July 7th, 2026
The first half of 2026 is already behind us, and what a year it has been. Markets have shifted, AI continues to reshape the way we work, and the economy feels different depending on who you ask. Some businesses are growing faster than ever, while others are struggling to keep up.
One thing hasn't changed though. Opportunities are still out there for those willing to adapt. This is not the time to get distracted by every new trend. Focus on solving real problems, build modern and efficient workflows, and create products and services that people genuinely need. The founders who stay focused and keep executing will be the ones celebrating when this year comes to an end.
One thing hasn't changed though. Opportunities are still out there for those willing to adapt. This is not the time to get distracted by every new trend. Focus on solving real problems, build modern and efficient workflows, and create products and services that people genuinely need. The founders who stay focused and keep executing will be the ones celebrating when this year comes to an end.
~ Team WPfounders
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“One of the most important pieces of advice I can give, even if it sounds a little strange, is to be strategically annoying. By that, I mean don't stop reaching out to people, asking for help, following up, and being persistent when needed.”
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“Don’t be afraid to pivot if you don’t have a path to success. That’s the beauty of starting small. You haven’t locked into one thing.”
~ Dave Swift of Profitable Tools
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"Take a mentor that will help you with your marketing strategies or a designer that can beautify your site i.e, whatever help you need."
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"Be clear about your dream. Make sure it has the potential to scale. But don’t try to execute everything at once. Start small and focus on doing one thing exceptionally well."
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- CleanWebDay: On 9th July, 2026, join Clean Web Day, a community initiative by TorontoDigits, powered by SEO Repair Kit, dedicated to making the web cleaner, safer, and more trustworthy. Registration is free and open.
- MotoPress: A new partner developer program has been launched by the team at MotoPress, it is a directory of experts well-versed with MotoPress products. Applications for the program are now open.
- Liquid Web: The products under StellarWP brand are now consolidated under one platform accessible through Liquid Web, products like Kadence, Learndash, The Events Calendar, Solid Security, GiveWP and more are affected.
- Automattic: WebHosting.com domain name has been acquired by Automattic, there are no further details about the plans and cost of the acquisition of the domain.
- Elementor: 30% of the workforce at Elementor has been laid off, effecting jobs of nearly 100 people. The Co-founder, Yoni, shared his views on why layoffs happened and what will change at Elementor in this interview.
- Cloudflare: New AI rules to block AI crawlers by default will be implemented by Cloudflare from September 15th, 2026. The aim is to force AI companies to pay for publisher’s content.
- HostWP.io: Using any AI model is now possible through HostWP.io’s WordPress manager, ask AI to edit, audit, update any files and folders, create projects, plugins, and more right from the browser.
- Levamo: Rapyd Cloud is now known as Levamo, the thoughts behind their rebrand are shared on their blog post.
- Matt Mullenweg: Matt publishes a post on WordPress.org on WordPress’s 23rd birthday and shares his views on how WP Engine’s attacks too away precious time and asks for attacks to end.
- WP Umbrella: Rocket.net and WP Umbrella announced a partnership between their platforms, making WP Umbrella included in all plans at agency hosting plans at Rocket.net for free.
- Crocoblock: Jetplugins for Divi-5 announced by Crocoblock team, making both products integrate with each other and helping to build better dynamic websites.
Podcast
- The WP Minute: Eric Karkovack talks to Allie Nimmons about how to teach WordPress like a pro.
- OpenChannels: Host Bob Dunn talks about revisiting what matters most.
- WP Builds: Nathan Wrigley talks to Katie Keith about AI generation gap and why young people seem skeptical about AI.
- SDM Show: Rob Cairns talks to Warren Laine-Naida about three quick summer wins for WordPress sites and SEO.
- Seriously, Bud?: Bud talks to Chris Reynolds, a guy who fortunately wore the green sticker at his college’s Kissmass party.
- WP Tavern: Nathan Wrigley talks to Destiny Kanno, Anand Upadhyay, Maciej Pilarski on how WordPress Education Programs are growing.
- WP Legends: Gautam Khorana talks to Garret Bryan, Product Manager at InMotion Hosting about AI, WordPress & Web Hosting.
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