The WordPress plugin directory has gotten a redesign.

The WordPress org home page was just redesigned. This is a huge improvement. Hat tip to Miriam Schwab who mentioned it on X.

A Hallway Hangout is planned for agencies and freelancers to discuss using the Sited Editor for client sites. It looks like they plan to discuss the difference in workflows between using a Classic theme and the Site Editor.

Josepha suggests the formation of a WordPress Media Corps, a vetted group of media partners who would could attend project briefings and be privy to forward-looking plans.

For plugin authors – here is an in-depth and practical guide from Matt Cromwell on how to optimize your plugin’s readme file.

Here is a mildly interesting analysis of the WordPress plugin directory looking at stats related to reviews, tags, ratings, and status.

There is a proposal to update the guidelines for plugin reviews to allow pro-related reviews, perhaps in some cases.

Five for the Future is a WordPress project program that encourages companies and individuals to contribute 5% of their resources or time to WordPress. While the program is very successful in that a number of organizations sponsor employee involvement, the program hasn’t gotten a lot of organizational attention in the past.

At a recent Community Summit a team met to review the program and identified some suggestions to help make the program more impactful. These are summarized in this make blog article.

The number of items in the queue for plugin review is going down as WordPress businesses step-up and sponsor team members.