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So for today
I am Talking about unpopular ideas in WordPress today and I have a New Plugin review, some News tips, plugin extras and more all coming up on Plugin Pulse: WP Plugins A to Z Unplugged.

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Todays in depth discussion about:
This is a discussion on the lack of a good “About pages” from premium plugins and the additional lack of easily finding the “Changelog” for a plugin.
Now while Ryan over at InfluenceWP https://x.com/PineDigitalCo is working on that solution here at ChangelogWP https://changelogwp.com/ I am going to attempt to amplify Ryan’s voice if I can.

Here is the thread that started it https://x.com/PineDigitalCo/status/1986403498322264350?s=20

Summary of thread


Ryan from PineDigitalCo critiques a prominent WordPress plugin vendor for zero transparency across six product sites—no team details, only partial TOS and privacy policies—emphasizing how this erodes user trust in the ecosystem.


The post prompts immediate community fixes, with developers like Vinny McKee and Patrick Posner committing to new About pages, showing its direct influence on indie plugin standards.


Research confirms the value: 52% of visitors seek About pages first upon landing on sites, and 59% of consumers favor purchases from trusted brands, as trust signals like team bios release oxytocin to reduce purchase hesitation.



News Bites this Week
For the most part the news has been pretty mundane this past week here is a quick roundup.
Inside FAIR’s Approach to Security: A New Model for WordPress Package Safety
Last week, participants at the CloudFest USA Hackathon built a working security integration connecting FAIR and Patchstack, demonstrating something the FAIR project has been architecting over the past year: a package management system where security isn’t a bolt on, but woven into the fundamental architecture. The one-day sprint, led by FAIR technical steering committee co-chair
Introducing the WordPress Abilities API
Since the official announcement of the WordPress Core AI team, one of the most exciting projects this team has been working on is the brand new Abilities API. The Abilities API is a first-class, cross-context functional API that other tools and applications can use to interface with WordPress.
Woo Launches Reddit Integration,