State of the Word 2025 brought the WordPress community together for an afternoon that felt both reflective and forward-moving, blending stories of global growth with technical milestones and glimpses of the future. This year also marked the twentieth State of the Word since the first address in 2006, a milestone noted in the WordPress history book Milestones: The Story of WordPress as the beginning of a tradition that has helped the project tell its own story. Check out “State of the Word 2025: Innovation Shaped by Community” for all the details.
Other popular stories this week include “WordPress 6.9: The Collaboration Release That Changes Everything”, “Use AI to Enhance – Not Replace – Your WordPress Expertise” and “WordPress Multisite Network Search Solved”
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