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
Really Simple SSL, a popular plugin used on more than five million sites for installing SSL certificates, handling website migrations, mixed content, redirects, and security headers, has added a new feature in its most recent major update. Version 7.0.0 introduces Continue reading Really Simple SSL Plugin Adds Free Vulnerability Detection
If you haven’t visited the WordPress Pattern Directory lately, it may look very different from when it launched two years ago. At first there was an emphasis on getting the community to contribute to the resource but the directory has Continue reading WordPress Pattern Directory Updated to Show Curated Patterns by Default
WordPress.com has been known to experiment with its pricing from time to time, and the platform announced another major change today. Users on the Free plan are now able to use monetization features without upgrading. In the past, WordPress.com users Continue reading WordPress.com Makes Monetization Features Available for Free
Up until yesterday, the Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar) blog lay dormant for nine years, the last post chronicling how the team set out to create a Gravatar app that somehow “morphed into a Selfies app.” Communication went silent after that, although Continue reading Gravatar Adds New Payment Features for Profiles
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Well, it’s June again and you know that means: time for a report from WordCamp Europe 2023! Like many others, I descended on Athens this summer to attend the annual WCEU convention. It was the second in-person WordCamp Europe since Continue reading WordCamp Europe 2023 – A Report: WordPress Next Generation
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 did Continue reading #80 – Angela Jin on How and Why WordCamps Might Change in the Future
Blocknotes is a new experimental app that runs WordPress natively on the iPhone. It was created by WordPress core committer Ella van Durpe and is powered by WordPress Playground, a project that runs the software in the browser without a PHP server. “WordPress’ Continue reading Blocknotes App Runs WordPress Natively on iOS, Now in Public Beta
A lively discussion is happening on the Gutenberg repository about renaming the Command Center. This new feature, designed to be an extensible quick search and command execution tool, was introduced in Gutenberg 15.6. In version 16.0, it came out of Continue reading WordPress Contributors Discuss Renaming Command Center Tool
In May 2023, WordPress’ Community Team announced that it would be evolving the WordCamp format to promote adoption, training, and networking for professionals, leaving the flagship events to focus more on connection and inspiration. This major shift opens the door Continue reading WordPress Confirms 8 Pilot Events to Launch the Next Generation of WordCamps in 2023
Join WordPress guest host, Chief of Staff and Head of Operations, Chloé Bringmann, and special guest Head of Programs and Contributor Experience, Angela Jin, in the 58th episode of the WordPress Briefing as they discuss the next generation of WordCamps. Continue reading WP Briefing: Episode 58: A New Wave for WordPress Events
Drupal Gutenberg, the Gutenberg module for Drupal that was created by a Norway-based agency called Frontkom, has received a €20,000 donation from Automattic to fund the next phase of development. The module was one of five projects, selected from 35 proposals, that was Continue reading Automattic Donates €20,000 to Fund Next Phase of Drupal Gutenberg Development
In 2005, Timothy “Wolf” Bishop was serving time in an Iowa prison for charges related to a gambling addiction. “When I was 25, I made a bet that I could not cover,” Bishop said. “I had gambled with a local Continue reading Finding Freedom and Opportunity With WordPress: How Wolf Bishop Overcame Prison and Addiction to Launch a Career
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream of WordPress news and events. On this episode, we talk with Felix Arntz, a Developer Relations Engineer at Google and a WordPress core committer. Felix recently shared a tweet-thread about his experience Continue reading Torque Social Hour: Felix Arntz talks Q&As
Widgets are a popular way to add extra functionality, features, and information to different locations of WordPress websites. They allow you to put anything from contact forms over calendars to lists of your latest blog posts on your web pages. Continue reading How to Add Widget Areas to WordPress (Block & Classic Themes)
Gutenberg 16.0 was released today with page management now available inside the Site Editor. This is the first step towards a more unified experience of editing both content and design. Users can now create new pages and view page details Continue reading Gutenberg 16.0 Introduces Page Management in the Site Editor
Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Each episode features guests from around the community and discussions of the largest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
Patchstack is reporting an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in WooCommerce Stripe Gateway, the most popular WooCommerce Stripe payment plugin with more than 900,000 active users. It was discovered by Patchstack researcher Rafie Muhammad on April 17, 2023, and Continue reading WooCommerce Stripe Gateway Plugin Patches Security Vulnerability in 7.4.1