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This Month on the OpenLab: January 2026 Release

On January 15 we released version 1.7.91 of the OpenLab. The main purpose of this release was to update all existing themes and plugins, including BuddyPress and WordPress, the two primary plugins that power the OpenLab. 

We added one new plugin, Gravity Forms Advanced Post Creation Add-on, which allows you to more easily turn form submissions into posts on your site. 

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This Month on the OpenLab: August 2025 Release

On August 13 we released version 1.7.87 of the OpenLab. It included many new features, as well as updates to all existing themes and plugins, including WordPress and BuddyPress, the primary software that powers the OpenLab. 

New Features

Navigation redesign

The biggest new feature this summer is a redesign of the navigation on the OpenLab.

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This Month on the OpenLab: April 2025 Release

On April 24 we released version 1.7.86 of the OpenLab. It included a new cloning feature, some minor theme and plugin updates, and a new plugin.

New Features

Cloning updates

We added a number of new options for choosing what you clone to your new site:

  1. Clone posts and pages that are currently set to draft (unpublished).
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