The 2016 editions

2016

12 editions of WordPress news, month by month.

WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan” Ships the REST

API as Mullenweg Rewrites the Release Cycle

Deals · $1.82BGoDaddy buys Host Europe Group

SecurityBuddyPress 2.7.4

December 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress Passes 27% of the Web

And Nashville Wins WordCamp US

CoreWordPress 4.7 betas

SecurityWP eCommerce 3.11.4

November 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

REST API Content Endpoints Approved

For WordPress 4.7 and Mullenweg Calls Out Wix

SecurityHeadway 3.8.9

October 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.6.1 Release

GoDaddy Acquires ManageWP as Twenty Seventeen Is Unveiled

SecurityCore fixes in 4.6.1

CommunityHeadway Themes crisis

September 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.6 “Pepper” Ships With Shiny

Updates as Helen Hou-Sandí Takes On 4.7

CoreRelease candidate 2

Community.blog sunrise

August 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.6 Reaches Release Candidate

As Summer of Pwnage Hits Plugins

CommunityCommunity Summit at WordCamp Europe

July 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordCamp Europe Vienna

WordPress 4.5.3 and the New Plugin Directory Beta

SecurityWP Mobile Detector

June 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

Automattic Revealed

As the Force Behind .blog and WordPress 4.5.2 Patches Plupload

SecurityNinja Forms

CommunityRecommended hosts revamped

May 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.5 “Coleman” Ships

And WordPress.com Goes HTTPS Everywhere

CoreRelease candidate 2

DealsAwesome Motive buys Google Analytics by Yoast

April 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.5 Release Candidate

A Plugin Backdoor and Modern Tribe Buys GigPress

DealsAutomattic buys Pressable

SecurityCustom Content Type Manager backdoor

March 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

REST API Gridlock

WordPress 4.4.2 and AMP Comes to WordPress

SecurityElegant Themes products

CommunityWordCamp Incubator

February 2016
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.4.1

The WP Engine Breach Traced to Linode and the 4.5 Cycle Begins

CommunityGlobal contributor drive

January 2016