Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WordPress 5.8.2 has been released. Since it’s a security and maintenance release, it’s advised that you update your sites as soon as possible. Beyond that, we get a look at a much-awaited feature will be included in Gutenberg [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. The series of acquisitions in the WordPress space continues. This week, Automattic announced its acquisition of WordPress vulnerability database WPScan. The plugin may be integrated into Jetpack in the future. Beyond that, the Gutenberg landing page on WordPress.org is getting [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, Gutenberg 11.8 was released with dozens of enhancements including featured patterns, automatically-generated heading anchors, and spacing tools. In non-release news, there are some great WordPress Halloween deals to pay attention to: WP Rocket Halloween Campaign – get 20% [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, the core leadership announced that all the proposed features and updates for WordPress 5.9 will be moving forward. Users can expect UI improvements, block themes, the new default Twenty-Twenty Two block theme, and more. The proposed timeline puts the [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This is the first week in a while without any WordPress acquisition news. This week, the latest version of Gutenberg has been released with some amazing features including a lighter navigation experience and block spacing options. Beyond that, the Jetpack Scan team [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, we got a first look at the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Two default theme coming in WordPress 5.9. This theme has been designed to be the most flexible default theme ever created for WordPress. Beyond that, there are several plugin releases [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, the largest WordCamp event in North America kicks off. This one-day virtual event features speaker sessions, question and answer time, workshops, and more. Check out the schedule here. Beyond that, Gutenberg 11.6 landed with a number of enhancements [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, there were a number of acquisitions in the WordPress space. Awesome Motive acquired Sandhills Development, the company behind Easy Digital Downloads, AffiliateWP, WP Simple Pay, Sugar Calendar, WP Simple Pay, and the Payouts Service. Meanwhile, LearnDash joined StellarWP [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WordPress opened the applications for in-person WordCamps. Those who are interested must meet the updated community guidelines for organizing the event during a pandemic. Beyond that, the 2021 WPMRR Virtual is happening on September 21, 22, and 23. This [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week marks the 18th anniversary of WordPress’ launch. The platform has continued to grow over the years and as of this writing, WordPress powers more than 40% of the web. Beyond that, a new Gutenberg version has been released. Gutenberg [...]
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