Category: External News
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State of the Word 2023 Will Broadcast Live from Madrid on December 11
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg will be delivering his annual State of the Word (SOTW) address from Madrid before a live audience on December 11, at…
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WordPress Relaunches Showcase Powered by Blocks
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.org has launched the redesign of the Showcase, with new block-based components, through a collaboration between the Design, Marketing, and Meta teams that began last…
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WP 6.4 RC1 • Support Forum Guidelines • Playground PR Preview & Beta/RC
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (October 16, 2023) WordPress 6.4 Release Candidate 1 New Support Guidelines A New WordPress Showcase β WordPress Playground Supports Beta/RC WordPress…
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State of the Word 2023 – Save the Date
From wordpress.org Source: Read More It’s time to save the date, December 11, 2023, for this year’s State of the Word! State of the Word is the annual keynote address…
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Online Payments and Delivery Summit
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Location : The Innovation Village, Ntinda – Kampala Date: 18th October 2024. The Online Payments & Delivery Summit – Kampala 2024 About the event Many…
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Kinsta Launches Free Static Site Hosting for Up to 100 Websites, Including WordPress
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Kinsta launched its static site hosting product today, making a strong entrance into the market with a free tier that is competitive with established solutions…
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A New WordPress Showcase
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The journey to update WordPress.org continues with the launch of a new Showcase design. The Showcase is a natural starting point for visitors arriving on…
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On people breaking up with WordPress
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Every now and then, somebody from the WordPress community leaves. Just like in every other community. Sometimes people leave quietly, sometimes temporarily, and sometimes they…
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WordPress 6.4 RC1 Released
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress 6.4 is one step closer to prime time with RC1 available today. The dev notes are rolling out with details on technical improvements in…
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Preview WordPress Core Pull Requests with Playground
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Adam Zieliński, creator of WordPress Playground, announced today that the WordPress Core PR previewer is now live. Playground is an experimental project that uses WebAssembly…
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WordPress 6.4 Release Candidate 1
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.4 is now available! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run,…
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10 Best ChatGPT Prompts for Marketing, and How to Use Them
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More By training ChatGPT on vast amounts of data, OpenAI created a double-edged sword of sorts. On one hand, it’s sophisticated enough to manage even the…
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WP Briefing: Episode 64: Patterns in WordPress
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she goes back to the basics and offers some insight into block patterns for WordPress. Don’t miss…
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Gutenberg 16.8 Makes Cover Block Smarter, Adds Experimental Pages List in Site Editor
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 16.8 was released this week with improvements to existing blocks and some experiments that lay the foundation for Phase 3 focused on collaboration. The Cover…
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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 26
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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WP 6.3.2 & 6.4 Beta 4 • WP CLI • Showcase • Header/Footer
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (October 9, 2023) Revitalizing the WordPress Showcase Updates to global header and footer navigation> WP-CLI v2.9.0 release date: October 25th WordPress…
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Business Roundup Week Ending October 13
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Vulnerability in HTTP/2 Protocol Leads to Largest DDoS attack in History A flaw in the HTTP/2 protocol makes virtually every website vulnerable to denial of…
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Behind the Lens: WordPress Photos Directory Surpasses 10,000 Images, Moderators Explore Future Enhancements
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress Photos Directory crossed a major milestone this week, surpassing 10,000 photos. It’s a growing resource that exists to provide free, publicly-contributed, CC0-licensed photographs.…
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WordPress 6.3.2 – Maintenance and Security release
From wordpress.org Source: Read More This security and maintenance release features 19 bug fixes on Core, 22 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 8 security fixes. WordPress 6.3.2 is…
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How to Use AI for SEO: Ideas + 4 of the Top Tools Included
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More You’re probably aware of the growing popularity of machine-learning software like ChatGPT. Powered by artificial intelligence, these tools can generate all sorts of content, including…
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WordPress.com Enters the Fediverse with ActivityPub Support
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.com added support for ActivityPub today, a decentralized social networking protocol that is now available for across free and paid plans. This allows users to…
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WordPress Contributors Speed Up Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme Performance by 40%
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress 6.4 will be shipping a new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Four (TT4), expected in early November. This theme is more feature-rich than previous default themes,…
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WordCamp Karlsruhe, Germany
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More Das WordCamp Karlsruhe ist ein eintägiges Event, das in der charmanten Stadt Karlsruhe stattfindet. Es bietet zwei parallele Vortrags-Tracks, die spannende Einblicke und praktische Tipps…
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Just like Spiderman
From poststatus.com Source: Read More I don’t like being a boss. I hate the word boss. I also hate the word power. Why can’t people just think of me as…
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State of the Woo 2023: WooCommerce Highlights AI-Powered Future and Continued Core Blockification
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WooSesh 2023, the virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders, kicked off today with the State of the Woo address. This year’s theme is “Next Generation…
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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…