Tag: wptavern.com
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Five for the Future Site Relaunched with a Block-Based Design
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More After revamping the WordPress.org homepage, Theme Directory, Plugin Directory, Pattern Directory, and HelpHub, the Meta team has now updated the Five for the Future site</a
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Gutenberg 19.2 Released with Enhancements and Bug Fixes
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 19.2 was released on September 11, 2024. This latest release includes notable changes such as Block Bindings UI, enhancements to the Zoom Out mode,…
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WordPress 6.6.2 Released with 26 Bug Fixes
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress 6.6.2, released on September 10, 2024, brings 15 bug fixes to Core and 11 to the Block Editor. Led by Tonya Mork and Vicente…
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WordPress Community Team to Close Inactive Meetup Groups by September 16, 2024
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic’s Community Engagement Specialist, Devin Maeztri, has announced that the WordPress Community Team will close all inactive meetup groups by September 16, 2024. Over the…
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Pedraum Pardehpoosh Joins Automattic as VP of Product
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Last week, Automattic announced Pedraum Pardehpoosh as its new Vice President of Product. Though a new face in the WordPress arena, he brings extensive tech…
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WordPress.org Introduces New Security Measures for Plugin and Theme Authors
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Starting October 1st, 2024, WordPress.org will roll out new security measures aimed at enhancing the safety of accounts with commit access to plugins and themes.…
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Key Insights From WooCommerce Survey 2024
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WooCommerce has unveiled the results of its 2024 summer survey, shedding light on how store owners, developers, and partners gear up for Black Friday Cyber…
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WordPress 6.7 Roadmap Includes New Default Theme, APIs, and Media Enhancements
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Anne McCarthy has unveiled the roadmap for WordPress 6.7, slated for release on November 12, 2024. This will be the final major update of the…
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WordPress Blog WPLift Joins E2M Solutions
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The popular WordPress blog WPLift has been acquired by E2M Solutions, a leading white-label partner with operations in India and the United States. Founded by…
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WordPress Training Team Seeks Ideas to Attract New Learners
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress Training Team is currently seeking ideas and feedback from the community to prioritize activities that will increase engagement with the newly revamped Learn…
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Automattic is Migrating Tumblr to WordPress
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic announced last week its plan to migrate Tumblr to WordPress, a move described as “one of the largest technical migrations in internet history.” This…
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State of CSS 2024 Survey Now Open
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The annual State of CSS 2024 Survey is officially open. The survey aims to explore the “world of styles and selectors to try and identify…
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Gutenberg 19.1 Introduces Plugin Template Registration API
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 19.1 has arrived, introducing the eagerly anticipated plugin template registration API and updates to image caption styles. This Gutenberg version will be later incorporated…
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Registrations Open for WordPress Accessibility Day 2024
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Registrations are now open for WordPress Accessibility Day 2024, scheduled for October 9-10, 2024. This nonprofit, free, 24-hour global event is on a mission “to…
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Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in WPML WordPress Plugin
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The popular WordPress Multilingual plugin, WPML, which is installed on over 1,000,000 websites, has patched a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2024-6386) that researchers have…
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WordCamp Europe 2025 Seeks Organizers
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Europe 2025, scheduled to take place from June 5 – 7, 2025, in Basel, Switzerland is looking for organizers to make this flagship event…
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Record Bounty Awarded as Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The LiteSpeed Cache Plugin, widely used to enhance the speed and performance of WordPress websites, recently patched a critical unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-28000). With…
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Jamie Marsland Joins Automattic as Head of WordPress YouTube
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Jamie Marsland, a well-known figure in the WordPress community, has officially joined Automattic as the Head of WordPress.org YouTube. Previously, he had collaborated with WordPress.com…
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WordCamp Asia Extends Speaker Application Deadline to September 8, 2024
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordCamp Asia organizing team has extended the speaker application deadline to September 8, 2024. This extension aims to give more WordPress enthusiasts the opportunity…
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Critical Vulnerability Patched in GiveWP Plugin
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More GiveWP, a popular donation plugin for WordPress, has patched an unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution vulnerability that could be exploited to execute…
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Meet WordPress 6.7 Release Squad & Default Theme
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Last week, the lineup for the eighteen-member release squad and the default theme for WordPress 6.7 were revealed. This will be the third and final…
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Wordfence Launches WordPress Superhero Challenge with Big Rewards
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Wordfence has introduced an exciting new initiative, the WordPress Superhero Challenge, as part of its ongoing Bug Bounty Program. Running until October 14th, this challenge…
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Gutenberg 19.0 Introduces Two New Experimental Features
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 19.0 has arrived with two exciting experimental features, along with various feature enhancements and bug fixes. The Gutenberg team is actively seeking user feedback…
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New Proposal to Update WordCamp Budget Guidelines to Attract New Attendees
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Automattic-sponsored Global Community Team Programs Manager Rocio Valdivia has published a proposal to allocate a portion of the WordPress Events/WordCamp budget solely for marketing and…
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Inside DE{CODE} 2024, WP Engine’s Upcoming Developer Conference
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More If you ask a WordPress builder or developer to list the most important tools in their toolkit, chances are that at least a few will…
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The WordPress Training Team’s Big Changes: Learning Pathways and Website Redesign
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Knowledge and training for WordPress has traditionally been very decentralized. There’s the official documentation, the developer documentation, the support forums, WordPress.tv, and then the wide…
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Bluehost Announced New Cloud Hosting Built on WP Cloud
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Bluehost, one of the leading web hosting providers, has announced Bluehost Cloud, an innovative cloud-based hosting solution specifically designed for WordPress users. It is built…
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Matt Mullenweg to Deliver State Of The Word 2024 From Tokyo, Japan
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg announced at the Q&A session of WordCamp Asia 2024 that he would deliver the 2024 State Of The Word from Tokyo,…
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WordCamp Asia 2025 Scheduled For Next February in Manila, Philippines
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordCamp Asia has unveiled its host city for 2025 – Manila, Philippines. After Bangkok and Taiwan, it is Manila’s turn to take center stage as…
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Synced Pattern Overrides punted, Font Library approved, as WordPress 6.5 nears release
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More As the WordPress 6.5 release date is just around the corner, contributors have been racing to complete work on a few outstanding issues and bug…
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WordPress Developer Docs Shows Off a New Block-Based Redesign
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Over the years, WordPress’s developer documentation, originally the Codex but now the WordPress Code Reference, has served the project well. However, there’s been a sense…
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Certain WP Form Plugins Make Accessibility Easy
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More According to the WAVE web accessibility tool, Gravity Forms scores a perfect score out-of-the-box for their front-end forms. Same with Ninja Forms, Contact Form 7,…
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Cwicly’s Unexpected Farewell: Founder Decides to Discontinue Development
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More In a shocking development, the Gutenberg-based page builder Cwicly’s founder Louis-Alexander Désiré has announced that the team is discontinuing the Cwicly development “after much deliberation…
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Gutenberg’s Project Leadership Sits Down with New Outreach Team to Discuss Problems with the Site Editor
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More What do you get when you put a handful of outspoken WordPress developers, agencies, product owners, and community advocates on a video call with both…
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WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 5, What We Learned, Where We’re Going
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More In this last episode about the Kerala WPPhotos Festival I talk not only about the project, but also where this project is leading us. Next…
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Reflecting on WordCamp Phoenix 2024: Struggles, Successes, and the Road Ahead
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Seven months ago I registered for & scheduled a trip to Phoenix Arizona for a non-WordPress-related event! Crazy, right? As luck would have it, four…
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Acquisition Alert: Kestrel Acquires Seven Barn2 Plugins
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Katie Keith, CEO of Barn2, announced that Kestrel has acquired seven plugins from her company for an undisclosed amount. She had tweeted about her plans…
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The Block Bindings API Brings Dynamic Data to Blocks
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More As the block editor continues to evolve its content management capabilities, the lack of support for custom fields has been one of the key roadblocks…
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WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 4, Next Generation Events
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More In the penultimate episode of this series I talk with Julia Golomb from the WordPress Community Team about Next Generation WordPress Events. We’ll include how…
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Avada WordPress Theme Patches Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More ThemeFusion’s multipurpose WordPress theme Avada has patched an Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability. Avada is one of ThemeForest’s most popular premium themes with nearly 950k sales. …