Category Archives: WordPress News

Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Accessibility Team Lead Resigns

WordPress News

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!

WordPress 5.0, WordPress News

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

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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

Gutenberg, WordPress News

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

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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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Weekly WordPress News: Do You Use These Essential WordPress Plugins?

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This week, we rounded up some of the most essential WordPress plugins that all sites need. Beyond that, Hurricane Florence rained out WordCamp Wilmington, and LifterLMS is adding some cool new WooCommerce integration features. And as always, we have plenty of great tutorials and resources for you! Let’s get to all of this week’s news… ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Do You Use These Essential WordPress Plugins?

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Weekly WordPress News: WP Engine Users Get StudioPress Themes For Free

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If you’re not hosting at WP Engine, you might feel a little jealous as all WP Engine customers now get access to Genesis and 35 StudioPress themes for free as part of their plan. Beyond that, we’ve also got plenty of Gutenberg news, some great tutorials, and SiteGround is running a big labor day sale where ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: WP Engine Users Get StudioPress Themes For Free

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Weekly WordPress News: The Gutenberg Plugin Is Active On 200,000+ Sites

Gutenberg, WordPress News

Since launching the Try Gutenberg prompt, the Gutenberg plugin is now officially active on over 200,000+ sites, which is well over the 100,000 sites that Matt Mullenweg was shooting for. On a related note, the Classic Editor plugin is also now over 200,000+ active installs. Beyond that, we have a few good articles for WordPress product ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: The Gutenberg Plugin Is Active On 200,000+ Sites

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The Best Free Themes of August 2018

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The summer is over and we have scouted the best themes that came out. Let’s walk through the best free themes of the month August. FreshWP You’ll love this elegant theme which is quite simple to use as it has a pretty intuitive interface. It’s a responsive 3 columns blogging theme, and it offers a wide ... Read moreThe Best Free Themes of August 2018

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Weekly WordPress News: Someone Finally Forked WordPress Over Gutenberg

Gutenberg, WordPress News

It was kind of bound to happen – but Scott Bowler went ahead and hard forked WordPress into ClassicPress because of Gutenberg. Beyond that, there’s plenty more Gutenberg stuff, with Jeff Chandler talking about his latest experience and Mario Peshev explaining why he thinks it will benefit users. Let’s get to all of this week’s ... Read moreWeekly WordPress News: Someone Finally Forked WordPress Over Gutenberg

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