This monthly digest covers WordPress community developments, featuring WordPress 6.6’s release, Section Styles, and major WordCamp events.
WordPress 6.6 Release
WordPress 6.6 arrived on July 16, 2024, introducing advanced design tools, unified publish flows, and improved typography and color mixing capabilities.
Section Styles
Section Styles emerged as a standout feature, streamlining design processes by enabling users to apply curated styles with single clicks, eliminating manual adjustments. Product Designer Rich Tabor demonstrated the feature’s power through the Assembler theme, creating “45 color sets x 16 font sets = 720 styles.”
WordCamp Europe
Held June 13-15, 2024, in Turin, Italy, WordCamp Europe attracted 2,584 attendees with 250 volunteer organizers. The Contributor Day saw 726 participants across 25 teams, with 79,059 interface strings translated into 29 languages, documentation updates for the 6.6 release, and plugin security improvements identified.
WordCamp US
Scheduled for September 17-20, 2024, in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center, WordCamp US will offer four days of sessions, networking, and community contribution opportunities. A new Showcase Day will debut, highlighting innovative WordPress implementations and inspiring future projects.