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This week: Our 2021 end of year roundup! Plus, Hummingbird 3.2 brings the performance optimization heat. [View in browser]( This Week On The Blog Our 2021 end of year roadmap roundup, the LAST Xmas-themed caption contest of the year, and Hummingbird 3.2 brings the performance optimization 🔥 --------------------------------------------------------------- Just For Laughs... --------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 Year-End Roadmap Roundup – The Most Wonderful Time of The Year! A lot has happened in the back half of this year. Loads of new and exciting features in our family of plugins and services were released, and we have even more in the pipeline being polished for the near future. [Here’s a complete wrap of the last quarter of 2021, plus a preview of what’s to come.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- New Hummingbird Update Ushers In Unified Notifications, a Wizard, and More! Hummingbird 3.2 is here to make your holiday brighter (and faster). 🌲 ⚡️ From a browser cache wizard (which automates the process), to a brand new notifications dashboard widget, which combines all your reports and alerts. 👊 [Learn more about all the features here.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The DEV's Pixels Share-worthy, fun, and free WP comics, all hand-sketched by our talented in-house designers. [Check out our full collection here.]( Enter our final caption contest of the year! 🖊🥇 Be into win over $120 worth of free WPMU DEV Hosting for a year. All you have to do is give the comic below a LOL-worthy caption. [Submit your entry here](. Contest closes Monday the 20th of December. --------------------------------------------------------------- From Around The Tracks 🚆 [State of the Word 2021: WordPress Passes 43% Market Share, Looks to Expand the Commons Through Openverse]( - WPTavern [This Week at WordPress.org (December 12, 2021)]( - Post Status [All In One SEO Plugin Patches Severe Vulnerabilities]( - WPTavern [WordPress 5.9 Beta 3]( - WP.org [156 – The Future of Managing WordPress Sites with James Farmer (CEO of WPMU DEV)]( - Josh Hall [Post Status Excerpt (No. 36) — Help Needed: WordPress Docs Team]( - PostStatus [David Gwyer Teases Block Theme Generator App, Plans for a Community of Creators]( - WPTavern --------------------------------------------------------------- Thirsty For More Blog Goodness? Visit the [WPMU DEV Blog]( for more WordPress wisdom, and enough tips, tutorials, and reviews to last you a lifetime. Help us share the love! Forward this edition to someone who would enjoy it. Thanks for reading, see you on the next one. 👊 [Link to WPMU DEV Home page]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( INCSUB PO BOX 548 #88100, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35201, UNITED STATES You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.