WordPress is officially dropping support for PHP 5 in the upcoming 6.3 release, which is expected on August 8. WordPress’ minimum supported version has sat at PHP 5.6.20 since 2019, but will be updated to 7.0.0 in the next release. The Continue reading WordPress 6.3 to Drop Support for PHP 5
WordPress contributors are onto another round of testing, as 6.3 Beta 3 was released this week. RC 1 is expected on July 18, and a live product demo is anticipated to be broadcast on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 16:00 Continue reading WordPress 6.3 Beta 3 Released, Introduces UI Changes to Pattern Management
Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcastwhich is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this Continue reading #82 – Louise Towler on How and Why You Can Make WordPress Sites Sustainable
WordCamp Dhaka (Bangladesh) 2023 has been cancelled by The WordPress Community Team due to concerns of corporate influence on the community decision-making process. The camp was scheduled for August 5, and organizers had already secured a venue and progressed on Continue reading WordCamp Dhaka 2023 Cancelled Due to Concerns of Corporate Influence on Community Decision-Making
WordPress 6.3 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, it is recommended you evaluate Beta Continue reading WordPress 6.3 Beta 3
Authors of the Ultimate Member plugin have released version 2.6.7 with a patch for a privilege escalation vulnerability. Last week WPScan reported that Ultimate Member had still not fully patched the vulnerability after multiple inadequate attempts. There was evidence that Continue reading Ultimate Member 2.6.7 Patches Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy in the 59th episode of the WordPress Briefing. Today she invites guest speaker Alex Kirk to discuss Polyglots’ work to continue to help bring translation to WordPress. Have a question you’d like answered? Continue reading WP Briefing: Episode 59: A Polyglot’s WordPress
A new era has begun for WordPress.org’s Plugin Review Team. Mika Epstein, who has served for the past decade, is stepping down, but not before launching a new crew of volunteers. The team is responsible for approving newly submitted plugins, Continue reading WordPress Plugin Review Team Adds 6 New Sponsored Volunteers, Opens Applications
A way to escape chronic pain and give a sense of independence, is what using WordPress means for Italian-American Allison Dye. Now as a project manager and social media content manager living in North Carolina, USA, she uses the software Continue reading People of WordPress: Allison Dye
The WP Feature Notifications project has launched a community survey to get feedback on the current system of notices in the WordPress admin. The project aims to create a better way to manage and deliver notifications in the admin, and Continue reading WP Feature Notifications Contributors Seek Feedback on Admin Notices with Community Survey
Gutenberg 16.1 was released this week, debuting of the Pattern Library, which coincides with reusable blocks getting renamed to synced patterns. Users can now create and manage their own patterns that will also show up in the block inserter. Custom Continue reading Gutenberg 16.1 Introduces Pattern Creation and Library, Adds Distraction Free Mode to Site Editor
WPScan is reporting a hacking campaign actively exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin, which allows unauthenticated attackers to create new user accounts with administrative privileges and take over the site. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSSv3.1 Continue reading Hackers Actively Exploiting Unpatched Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ultimate Member Plugin
WordPress 6.3 hit a major milestone today with the release of Beta 2. The release leads opted to skip Beta 1, which was delayed yesterday after some technical issues with packaging the release, and have moved straight on to Beta Continue reading WordPress 6.3 Beta 2 Released, Ready for Testing
WordCamp Asia has announced its dates for 2024. The flagship event is now officially scheduled for March 7-9, in Taipei, Taiwan. Organizers have secured the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) venue to host the event, which is located in the business Continue reading WordCamp Asia 2024 Scheduled for March 7-9 in Taipei
WordPress 6.3 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing. This is the first release of the 6.3 cycle, as there was no Beta 1 due to technical issues with packaging the release. Rather than further delaying a beta release, Continue reading WordPress 6.3 Beta 2
With the advent of the WordPress Site Editor (aka Full-Site Editing) and block themes, the way WordPress users have to think about how to modify their websites and themes has changed dramatically. These days, instead of style.css and functions.php, there Continue reading How to Modify WordPress Block Themes (JSON Beginner’s Guide)
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 #81 – James Dominy on Why AI Is to Be Embraced, Not Feared
Last week Gutenberg contributors were engaged in a spirited debate regarding a proposal to rename the new Command Center to Wayfinder. The feature, designed to be an extensible quick search and command execution tool, will land in WordPress 6.3. The Continue reading WordPress 6.3 Will Introduce A Command Palette
WordCamp Europe 2023 in Athens attracted more than 2,500 attendees from 94 countries, made possible by 112 organizers and 250 volunteers. The event is now looking forward to 2024, which will be hosted by the Italian WordPress community in Torino, Continue reading WordCamp Europe 2024 Calls for Organizers
There has always been some confusion and overlap between reusable blocks and patterns. The difference was that reusable blocks can be created and edited in the block editor and then reused in other places – inserted into posts or pages. Continue reading Reusable Blocks Renamed to Patterns with Synced and Non-Synced Options