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WooCommerce Set to Launch New Logo in 2025
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WooCommerce is all set to roll out a new logo in early 2025. Tamara Niesen, Chief Marketing Officer at Woo told WP Tavern, “We saw…
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WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Europe Added to Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Program
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More As announced at the 2024 WordPress Foundation Meeting, the Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship has been expanded to include WordCamp Europe and WordCamp Asia. Traditionally supporting…
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WordPress 6.7 Release Candidate 3
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The third release candidate (RC3) 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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WordCamp Europe Seeks New Host City for 2026
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Europe is now seeking a host city for its 2026 event. Teams with experience organizing one or more WordCamps in a European city are…
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Automattic and Matt Mullenweg Push for Dismissal of Key Claims in WP Engine Lawsuit
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic and Matt Mullenweg have filed a response asking the court to dismiss counts 1-6 and 9-11 of WP Engine’s lawsuit. WP Engine had filed…
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Post Status Happiness Hour Session Thirteen
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Transcript ↓ In this episode of the Post Status Happiness Hour, host Michelle Frechette interviews Topher DeRosa, founder of Hero Press, about his journey and…
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Business Roundup Week Ending November 1
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Key Developments in the Ongoing Struggle Between WordPress & WP Engine WordCamp organizers were recently required by Automattic to share social media account logins to…
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Automattic and Mullenweg Move to Dismiss Majority of WP Engine’s Claims in Lawsuit
From therepository.email Source: Read More Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, have asked a U.S. court to dismiss all but two of the 11 claims filed against them in a…
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How to Add a Background Image Cover in WordPress – in 1 Minute
From codeinwp.com Source: Read More While overall opinions on the Gutenberg editor vary, even the naysayers can’t deny that there are so many elements you can add now with just…
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WordPress 6.7 Release Candidate 2
From wordpress.org Source: Read More The second release candidate (RC2) 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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[Updated] Mullenweg Threatens To Take Over Paid Memberships Pro
From therepository.email Source: Read More Update, November 3, 2024: WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg says he would like to discuss “misunderstandings” over his apparent threat to takeover over Paid Memberships Pro…
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Member Spotlight: Tim Monner
From poststatus.com Source: Read More Tim Monner is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at BigScoots, a fully managed WordPress hosting and services company. Tim is responsible for direct engagement with…
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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…