Category Archives: WordPress News

Weekly WordPress News: Investments in the WordPress Space

16.09.2022Automattic, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. Automattic made a significant investment in the self-managed WordPress hosting platform Gridpane. According to its founder and CEO Patrick Gallagher, the additional capital will go towards innovation and marketing initiatives. Meanwhile, Atarim closed its first funding round with funding from [...]

Weekly WordPress News: WP Super Cache Joins Jetpack

09.09.2022jetpack, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WP Super Cache, one of the most widely used WordPress caching plugins, joined the Jetpack family. Meanwhile, a security vulnerability was found in the BackupBuddy plugin. Make sure to update sites to version 8.7.5 or higher. This is [...]

Weekly WordPress News: Gravity Forms Acquires Gravity Flow and Gravity Experts

02.09.2022gravity forms, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, Rocketgenius, the company behind Gravity Forms, announced its acquisition of Gravity Flow and Gravity Experts. Beyond that, the popular performance enhancement plugin WP-Optimize was accused of gaming page speed results. The company promptly responded to the allegations. Let’s [...]

Weekly WordPress News: DigitalOcean Acquires Cloudways

26.08.2022Elementor, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, DigitalOcean announced its acquisition of Cloudways, a leading cloud hosting platform. The $350 million deal seeks to help small and medium-sized businesses build and grow their digital footprint. Beyond that, Elementor 3.7 is now out with significant enhancements [...]

Weekly WordPress News: A New WordPress.org Homepage

19.08.2022Automattic, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. The WordPress.org homepage and download page got a fresh new look this week. It features the usual jazzy design WordPress is known for. Beyond that, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg’s “This is not a good use of time” comment on this [...]

Weekly WordPress News: ServerPress Is Closing Its Doors

12.08.2022Automattic, Gutenberg, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, ServerPress, the creator of DesktopServer, is closing its doors. The company shared a farewell message on its website. We’re grateful for all the contributions of ServerPress to the WordPress community. Beyond that, the Twenty Twenty-Three default theme is [...]

Weekly WordPress News: WebP by Default For WordPress 6.1

05.08.2022Gutenberg, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, Gutenberg 13.8 is released with fluid typography, accessibility improvements, UX enhancements and a load of bug fixes. Meanwhile, a vulnerability was patched in the popular Download Manager plugin. Wordfence suggests updating to the latest patched version if you [...]

Weekly WordPress News: Gutenberg 13.7 Expands Custom Template Capabilities

29.07.2022Gutenberg, WordPress NewsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, Gutenberg 13.7 is now available in the WordPress plugin repository with an updated modal design, new template types, and a lot of feature improvements. Beyond that, Joost de Valk published his semi-annual CMS market share analysis. After a [...]

Weekly WordPress News: WordPress.com Reverts To Previous Pricing Model

22.07.2022Automattic, WordPress News, WordPress.comTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. We recently let you know that WPLift is looking for a new owner to take the helm. Earlier this week, WPLift was sold in auction on the Flippa marketplace. We’ll share more details in the coming weeks, but rest assured [...]

Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Plugin Acquisitions

15.07.2022WordPress News, wpformsTeam WPLift

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. There are two acquisitions in the WordPress space this week. The Events Calendar acquired WP Conference Schedule. Meanwhile, Pirate Forms is now part WPForms. Beyond that, there’s a short-cycle maintenance release that fixes a number of bugs. We recommend updating [...]