WordPress Playground, an experimental project that uses WebAssembly (WASM) to run WordPress in the browser, makes it possible for users to quickly test plugins and themes without having to set up a local development environment. Ordinarily, testing a plugin or theme with Continue reading New Chrome Browser Extension Enables One-Click Plugin and Theme Testing with WordPress Playground
Equalize Digital, a WordPress accessibility products and services company, has added a new frontend highlighting feature to its free accessibility checker plugin, which is used to perform audits on self-hosted sites. The feature was funded by the National Aeronautics and Continue reading Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker Plugin Adds New Frontend Highlighting Feature Funded by NASA
This year’s WordCamp US includes a Community Summit, an invitation-only contributor-focused event that will take place prior to the main conference on August 22-23, 2023, in National Harbor, Washington, DC. It will be the first summit in six years, since Continue reading WordPress Community Summit Travel Fund Contributes $48K in Assistance for Attendees
The WP Community Collective (WPCC), a non-profit organization created to support individual WordPress contributors and community-led initiatives, has funded its first fellowship. Alex Stine, a fully blind individual contributor who has been working with the WordPress Accessibility team since 2016, Continue reading WP Community Collective Funds First Fellowship for Accessibility Contributor Alex Stine
group.one, a European cloud hosting and digital marketing services provider, has acquired the BackWPup, Adminimize, and Search & Replace plugins from Inpsyde. Together the products have more than 1.1 million active installs and will join group.one’s growing portfolio of WordPress products, which include Continue reading group.one Acquires BackWPup, Adminimize, and Search & Replace Plugins
WordPress.org’s support forums are a vital resource and communication tool for users supporting their own sites and developers extending the software. Visiting the forums often means users have gotten stuck somehow and need to have a successful support experience in Continue reading Should WordPress.org Support Threads Auto-Close After a Year?
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 #87 – Jonathan Wold on Guildenberg, What It Is and How It Aims to Help Product Owners
What are blocks? WordPress has added a new resource to its website at wordpress.org/blocks that attempts to explain blocks visually with simple language. The landing page is aimed at those who are new to the block paradigm or those who Continue reading WordPress.org Adds New Page to Explain Blocks
Crocoblock, a Ukraine-based company with plugins on WordPress.org as well as commercial products, is hosting a WordPress Web Agency AI Summit event on September 28-30, 2023. The company has a community of more than 24K+ freelancers and web agencies on Facebook and Continue reading Crocoblock to Host WordPress Web Agency AI Summit, September 28-30, 2023
WordPress’ Themes team launched its Community Themes initiative earlier this year with the goal of bringing together contributors to build block themes year round, the same way that default themes are built and officially supported. Their first theme release was Continue reading WordPress Themes Team Releases Blue Note, A Community-Supported Theme for Bloggers
The monumental task of overhauling WordPress’ aging admin design is coming into focus, as contributors kicked off explorations of some initial mockups this week. Gutenberg’s Phase 3 is focused on Collaboration and this admin revamp is part of that road Continue reading WordPress Kicks Off Admin Design Overhaul with Discussion on Initial Mockups
WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was released earlier this week with an overview video that offers a beautiful, dizzying demo of the many new features packed into this update. It’s a two-minute guided tour of WordPress’ greatly expanded customization features, streamlined Site Continue reading WordPress Publishes 6.3 Release Video and Landing Page Demo
Gutenberg 16.4 has been released with a new auto-inserting blocks experimental feature. It allows developers to specify a location in which the block will be automatically inserted, such as before or after a template. The block can then be repositioned Continue reading Gutenberg 16.4 Introduces Experimental Auto-Inserting Blocks
WordPress’ Plugin Review team is wading through a backlog that was over 900 plugins awaiting approval earlier this week. The current count has 870 plugins sitting in the review queue, with an average wait time of 61 days before initial Continue reading WordPress Plugin Review Team Addresses Backlog of 900+ Plugins, Implements Strategies to Improve Approval Process
The Kadence Blocks plugin, which is used on more than 300,000 WordPress sites, has patched a critical vulnerability in its Advanced Form Block file upload capability. Version 3.1.11, released on August 8, 2023, patches the security issue with the form Continue reading Kadence Blocks 3.1.11 Patches Critical Vulnerability
image credit: Lionel Hampton.November 1956. Örebro, Sverive WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was released today, named for Lionel Hampton, an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. As the last release in Phase 2 of the Gutenberg project, many updates in WordPress Continue reading WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” Introduces Command Palette, Expands Pattern Management and Design Tools
ConvertKit has updated its official WordPress plugin and WooCommerce add-on to support a range of new features. More than 40,000 sites use ConvertKit’s plugin to integrate their newsletters, email campaigns, and digital products with WordPress. The service is free for Continue reading CovertKit Updates WordPress Plugin, Adds Members Only Content, Newsletter Feed, and Product Embeds
WordPress’ Training Team is launching its first Learn WordPress Course Cohort, which is a social learning method where a group of people go through the learning process together with some synchronous group activities. One of the benefits of cohorts is Continue reading The First Learn WordPress Course Cohort Will Teach Participants How to Develop Blocks
WordCamp Asia 2024 is happening in Taipei, Taiwan, next year from March 7-9, at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC). With the dates locked in and venue secured, organizers have now opened the call for speakers. The event will feature three days Continue reading WordCamp Asia 2024 Opens Call for Speakers
WordPress is honoring contributors the community has lost over the years through a new memorial page called WordPress Remembers: WordPress dedicates this page to the memory of those we’ve lost. They’ve shaped our project and enriched our community. As we Continue reading WordPress Remembers: A Memorial To Those We Have Lost