Someone planted backdoors in dozens of WordPress plug-ins used in thousands of websites TechCrunch By: Zack Whittaker 14 April 2026 at 18:31 Dozens of WordPress plug-ins were allegedly hijacked to push malware after they were sold to a new corporate owner.
WordPress.com now lets AI agents write and publish posts, and more TechCrunch By: Sarah Perez 20 March 2026 at 16:43 New AI agents on WordPress.com could lower barriers to publishing while increasing machine-generated content across the web.
WordPress debuts a private workspace that runs in your browser via a new service, my.WordPress.net TechCrunch By: Sarah Perez 11 March 2026 at 16:43 WordPressβs new browser-based service lets users create private sites without hosting or signing up, turning the platform into a personal workspace for writing, research, and AI tools.