The 2017 editions

2017

12 editions of WordPress news, month by month.

WP Edition
Cover story

State of the Word Puts Gutenberg First

As Captcha Backdoor Hits 300K Sites

DealsWP Site Care buys WP Radius

CommunityWordCamp US 2017

December 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.9 “Tipton” Ships

With Customizer Drafts and Code Editors

SecurityWordPress 4.9.1

CommunityWordCamp Europe 2018

November 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.9 Betas Race to RC

As 4.8.3 Hardens prepare()

CommunityGoDaddy’s new platform

October 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.8.2 Release

WordPress Drops React, Then Facebook Relicenses It

CommunityDonateWC

September 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.8.1 Release

Gutenberg 1.0 Arrives and Mullenweg Confirms It for WordPress 5.0

Dealsmaekit buys WP Remote

CommunityWordPress.com opens up

August 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

React License Fight Escalates

As 10up Buys Lift UX

CoreNew contributor meetings

SecuritybbPress 2.5.13

WP Legend Jake Goldman Founder, 10up

July 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.8 “Evans” Ships

And Gutenberg Arrives as a Plugin

DealsWPForms buys WP Mail SMTP

SecurityWP Statistics SQL injection

June 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.7.5 Release

WordPress Joins HackerOne as 4.8 Reaches Release Candidate

Deals · EUR 450K seedSIDE Capital backs Weglot

CommunityWordPress.com and plugins

May 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.7.4 Release

WooCommerce 3.0 Ships and WordPress 4.8 Drops Old Internet Explorer

SecurityRouter-powered brute force

April 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.7.3 Release

GoDaddy Acquires Sucuri and the Plugin Directory Gets a Redesign

SecurityTheme security

March 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

REST API Flaw Fuels Mass Defacements

As Gutenberg Prototype Debuts

CoreThe 4.7.2 disclosure

CommunityCommunity Summit dates

February 2017
WP Edition
Cover story

WordPress 4.7.1

And 4.7.2 Patch Core as Focus Leads Take Charge

CommunityA new security czar

January 2017