WordPress News Roundup (September 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 6.3.1
-Roadmap to WordPress 6.4
-Future of WordPress & What’s Next for Gutenberg
-Twenty Twenty-Four Theme Unveiled (coming in 6.4)
-Admin Redesign Underway
-Performant Translations Feature Plugin Now Available
-Gutenberg 16.5, 16.6
-WordPress Vulnerability Report: https://ithemes.com/annual-wordpress-vulnerability-report/
-Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach
-WordPress “Zombie” Plugins Pandemic Affects 1.6M+ Websites
-Upcoming Premium Training Events: https://training.ithemes.com/premium-courses/
-Solid Security & Passkeys Demo: https://training.ithemes.com/webinar/solid-security-and-passkeys-seamless-wordpress-logins/
-WooCommerce 8.1.0 Released
-Yoast SEO 21.0 Introduces AI
-SynthID Helps Identify AI-Generated Images
-AI Bots Are Making CAPTCHA Tech Useless
-Major News Outlets Block OpenAI’s GPTBot Web Crawler
-Developers Raise Concerns Over WP.com Plugin Listings
-Changes to the WordPress.org Recommended Hosting Page
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