Automattic has introduced Telex, an experimental tool that generates WordPress blocks using generative AI from natural language instructions with the goal of speeding up development and reducing technical complexity. Telex is designed to turn descriptions into functional blocks and for the time being it is offered as an experiment free of charge (in the future we will see whether it does not become a paid service).
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Latest news about the CMS that reigns on the Internet, WordPress, featured on CMS MAG, the best publication about content management systems (CMS) and DXP. Did you know that about 4 out of every 10 websites you visit on the Internet use this software to operate? Without a doubt, it is by far the most important and popular open-source CMS in the world. It also powers this very website due to its simplicity, versatility, performance, and community.
CMS market in October 2025: stability in the top 5, not so much in the rest
We are going to update the global CMS market share figures and since there is usually little month to month difference it is better to analyse the trends. WordPress (WP) remains the clear king of the Internet with 43,2% usage and more than 60% market share although in this latter figure it falls 0,2% month over month.
(more…)WordPress publishes dizzying security data and confirms it is not a game
WordPress.com raises the alert on security with some dizzying figures. Its Web Application Firewall (WAF) has blocked close to 12,000 requests per second of unwanted or malicious traffic in the last twelve months, in addition to 165 requests per second linked to attempts to exploit vulnerabilities.
(more…)WordPress Plugins Team will also automatically review plugin updates
A new measure has just been taken to substantially improve WordPress security and it may be really important. The WordPress Plugins Team has decided to roll out automatic security analyses for all plugin updates.
(more…)CMS market in October 2025: Stability in the top 5, not so much in the rest
We are going to update the global CMS market share data. Month to month there is usually little difference, so it is better to analyze trends. WordPress (WP) remains the clear king of the Internet with 43.2% usage and more than 60% market share, but in this last figure it drops 0.2% month over month.
(more…)Ollie Menu Designer causes a major stir in the WordPress scene
The new Ollie Menu Designer plugin has caused quite a stir in the scene of the popular open source CMS WordPress, since it arrives to solve (totally free) a major shortcoming of the current block editor regarding menus. Until now there has been a valid menu system in WordPress core. You can create menus and dropdowns and it works, but what was really needed was the ability to add more things to menus and not just links in the way many other CMS do (mega menus).
(more…)MCP for AI, now enabled in WordPress
The artificial intelligence team at WordPress.com is moving very quickly and has just announced a new and important milestone. It is the integration of MCP technology (Model Context Protocol), which it uses to connect any generative artificial intelligence to any software, in this case within the CMS.
(more…)Learn everything coming in WordPress 6.9 in a video just 250 seconds long
Jamie Marsland’s videos are among the best ways to stay informed about WordPress progress. This time he outlines in only 250 seconds what will come in the next major update, 6.9.
(more…)Which CMS should you choose after WordPress?
I have always argued (and will go on doing so until Drupal CMS or another open-source product proves otherwise) that WordPress is the best open-source CMS to start with, to launch into the content market on a very tight budget, to test an editorial idea and gauge market acceptance.
(more…)The WordPress plugin everyone is raving about: installed without a second thought
Thanks to a video by Jamie Marshland I learnt of a new, simple and elegant plugin that installs effortlessly and equips your site with transitions that are little short of spectacular.
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