Category: External News
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Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker Plugin Adds New Frontend Highlighting Feature Funded by NASA
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Equalize Digital, a WordPress accessibility products and services company, has added a new frontend highlighting feature to its free accessibility checker plugin, which is used…
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Member Spotlight: Jon Clark
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Jon is a Marketing Automation Manager for StellarWP. Based out of the DMV area, Jon enjoys all things data and analytics, tech, sports, hiking and…
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Jobs & Career Roundup Week Ending August 18
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Apply to Speak at the WPCareerSummit We want the best speakers with the greatest and most up-to-date information to share. Our attendees are coming to…
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Community Roundup Week Ending August 18
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Are You Ready for WCUS? It’s less than a week away now that almost 2000 WordPressers will convene in National Harbor, MD for WCUS 2023.…
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Business Roundup Week Ending August 18
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Zoom AI Privacy Controversy Zoom’s Terms grant them access to your video, audio, and chat transcripts to train their AI tools, but their latest update…
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Member Spotlight: Jon Clark
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Jon is a Marketing Automation Manager for StellarWP. Based out of the DMV area, Jon enjoys all things data and analytics, tech, sports, hiking and…
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Business Roundup Week Ending August 18
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Zoom AI Privacy Controversy Zoom’s Terms grant them access to your video, audio, and chat transcripts to train their AI tools, but their latest update…
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WordPress Community Summit Travel Fund Contributes $48K in Assistance for Attendees
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More This year’s WordCamp US includes a Community Summit, an invitation-only contributor-focused event that will take place prior to the main conference on August 22-23, 2023,…
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WP Community Collective Funds First Fellowship for Accessibility Contributor Alex Stine
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WP Community Collective (WPCC), a non-profit organization created to support individual WordPress contributors and community-led initiatives, has funded its first fellowship. Alex Stine, a…
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WP20 – A Heartfelt Thanks
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Earlier this year, WordPressers around the globe united to celebrate 20 years of community and innovation. There were parties, blogs, videos, and social media posts…
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group.one Acquires BackWPup, Adminimize, and Search & Replace Plugins
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More group.one, a European cloud hosting and digital marketing services provider, has acquired the BackWPup, Adminimize, and Search & Replace plugins from Inpsyde. Together the products have more than…
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Should WordPress.org Support Threads Auto-Close After a Year?
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress.org’s support forums are a vital resource and communication tool for users supporting their own sites and developers extending the software. Visiting the forums often…
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Translations Across the Project • Admin Design • New Blocks Page • Working Group on Organizations Supporting WordPress • Contributor Mentorship
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) With just a few days before Community Summit, Contributor Day, and WordCamp US, many initiatives across the project…
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Translations Across the Project • Admin Design • New Blocks Page • Working Group on Organizations Supporting WordPress • Contributor Mentorship
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) With just a few days before Community Summit, Contributor Day, and WordCamp US, many initiatives across the project…
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WordPress.org Adds New Page to Explain Blocks
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More What are blocks? WordPress has added a new resource to its website at wordpress.org/blocks that attempts to explain blocks visually with simple language. The landing…
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How to Make Money With ChatGPT: 6 Ways That ACTUALLY Work
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More With the overwhelming amount of buzz behind the AI-driven language model, you might be wondering: is it possible to make money with ChatGPT? From codeinwp.com…
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Crocoblock to Host WordPress Web Agency AI Summit, September 28-30, 2023
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Crocoblock, a Ukraine-based company with plugins on WordPress.org as well as commercial products, is hosting a WordPress Web Agency AI Summit event on September 28-30, 2023. The…
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WordPress Themes Team Releases Blue Note, A Community-Supported Theme for Bloggers
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress’ Themes team launched its Community Themes initiative earlier this year with the goal of bringing together contributors to build block themes year round, the…
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Jobs & Career Roundup Week Ending August 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More The WPCareerSummit is October 20 We want the best speakers with the greatest and most up-to-date information to share. Our attendees are coming to learn…
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Community Roundup Week Ending August 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WordPress Community Summit The Community Summit has released its schedule for the two days it will run prior to WordCamp US, August 22-23. The schedule…
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How to Start an Online Magazine: Step-by-Step Guide
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More If you’ve always wanted to know how to start an online magazine, this is your lucky day. We created the following guide just for you!…
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Jobs & Career Roundup Week Ending August 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More The WPCareerSummit is October 20 We want the best speakers with the greatest and most up-to-date information to share. Our attendees are coming to learn…
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Community Roundup Week Ending August 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WordPress Community Summit The Community Summit has released its schedule for the two days it will run prior to WordCamp US, August 22-23. The schedule…
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WordPress Kicks Off Admin Design Overhaul with Discussion on Initial Mockups
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The monumental task of overhauling WordPress’ aging admin design is coming into focus, as contributors kicked off explorations of some initial mockups this week. Gutenberg’s…
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Member Spotlight: Keanan Koppenhaver
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Keanan is a long-time WordPress developer and agency owner who is passionate about helping other developers level up in their careers and development knowledge. With…
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Business Roundup Week Ending August 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More AI: The Next Chapter Online Event September 14 This second installment of Human Made’s AI Event series will highlight the latest in WordPress AI and…
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WordPress Publishes 6.3 Release Video and Landing Page Demo
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was released earlier this week with an overview video that offers a beautiful, dizzying demo of the many new features packed into…
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Member Spotlight: Keanan Koppenhaver
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Keanan is a long-time WordPress developer and agency owner who is passionate about helping other developers level up in their careers and development knowledge. With…
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Business Roundup Week Ending August 11
From poststatus.com Source: Read More AI: The Next Chapter Online Event September 14 This second installment of Human Made’s AI Event series will highlight the latest in WordPress AI and…
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7 Easy Ways to Speed Up WordPress Backend
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Looking to speed up your frustratingly slow WordPress admin panel? A fast and efficient WordPress backend is just as critical as a visually appealing frontend.…
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Gutenberg 16.4 Introduces Experimental Auto-Inserting Blocks
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 16.4 has been released with a new auto-inserting blocks experimental feature. It allows developers to specify a location in which the block will be…
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How to Create Ecommerce Website in WordPress (Step-by-Step)
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Wondering how to create ecommerce website in WordPress? Building an ecommerce website is not hard, but it can be time-consuming. It involves a number of…
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WordPress Plugin Review Team Addresses Backlog of 900+ Plugins, Implements Strategies to Improve Approval Process
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress’ Plugin Review team is wading through a backlog that was over 900 plugins awaiting approval earlier this week. The current count has 870 plugins…
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WordPress 6.3 • Release Workflows • European Union Cyber Resiliency Act • Gutenberg Accessibility
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) WordPress 6.3, Lionel, has been released. It’s time to test out the details and footnotes blocks, give the…
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Kadence Blocks 3.1.11 Patches Critical Vulnerability
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The Kadence Blocks plugin, which is used on more than 300,000 WordPress sites, has patched a critical vulnerability in its Advanced Form Block file upload…
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WordPress 6.3
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (August 7, 2023) WordPress 6.3, Lionel, has been released. It’s time to test out the details and footnotes blocks, give the…
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WordCamp Europe Statistics: A Decade in Numbers (Infographic)
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More This post is a celebration of WordCamp Europe’s growth, as seen through the eyes of seasoned attendees (that’s us!). Join us as we delve into…
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WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” Introduces Command Palette, Expands Pattern Management and Design Tools
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More image credit: Lionel Hampton.November 1956. Örebro, Sverive WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was released today, named for Lionel Hampton, an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader.…
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CovertKit Updates WordPress Plugin, Adds Members Only Content, Newsletter Feed, and Product Embeds
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More ConvertKit has updated its official WordPress plugin and WooCommerce add-on to support a range of new features. More than 40,000 sites use ConvertKit’s plugin to…
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The First Learn WordPress Course Cohort Will Teach Participants How to Develop Blocks
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress’ Training Team is launching its first Learn WordPress Course Cohort, which is a social learning method where a group of people go through the…