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FSE Outreach Round #6: Building a WordCamp Landing Page via the Template Editor
As has almost become ritual at this point, I am always looking forward to the next testing round for Full...
WordPress Community Team Discusses Adding Vaccination Status to In-Person Meetup Safety Checklist
The WordPress community is eager to return to in-person events and organizers are discussing a path to ensure the safety...
Classic Widgets Plugin Disables WordPress 5.8’s Upcoming Block-Based Widgets System
Yesterday, WordPress released a core plugin named Classic Widgets. Core contributors Tonya Mork and Andrew Ozz created the plugin under...
A Laptop and a Dream: Your Home Office Should Meet Your Needs
I began my journey into remote work while teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in South Korea. I was...
Dark Mode Plugin Repurposed and Renamed to WP Markdown Editor, Change Leaves Users Confused
Last year, I asked Tavern readers if WordPress should notify end-users when a plugin’s owner changes. was not...
A WordPress Voting Guide to the Webby Awards
The People’s Voice voting for the 25th annual Webby Awards closes in three days on May 6, 2021. Since 1996,...
Alpha Particle and Flowspoke Acquire Kanban for WordPress for $15K
Digital consultancies Alpha Particle and Flowspoke have acquired the Kanban for WordPress plugin, a tool that puts Kanban boards into...
Gutenberg 10.5 Embeds PDFs, Adds Verse Block Color Options, and Introduces New Patterns
I reach over to grab my phone to check the time. I am debating whether I should stay awake and...
Pattern Directory Targeted to Launch with WordPress 5.8
Last month WordPress contributors published the initial designs for the upcoming pattern directory, which will host community-submitted patterns that can...
FLoC Blocking Discussion Continues on WordPress Trac
Last week WordPress contributors began a heated discussion regarding blocking FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts). Google’s experimental alternative to third-party...
Companies Running Competitive Ads Against WordPress May Soon be Banned from Sponsoring WordCamps
The WordPress Community Team is discussing banning companies from sponsoring WordCamps if they advertise competitively against WordPress. A WordCamp organizing...
Plausible Analytics Adds Statistics Dashboard to the WordPress Admin
Earlier this week, Plausible Analytics released version 1.2 of its WordPress plugin. The update includes a missing feature that should...
Automattic Launches Jetpack Boost: A New Performance Plugin
The Jetpack team has been quietly testing a new plugin called Jetpack Boost, which addresses website owners’ performance and SEO...
Gutenberg 10.4 Introduces Block Widgets in the Customizer
The latest release of the Gutenberg plugin (10.4) brings block widgets into the Customizer. When customizing widget-enabled areas, a new...
Enō: ‘Probably This Is the Best Blogging Theme Ever’
Sometimes a theme’s description is so moving that one must install, activate, and test the project. I often rail against...
Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin
WordPress contributors are working towards landing full site editing (FSE) sometime this year, an ambitious plan that will require all...
iThemes Acquires Kadence WP, Plans to Sunset Legacy Themes in 2022
iThemes has acquired Kadence WP, the Missoula-based makers of the Kadence Blocks plugin and its accompanying Kadence theme. Originally founded...
