Though WordPress 5.3 isn’t slated for release until November, we just got our first look at what’s on the way with WordPress 5.3 Beta 1. Expect lots of improvements to the block editor plus tons of other goodies and the new default Twenty Twenty theme. If you download the beta, you’ll be able to check ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.3 Beta Is Out
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This week, Automattic raised another $300 million in funding from Salesforce Ventures, bringing its valuation up to $3 billion. Automattic will use this money to accelerate and scale their roadmap and existing products. Google also made some changes to how they handle review rich results (the stars in Google search results) and there’s a new ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Automattic $3 Billion Valuation
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This week, we get a first look at the new Twenty Twenty theme that we mentioned in last week’s news roundup and you can also check out a prototype of how Gutenberg might be used for full-site editing. Other than that, Google added some new alternatives to “nofollow” and we have plenty of great tutorials ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Gutenberg for Full-Site Editing?
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This week, a hacker group is targeting WordPress sites running more than 10 separate plugins to create rogue admin accounts. On a lighter note, we rewrote our huge WordPress performance guide to help you speed up your site, and there’s a big reason why you should be excited for the Twenty Twenty WordPress theme. Let’s ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Anders Norén to Design Twenty Twenty Theme
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If you missed our blog post about it, we’re giving away three copies of the flexible Jupiter X theme – you have until Tuesday to enter, so don’t wait around too long. If you have a WordPress business, you’ll want to check out round two of the WPBeginner growth accelerator fund, and there’s a new ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Jupiter X Theme Giveaway
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Back in January 2019, we reviewed the Jupiter X theme, which is a super flexible theme powered by the WordPress Customizer and a detailed Elementor integration. We liked it then, but the Jupiter X team hasn’t been resting on its laurels in the past 8 months and they’ve been hard at work making the theme ... Read moreJupiter X Theme Giveaway: Win One of Three Copies of the Theme
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While no official decision has been made yet, it seems likely that WordPress will auto-update older sites to WordPress 4.7. Additionally, flush off its acquisition of Tumblr, Automattic also made another acquisition this week. They acquired the Zero BS CRM plugin and are considering rebranding it to Jetpack CRM. If you are looking into Dropshipping, ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Should WordPress Auto-Update Old Sites?
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In big news this week, Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, acquired Tumblr for pennies on the dollar (at least versus its previous acquisition price). We’ll have a few different articles covering the acquisition. Beyond that, the Trusted Authors Program at WordPress.org is no more, and we’ve also got tons of great tutorials as usual. And ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Automattic Acquires Tumblr
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This week was fairly quiet in terms of WordPress news, but WP Tavern did report on the possibility of a new nomination-based advisory board for WordPress. We’ve got some great (summer) deals for you: Divi Summer Sale – 20% OFF for New Customers. Already a customer? Use this link to get a discount PixelGrade Bundle ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress Considers New Advisory Board
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This week, there was another big WordPress acquisition, with Ninja Forms’ parent company acquiring Caldera Forms, another popular WordPress form plugin. On the topic of acquisitions, Brian @ StudioPress also reflected on his company’s acquisition by WP Engine. Beyond that, we’ve got plenty of tutorials and resources for you. Let’s get to all of this ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: An Acquisition in the Form Plugin Space
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