Jetpack announced today that it is splitting out six of its most popular features into individual plugins. Automattic reports that the company received feedback from developers and site owners asking for the ability to use specific components of Jetpack as Continue reading Jetpack Goes Modular With More Features Now Available as Individual Plugins
LottieFiles, a company that hosts thousands of Lottie animations and helps designers create and test their animations, has just released an official plugin for WordPress. The company recently raised $37M in a Series B round, passed three million users on Continue reading LottieFiles Releases Official WordPress Plugin
Gutenberg 13.2 was released earlier today. While much of the developer community is gearing up for the WordPress 6.0 release in two weeks, work continues steadily on the plugin, driving future updates. The latest release is not as hefty on Continue reading Gutenberg 13.2 Adds Persistent User Preferences and a Visualizer for Margin and Padding Controls
WPSiteSync, a content syncing plugin from the team behind DesktopServer, has discontinued support for its free, core plugin and commercial extensions. The plugin lets users sync specific content, such as posts, pages, featured images, and taxonomies, without having to migrate Continue reading WPSiteSync Shuts Down, Commercial Extensions Now Available on GitHub
Kevin Batdorf released the Image Filters plugin for WordPress yesterday. It is a block that allows users to select from curated list of filters and apply it to their images. Batdorf is the creator of one of my favorite “fun” Continue reading The Image Filters Plugin Adds Over 20 Filters, Including Vintage, Pastel Pink, and More
James Kemp, a WooCommerce developer and founder of Iconic, has acquired ReplyBox, a privacy-focused comment system. Originally built by Ashley Rich and Lewis Warren and launched in 2018, ReplyBox has struggled to gain a strong foothold in the WordPress ecosystem as a commercial Continue reading James Kemp Acquires ReplyBox
Gutenberg 13.1 landed in the WordPress plugin directory earlier today. Not quite as heavy on the feature list as its predecessor, the update focuses more on improvements and bug fixes. The highlight of the release is the overhauled border design Continue reading Gutenberg 13.1 Ships a Batch of Improvements and Implements a New Border Design Component
The WordPress subreddit lit up this week with reports of MemberPress locking users out of the plugin’s admin if they do not renew their subscriptions. MemberPress is a popular membership plugin for WordPress. It is a commercial-only plugin starting at Continue reading MemberPress Plugin Is Locking Users Out After Support License Expires
Competition was fierce until the very end, but a winner has emerged in this year’s Plugin Madness tournament sponsored by Torque Magazine. The voters have spoken, and The Plus Addons for Elementor is the top WordPress plugin identified by Torque Continue reading The Plus Addons for Elementor Wins Torque’s Plugin Madness 2022!
A couple of weeks ago, Munir Kamal updated his Block Slider plugin for WordPress. While not as popular as some of the other projects he has spearheaded, such as Editor Plus, he wanted to breathe some fresh life into it. Continue reading Munir Kamal Updates and Overhauls the Block Slider Plugin
I built four block plugins last week. It was not something I had set out to do. I did not wake up one day and declare, “I think I will build a suite of custom block types over the next Continue reading Failure and Learning: My Experience Building 4 Block Plugins in a Week
Less than a week after launching Block Enhancements, Phi Phan has released another project: Icon Separator. It is a block plugin for creating custom dividers with an SVG icon. “I’ve tried to support icons in the core/separator,” Phan said when Continue reading Phi Phan Launches a Separator Block With an Icon Option
WooCommerce is moving closer to closing the gap on its full-site editing support with the latest features announced on the Q1/Q2 roadmap. While the e-commerce platform already has support for nearly two-dozen core blocks, it’s not yet possible to use Continue reading WooCommerce Plans to Bring Full-Site Editing Support to Single Product Templates
Plugin review team representative Mika Epstein announced changes for officially-recognized featured and beta plugins last Friday. Under the new rule, plugin owners will no longer be able to directly change ownership to someone else or add/remove commit access. The purpose Continue reading Plugin Directory Limits Ownership and Committer Changes on Official Featured and Beta Plugins
WP Engine is thrilled to announce that after outstanding performance optimizations to the YARPP—Yet Another Related Posts Plugin, it has officially been removed from our disallowed plugins list and is now available for use by all WP Engine customers. Plugins Continue reading YARPP—Yet Another Related Posts Plugin—Now Supported On WP Engine
Gutenberg 13.0 landed earlier today in the WordPress plugin directory. It is one of the heftier releases lately, containing the final features that should ship with WordPress 6.0. The more prominent features include multi-block partial text selection, Cover blocks with Continue reading Gutenberg 13.0 Adds Text Selection Across Multiple Blocks, New Stack Group Variation, and Featured Cover Blocks
Elementor has patched a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability that was discovered by threat analyst Ramuel Gall from Wordfence on March 29, 2022. Wordfence disclosed the vulnerability to Elementor via its official security contact email address but did not receive Continue reading Elementor 3.6.3 Patches Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
WordPress developer Phi Phan has been making small splashes lately, but in a sea of 1,000s of plugins, it is increasingly tough to make a wave. Over the weekend, he released the Block Enhancements plugin, the first pass on a Continue reading Phi Phan Launches Block Enhancements WordPress Plugin
At the time of this writing, there are over 55,000 different plugins available in the WordPress plugin repository. In fact, there’s a plugin for everything, from the most common features a website needs to the most niched ones. While having Continue reading Best WordPress Plugins in 2022 (Free & Premium)
Up next in our Building with Blocks series is a quick tutorial on how to build a timeline page. Timelines give brands and organizations a visual way to introduce themselves and feature highlights from their histories. The block editor makes Continue reading How To Build a Timeline Page With Blocks