The WP 2023 Awards have been released. Congrats to the winners!

WordPress 6.4.2 is rolling out. It includes 7 bug fixes and 1 security update. The explanation for the security item is:

“A Remote Code Execution vulnerability that is not directly exploitable in core, however the security team feels that there is a potential for high severity when combined with some plugins, especially in multisite installs.”

This 6.4 retrospective survey had some interesting responses that gives insight into the release process and possible changes.

Congrats to Patchstack – now a member of the Open Source Security Foundation.

Ciwcly has added a new custom breakpoints feature. It is shown in this video.

Bricks is the most advanced builder available for WordPress, has a great team behind it, and they listen to their users in guiding future development . Beginning January 15, 2024 there will be significant pricing changes. If you’ve been on the fence about purchasing Bricks, then now is the time. It is an advance builder with a learning curve, but is also the most powerful option available for WordPress. The new pricing and other information is available in the official announcement.

Patchstack released a major update today with performance enhancements, better hardening, simplified rules module, and more.

Here is a preview of the Kadence Query Loop Bock that is under development.

Sarah Gooding is leaving the WP Tavern after 10 years. There is no news on who will replace her.