Another year passes, and we are taking a moment to look back on 2025: the wins, the challenges (yes, there were a few frustrations along the way, as always), and everything in between. Overall, it was a solid year for the WordPress world, and for us here at WPBay. We saw steady growth in creators joining the platform, more products hitting the marketplace and a start of a real sense of momentum building.
Before anything, I give my deep thanks to everyone in the community who’s been part of WPBay in 2025: including the buyers, the sellers and WPBay staff. Your ongoing positive energy helps to keep our motivation high.
In late 2025 the WordPress core team started planning for the new 7.0 WP update and it is looking interesting. The first notable feature is the new real-time collaboration in the editor is moving from concept to reality. If it will land smoothly during 2026, it’ll totally transform how teams build sites together. Plus, that long-overdue WP admin refresh is finally getting attention, probably making the dashboard feel cleaner and more modern. We’ve all spent way too many hours in there, so this evolution is exciting to watch!
But the growth isn’t just in core. The ecosystem is also maturing in cool ways. The new WP Global Partner Program for 2026 is a big one. It will centralize funding for WordCamps and meetups around the world, giving local organizers more predictability and structure. Popular plugins like ACF, SureCart, WPML and others kept rolling out updates that make building sites smoother.
All this ties straight into what we’ve been seeing at WPBay. As WordPress evolves, new creators keep showing up with stuff they want to share. In recent weeks, we’ve welcomed several first-time sellers – each bringing something unique, from WooCommerce tools and automation plugins to AI-powered solutions and creative templates, many plugin types appeared on WPBay. Watching someone publish their first product is always a highlight! It is a reminder of why we started WPBay and why marketplaces like WPBay exist: to give independent devs a straightforward way to build what they want and get it out to the world and simply start earning money.
So why sell on WPBay? For me, it’s about that good old freedom. No endless company meetings or day/week end reports… just create a product you’re passionate about, list it, and connect directly with buyers who need it. Sure, there is pretty much competition in the WordPress space, but starting with tools that solve your own pain points makes a big difference! Many of the new arrivals this year are doing exactly that.
Like any year, there were bumps during 2025 also. Marketplace competition is really tough, but we don’t give up. We continue to create marketing campaigns and promoting the products of our sellers. Their success means also our success.
Running WPBay and being part of this WP ecosystem has been incredibly rewarding. Looking forward for more products launches on WPBay and for many sellers growing in sales counts.
Let’s see what 2026 brings, as always, we are really curious about what how to future will shape our world.
Happy New Year from the whole team at WPBay! 🙂
