Available
-Gravity Forms Nonprofit License
-WordPress OpenAI Sued for Defamation
-Jetpack Adds OpenAI Powered Content Generator
-Wendy’s to Begin Replacing Drive-thru Staff with AI Chatbots
-Automattic Donates €20,000 to Drupal Gutenberg Development
-Google Sunsets Google Domains, Sells to Squarespace
-Liquid Web Takes New Private Equity Investment
-Upcoming WordCamps
-WordPress Accessibility Day Coming September 27-28