Feed: Slashdot
Feed Link: https://slashdot.org/
---

Title: Automattic Says It Will Start Contributing To WordPress Again After
Pause

Link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/30/191821...

WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction... again. From
a report: In a blog post titled "Returning to Core" published Thursday
evening, Automattic announced it will unpause its contributions to the
WordPress project. This is despite having said only last month that the 6.8
WordPress release would be the final major release for all of 2025. "After
pausing our contributions to regroup, rethink, and plan strategically, we're
ready to press play again and return fully to the WordPress project," the new
blog post states. "Expect to find our contributions across all of the
greatest hits -- WordPress Core, Gutenberg, Playground, Openverse, and
WordPress.org. This return is a moment of excitement for us as it's about
continuing the mission we've always believed in: democratizing publishing for
everyone, everywhere," it reads. Automattic says it's learned a lot from the
pause in terms of the many ways WordPress is used, and that it's now
committed to helping it "grow and thrive." The post also notes that WordPress
today powers 43% of the web.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

---
VRSS v2.1.180528