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How Does Accessibility Improve Conversion Rates for WordPress Sites? (with Anne-Mieke Bovelett)
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Continue reading: How Does Accessibility Improve Conversion Rates for WordPress Sites? (with Anne-Mieke Bovelett)Fear-based messaging does not work for accessibility any more than it does for security. Anne-Mieke Bovelett and Jesse Friedman explain why a caring, positive approach gets better results when helping people build accessible WordPress sites. The conversation covers the practical side of accessibility, including reduced motion settings, keyboard navigation, semantic HTML, and why WordPress core…
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WP Cloud log updates: Edge logs, client-wide logs, and improved usage reporting
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Continue reading: WP Cloud log updates: Edge logs, client-wide logs, and improved usage reportingThe WP Cloud API now includes edge request logs, client-wide PHP error and web server logs, PHP error summaries, and more detailed usage reporting. Partners can use these endpoints to investigate traffic and errors across their WP Cloud client account and bring usage breakdowns into their own dashboards. Edge request logs The new Edge Logs…
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WordPress 7.1 Released on WP Cloud
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Continue reading: WordPress 7.1 Released on WP CloudWordPress 7.1 was deployed to the WP Cloud platform shortly after the core release. Highlights and features are available in the release documentation. All sites set to “latest,” “beta,” and “alpha” are currently running WordPress 7.1. Barring additional point releases, the “previous” channel will allow sites to roll back to WordPress 7.0.4 for the next…
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WordPress Version Channels: Introducing alpha and Updating beta Timing
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Continue reading: WordPress Version Channels: Introducing alpha and Updating beta TimingWP Cloud now offers separate alpha and beta channels for testing WordPress beta and release candidate (RC) builds. After the WordPress project publishes a beta or RC on WordPress.org, WP Cloud makes it available on the alpha channel shortly afterward. The beta channel now receives the release 24–48 hours after its publication. The beta channel’s…
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WordPress 7.0.3
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Continue reading: WordPress 7.0.3WordPress 7.0.3, a security release addressing several security issues, was deployed to the WP Cloud platform shortly after the core release today. This update has been applied to both the previous and latest WordPress version tracks. Since we are in the middle of a beta/RC cycle for WordPress 7.1, the alpha and beta tracks on…
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WordPress 7.0.2
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Continue reading: WordPress 7.0.2WordPress 7.0.2, a security release addressing one critical and one high-severity security issue, was deployed to the WP Cloud platform shortly after the core release today. This update has been applied to both the previous and latest WordPress version tracks. Since we are in the middle of a beta/RC cycle for WordPress 7.1, the beta…
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WP Cloud-Powered Hosts Earn Top Tier Recognition in Every Pricing Category
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Continue reading: WP Cloud-Powered Hosts Earn Top Tier Recognition in Every Pricing CategoryThe 2026 WordPress Hosting Performance Benchmarks are in: the WordPress hosts backed by WP Cloud infrastructure earned Top Tier recognition across every pricing tier they entered. The benchmarks, run independently by Review Signal’s Kevin Ohashi, covered by The Repository, span six tiers of WordPress and WooCommerce hosting. Each tier is evaluated across uncached load testing…
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WordPress 7.0 Released on WP Cloud
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Continue reading: WordPress 7.0 Released on WP CloudWordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” was deployed to the WP Cloud platform shortly after the core release today. Highlights and features are available in the release documentation. All sites set to “latest” are running WordPress 7.0. The “previous” pin will allow sites to roll back to WordPress 6.9.4 for the next 30 days if needed. Stay informed…
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Preparing for the Removal of PHP 8.2
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Continue reading: Preparing for the Removal of PHP 8.2PHP 8.2 will be removed from WP Cloud on December 15, 2026. WP Cloud follows the PHP project’s supported-versions life cycle. Each release branch is supported for two years from its initial stable release, plus an additional two years for critical security fixes only. Each year, WP Cloud hosts should work with their customers to…
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WordPress 6.9 Released on WP Cloud
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Continue reading: WordPress 6.9 Released on WP CloudWordPress 6.9 “Gene” was deployed to the WP Cloud platform shortly after the core release today. Highlights and features are available in the release documentation. All sites set to “latest” are running WordPress 6.9. The “previous” pin will allow sites to roll back to WordPress 6.8.3 for the next 40 days if needed. Stay informed…
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