Category: External News
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WordPress Book • Women & Nonbinary Release • WP6.3 • More Effective Contributor Days
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (April 17, 2023) The second installment of the WordPress project book is now available. Be sure to read Building Blocks. WordPress…
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Atarim to Host 4th Annual Virtual Web Agency Summit April 25-28
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Atarim is hosting its 4th annual Web Agency Summit from April 25-28. The virtual event is geared towards web agencies and WordPress professionals, with topics…
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How to Minify JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginner Devs
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More If you’re a web or app developer looking for ways to improve the performance of your pages, one improvement you’ll want to seriously consider is…
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WordPress Contributors Continue Exploring Migration of Public and Private Messages from Slack to Matrix
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More In early 2023, WordPress and Matrix contributors proposed a new Meta team subproject to explore replacing Slack communication with Matrix, an open source federated chat system. After the…
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Member Spotlight: Carole Olinger
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Carole joined the WordPress community back in 2016 and has been working with key companies in the industry ever since. As the Culture & Recruitment…
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How to Create a Gallery in WordPress
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Whether you’re a photographer, artist, or someone who just wants to display some images in an interesting fashion, online galleries are the tool of choice.…
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WCEU 2023 Announces Free Childcare and Workshop for Kids
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Preparations for WordCamp Europe (WCEU) 2023 in Athens are moving forward as the team will soon be contacting speakers selected for the event. Organizers have…
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BuddyPress to Host Virtual Contributor Day on April 20
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Representatives of the BuddyPress core team will be hosting a contributor day alongside the French WordPress Community Contributor Day in Paris on April 20, 2023.…
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Community Roundup Week Ending April 14
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Post Status and Atarim Summit Post Status is partnering with Atarim to bring you an amazing Web Agency Summit. Atarim is doing the heavy lifting…
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Tech Roundup Week Ending April 14
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Free vs. Paid SSL • SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) are internet protocols that use encryption to secure websites. • SSL…
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Business Roundup Week Ending April 14
From poststatus.com Source: Read More WordPress Turns 20 Resource Hub We are calling all WordPressers! It’s been 20 incredible years of coding, creating, and dreaming. WP has grown from a…
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WooCommerce 7.6 Introduces Single Product Details Block and “Add to Cart” Form Block
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WooCommerce 7.6 was released today with two new blocks merged from the WooCommerce Blocks plugin. The Single Product Details block and the “Add to Cart”…
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WordPress Revision History: How It Works and Why Use It
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More Once you start using WordPress, you’ll quickly discover it comes with tons of tools for blogging. In particular, the WordPress revision history feature can be…
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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 9
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Corey Maass and Cory Miller continue the development of their new WordPress plugin, Crop.Express. In this conversation, they share their experiences and challenges in creating…
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Yoast SEO 20.5 Drops Support for PHP 5.6, 7.0, and 7.1
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Yoast SEO 20.5 was released this week with several security fixes and an improved Google SERP preview. The preview shows mobile and desktop snippets with…
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WordPress Gears Up for 2nd Women and Nonbinary Release Squad
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy is coordinating a second women and nonbinary release squad for the 6.4 release, which is anticipated to land in…
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Women & Nonbinary Release • WP-CLI 2.8.0 • Redesign Update • Build Block Theme
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (April 3, 2023) Sign up soon to mentor and be a part of the upcoming women and nonbinary release squad. Join…
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How to Switch From Gumroad to WordPress (In 4 Steps)
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More For many indie creators, Gumroad represents a near-perfect platform. You have a captive audience and can set up an online marketplace with minimum fuss. However,…
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Limit Login Attempts Plugin Patches Severe Unauthenticated Stored XSS Vulnerability
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Wordfence has published a security advisory about a severe unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the Limit Login Attempts plugin, which is active on more…
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TeamWP Launches Team Experience Index To Measure Employee Engagement and Satisfaction in the WordPress Ecosystem
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More In February 2023, James Giroux founded TeamWP, a project that aims to advocate for open, people-first workplaces in the WordPress ecosystem. His first initiative was…
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WordPress Developers Are Experimenting With Gutenberg-Native AI Block and Content Assistants
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More As more WordPress plugins for AI-generated content and images, chatbots, and assistants, are landing in the official directory, developers are beginning to explore even deeper…
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Member Spotlight: Amber Hinds
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Amber Hinds is the CEO of Equalize Digital, Inc., a Certified B Corp specializing in WordPress accessibility, maker of the Accessibility Checker plugin, lead organizer…
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WordCamp Nairobi, Kenya
From wordcamp.org Source: Read More On the 16th and 17th of August, the heartbeat of the WordPress community in East Africa will pulsate from one place – iHub Nairobi. We…
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GoDaddy vs Squarespace: Which Site Builder Is Better?
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More GoDaddy vs Squarespace is a comparison that many business owners and developers encounter. Neither is a bad choice. Creating a website on GoDaddy has many…
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WP Briefing: Episode 53: A Look at WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy”
From wordpress.org Source: Read More Named after the multi-instrumentalist Eric Allan Dolphy Jr., WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy”‘s high notes are riffed on by WordPress’s Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, in this…
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Community Roundup Week Ending April 7
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Podcasting in WordPress I heard from Topher DeRosia today that WPPodcasts has amplified over 11,000 WordPress podcast episodes. That’s a lot of hours worth of…
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Business Roundup Week Ending April 7
From poststatus.com Source: Read More The Ultimate No-Code Website? Need a website in the blink of an eye? With Butternut.ai, it’s as easy as pie! Enter your business name and…
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Tech Roundup Week Ending April 7
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Add AI autocomplete to your website. EnhanceAI AI Autocomplete for Websites is a revolutionary tool allowing developers to quickly and conveniently create interactive and engaging…
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Member Spotlight: James LePage
From poststatus.com Source: Read More James LePage is a tech entrepreneur and experienced web developer with a focus on WordPress development and AI-powered tools. He is the founder of Isotropic,…
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Gutenberg 15.5 Introduces Experimental Grid Layout Support
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 15.5 was released this week with more new features and refinements to WordPress’ full-site editing capabilities. The project will soon be moving on to…
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WordPress Mobile Apps Get a New Support Forum
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Support for the WordPress mobile apps is moving to the WordPress.org forums. Previously, users were routed to WordPress.com, even those who were self-hosted, and Automattic…
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Preferred Languages Feature Plugin Needs Testing
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The Preferred Languages project is gaining some momentum with this week’s 2.0 release of the feature plugin. In 2017, WordPress Core Committer Pascal Birchler released…
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Launching a WordPress Product in Public: Session 8
From poststatus.com Source: Read More In this episode, Cory Miller and Corey Maass discuss their experiences and insights on launching Crop.Express. They share valuable advice on building a brand, developing…
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How to Create a Portfolio Website With WordPress
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More If you want to make a living as a freelance writer, designer, or developer, you’ll need a portfolio website. This guide on how to create…
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ACF 6.1 Adds Support for Registering Custom Post Types and Taxonomies
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) version 6.1 was released this week with support for creating Custom Post Types and Taxonomies. This is a long-awaited feature that…
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Build a Block Theme • Theme Performance Improvements * Interactivity API • Why Jazz?
From poststatus.com Source: Read More This Week at WordPress.org (April 3, 2023) Matt shares why WordPress releases are named after jazz musicians. The FSE block theme explores functionality gaps and…
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10 Best Live Chat WordPress Plugins
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More If you’re a website owner who wants to give your visitors the ultimate customer experience, you may have considered installing a live chat plugin. In…
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iThemes Rebrands to SolidWP
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More iThemes, one of the oldest brands in WordPress that originally launched around theme products nearly 15 years ago, is rebranding to SolidWP. Over the years,…
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Twitter Suspends WordPress.com’s Access to Twitter API, Breaking Jetpack Social Sharing
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Twitter suspended WordPress.com’s access to the Twitter API without notice yesterday. Representatives at WordPress.com do not know why their access is currently blocked but are…
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WordPress 6.2 Released, Gutenberg Phase 3 Features, WordPress Site Building Challenge 🗞️ April 2023 WordPress News w/ CodeinWP
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More This is the April 2023 edition of “This Month in WordPress with CodeinWP.” In the biggest news of the month, WordPress 6.2 went live, bringing…