Category Archives: 2020

Weekly WordPress News: Elementor Launches Full Site Editing (Better Theme Building)

2020, Elementor, Gutenberg

Hey WordPress friends, we hope you’re staying safe with the pandemic. Sometimes (rarely), WordPress is not the most important topic in the world. But that doesn’t mean the WordPress space has been quiet. This week, there are some interesting new changes to the plugin version of the Gutenberg block editor, another improvement to Elementor, as ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: Elementor Launches Full Site Editing (Better Theme Building)

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Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Europe 2020 Canceled

2020, WordCamp, WordPress 5.4, WP Rocket

In the biggest news this week, WordCamp Europe 2020 in Porto has officially been canceled. The organizers used the term “postponed” because it will be in the same place…but not until June 2021. Your ticket will automatically be refunded, and most airlines and hotels are being flexible so you can hopefully reach out to them ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Europe 2020 Canceled

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Weekly WordPress News: Learn How to Create a Slower WordPress Site

2020

This week, we have a totally serious, not in any way satirical, tutorial on how you can slow down your WordPress website and create a more relaxed browsing experience for your visitors. Beyond that, VC’s seem to have finished splashing millions of dollars into WordPress businesses for the moment, but we do have some useful ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: Learn How to Create a Slower WordPress Site

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Weekly WordPress News: Elementor Raises $15M, Strattic Raises $6.5M

2020, Elementor

Big news in the WordPress business space – Elementor, the page builder plugin that we use here at WPLift, raised an impressive $15 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners in its first round of institutional funding. Strattic, a static WordPress host, also raised $6.5 million. All in all, a good week for WordPress businesses. Beyond that, ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: Elementor Raises $15M, Strattic Raises $6.5M

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Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Asia 2021 is a Go

2020, WordCamp, WordPress 5.4

Hey WordPress fans, welcome to this week’s roundup of WordPress news. First, some good news – though WordCamp Asia’s inaugural 2020 event was canceled due to the coronavirus, the event is officially a go in 2021. Beyond that, Beta 2 for WordPress 5.4 is also out. Let’s get to all of this week’s WordPress news… ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Asia 2021 is a Go

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Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Asia 2020 Canceled

2020, WordCamp

Bad news, WordPress fans – the inaugural WordCamp Asia event scheduled for February has been canceled due to concerns over the COVID-19 virus. Wordfence and some other companies have put together a fund to help people recover some lost travel funds and you can, of course, get a refund for your ticket. Let’s get to ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: WordCamp Asia 2020 Canceled

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Weekly WordPress News: The Future of WordPress Themes

2020

Hey WordPress fans, we’re checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, we had the first meeting on the “Future of Themes”. There are still a ton of questions that need to be answered, but the future is block-based themes…at least according to the Automattic influence in the meeting. In other ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: The Future of WordPress Themes

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Weekly WordPress News: Native Lazy Loading Coming to WordPress

2020, Lazy Load

Hey WordPress friends, this week we learned that WordPress might have native lazy loading in the core as soon as WordPress 5.4 in March. Currently, you can add native lazy loading support via the official plugin. We also have some great transparency/year in review posts from TranslatePress and Pixelgrade, as well as some vulnerabilities that ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: Native Lazy Loading Coming to WordPress

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Weekly WordPress News: GiveWP Users Raise Over $100 Million

2020, GiveWP

Hey WordPress friends, this week, GiveWP users reached an impressive milestone – they have collectively raised over $100 million via PayPal and Stripe. Beyond that, GoDaddy just launched a new free block-based WordPress theme and we’ve got plenty of helpful tutorials for you, like showing you how to find broken affiliate links on your WordPress ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: GiveWP Users Raise Over $100 Million

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Weekly WordPress News: The Block Directory and Business Interests

2020, Gutenberg

Hey WordPress friends, welcome to your weekly dose of WordPress news. This week, Justin @ WP Tavern posed an interesting question about whether the WordPress block directory and business interests can coexist. The post, and the comments section, are a good read. Other than that, we have some great WordPress tutorials, reviews, and podcast episodes. ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: The Block Directory and Business Interests

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