Category Archives: WordPress News

Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.0 Release Date Pushed Back To Nov 27

When the core team announced the tentative WordPress 5.0 release date of November 19, they said that date could move by up to 8 days (or be pushed back to January if it needed more than 8 days). That first contingency just triggered –  the new estimated release date is November 27. And if the ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.0 Release Date Pushed Back To Nov 27

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Weekly WordPress News: Is WordPress 5.0 Ready For Primetime?

The target release date for WordPress 5.0 is less than two weeks away and, well, some people are pointing out some reasons why it might not quite be ready for primetime. Do you agree? While Gutenberg is generally growing on me, there are still a lot of bugs, and I would tend to agree that ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Is WordPress 5.0 Ready For Primetime?

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Weekly WordPress News: Taking Gutenberg Blocks To The Cloud

This week, WP Tavern covered an interesting new Gutenberg Cloud plugin. Basically, it acts as a connector that lets users install Gutenberg blocks straight from the cloud. Could be really powerful if enough developers buy in. Tareq also has a cautionary tale about what happens when you install a nulled theme. And there are still ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Taking Gutenberg Blocks To The Cloud

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The New “We Got Your Back” Program By Freemius Propels WordPress Plugin & Theme Businesses Through Branding (For Free!)

The Freemius team had just announced (earlier today) that it is launching a special program, which they have named: “We Got Your Back” Club. So first things first – let’s make the info in that title crystal clear: Freemius is going to help increase WordPress plugin & theme businesses’ bottom line through professional, custom branding, ... Read moreThe New “We Got Your Back” Program By Freemius Propels WordPress Plugin & Theme Businesses Through Branding (For Free!)

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Weekly WordPress News: Check Out The New Default Twenty Nineteen Theme!

This week, you can check out a sneak peek of the upcoming Twenty Nineteen theme for WordPress 5.0. It looks pretty cool! We also put together some of our favorite plugins for bloggers, and Advanced Custom Fields has a really cool feature to help you create Gutenberg blocks. Let’s get to all of this week’s ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Check Out The New Default Twenty Nineteen Theme!

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Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Accessibility Team Lead Resigns

This week, there’s a lot of news and articles about how accessibility has been handled in Gutenberg, including the resignation of the WordPress accessibility team lead. We also published two huge guides – one for WordPress SEO, and another with tips for working more productively with the upcoming Gutenberg Editor. And if you’ve ever struggled ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress Accessibility Team Lead Resigns

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Weekly WordPress News: We Have Projected WordPress 5.0 Release Dates!

Big news, everyone! We now have some official estimates for when WordPress 5.0 will be released…though they’re still a bit up in the air. The proposed release date is November 19, 2018. But, if more time is needed, there’s also a secondary proposed release date of January 2019. And oh yeah, those dates can slip ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: We Have Projected WordPress 5.0 Release Dates!

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25+ Best Free Themes of September 2018

If you’re about to start your site or a blog via WordPress and you want to make its appearance eye-pleasing, then you should definitely check out these awesome WordPress themes. The collection of themes we’re about to show you most certainly has a design solution for any blog or website idea that you have. Hoot ... Read more25+ Best Free Themes of September 2018

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Weekly WordPress News: The Gutenberg Editor Release Candidate Nears

The Gutenberg Editor is getting ready for prime time! WP Tavern reported that the first release candidate is only a few days away. That release candidate will include an awesome new reusable block template feature that lets you create a template built from multiple blocks and easily reuse it as needed. We also shared some ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: The Gutenberg Editor Release Candidate Nears

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Weekly WordPress News: WordPress.com Gets Gutenberg

True to its roadmap, Automattic is starting to roll out the Gutenberg editor at WordPress.com. For now, it’s only available to a small segment of users, but that will grow as Automattic expands theme support. And in other Gutenberg news, the new Amnesty International is also going to use the Gutenberg editor. Also, if you’ve ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WordPress.com Gets Gutenberg

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