<div class="rss-widget"><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://wordpress.org/news/2016/12/vaughan/'>WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan”</a> <span class="rss-date">December 6, 2016</span><div class="rssSummary">Version 4.7 of WordPress, named “Vaughan” in honor of legendary jazz vocalist Sarah &quot;Sassy&quot; Vaughan, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.7 help you get your site set up the way you want it.</div></li></ul></div><div class="rss-widget"><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://wptavern.com/state-of-the-word-2016-mullenweg-pushes-calypso-as-future-of-wordpress-interface-proposes-major-changes-to-release-cycle' title='photo credit: WordCamp US organizing team Philadelphia welcomed 1,923 attendees to WordCamp US this weekend with an additional 2,028 enthusiasts watching via live stream. Matt Mullenweg delivered his 11th annual State of the Word address to a rapt audience ready to celebrate WordPress’ progress over the past year and hear the project leader’s vision for 2017'>WPTavern: State of the Word 2016: Mullenweg Pushes Calypso as Future of WordPress’ Interface, Proposes Major Changes to Release Cycle</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://poststatus.com/matt-mullenweg-state-word-2016/' title='Matt Mullenweg just completed the 2016 State of the Word presentation at WordCamp US 2016. This year, Matt focused on a variety of important topics, including the state of user experience in WordPress today, goals for future interface improvements, a WordPress growth council, internationalization gains, the further proliferation of secure websites, and impor'>Post Status: Matt Mullenweg State of the Word, 2016</a></li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='https://ma.tt/2016/12/wordcamp-live-stream/' title='Later today (3:45pm ET) I’ll deliver my annual State of the Word speech, which I’m very excited about. If you’d like to watch remotely, this year live stream tickets are free and you can tune in here.'>Matt: WordCamp Live Stream</a></li></ul></div><div class="rss-widget"><ul><li class='dashboard-news-plugin'><span>Popular Plugin:</span> <a href='https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/' class='dashboard-news-plugin-link'>UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin</a>&nbsp;<span>(<a href='plugin-install.php?tab=plugin-information&amp;plugin=updraftplus&amp;_wpnonce=b1be649a7c&amp;TB_iframe=true&amp;width=600&amp;height=800' class='thickbox' title='UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin'>Install</a>)</span></li></ul></div>