{"id":16365,"date":"2023-11-10T23:06:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T23:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=16365"},"modified":"2023-11-17T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T22:46:11","slug":"the-month-in-wordpress-october-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2023\/11\/the-month-in-wordpress-october-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Month in WordPress \u2013 October 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September-October 2023 was yet another fun and eventful chapter in WordPress, with more WordCamps hosting exciting discussions, knowledge sharing, and learning. This month also welcomed the release of WordPress 6.4 and the Twenty Twenty-Four theme. Let\u2019s check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet WordPress 6.4 \u201cShirley\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WordPress 6.4 \u201cShirley\u201d<\/a> was released on November 7, 2023, and named after the iconic jazz artist Shirley Horn. With the release of WordPress 6.4 comes the new Twenty Twenty-Four theme<\/a>, a multi-faceted, highly flexible default theme pre-loaded with more than 35 templates and patterns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This release includes more than 100 performance-related updates for a faster and more efficient experience. There\u2019s also a host of new features and enhancements that help improve the content creation process and streamline site editing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress 6.4 was made possible by more than 600 contributors in at least 56 countries. Leading this release has been an underrepresented gender team, emphasizing WordPress\u2019 commitment to fostering diverse voices in the open source project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn more about WordPress 6.4<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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State of the Word 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mark your calendars for State of the Word! The annual keynote address delivered by the WordPress project\u2019s co-founder, Matt Mullenweg, will be held on December 11, 2023. For the first time, the event will take place outside North America\u2014this time with the Spanish community in Madrid, Spain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A live stream will be available for WordPress enthusiasts who will not be able to attend in person. Stay tuned for more information, including how to reserve a ticket, soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn more about this year\u2019s State of the Word<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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New in the Gutenberg plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two new versions of Gutenberg shipped in October:<\/p>\n\n\n\n