If there is one thing worth highlighting this year, it is how AI has impacted the WordPress plugin ecosystem. This impact is evident both in the number of submissions sent for review to be published in the directory, and in how the team is…
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As an important part of the internet, the WordPress community, actively thinks about the security of the ecosystem. Community members, developers, specialized companies, and independent researchers all play a role in maintaining the securi…
After WordCamp US, we have prepared some insights about our team and we wanted to share it with the community. These are the insights from the Plugins Team: In summary, although the number of submitted plugins is increasing, the team’s eff…
Through #8009-meta we’ve started work on adding Phased / Staged plugin releases to plugins utilising Release Confirmation. What is phased releases? In short, this allows for your plugin update to be released to a smaller subset of sites pr…
Every day, we review a significant number of plugins, and since last year, we have been receiving many more requests each week. In addition, our team is made up of a diverse group with different languages and alphabets. For this reason, ou…
Since the team transition that took place in June 2023, the goals of the Plugin Review Team have continued to grow. This change has been internally agreed upon, and we’re excited about the new name. Here’s a quick summary of our main focus…
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WordCamp Europe 2025 is coming soon and we will have several tables dedicated to the plugins team in the contributor day! A big part of the team will be at Basel and we are ready to carry out different activities according to the interests…
We’re happy to announce that @davidperez and @frantorres are stepping in as the next team reps for the WordPress.org Plugin Review Team! Plugin team reps help coordinate the team’s duty, coordinate communication with the community, and ens…
This year, the number of plugins submitted has grown by 87% compared to last year 🌱 We have great news from the Plugins team. The submission of new plugins in WordPress has almost doubled this year, helping the WordPress ecosystem to grow…
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