Adam Zieliński, creator of WordPress Playground, announced today that the WordPress Core PR previewer is now live. Playground is an experimental project that uses WebAssembly (WASM) to run WordPress in the browser. It creates a WordPress instance with admin access without Continue reading Preview WordPress Core Pull Requests with Playground
The first release candidate (RC1) for WordPress 6.4 is now available! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it’s recommended that Continue reading WordPress 6.4 Release Candidate 1
It seems like half the articles I write these days are about artificial intelligence. This one is no exception as I am about to try out and review Jetpack AI Assistant, a new generative AI tool recently unveiled by WordPress.com. Continue reading Jetpack AI Assistant: How to Use It in WordPress (+Review)
Join WordPress Executive Director, Josepha Haden Chomphosy, as she goes back to the basics and offers some insight into block patterns for WordPress. Don’t miss this exciting insider’s look! Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, Continue reading WP Briefing: Episode 64: Patterns in WordPress
Gutenberg 16.8 was released this week with improvements to existing blocks and some experiments that lay the foundation for Phase 3 focused on collaboration. The Cover block now automatically sets an overlay color when a user applies the initial background image. Continue reading Gutenberg 16.8 Makes Cover Block Smarter, Adds Experimental Pages List in Site Editor
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The WordPress Photos Directory crossed a major milestone this week, surpassing 10,000 photos. It’s a growing resource that exists to provide free, publicly-contributed, CC0-licensed photographs. Every photo submitted is moderated by a volunteer. I’m super excited about this milestone,” Photos Continue reading Behind the Lens: WordPress Photos Directory Surpasses 10,000 Images, Moderators Explore Future Enhancements
This security and maintenance release features 19 bug fixes on Core, 22 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 8 security fixes. WordPress 6.3.2 is a short-cycle release. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release Continue reading WordPress 6.3.2 – Maintenance and Security release
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WordPress.com added support for ActivityPub today, a decentralized social networking protocol that is now available for across free and paid plans. This allows users to join the fediverse from their WordPress.com sites, and interact with content across federated platforms like Continue reading WordPress.com Enters the Fediverse with ActivityPub Support
WordPress 6.4 will be shipping a new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Four (TT4), expected in early November. This theme is more feature-rich than previous default themes, and contributors have been working on identifying potential performance improvements that can be made ahead Continue reading WordPress Contributors Speed Up Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme Performance by 40%
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in Continue reading #94 – Birgit Olzem and Jill Binder on Creating a Diverse and Sustainable WordPress Community
WooSesh 2023, the virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders, kicked off today with the State of the Woo address. This year’s theme is “Next Generation Commerce,” featuring advances across the e-commerce industry, as well as WooCommerce core and the wider Continue reading State of the Woo 2023: WooCommerce Highlights AI-Powered Future and Continued Core Blockification
Are you ready to learn more about the new Internet protocol HTTP/3 and WordPress? Good, because that is exactly what we will talk about in this article. The new standard HTTP protocol will bring some changes and innovations to how Continue reading HTTP/3 and WordPress: Understanding and Using HTTP/3
WordPress 6.4 Beta 3 is now available for testing! This beta version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended that Continue reading WordPress 6.4 Beta 3
Last week WordPress meta contributors implemented a “Live Preview” button for plugins in the official directory, with the intention of allowing users to safely test any plugin in one click. The button went live across all of WordPress.org’s 59,000+ plugins Continue reading WordPress Reverts Live Preview Button on Plugins After Developer Backlash
The free Ollie block theme, created by Mike McAlister and Patrick Posner, is now available for download on WordPress.org. A contentious review process led the team to remove the onboarding features, despite having gotten the green light from WordPress’ leadership Continue reading Ollie Theme Now Available on WordPress.org
NASA has removed the beta label from the new nasa.gov website, which was launched on WordPress, replacing Drupal as the CMS. After a lengthy process, which required 18 months of active web development, data migration, and content building, NASA has Continue reading Why NASA Chose WordPress for Revamping Its Flagship Website
The WordPress 6.4 release squad has decided to punt the planned Font Library feature to 6.5 after core maintainers found major gaps in the Font APIs that cannot be resolved in time for the upcoming release. “I am currently reviewing Continue reading WordPress 6.4 Font Library Feature Punted to 6.5 Release
What are the best SEO tools to use with your WordPress website in 2023? Which utilities can help you achieve high rankings and attract quality search traffic? That’s exactly what we will try to answer in this post. SEO has Continue reading 40+ Best SEO Tools of 2023 (For WordPress and Beyond)