Automattic Resumes WordPress Contributions with New AI and Admin Updates
Automattic returns to WordPress development, promising AI features and admin refresh for 2025. Discover what this means for WordPress users.
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Automattic Resumes WordPress Contributions with New AI and Admin Updates Automattic Resumes WordPress Contributions: What WordPress Users Need to Know in 2025 If you’ve been wondering whether Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, will continue its active role in WordPress development, here’s the latest update. After a brief pause earlier this year, Automattic has officially announced it will resume contributing to the WordPress project — a move that could significantly impact the platform powering over 43% of the web. This return comes with promises of exciting improvements, including a refreshed admin experience and cutting-edge AI integrations designed to enhance WordPress’s usability and extend its dominance in the content management system (CMS) landscape. Image : Google Automattic’s Strategic Pause and What Changed Just last month, Automattic signaled that WordPress 6.8 would be its last major release for 2025, leaving many in the community questioning the company’s future involvement. The sudden pivot to “paus…