This release includes important security fixes, improvements and bug fixes.

An overview of a new tool, WPCodeBox IDE. It is currently in beta and only available for WPCodeBox owners. The plugin installs a feature rich file manager and IDE into your site.

The Kadence team held their annual Amplify event yesterday. At the end Ben Ritner shared about a new plugin being developed called Kadence Insights. It is used in the Gutenberg editor for A/B testing. Of course it works with Kadence Blocks but is a separate plugin and works with any blocks. Much of the presentation is how to do an A/B test and a look at the UI. It reminds me of If-So.

Of interest to developers and those working with code, JetBrains has now released 4 of their tools for free (not open source) for non-commercial use. This includes: WebStorm IDE for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript related development. Rider IDE for .NET and game development. Aqua IDE for test automation. RustRover and IDE for Rust developers.

The WordPress theme directory reaches a major milestone with 1,000 block themes. It has been a while coming, but the number of submissions seems to have picked up.

For developers, ACF Free and Pro can now be installed using Composer.

There is a major update to the HTML Processor API coming in WordPress 6.7.

HeroPress celebrates its 10th anniversary. It is a website that highlights those who have had success through their connection with WordPress.

An article on Automattic’s trademark enforcement plans on TechCrunch.