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MainWP v6, Black Friday, and MORE! It's a week for action. MainWP v6 is right around the corner. We have over 125 Black Friday Deals up, the time to vote for MainWP is running out, and we'd really love it if you'd take this week's quick (as in REALLY quick) survey. Let's get to it! v6 is Getting Close – And We Need YOU! The MainWP 5.5 Early Release has been live for a bit now, giving you a first Continue reading the post...

Vote Today! We’re keeping it short and sweet this week. The holiday season has officially kicked off, and we know that means things only get busier. In this issue, it’s all about exercising your right to vote (and doing us a HUGE favor). Let’s take a look! It’s Crunch Time – Vote Today! Voting might be behind us in the United States, but there’s still one election that every WordPress user around the world can take part in. The 2025 Continue reading the post...

A Few Treats Somehow, Halloween always shows up before we’re ready for it. Kind of like those updates that pop up when you were just about to call it a day. Luckily, the only surprises we’ve got for you this week are the fun kind. We’d like to introduce you to AreaWP, a new service aimed at making agency life easier, some treats in the Early Release, and a little Monster voting is still going on. Plenty is happening in Continue reading the post...

Tractors, Black Friday, and Early Releases {{ visitor.first_name }} What does Tractor Supply Co have to do with you? We have a new article by legal expert Donata Skillrud of Termageddon to tell you. We’re also getting closer to MainWP v6, so it’s another call for help to make it the greatest version ever. And, it’s time for the Black Friday Round Up. We’ve got some new knowledgebase articles, and another poll.Check it all out below! Tractor Supply’s $1.35 Million Continue reading the post...

On September 30, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a $1.35 million settlement with the Tractor Supply Company for allegedly violating the privacy rights of residents of California. The CPPA claimed that Tractor Supply violated California privacy requirements by failing to provide an effective mechanism to opt out of the selling or sharing of personal information, failing to have the required disclosures in its Privacy Policy, and failing to have the appropriate contractual protections when disclosing personal information Continue reading the post...

Early Release Spotlight This week, as we get closer to our next significant release, we’re putting out a call for help. Marc was on another episode of This Week in WordPress, plus a new poll and poll results. Check it all out below! You Can Help Us Build Surprises (The Good Kind) Have you ever updated a product to the latest version only to find bugs, annoyances, or changes that you weren’t ready for? If so, you’re exactly the person Continue reading the post...

Fresh Updates, Your Voice in Early Release, and Awards Season It’s another busy week at MainWP. We’ve released new updates for both the Dashboard and Child plugins, we’re still leaning on your feedback in the Early Release Program to shape what’s next, and awards season is in full swing with TemplateMonster’s voting underway (We’re still Number 1!). We’ve also added a couple of new Knowledgebase articles to help you work smarter, and of course we’ve got a fresh poll to Continue reading the post...

EU Data Rules, a Faster Dashboard, and Your Say on MainWP’s Future This week’s newsletter has a little of everything: a major new EU law that could affect your business, the latest MainWP Early Release packed with fixes and improvements, a community poll to help shape what comes next, and a breaking announcement for developers. We’ve also got voting news and last week’s survey results to share. The EU Data Act is Now in Effect As of September 14, the Continue reading the post...

Note: This change only affects developers and external collaborators working with our GitHub repositories. Regular MainWP users are not impacted and don’t need to take any action. master → main We’ve updated all MainWP GitHub repositories to use main as the default branch instead of master. This change aligns with current industry standards adopted by GitHub, major open-source projects, and development teams worldwide. Why the change? Git’s default branch naming has evolved over the past few years, with main becoming Continue reading the post...

On September 14, 2025, the major provisions of the EU Data Act went into effect, affecting companies producing connected products, offering related services, and third parties that may receive data from a connected device (even if the company is not located in the EU). The Act provides new rights to access data, implements new product design requirements, makes it easier for consumers to switch between providers, imposes new contract requirements, and more. In this article, we will discuss the major Continue reading the post...