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WordPress Contributor Cutbacks Cause Core Development To Stall
WordPress project leaders recently discussed how to proceed due to concern that organizations have dramatically cut back on the number of hours donated to contributing to WordPress. They decided that WordPress 6.8 would be the final major release of 2025 and that minor core releases will continue as needed. While no formal commitment was made to future major releases after 2025, it kind of implies that future major releases are limited to one per year as long as the current contributor levels remain at this low level.
Join Us at WPCampus 2025 and Discuss the Future of WordPress in Higher Education
The past six months have been a dynamic time for higher education and the WordPress ecosystem, sparking exciting opportunities for growth and innovation. In higher education, we're adapting to evolving budgets and the disruption of AI, inspiring us to rethink how we thrive. Meanwhile, the WordPress ecosystem is buzzing with fresh perspectives on leadership, direction, and governance—igniting conversations that will shape the Future of WordPress in Higher Education.
What’s New in WordPress 6.8: Security Upgrades, Performance Gains, Editor Enhancements, and More!
WordPress 6.8 is set for release on April 15, 2025. The next release does not introduce many new features; rather, it mostly focuses on refining existing functionality. The new version brings editor and usability enhancements, with additions such as easier options for managing data views within the block editor and the ability to ignore sticky posts in the Query Loop, design and themes improvements, such as a revamped Style Book, performance and security improvements, with the introduction of Speculative loading and bcrypt for password hashing.
