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Site Maintained — Sample Issue #003
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📰 WordPress This Week
WordPress 6.6 drops with a new font library and theme.json changes
The latest release ships a long-awaited font library that lets you upload and manage fonts directly from the dashboard — no plugin needed. If you're running a block theme, review your theme.json before updating: two deprecated keys now cause silent failures on some hosts.
Patch now
🚨 Security Alert
Critical vulnerability in WooCommerce Payments — 500,000+ sites affected
A privilege escalation flaw in WooCommerce Payments (versions below 5.6.2) allows unauthenticated attackers to gain admin access. If you're running this plugin, update immediately. Version 5.6.2 patches the issue. If you're on a Vimsy care plan, we've already handled this for you.
🗓️ Community & Events
WordCamp Europe 2025 — Recordings now live
All sessions from WCEU 2025 in Basel are now available on WordPress.tv. The Gutenberg performance talk and the "Running a sustainable WordPress business" panel are both worth an hour of your time.
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