Category: External News
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WP Engine Files Injunction, Hearing Set for November 26, 2024
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WP Engine filed a motion on October 18, 2024 for a preliminary injunction in a Northern California court, seeking restored access to WordPress.org and a…
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Post Status Happiness Hour Session Twelve
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews David Johnson, product owner at Solid WP, to discuss the…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 25
From poststatus.com Source: Read More All WPEngine’s Free Themes and Plugins Now Update from Their Servers WPEngine has changed the update mechanism for all of its free themes and plugins…
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WordPress Foundation Reveals Surge in Donations After WordCamp US 2024
From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Foundation has published its recent board meeting minutes—the first time it has done so in its 14-year history—revealing that a surge in recurring…
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WordPress Community Code of Conduct Update Draws Criticism Over Timing Amid Broader Tensions
From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress Community Code of Conduct has been updated to prohibit sharing private messages without consent, sparking mixed reactions over its timing amid broader tensions…
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WordPress.org Theme Repository Hits 1,000 Block Themes
From therepository.email Source: Read More The WordPress.org theme repository reached a major milestone this week, with 1,000 block themes now available. WordPress Themes Team representative Ganga Kafle announced the milestone…
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WordPress Themes Repository Now Houses 1000 Block Themes
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress Themes Repository has hit an exciting milestone of 1,000 block themes. As of today, the repository has over 12,000 free themes. Block themes…
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WordPress Community Creates 1,000 Block Themes in 1,000 Days
From wordpress.org Source: Read More In nearly 1,000 days, the WordPress community has created 1,000 Block themes—coming together to use the full potential of the Site Editor and unleash new…
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How to Find and Remove Large Files on cPanel Hosting
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More One of the most popular control panels that many hosting companies rely on is cPanel. If you have cPanel hosting and you’re starting to hit…
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WordPress 6.7 Release Candidate 1
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.7 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do…
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WordPress Expands Code of Conduct to Private Conversations, Community Reacts
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic’s Marketing Lead, Nicholas Garofalo, has announced that WordPress is adding a new element to the Community Code of Conduct: Publishing private messages without consent.…
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How to Change Your Default Category From “Uncategorized” in WordPress
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More So you launched a new WordPress site, wrote your first post, and published it. Then shortly afterwards you realized that it was automatically tagged as…
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WP Fusion Lite Plugin Removed From WordPress.com Following a Cease and Desist Letter
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic has agreed to remove the WP Fusion Lite Plugin from WordPress.com following a Cease and Desist letter filed by the plugin’s creator Jack Arturo…
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Expanding Our Code of Conduct to Protect Private Conversations
From wordpress.org Source: Read More At the heart of our community is our shared pledge to create a space that is harassment-free, welcoming, and inclusive for all. Our Community Code…
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WordPress Thanks Salesforce
From wordpress.org Source: Read More In the midst of our legal battles with Silver Lake and WP Engine, I wanted to take a moment to highlight something positive. Because of…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 18
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Responding to “The Recent Unpleasantness” in WordPress as an Agency Owner One of the best things I’ve done for my mental health since the pandemic…
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Add HTML to WordPress With the Custom HTML Block (and Claude?)
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More The Gutenberg block editor has close to 100 default blocks available for use. However, there are still situations where you might want to add a…
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Developers Remove Plugins From WordPress.org Repository After ACF Controversy
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Following the recent ban and ACF to Secure Custom Fields fork/takeover incident, some plugin authors have announced their decision to remove their plugins from the…
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WP Engine Promotions
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Given the egregious legal attacks by WP Engine against WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, a number of their customers have been looking for alternative hosting, and…
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Big Pictures
From poststatus.com Source: Read More As I write this, a man I love very much (a man that is a second father to me – my stepdad) lies dying in…
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Mullenweg and Co. Take Over the Advanced Custom Fields Plugin
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the new and growing fight between Automattic/Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine. Back then, the two were mainly…
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Jetpack 13.9.1 Patches a Critical Security Flaw
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Jetpack 13.9.1, a critical security update, was released yesterday to fix a vulnerability in the Contact Form feature that had been present since 2016. This…
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HeroPress Turns Ten
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More HeroPress, launched by Topher DeRosia, has turned ten. Born from the idea of amplifying the voices of those who have overcome significant challenges, HeroPress has…
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WordPress 6.7 Beta 3
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.7 Beta 3 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or…
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State of Enterprise WordPress 2024 Survey is Now Open
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The 2024 State of Enterprise WordPress Survey is now open. This marks the second year Big Bite, a UK-based enterprise WordPress agency, is conducting this…
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ACF Plugin Forked to ‘Secure Custom Fields’ Plugin
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Yesterday, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg announced the forking of the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin into a new plugin called Secure Custom Fields. In the…
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Secure Custom Fields
From wordpress.org Source: Read More On behalf of the WordPress security team, I am announcing that we are invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines and are forking Advanced…
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Marketing a WordPress Product Live: Session 22
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode, Michelle Frechette and Corey Maass engage in a detailed discussion about their latest WordPress plugin development and marketing strategies. They…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Can I Log In? Let Me Consult my Attorney. In the latest round of Matt vs. WPE, a checkbox was added to the WordPress.org login…
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WordPress Profile Picture Without Gravatar (And How to Add It to Posts)
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More As much as I love using WordPress, there are certain quirks about it that annoy me. One of those in particular is that the only…
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Forking is Beautiful
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The right to fork the software is at the heart of open source. WordPress itself started as a fork of the b2/cafelog project. WordPress was…
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WordPress.org Login Gets Mandatory Affiliation Checkbox Following WP Engine Dispute
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The ongoing WP Engine-Automattic issue shows no signs of being resolved and has, in fact, increased in intensity. The conflict started last month with Matt…
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Mary Hubbard to be the New Executive Director of WordPress.org
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Matt Mullenweg has announced that Mary Hubbard will take over as the new Executive Director of WordPress.org on 21st October, 2024, following the resignation of…
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Please Welcome Mary Hubbard
From wordpress.org Source: Read More We’re proud to announce that Mary Hubbard (@4thhubbard) has resigned as the Head of TikTok Americas, Governance and Experience, and will be starting as the…
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WPGraphQL to Become a Canonical Plugin as its Creator Joins Automattic
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WPGraphQL, a popular plugin that provides an extendable GraphQL schema and API for WordPress sites, is set to become a canonical plugin on WordPress.org. Its…
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Impact of WPEngine’s Ban on ACF Plugin
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More When WP Engine was blocked from accessing WordPress.org, users were left wondering what the future holds for ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) and how this ban…
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WordPress 6.7 Beta 2
From wordpress.org Source: Read More WordPress 6.7 Beta 2 is now ready for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or…
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WPGraphQL is Canonical
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Happy to announce that WP GraphQL is becoming canonical on WordPress.org. I could say more, but I’ll let Jason tell his story. From wordpress.org Source:…
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WP Briefing: Episode 87: Enterprise Clients and the Business of WordPress
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Back by popular demand! We’re taking a look at one of our most insightful episodes: Enterprise Clients and the Business of WordPress. Whether you missed…
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Thank You, Josepha: WordPress Executive Director Resigns
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Josepha Haden Chomphosy has stepped down from Automattic, where she served as the Executive Director of the WordPress project. She was also leading Automattic’s open-source…