Issue 18: A New Backstop for Bad Plugin Updates, and a Shake-Up at Automattic
WordPress.org now blocks malicious plugin updates before they ship. Automattic's board put founder Matt Mullenweg on leave, naming a new interim CEO.
WordPress Is Replacing the Icons in Your Admin Bar and Menu
WordPress is replacing Dashicons with SVG icons in your admin bar and menu, fixing screen reader announcements and high-contrast display glitches.
WordPress Accessibility Team Previews Its First Official Plugin
WordPress's Accessibility Team previews a plugin that flags skipped heading levels and inaccessible blocks in real time. Not installable yet.
Issue 14: When a PNG Isn't a PNG
WordPress 7.0.4 patches an Imagick RCE flaw, its third security release in weeks. Two plugin backdoors hit official update channels this week too.
Matt Mullenweg Calls WordPress's Theme Accessibility Overhaul 'Permanently Delayed'
Matt Mullenweg says a WordPress theme accessibility overhaul is permanently delayed, leaving theme authors unclear on a September delisting deadline
WordPress 7.1 Adds Tooltips to Explain Icon-Only Buttons in Your Admin Screens
WordPress 7.1 adds hover tooltips and an info button to icon-only admin controls, plus an explainer for the login screen's Remember Me checkbox.