Category Archives: 2020

Weekly WordPress News: All In-Person Flagship WordCamps Canceled

2020, WordCamp

Hey, WordPress friends. Last week, we shared that WordCamp US 2020 was officially canceled (not just moved online). This week, things got even worse – all in-person flagship WordPress events will be canceled until at least 2022. So — don’t plan to see anyone next year! Beyond that, there’s an interesting new service that lets ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: All In-Person Flagship WordCamps Canceled

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Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp US 2020 Canceled

2020, WordCamp

Hey, WordPress fans – big news this week. While WordCamp US 2020 had previously been scheduled to occur online, the event was officially canceled this week due to pandemic stress and online event fatigue. You’ll have to wait until next year (hopefully!). Beyond that, there was some drama over the release of the official Unsplash ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp US 2020 Canceled

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Weekly WordPress News: What Are Google Core Web Vitals?

2020, google+

Hey, WordPress fans, Are you familiar with Google’s Core Web Vitals initiative? If you’re not, you’ll be hearing this term a lot more in 2021. Learn about it in our introduction post. Beyond that, Unsplash just released its own official WordPress plugin. Now, it’s easier than ever to insert Unsplash images in your WordPress content. ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: What Are Google Core Web Vitals?

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Weekly WordPress News: WCEU 2021 Will Also Be Online

2020, WordCamp, WP Astra

Hey, WordPress fans. This week, the WordCamp Europe team already made the decision to move the 2021 event online. For now, the plan is to hopefully return to in-person events in Malta in 2022. Beyond that, the Astra theme became the first non-default theme to achieve an impressive number – one million active installs. GiveWP ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WCEU 2021 Will Also Be Online

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Weekly WordPress News: ManageWP.org is no more

2020, Gutenberg, jetpack

Hey, WordPress friends. ManageWP.org is no more (the news aggregator, not the multiple WordPress site management dashboard), but the WordPress community already has a replacement. Check it out. Beyond that, it’s now finally possible to update your themes and Plugins via a ZIP File. At long last. Furthermore, Gutenberg 8.5 released with image tools and ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: ManageWP.org is no more

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Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Business Acquisitions & 4th of July Deals

2020, GiveWP, Sales, woocommerce

Hey WordPress fans, welcome to your weekly dose of WordPress news. This week, Awesome Motive acquired another popular set of WordPress plugins to add to its collection, which seems to be a near-weekly event these days (maybe a slight exaggeration, but Awesome Motive is definitely snapping up a lot of plugins). Beyond that, GiveWP launched ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Business Acquisitions & 4th of July Deals

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Weekly WordPress News: Image Editing Added to Gutenberg Plugin

2020, Gutenberg, Image Editing

This week, we got one step closer to that neat image editing tool in the block editor – it’s now available as part of the Gutenberg plugin. The Gutenberg plugin also now has the block directory search, which is another big feature. Beyond that, we have some great tutorials and resources for you, as usual. ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: Image Editing Added to Gutenberg Plugin

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Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Recommends PHP 7.2+

2020, PHP 7, woocommerce, Yoast

Hey, WordPress fans. This week, WordPress.org moved to officially recommend PHP 7.2 as the minimum PHP version for WordPress. If you’re using a PHP version below that, we’d highly recommend upgrading. Beyond that, the beta for WooCommerce 4.3 is out and Yoast also acquired a popular plugin from WordPress.org. Let’s get to all of this ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Recommends PHP 7.2+

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Weekly WordPress News: New Image Editing Tools Coming to Gutenberg

2020, Gutenberg, WordCamp

Hey WordPress fans… This week, WordCamp Europe 2020 Online was a big success, drawing over 8,600 registered attendees. Beyond that, Matt Mullenweg and Matias Ventura demoed some of the new image editing tools that will be coming to the block editor – they look super cool! Let’s get to all of this week’s WordPress news… ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: New Image Editing Tools Coming to Gutenberg

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Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Europe 2020 is Live

2020, jetpack, WordCamp

Hey WordPress friends, this week WordCamp Europe kicked off. It started on June 4th and will run through the 6th. You can participate in all the events online from the comfort of your home. Further, Automattic added malware scanning to Jetpack – a paid service to keep you ahead of malware threats. Let’s get to ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Europe 2020 is Live

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