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AI in Wagtail: responsible innovation for content editors

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

With all the buzz around it, where does AI fit in Wagtail as an open source project, and how? In this talk, we'll start with a quick overview of Wagtail's guiding principles for AI, with a focus in human-in-the-loop design, provider flexibility, and ethical guardrails. Then we’ll walk through the new editor-focused features we implemented in Wagtail AI: content summaries, qualitative feedback, contextual image alt text generation, and more. Finally, we’ll give you a sneak peek of what's to com…

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Day 2 Welcome Remarks

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

Opening remarks and welcome to Wagtail Space 2025. 💻 Wagtail is the easiest open-source Python CMS to use: Install the demo and start building your first site in 10 minutes: https://wagtail.org/get-started/ 📹 Related Videos To Watch Next: ▶ Quick Video Tour of Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/r5RbV7TveFU ▶ The Latest on Wagtail AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zfs1u4Vy5Y ▶ What’s New in Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/v92-6Dy4axI Wagtail future proofs your CMS system, as it’s open sou…

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Django News - Django Packages Refresh - Jan 16th 2026

Jan. 16, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News New Django Packages Django Packages has a fresh new look thanks to a redesign launched this week. djangopackages.org Releases Python 3.15.0 alpha 5 (yes, another alpha!) Python 3.15.0 alpha 5 was released as a developer preview, introducing UTF8 as the default encoding, improved JIT performance, a new sampling profiler, and APIs. blogspot.com Django Software Foundation DSF member of the month - Oma…

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Django Packages Refresh

Jan. 16, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News New Django Packages Django Packages has a fresh new look thanks to a redesign launched this week. Releases Python 3.15.0 alpha 5 (yes, another alpha!) Python 3.15.0 alpha 5 was released as a developer preview, introducing UTF8 as the default encoding, improved JIT performance, a new sampling profiler, and APIs. Django Software Foundation DSF member of the month - Omar Abou Mrad Omar Abou Mrad, DSF member of the month, is a longstanding Django contributor and Discord helper who created DryO…

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DSF member of the month - Omar Abou Mrad

Jan. 15, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For January 2026, we welcome Omar Abou Mrad as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Omar is a helper in Django Discord server, he has helped and continuesly help folks around the world in their Django journey! He is part of the Discord Staff Team. He has been a DSF member since June 2024. You can learn more about Omar by visiting Omar's website and his GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Omar better! Can you tell us a little about yourself? (hobbies, education, etc) Hello! My na…

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My 2025 in review

Jan. 14, 2026 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]

My 2025 in review I have been inspired by several posts where people reviewed the past year to write such a post too. Vacations I have been going snowboarding for the first time in many many years in February. I have been skiing and snowboarding a lot in my teens and twenties. After moving further away from the alps and also rupturing my cruciate ligament while playing Fussball (soccer) I have been less motivated to pursue these riskier sports and have instead mostly been running and biking. S…

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Django News - Django Bugfixes, Community Wins, and What’s NextIssue 319 - Jan 9th 2026

Jan. 9, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django bugfix releases issued: 5.2.10, 6.0.1 Django released bugfix updates 5.2.10 and 6.0.1; release packages and signed checksums are available on the downloads page and PyPI. djangoproject.com DjangoCon US 2026 Call for Proposals The CFP is now open until March 16, 2026. The conference this year will be September 14-18, again in Chicago. pretalx.com Wagtail CMS News Wagtail Wrapped 2025 Wagtai…

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Django Bugfixes, Community Wins, and What’s NextIssue 319

Jan. 9, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News Django bugfix releases issued: 5.2.10, 6.0.1 Django released bugfix updates 5.2.10 and 6.0.1; release packages and signed checksums are available on the downloads page and PyPI. DjangoCon US 2026 Call for Proposals The CFP is now open until March 16, 2026. The conference this year will be September 14-18, again in Chicago. Wagtail CMS News Wagtail Wrapped 2025 Wagtail's 2025 recap highlights four releases culminating in 7.2 with a 7.0 LTS, deferred validation toward autosave, search revamp…

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Documenting Django's technical culture

Jan. 8, 2026 » Software Crafts » [Archived Version]

Documenting our design decisions for another on-ramp for new contributors

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Django bugfix releases issued: 5.2.10, 6.0.1

Jan. 6, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Today we've issued the 5.2.10 and 6.0.1 bugfix releases. The release packages and checksums are available from our downloads page, as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for these releases is Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7

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