WordPress has come a long way since its humble beginnings as a blogging platform. Over the past 20 years, it has grown into the world’s most popular content management system, powering over 43% of sites on the internet. Its intuitive, flexible tools have made it the go-to choice for bloggers, independent creators, and small business [...]

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WordPress may soon be getting a Command Center, which would function as a quick search component for navigating to other areas of the admin, and would also be capable of running commands. The feature was introduced in Gutenberg 15.6 under the Experimental flag and currently has limited use in the Site Editor context while navigating [...]

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MasterWP, the WordPress newsletter and education platform, announced its 2023 WordCamp US Travel Grant program, which will provide more than $10,000 in grants for members of underrepresented groups who are accepted to speak at this year’s premiere WordPress community event in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C.  Potential speakers from groups that are underrepresented [...]

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WordCamp US is reimagining things this year by focusing on uniting the community and moving WordPress forward. WCUS is attempting to end the “Competition of Competitions,” to concentrate on this community’s collective goals. WCUS is targeting experienced, seasoned, professional speakers at the top of their industries who are not currently active members of our unique [...]

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WooCommerce has launched Woo Express, a new managed hosting product that uses WordPress.com’s infrastructure and relieves store owners of the responsibilities of hosting and maintenance. The company soft-launched Woo Express in early March with a small selection of visitors but has concluded that phase and opened it up to the public. Woo Express provides a selection [...]

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The All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress plugin from UpdraftPlus publishers provides encryption and firewall measures that aim to prevent hackers. It offers a range of security features, including firewall protection against hacking threats, copyright protection, hotlinking prevention, comment spam blocking, and log-in privacy safeguards to keep hackers out. Additionally, the plugin enforces proactive security by alerting [...]

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 With a redesigned interface and integration with Openverse, WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” simplifies site editing.On March 29, 2023, WordPress released version 6.2 “Dolphy,” which included a revamped Site Editor interface and enhanced menu administration. A distraction-free writing mode, better media access, and a new Block Inserter design that interfaces with Openverse allow users to explore and [...]

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