Category: External News
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WordPress 6.4 Beta 3
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.4 Beta 3 is now available for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or…
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Squarespace Ecommerce Review: Does It Beat the Competition?
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Squarespace, in its most basic form, is a popular platform for building general websites. Its ecommerce plans, however, turn any Squarespace site into an online…
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WordPress Reverts Live Preview Button on Plugins After Developer Backlash
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Last week WordPress meta contributors implemented a “Live Preview” button for plugins in the official directory, with the intention of allowing users to safely test…
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Ollie Theme Now Available on WordPress.org
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The free Ollie block theme, created by Mike McAlister and Patrick Posner, is now available for download on WordPress.org. A contentious review process led the…
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Jobs & Career Roundup Week Ending October 6
From poststatus.com Source: Read More In the Spotlight Post Status professional member Corey Maas is in the spotlight this week. Corey is currently working on a new product called OMGIMG for editing…
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Community Roundup Week Ending October 6
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Working Together to Accomplish Great Things This year I’ve had a lot of fun doing Selfie Challenges, and using the opportunity to not only get…
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Why NASA Chose WordPress for Revamping Its Flagship Website
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More NASA has removed the beta label from the new nasa.gov website, which was launched on WordPress, replacing Drupal as the CMS. After a lengthy process,…
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WP 6.3.2 RC1 & 6.4 Beta 2 • Plugin Live Demo • Stats & Dashboards • Test Fonts
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (October 2, 2023) WordPress 6.3.2 RC1 & 6.4 Beta 2 are ready for testing Font manager delayed for testing Plugin Repo…
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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 25
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass discuss the progress and updates on their project. They talk about refactoring the app…
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Confidence and getting lucky
From poststatus.com Source: Read More As I have stepped back from Yoast, something happened to me. I’ve given it a name: “confidence after the fact”. At the time when we…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 6
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WordPress.org Adds Live Preview for Plugins Yesterday, a new Live Preview button in the WordPress.org plugin listing allows viewers to open a WordPress Playground instance…
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WordPress 6.4 Font Library Feature Punted to 6.5 Release
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress 6.4 release squad has decided to punt the planned Font Library feature to 6.5 after core maintainers found major gaps in the Font…
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Member Spotlight: Corey Maass
From poststatus.com Source: Read More I built my first website in 1996. I launched my first online business in 1998. We bought vintage clothes from Salvation Army and sold them…
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Shopify vs Weebly Compared: Which One Comes on Top in 2023
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Not too long ago, comparing Shopify vs Weebly was a straightforward affair. Shopify was the undisputed choice for serious ecommerce merchants, while Weebly served as…
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How to Repurpose Content with ChatGPT: A Step-by-Step Guide
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Figuring out how to repurpose content with ChatGPT is one of the smartest ways to use the AI tool. With the right approach, you can…
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Contentious Review Process Leads Ollie Theme to Remove Innovative Onboarding Features, Amid Stagnating Block Theme Adoption
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Mike McAlister, creator of the free Ollie theme, will be dropping the innovative onboarding features from the theme in favor of putting them into a separate plugin…
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WordCamp Montclair New Jersey
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More WordCamp Montclair is proud to host yet another WordCamp in 2024. Located about 30 minutes outside of New York, we are easily accessible from all…
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WordPress 6.4 Beta 2
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.4 Beta 2 is now available for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or…
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WordPress.com Plugin Directory, Patchstack Bad News, ActivityPub 1.0 🗞️ October 2023 WordPress News w/ CodeinWP
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More This is the October 2023 edition of “This Month in WordPress with CodeinWP.” In the biggest bit of news, there was some of the most…
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WordPress Global Sponsorship Program Raises Costs for 2024 to Support Expanding In-Person Events
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress’ Community team has proposed a draft for the 2024 Global Community Sponsorship Program, with fees increased to cover the costs of the rapidly expanding…
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WP Briefing: Episode 63: A WordPress 6.4 Sneak Peek
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she offers an exclusive preview of the upcoming WordPress 6.4 release, accompanied by special guest Sarah Norris,…
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Next Steps to Elevating the Business of WordPress
From poststatus.com Source: Read More It’s time to elevate the Business of WordPress collective at Post Status beyond a Slack community. The biggest next step is an Annual Summit. A time and…
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Gutenberg 16.7 Introduces Font Management
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 16.7 was released this week, packed with several features that are headlining the upcoming WordPress 6.4 release. This will be the last plugin release…
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Community Roundup Week Ending September 29
From poststatus.com Source: Read More The Challenges Facing WordCamp Organizers I don’t know if it’s economy-based, apathy-based, or something-else-based, but this year seems to have proven much harder to plan…
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Jobs & Career Roundup Week Ending September 29
From poststatus.com Source: Read More In the Spotlight Post Status professional member Nyasha Green is in the spotlight this week. Nyasha is a Software Developer, mentor, writer, instructor, and DEIB…
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Member Spotlight: Nyasha Green
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Nyasha is a Software Developer, mentor, writer, and instructor. When she’s not working she enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, and writing short stories. Nyasha has a…
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Business Roundup Week Ending September 29
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WordPress.com Plugin Pages Now Have Download Links for Self-hosted Users This week, WordPress.com added WordPress.org plugin download links to its plugin listings, but still omits…
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Ollie Theme Faces Pushback from WordPress Theme Review Team
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Mike McAlister, creator of the free Ollie theme, has been working towards getting his theme approved for hosting on WordPress.org. Ollie went into public beta in April…
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WordPress 6.4 • Annual Survey • Stats & Dashboards • Global Sponsorship
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (September 18, 2023) β WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 is out now︎ Take the annual WordPress survey Data about the WordPress Project…
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Two Worlds of WordPress
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WordPress has two faces, two different sides, two different worlds even. At least, that’s what I see when I look at WordPress. You have the…
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WordPress Opens 2023 Annual Survey
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress has launched its 2023 annual survey, which is open to the entire community, including users, site builders, plugin and theme authors, and contributors. The…
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Help Influence the Future of WordPress by Taking the 2023 Annual Survey Today
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Each year, the WordPress community (users, site builders, extenders, and contributors) provides valuable feedback through an annual survey. The results can influence the direction of…
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WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 Released
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 was released today on schedule, led by an underrepresented gender release squad. It includes the last five releases of the Gutenberg…
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WordPress.org Expands Two-Factor Authentication Interface to Include Security Keys
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.org began testing two-factor authentication (2FA) as an opt-in feature in May 2023. The interface and functionality are still in beta but it’s operational. This…
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WordPress 6.4 Beta 1
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run,…
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7 Interesting WordPress AI Plugins to Improve Your Site
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Whether it’s a personal blog or an ecommerce store, managing a successful WordPress website takes a lot of time and effort. You might not have…
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Wix eCommerce Review: An Easy Platform for Niche Sellers?
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More So, we completed an in-depth Wix eCommerce review to explore its features, pricing, design options, user interface, and customer support. This way, online merchants, physical…
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Block Visibility 3.1.0 Adds WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads Controls
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More When WordPress contributor and developer Nick Diego released version 3.0 of his Block Visibility plugin earlier this year in March, he made all the Pro features…
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WordPress Plugin Review Team Onboards New Members, Releases Plugin to Flag Common Errors
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress’ Plugin Review Team continues to dig out from under a massive backlog that has grown to 1,260 plugins awaiting review. Developers submitting new plugins…
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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 24
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this podcast episode, Corey Maass and Cory Miller discuss their experience at WordCamp US and the challenges they faced in promoting their…