WordPress News

Matt Chowning opened some issues in…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

Matt Chowning opened some issues in the Gutenberg repo to help begin the process of obtaining consent from contributors to relicense their work under the GPLv2 and MPLv2 licenses. Two days later Matt apologized in the wake of contributor reaction…

WordPress VIP has adopted Multidots’ plugin,…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

WordPress VIP has adopted Multidots' plugin, Multicollab, which provides Google Docs-style editorial comments for WordPress. 📝 Multicollab looks pretty slick — it has the ability to allow inline commenting in posts, to mention team members in comments, and even assign…

Scott Bolinger asked for picks for…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

Scott Bolinger asked for picks for favorite WooCommerce themes and shared the top five responses: Astra, GeneratePress, Hello, Kadence, and Storefront. Patrick Rauland joined in with some recent speed tests he did for Ocean WP, Storefront, Astra, and GeneratePress. 💨

If you use BuddyPress and plan…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

If you use BuddyPress and plan on using Full Site Editing, you should be aware some issues with both have been reported. BuddyPress content is not shown at all on the front end with FSE enabled. (This issue might extend…

If you’ve been thinking about live…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

If you've been thinking about live streaming, then read Joe Casabona thoughts on what he's learned after investing in experiments: "Pick a theme... and a time that works for you and your audience. Interact with them."

Charles Copley has a unique use…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

Charles Copley has a unique use for BBPress that I never considered: "Normally I would use Google Tasks for this (as I can access it from both my Pixel and laptop), but I did update my BBPress plugin to include…

WordPress VIP has received a FedRAMP…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

WordPress VIP has received a FedRAMP "Authority to Operate" (ATO) approval which paves the way for further work with government entities. 🏛️ The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sponsored WordPress VIP throughout its certification process and also migrated its own…

Javier Casares makes the case for…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

Hosting

Javier Casares makes the case for why hosting companies should install the PHP-intl extension. Instead of hacks, "we gain the possibility to use a lot of functions that can make our life easier" and "improve the way we develop to…

I’m wondering if Google could be…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

I'm wondering if Google could be bringing RSS back to popularity with its latest "experiment" in Chrome.

Upcoming Events 📆 New: WordFest Live 2021,…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

Upcoming Events 📆 New: WordFest Live 2021, happening July 23, is looking for sponsors, media partners, and community partners. There's a call for speakers now too. 🧡 WordSesh 2021 was announced with sessions on May 25 – 27 and workshops from…

Chris Lema compared the leading commercial…

Dan Knauss

May 19, 2021

Chris Lema compared the leading commercial plugins for customizing the WordPress dashboard without much (or any) coding. If you want to customize the interface for clients or white label it, then this post is worth a look. ⚙️

Devin Walker and Matt Cromwell on GiveWP’s Acquisition by Liquid Web

Dan Knauss

May 14, 2021

BusinessDraft

Brian Krogsgard talks with GiveWP's (former) CEO and COO, co-founders Devin Walker and Matt Cromwell following their acquisition.

The lead stories this week include…

Dan Knauss

May 14, 2021

The lead stories this week include GiveWP's acquisition by Liquid Web and increasing concerns over the "bus factor" in open source projects. Thankfully WP-CLI has a major release coming up this next week, but the sustainability of this vital project…

WordPress 5.7.2 is available. It’s a…

Dan Knauss

May 14, 2021

Security

WordPress 5.7.2 is available. It's a security release (Ram Gall talks about specifics on the WordFence blog), so make sure to update if you don't have automatic updates active on your sites. 🔒

Gutenberg 10.6 has been released —…

Dan Knauss

May 14, 2021

Gutenberg 10.6 has been released — with support for Duotone filters for blocks, suggestions for Block Patterns in the placeholder area of a newly created block, enhancements to the Table Block, and further work to Full Site Editing. 📦