On Tuesday, February 27 at 9:00 CET (8:00 UTC, 4:00 New York, 21:00 New Zealand), we will upgrade our production database to a higher-performance plan. As usage and data volume have grown, this upgrade is necessary to improve performance, reduce timeouts, and increase overall stability. During the migration, the platformContinue Reading
We are moving forward with our sidebar reorganization campaign! We are still primarily focusing on organization dashboards (which have the highest financial complexity) and gradually introducing changes to individual and collective dashboards. As a reminder, the intention behind this redesign is to make the platform more coherent, intuitive, and welcoming,Continue Reading
Certificate validity periods are getting shorter — is your team ready to keep up with the new demands? Two options for managing shorter certificates… There’s no way around it — certificate lifespans are getting significantly shorter: Validity periods for SSL/TLS certificates will be nearly halved from 398 days to 200Continue Reading
Starting March 1, the lifespans of software-signing digital certificates will be reduced from 39 months to 15 months. Order a 2- or 3-year certificate ASAP before they’re officially gone Editor’s Note: Major CAs, including DigiCert and Sectigo, are rolling out these changes ahead of the March 1 deadline. Shorter codeContinue Reading
Providing insight into our product roadmap and, subsequently, the projects being worked on in our six-week cycles. Cycle Seven In Review This cycle ran from November 2025 through January 2026 and focused on finalizing major financial sustainability feature work, improving user onboarding and security, and tidying up platform infrastructure.Continue Reading
Hi everyone, We are currently refreshing our marketing pages to better explain what Open Collective is and, more importantly, why this community matters. The heart of our platform isn’t the code—it’s the Collectives doing the work and the Fiscal Hosts supporting them. To help us welcome more people into theContinue Reading