Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) recently patched a missing authorization vulnerability in version 5.12.1 that potentially affects more than a million users. The security issue was discovered by Keitaro Yamazaki of Ierae Security, Inc, who reported it to the Information-technology Promotion Agency Continue reading ACF 5.12.1 Patches Missing Authorization Vulnerability
A couple of weeks ago, Rich Tabor announced a GitHub repository that listed all of his block plugins. These were already publicly available. However, some had yet to land in the WordPress plugin directory. As a fan of his simple Continue reading Displaying Post Modified and Reading Times via WordPress Blocks
People have been asking if QR codes are dead for the past decade, but their relevancy has only increased as digital life becomes more vibrant. eMarketer forecasts that the number of US smartphone users scanning QR codes will increase from Continue reading Jetpack 10.8 Introduces QR Code Post Sharing, Adds Openverse Media Provider
WebMan Design owner Oliver Juhas released the first version of the Abs – Additional block styles plugin on Monday. Unlike many block-related extensions, it does not offer any blocks of its own. Instead, it registers custom styles to enhance those Continue reading WebMan Design Launches Abs, Additional Styles for Native WordPress Blocks
WP Migrate DB, a popular WordPress site migration plugin by Delicious Brains, has rebranded to WP Migrate with its latest version 2.3 release. The original name was always a bit of a mouthful but also became a less accurate representation Continue reading WP Migrate DB Rebrands to WP Migrate
Gutenberg 12.9 landed in the WordPress.org plugin directory today, and it is a beefy release, packed with a little something for everyone. Even after tinkering with new features over the last few days, I have yet to explore everything as Continue reading Gutenberg 12.9 Adds Block Locking UI, Automatic Pattern Registration, and Full Theme Exports
In the early days after the block editor landed in WordPress, block collection plugins exploded on the scene and were quick to rack up hundreds of thousands of users. Plugins like CoBlocks, Kadence Blocks, and Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg offer Continue reading Snow Monkey Editor Plugin Adds Custom Styles to WordPress Core Blocks
After considerable pushback from the Plugin Review team, WordPress.org has removed a plugin called Zamir, which was created by a Russian developer to display the Z symbol in support of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The plugin gained attention after Continue reading WordPress.org Removes Russian Pro-War Plugin From Directory
Over the weekend, web developer Marie Comet released the Lock Reusable Blocks plugin. Since then, she has published a couple of more updates that polish that initial release. The extension blocks users from directly editing reusable blocks from the post-editing Continue reading Block Accidental Edits of Shared Content With the Lock Reusable Blocks Plugin
I have a new favorite WordPress development-related plugin: Theme YAML. Sascha Paukner released it a mere day ago, and it may find its place in many theme developers’ toolboxes before long. It allows themers to write theme JSON in YAML Continue reading New Plugin for Writing WordPress Theme JSON Files via YAML
Newfold Digital, the parent company of Bluehost, Yoast, and Web.com, has acquired YITH, a WordPress plugin company with more than 100 WooCommerce extensions. YITH’s has more than 2.3 million active installs across its suite of products. The company hosts 31 Continue reading Newfold Digital Acquires YITH to Expand WooCommerce Expertise
Gutenberg 12.8 landed in the WordPress plugin directory earlier today. I have been tinkering with many of the features as they were committed over the last couple of weeks. There are some things that I am excited about. The Web Continue reading Gutenberg 12.8 Launches the Web Fonts API, Improves Group Nesting, and Adds Keyboard Shortcut for Links
With hundreds of submissions tallied and the final slate of plugins selected, voting has now begun for Torque’s Plugin Madness 2022, kicking off six weeks of head-to-head voting rounds that will ultimately determine this year’s winner! Entering its seventh year, Continue reading Voting Now Open for Torque’s Plugin Madness 2022!
WPExperts, a Pakistan and Egypt-based WordPress development agency with more than 120 employees, has acquired the Post SMTP plugin from its former developer, Yehuda Hassine. This is the agency’s second acquisition this year, after picking up Rich Tabor’s Login Designer Continue reading WPExperts Acquires Post SMTP Plugin
There is not much I miss about the classic editor. It was dead to me when the block system became the new normal. However, there might be a feature or two that I miss. The biggest of those features? The Continue reading QuickPost Plugin Allows Users To Create New or Duplicate Posts from the WordPress Content Editor
Piklist, a development framework that helped people build things faster with WordPress, is shutting down. Its creators, Steve Bruner and Kevin Miller, launched the framework on June 12, 2012, at WordCampNYC. Over the next nine years it gained a devoted Continue reading Piklist Is Shutting Down
Gutenberg 12.6 landed in the WordPress plugin directory yesterday. The update includes several transform-related enhancements and new Read More and Post Author Biography blocks. Users can now also show visible labels via the Social Icons block. Nothing seems to be Continue reading Gutenberg 12.6 Enhances Transforming Blocks, Adds Read More and Post Author Bio Blocks, and Enables Social Icon Labels
It has been over nine years since the late Alex Mills opened a ticket on WordPress Trac titled Plugin Dependencies (Yet Another Plugin Dependencies Ticket). It is not the oldest of similar feature requests, but it is still open. Most Continue reading Yet Another Plugin Dependencies Discussion, Two Proposals This Time
Stanislav Khromov announced Clarity, a plugin for hiding obtrusive banners, via Twitter and the Advanced WordPress (AWP) Facebook group today. It was first pushed to WordPress.org around a year ago, but the developer seems to be just now publicizing it. Continue reading Clarity Ad Blocker for WordPress Announced, Receives Mixed Reactions
Kadence Blocks, a popular block collection plugin, added a new Lottie Animations block today in version 2.2.4. Most of the blocks in the plugin offer commonly used page building features like rows, buttons, galleries, and testimonials. The Lottie Animations block Continue reading Kadence Blocks 2.2.4 Adds Lottie Animations Block