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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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, there was another big acquisition in the WordPress space. Liquid Web acquired GiveWP, one of the leading donation and fundraising plugins for WordPress websites. Along with its recent acquisitions, Liquid Web introduced StellarWP, its new umbrella brand for [...]
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Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, Jetpack released its latest update with bug fixes and some improvements. Most notably, it now lets users access features as soon as the plugin is enabled, instead of requiring authentication with WordPress.com. Beyond that, Gutenberg 10.5 introduces new [...]
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Hey, WordPress community. This post is a bit of a departure from our usual focus on the WordPress software because the humans behind that software are also important. In this post, we’re focused on one person in the WordPress community – Walter Lopez, a WordPress developer from Honduras. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Walter got ... Read more
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Hey WordPress friends, hopefully the Americans among us have recovered from the turkey coma because it’s Black Friday WordPress deals time. You won’t find better deals on plugins, themes, and hosting until this time in 2020. To stay up-to-date on the best deals, check out our full WordPress Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2019 roundup. ... Read more Weekly WordPress News: Black Friday 2019 Deals Are Live!
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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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