Automattic vs WP Engine

Many readers will be aware of the increasingly bitter dispute currently going on between Automattic and WP Engine. Automattic is a company that specializes in hosting WordPress websites. It was founded by its current CEO, Matt Mullenweg, who was also a co-creator of WordPress. WP Engine is a hosting company that also specializes in hosting […]

Replacing Thickbox

A theme of development since version 2.0 of ClassicPress was released has been the replacement of obsolete JavaScript libraries. In version 2.1, for example, the thickbox library was removed from core. The point of thickbox is to enable the use of modals, but there is a much better alternative available these days. The dialog element […]

ClassicPress Version 2.2 is Out!

We’re delighted to announce the release of ClassicPress version 2.2. This is a feature enhancement and maintenance release with many exciting new features. Media Library Many of the new features provide major enhancements to the media library. It is, for example, now possible to Quick Edit and Bulk Edit media file attachments on the Media […]

ClassicPress Version 2.1 is out!

We’re delighted to announce the release of ClassicPress version 2.1. This is a maintenance release and so, like version 2.0, it is based on a re-fork of WordPress 6.2.3. But, if you’re one of those who likes to say that “ClassicPress is just WordPress without blocks,” this release should make you think again. Version 2.1 […]

Award-Winning Website Built with ClassicPress

We are delighted to report that a website built with ClassicPress has just won a prestigious national award in the United States. TryFile, a site that enables US law schools to have their students learn how to file court documents correctly, has just been awarded the Innovations in Technology prize by the American Association of […]

The i18n Team is Back on Track

After the COVID crisis, the huge endeavor our core team undertook to release ClassicPress v2 (codename Bella) by re-forking WordPress, the release of the new plugins and themes directory with its integration plugin, and all the ongoing work that resulted in a big improvement in the migration plugin — not to mention all the accessibility […]