WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.1.2 Release

This security release features a fix for a critical severity security vulnerability. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If you have sites that support automatic background updates, […]

Open Channels FM: AI for the Rest of Us, Beyond the Bubble

Bob Dunn talks about breaking out of AI echo chambers to gain new insights​ 

OpenStation Blog: Drag, Drop, Preview: How a Post Gets Written in OpenStation

I started writing a post (this post!). Then, as usually happens, I needed a picture, so I dragged one straight from my desktop into OpenStation. No downloading, no extra tabs needed, no extra spaces in the editor, no more “in which tab was the image!?”… I just dragged it from my desktop… Done! And then […]

WordPress.org blog: WordPress Takes Its Turn Leading the Open Website Alliance

I’m happy to announce that I am now serving as president of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), representing the WordPress Foundation. The Alliance brings together the community organizations behind Drupal, Joomla!, TYPO3, and WordPress to advocate for open source and share practices that benefit their projects. I represent the WordPress Foundation in this role, which […]

bbPress: bbPress 2.6.18 is out!

bbPress 2.6.18 is a maintenance release focused on forum imports and first-login password upgrades. Imported users can now upgrade their passwords on first login for more legacy forum formats, including cases where the original forum database is no longer available. This release also corrects PHPWind topic statuses, reply counts, and forum dates during import, and […]

Open Channels FM: Invisible Unicode Attacks, CrowdSec Source Leak, and the AI Coding Boom Explored

Invisible characters challenge spam filters, CrowdSec deals with a code leak, and AI is shifting what matters in software development.​ 

OpenStation Blog: A better way to use WordPress

I have been using WordPress for a long time, and I still love it. But wp-admin has basically worked in the same way for years. OpenStation is our attempt to change that. It’s a simple idea: instead of moving from one admin page to another, you have a desktop where you can open different parts […]

Open Channels FM: Drawing the Line Between Openness and Noise in the Digital World

Is sharing everything always good? Bob Dunn reflects on transparency and the noise in online spaces.​ 

Open Channels FM: OCN Week in Review #4

This week Robert Jacobi shared about the evolving landscape of open source and tech. Highlights include AI’s growing role in security, WordPress and Apache fortifying their processes, LibreOffice redefining productivity with privacy, LoopConf rethinking event funding, and Switzerland’s bold move toward digital sovereignty. Explore how accountability, control, and sustainability are shaping the future of open […]

Open Channels FM: Open Source Economics, LibreOffice, and Swiss Digital Sovereignty

Shifting budgets and tech priorities drive change for open source events software and government infrastructure.​