Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

WordCamp Europe, Supply Chain Attack, More Acquisitions šŸ—žļø July 2024 WordPress News w/ WPShout

Howdy, WordPress friends. In this edition, Iā€™ll cover WordCamp Europe 2024 (and tell you more about its venue in 2025), an ongoing supply chain attack thatā€™s affecting lots of plugins/WordPress sites (make sure your sites are safe), several new WordPress acquisitions, and plenty more news and tidbits.

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