E103: Media Corps Closure, WP Campus Connect Now Official

In this episode of The WP Week, we unpack a loaded week in the world of WordPress. From the official sunset of the Media Corps experiment to the rise of Campus Connect as a full-fledged event series, the community is seeing shifts in engagement and focus.

We cover new security patches for major plugins and themes, a significant WooCommerce dot release, upcoming features in version 9 point 9, and big changes in how WooCommerce Subscriptions are managed.

Legal news includes Automattic’s move to dismiss a class action lawsuit, while on the tech frontier, Gravatar, Google, and OpenAI make moves in AI identity and search.

We also touch on new product updates, sustainability wins, plugin milestones, and notable community recognitions — from Lisa Sabin Wilson’s departure at WebDevStudios to new funding and sponsorships within the open-source space.

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Tune in to stay current on all things WordPress, and don’t miss the innovations shaping what’s next.