Newspack
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This release adds a faster way to share posts across a Newspack Network, speeds up reader-facing pages, and carries a round of fixes across the suite. Distribute posts without opening the editor Sending a post to other sites in the network has always meant opening it in the editor first. This adds a Distribute button…
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A roundup of fixes released August 10–14, 2026.
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Quick note: This update is for publishers who manually download our plugins for any reason. Publishers hosted with us can ignore this. We’ve consolidated all our individual repositories into a single monorepo at github.com/Automattic/newspack-workspace. This simplifies code maintenance and shared dependencies, making our releases more reliable. What this means for you If you’ve been downloading…
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A roundup of fixes released August 4–7, 2026.
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This release carries several improvements in different areas of the Newspack admin experience: from a new, consistent breadcrumb component across Newspack screens, new InDesign export features, and a faster, more flexible UI for managing newsletters. The modal checkout experience gets some updates, too—read on for details. New Newspack admin header: breadcrumbs and tabs (#472, #497)…
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Facing rising threats to its journalism, Newspack lets Hong Kong Free Press “keep calm and carry on”
HKFP Editor-in-Chief Tom Grundy can’t worry about the technology side of the business. Newspack takes care of that.
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Our Founder, Kinsey Wilson, explains how our open source platform helps newsrooms optimize their data and leverage new technology.
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Here’s what we’ve fixed across the Newspack suite since Hotfix roundup: July 13–17, 2026.
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Consolidated transactional email management All transactional emails are now managed from a single screen at Audience > Configuration > Emails. Newspack-managed emails (reader revenue, reader activation, group subscriptions) and WooCommerce emails now appear together in one grid, so publishers no longer move between Newspack settings and WooCommerce to manage what readers receive. Major changes New…
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Here’s a roundup of the fixes we’ve shipped since Hotfix roundup: July 6–10, 2026.