May Newsletter 2026

Hello and welcome to this month's round up of everything that's happening across our community!

This Month

Major Upgrades to Domain of One's Own are coming this summer

We’re rolling out a new upgraded version of Domain of One’s Own this summer and we're running dedicated sessions for admins to find out what's in store. The upgrades will offer admins centralized and simplified administration, easier updates, increased security and more freedom in how your instance is themed. 

Join us for an upcoming briefing session for admins (May 13 is now fully booked, but we have spaces remaining for the June 10 session), and look out for our communications to admins with more details and timelines closer to the time.

Open for Entries: Reclaim's Student Showcase 2026

This year we are expanding our student competition to showcase even more emerging voices from across our community. Since its launch over a decade ago, our services such as Domain of One’s Own, Shared Hosting and Wordpress Multisite have grown into an important part of the infrastructure students and faculty rely on at hundreds of schools. We want to showcase the wonderful work that is happening which is why we are looking to you to help us find the voices of tomorrow that will shape the web for the next generation.

If you are working with students in a Domain of One’s Own, Shared Hosting or a Wordpress Multisite, we want to hear from you! Find out more.

Support, Tips and Training

Contact us for help & support via our support portal.

Reduce Costs with Multi-Year Hosting Agreements

Costs are rising, especially in the technology industry, so we are working hard to find innovative ways to offer you not only the best value but also ways to plan and budget ahead. Organizations that commit to a 3-year term for our Managed Hosting or Domain of One’s Own plans can secure meaningful savings and predictability with:

• Predictable, stable budgeting for multiple years
• Price locked in for the full term—no increases during the contract period
• 5% pricing rollback to pre-increase rates

Contact us now for a quote. This promotion ends May 20.

Upcoming Events

Find out what's on and register via our events calendar.

Accessibility in Action: Editoria11y plug-in and live review: Community ProfDev Session
May 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern
Speakers: Alexis Block and Taylor Jadin

Reclaim’s Student Showcase 2026: Info Session
May 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern
Join us for an information session all about this year's Reclaim's Student Showcase. Find out who is eligible, how to enter and what we are looking for in this competition.

Reclaim @ ILTA Annual Conference 2026
June 3-4, 2026, Dublin, Ireland
This year we are excited to take part in EdTech Conference 2026 - EdTech You: Digital Learning From How to Who. This year, the Irish Learning Technology Association’s annual EdTech conference takes place in Dublin and we'll be on the ground, so come and say hello if you are going!

Archiving and Preservation: Community ProfDev Session
June 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern
Speakers: Jason Teitelman, Taylor Jadin

Catch up with our recent webinar WordPress.org educational initiatives:

New on the Blog

At Reclaim Hosting, we blog #4life. Explore our round up of recent posts:

Security Update for Domain of One’s Own and Managed Hosting with cPanel Administrators

‼️This announcement is relevant to administrators of Domain of One’s Own and Managed Hosting servers that run cPanel/WHM. Two days ago, we became aware of a critical vulnerability in cPanel that had just been patched: Security: CVE-2026-41940 - cPanel & WHM / WP2 Security Update 04/28/2026 This vulnerability in

Reclaim the BlogTaylor Jadin

Is It Time to Move to VIP Hosting?

A couple of months ago, we introduced VIP Hosting as a new shared hosting tier here at Reclaim Hosting, something designed to live in that space between traditional shared hosting and a fully managed hosting solution. Since then, one of the most common questions we’ve gotten is, “How do

Reclaim the BlogJason Teitelman

Deadline approaching for cost-saving multi-year deals

Costs are rising, especially in the technology industry, so we are working hard to find innovative ways to offer you not only the best value but also ways to plan and budget ahead. Organizations that commit to a 3-year term for our Managed Hosting or Domain of One’s Own

Reclaim the BlogReclaim Hosting

Reclaim Hosting’s Women’s Showcase

Last month, we asked folks in our community to show us what they’ve been building, and you delivered! We received a wide range of thoughtful, creative, and impressive projects from women across our platforms, and we’re excited to share some of them here. Check out some of the

Reclaim the BlogAlexis Block

elsewhere in the blog-o-sphere:

• The Diorama Lives
• G07 Monitor Boy and His Trusty Arcade Assistant, Part 2
• A Sterling Take
• A Very Smurfy 3D Printer