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wJosepha Haden shared her “early thoughts”…

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wJosepha Haden shared her "early thoughts" 💭 on WordPress 5.8 planning, including this intention: "For the release that includes full site editing, I would like to pause our cohort mentorship processes and replace it with a public coordination channel for…

This is clever: Justin Ferriman shows…

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This is clever: Justin Ferriman shows how you can create course certificates in LearnDash using the Gutenberg editor. Better yet it's backward compatible so existing certificates will not be impacted. 🎖️ I agree with Rich Tabor's take on Twitter: "I…

Chris Lema talks about the advantages…

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Chris Lema talks about the advantages of second-movers or those who enter a market late. Their customers can be serviced better, product gaps can be seen more easily, and it's cheaper to acquire customers. 🥈 Chris describes WPForms and Ninja…

You can now accept credit card…

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You can now accept credit card payments through Stripe using the free version of Easy Digital Downloads. However, there is an additional 2% fee per transaction processed vs. no fee with the paid versions. 💳 In this release, Easy Digital…

Dumitru Brinzan writes about the “WordPress…

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Dumitru Brinzan writes about the “WordPress Web Hosting” page on the WordPress.org website. He has some disagreements with Matt Mullenweg's recent description of the hosting page as "editorially-driven" and at high risk of "bribery or conflict" if it was placed…

Ionut Neagu notes that he has…

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Ionut Neagu notes that he has made another "small acquisition in the WordPress space" with WP Cloudflare Page Cache: "We're still looking to acquire plugins, SaaS, or media products in WP or financial space, generating around $20k per month."

Joe Dolson explains why accessibility overlays…

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Joe Dolson explains why accessibility overlays should not be welcome. ⛔ Overlays are software that, typically by using JavaScript, attempts to automatically resolve accessibility issues on a site. As Joe points out: "Using an overlay takes away choices and decision…

Greg Rickaby recounts how WebDevStudios used…

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Greg Rickaby recounts how WebDevStudios used Next.js to build a 1,000-page Headless WordPress website. He covers the challenges, successes, and tools that were used to test and do UI/UX reviews. Greg also covers how his team handled the massive number…

WordPress will again apply for the…

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WordPress will again apply for the Season of Docs, a Google program that offers open-source projects an opportunity to improve their documentation. 📝 Justin Ahinon explains in this post how mentors and projects are needed, so if you have ideas…

Ebonie Butler writes about her experience…

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Ebonie Butler writes about her experience contributing to the latest version of WordPress and what that personally meant to her: "As a black woman, it is always an obstacle to get involved in a space where there is either no…

Here’s a recent guide to Advanced…

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Here's a recent guide to Advanced Custom Field and ACF blocks from Iain Poulson, who says he realized while writing "how vital [ACF] is for WordPress development."

A needed conversation about safety at…

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A needed conversation about safety at conferences — especially for women — has been taking place. Laura Kalbag explained why she doesn't feel safe at conferences and what might be done to improve safety. 🦺 The number one thing we…

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