Another story from the WordPress org trenches from Mika Epstein.

So it looks like Automattic has duplicated the WordPress org theme and plugin directories as well as the LearnWP resources. It is not clear why they did this, but it will cause more confusion as you now get two versions when searching. Matt Mullenweg was asked about it on X and he said that the dot org version appears first (?). Here is the thread of X discussing this.

It has been a year and still no replacement for the plugin data, and not even any further information on the topic.

Revolutionary or evolutionary? ZipWP is changing how WordPress sites are built. It combines AI with the top tier Astra theme, Starter Templates, and Spectra blocks. Can you say “synergy”? You can have an attractive brochure site in a couple of minutes, and you can use ZipWP for free. In the video I do a walk-through of the current early version of ZipWP and discuss where I see it in the overall WordPress ecosystem.

Advanced Themer 2.0 Beta is available for testing. Here is a video that goes over the updates. There is a new color manager and a new class manager, among other features. Note that the video is long, but there are video jumps in the description.

Justin Tadlock compiled a useful list of recent features and improvements for developers. In the list I noticed standardized admin notices, improvements for fluid typology, and experimental client-side query loop pagination.

Introductory / Beginners – This is an in-depth overview of SEO structured data schema. Note that most SEO plugins provide this option and a few provide a “schema builder” to match your type of content.

Create a plugin to add a column to the post listing with the article word count. Surprised, not surprised? Four of the six completed the task without issue.

A new program, WP Includes, was launched to help to improve the number of women in leadership positions in WordPress companies. The program matches women with mentors to help guide them in their career advancement. If you are interested in being a mentor, a mentee, or a program sponsor then this post in the Tavern has more information and links.