This has been an interesting month for WordPress, as a bold move on the JavaScript front brought the WordPress project to the forefront of many discussions across the development world. There have also been some intriguing changes in the WordCamp program, so read on to learn more about the WordPress community during the month of September.<\/p>\n
Early in the month, Matt Mullenweg announced<\/a> that WordPress will be switching away from React as the JavaScript library WordPress Core might use \u2014 this was in response to Facebook\u2019s decision to keep a controversial patent clause in the library\u2019s license, making many WordPress users uncomfortable.<\/p>\n A few days later, Facebook reverted the decision<\/a>, making React a viable option for WordPress once more. Still, the WordPress Core team is exploring a move to make WordPress framework-agnostic<\/a>, so that the framework being used could be replaced by any other framework without affecting the rest of the project.<\/p>\n This is a bold move that will ultimately make WordPress core a lot more flexible, and will also protect it from potential license changes in the future.<\/p>\n You can get involved in the JavaScript discussion by joining the #core-js channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a> and following the WordPress Core development blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n A WordPress community member, Ines van Essen, started a new nonprofit initiative to offer financial assistance to community members to attend WordCamps. DonateWC<\/a> launched with a crowdsourced funding campaign to cover the costs of getting things up and running.<\/p>\n Now that she\u2019s raised the initial funds, Ines plans to set up a nonprofit organization and use donations from sponsors to help people all over the world attend and speak at WordCamps.<\/p>\n If you would like to support the initiative, you can do so by donating through their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following the success of the first WordCamp Incubator Program<\/a>, the Community Team is bringing the program back<\/a> to assist more underserved cities in kick-starting their WordPress communities.<\/p>\n The program\u2019s first phase aims to find community members who will volunteer to mentor, assist, and work alongside local leaders in the incubator communities \u2014 this is a time-intensive volunteer role that would need to be filled by experienced WordCamp organizers.<\/p>\n If you would like to be a part of this valuable initiative, join the #community-team channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a> and follow the Community Team blog<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n On September 19, WordPress 4.8.2 was released to the world<\/a> \u2014 this was a security release that fixed nine issues in WordPress Core, making the platform more stable and secure for everyone.<\/p>\n To get involved in building WordPress Core, jump into the #core channel in the Making WordPress Slack group<\/a>, and follow the Core team blog<\/a>.<\/p>\nCommunity Initiative to Make WordCamps More Accessible<\/h2>\n
The WordCamp Incubator Program Returns<\/h2>\n
WordPress 4.8.2 Security Release<\/h2>\n
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