{"id":16680,"date":"2024-01-05T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=16680"},"modified":"2024-01-05T10:54:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T10:54:37","slug":"the-month-in-wordpress-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/01\/the-month-in-wordpress-december-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Month in WordPress \u2013 December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As 2023 came to a close, WordPress bid farewell with the much-anticipated annual State of the Word and the 6.5 roadmap, among other exciting updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on to learn more about the community\u2019s end-of-year celebrations and catch a sneak peek of what\u2019s in store for the year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights from State of the Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 11, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/state-of-the-word\/\">State of the Word<\/a> keynote in Madrid, Spain<\/strong>, marking the first international edition of the event. Nearly 200 WordPress enthusiasts and tech industry leaders gathered in person to hear what\u2019s next for WordPress\u2014with a large audience joining online or from one of the 47 watch parties held across 18 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The keynote <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2023\/12\/state-of-the-word-2023-recap\/\">highlighted<\/a> last year\u2019s milestones and showcased compelling demos, providing a glimpse into the upcoming developments for the Site Editor, Collaboration phase, and Admin redesign. Matt also introduced 2024\u2019s focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/data-liberation\/\">Data Liberation<\/a>, aiming to unlock digital barriers and frictionless migrations into WordPress for a more open web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matt Mullenweg: State of the Word 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c7M4mBVgP3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The event concluded with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S01uBD2pyQY\">Q&amp;A session<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/project\/2023\/12\/12\/overflow-questions-from-state-of-the-word-2023\/\">this follow-up post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roadmap to WordPress 6.5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress 6.5 is <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/6-5\/\">scheduled<\/a> for release on <strong>March 26, 2024<\/strong>. This major release is set to introduce a new Font Library for easy global font management, support for Appearance Tools in Classic Themes, Data Views for templates and patterns, and more robust revisions across the editing experience, among other highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.5 will also include new APIs like Interactivity, Custom Fields, and Block Binding that expand block capabilities and underpin features like Synced Pattern Overrides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the features planned for WordPress 6.5 in <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2023\/12\/07\/roadmap-to-6-5\/\">this roadmap post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-extra-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Don\u2019t wait for the next release to optimize your creative workflows with <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2023\/12\/leap-into-2024-with-these-site-editor-tools\/\">these powerful Site Editor tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New in the Gutenberg plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two new versions of Gutenberg shipped in December:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2023\/12\/06\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-17-2-6-december\/\"><strong>Gutenberg 17.2<\/strong><\/a> introduced improvements to the site editing experience, including the ability to drag and drop blocks to the top and bottom of documents and sticky table headers. The update also enhanced the Interactivity API docs and addressed numerous bug fixes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2023\/12\/20\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-17-3-20-december\/\"><strong>Gutenberg 17.3<\/strong><\/a> featured a summary of changes in the global styles revision history, an updated preferences panel, and a new social icon for the Gravatar service, along with the ongoing development of Phase 3 features.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2023\/10\/episode-64-patterns-in-wordpress\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2023\/10\/episode-64-patterns-in-wordpress\/<\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Openverse <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/openverse\/2023\/12\/11\/introducing-enhanced-content-safety-features-on-openverse\/\">introduced new features to filter sensitive content<\/a>, aiming for a more accessible and safer browsing experience. This update marks the beginning of a significant initiative to enhance content safety tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matrix contributors <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/project\/2023\/12\/12\/update-on-matrix-migration-pausing-the-transition\/\">announced<\/a> the decision to pause the Making WordPress Slack migration to Matrix and the factors contributing to it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/meta\/2023\/12\/15\/developer-resources-gets-a-refresh\/\">redesign of the Developer Resources section<\/a> went live last month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you searching for events in your local community? Explore the recently launched <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/2023\/12\/13\/announcing-the-new-wordpress-events-page\/\">WordPress.org Events page<\/a>\u2014your new central hub for discovering upcoming events or applying to organize one.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2023, WordPress significantly <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2023\/12\/19\/wordpress-performance-impact-on-core-web-vitals-in-2023\/\">improved Core Web Vitals (CWV) across sites<\/a>. The overall passing rates went up from 28.31% to 36.44% on mobile and from 32.55% to 40.80% on desktop, making both WordPress and the whole web perform better.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2023\/12\/22\/call-to-action-2024-major-releases-call-for-volunteers\/\">Volunteers are needed<\/a> for 2024\u2019s WordPress major releases. If you\u2019re interested, now\u2019s the time to get involved!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out all the community <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/project\/2023\/12\/22\/wordpress-end-of-year-celebrations\/\">achievements and contributions<\/a> that moved the WordPress project closer to its goals in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-podcast-player jetpack-podcast-player__direct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2023\/10\/episode-64-patterns-in-wordpress\/\">https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2023\/10\/episode-64-patterns-in-wordpress\/<\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requests for feedback &amp; testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/2023\/11\/17\/announcing-the-2023-annual-meetup-survey\/\">2023 Annual Meetup Survey<\/a> before January 14, 2024, and help strengthen WordPress meetups in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordPress events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc WordCamp Asia has opened <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.wordcamp.org\/2024\/contributor-day-registration\/\">registrations for its Contributor Day<\/a>. The conference will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 7-9, 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa WordCamp Europe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2024\/speakers\/call-for-speakers\/\">call for speakers<\/a> is open until January 15, 2024. Don\u2019t miss the chance to be part of this event by either submitting your speaking proposals or <a href=\"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2024\/sponsors\/call-for-sponsors\/\">supporting it as a sponsor<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark your calendars! <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2024\/\">WordCamp US 2024<\/a> is headed to Portland, Oregon, from September 17 to 20, as revealed during the State of the Word.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out these WordPress events happening soon:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/events.wordpress.org\/kolkata\/2024\/careercamp\/\">Kolkata CareerCamp<\/a>, India on January 6, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/nepal.wordcamp.org\/2024\/\">WordCamp Nepal<\/a> on January 12-13, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/zaragoza.wordcamp.org\/2024\/\">WordCamp Zaragoza<\/a>, Spain on January 19-20, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9 <a href=\"https:\/\/events.wordpress.org\/jakarta\/2024\/web-challenge\/\">WordPress Web Challenge<\/a>, Indonesia on January 27, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Have a story we should include in the next issue of The Month in WordPress? Fill out <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/month-in-wordpress-submissions\/\"><strong><em>this quick form<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><strong> to let us know.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/bernard0omnisend\/\">Bernard Meyer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/eidolonnight\/\">Nicholas Garofalo<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/laurlittle\/\">Lauren Stein<\/a><\/em> <em>for contributing to this edition of The Month in WordPress.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscribe to WordPress News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join other subscribers and receive WordPress news directly in your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions__supports-newline is-style-split wp-block-jetpack-subscriptions\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?post_type=post&#038;p=16680\" style=\"font-size: 16px;padding: 15px 23px 15px 23px;margin: 0; margin-left: 10px;border-radius: 0px;border-width: 1px; background-color: #113AF5; color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; margin-left: 0\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As 2023 came to a close, WordPress bid farewell with the much-anticipated annual State of the Word and the 6.5 roadmap, among other exciting updates. 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