Dōvy Paukstys was rushing out another update with bug fixes yesterday morning as we chatted about the future of his … Continue reading Redux Framework Relaunches, Focuses Efforts on Gutenberg Templates →

Last week, Automattic’s marketing team made a positive step towards curbing the perennial branding confusion between WordPress.org and WordPress.com. The … Continue reading Automattic Updates Press Page to Clarify Distinction between WordPress.org and WordPress.com →

A Big Orange Heart, formerly known as WP&UP, has opened its 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing and Mental Health Survey. The … Continue reading Big Orange Heart Opens 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing and Mental Health Survey →

With the WordPress 5.5 development cycle coming to a close, it is time to begin mapping out what features should … Continue reading WordPress 5.6 Wish List: Homepage Post Type Selection and Block Management →

WordCamp US 2020, which was originally scheduled for October 27-29, was officially canceled today. In April, organizers transitioned to planning … Continue reading WordCamp US 2020 Canceled Due to Pandemic Stress and Online Event Fatigue →

I am always on the lookout for interesting syntax-highlighting plugins, particularly for those occasions when I write tutorials or other … Continue reading Post a Lot of Code? Try the Code Syntax Block Plugin for WordPress →

Bing has launched its first official plugin for WordPress aimed at helping site owners get their content indexed immediately. Instead … Continue reading Bing Launches URL Submissions Plugin for WordPress →

August 11, the target release date for WordPress 5.5, is just shy of two weeks away. For developers who have … Continue reading Upcoming in WordPress 5.5: Features and Changes Theme Authors Should Know About →

Gutenberg 8.6 landed quietly last week. Much of the focus right now is ironing out the remaining bugs for WordPress … Continue reading Gutenberg 8.6 Adds Cover Block Video Positioning and Updates Block Patterns →

The WordPress Community Team has officially updated its guidelines for WordCamps to be online-only events for the remainder of 2020. … Continue reading WordPress to Stick with Online-Only Meetups and WordCamps for Remainder of 2020 →

Last Thursday, Vova Feldman published an article asking that we stop blaming plugin authors for the plethora of admin notices … Continue reading Are Plugin Authors to Blame for the Poor Admin Notices Experience? →

Riad Benguella released BlockBook, a project that promises to overhaul how developers build blocks and more, on Tuesday. It is … Continue reading Develop, Test, and Showcase Blocks in Isolation With BlockBook →

Concerns are mounting regarding Unsplash’s terms and image licensing after the site launched its official WordPress plugin this week. Several … Continue reading Unsplash Responds to Image Licensing Concerns, Clarifies Reasons for Hotlinking and Tracking →

Yesterday, Alex Shiels posted an update to the proposed guidelines for the WordPress block directory. The document adds eight rules … Continue reading Revised Block Directory Guidelines Proposal Updates Wording but Changes Little Else →

Google had set September 2020 as the deadline for when it would begin to fully switch over to crawling and … Continue reading Google Delays Mobile-First Indexing Deadline to March 2021 →

Mike Stott, co-creator of Zero BS CRM, announced the launch of Jetpack CRM on Monday. The news was the seemingly … Continue reading Zero BS CRM Rebrands and Relaunches as Jetpack CRM →

Unsplash has released its own official plugin for WordPress, co-developed with the team at XWP. The plugin seamlessly connects Unsplash’s … Continue reading Unsplash Launches Official Plugin for WordPress →

“Do you ever read the subtitles on a video so you didn’t need to unmute it?” asked William Patton, a … Continue reading Why Accessibility Matters for WordPress Themes and Their Users →

WordPress 5.5 will be dropping Hulu oEmbed support after Hulu silently disabled its oEmbed API. This is the API that … Continue reading WordPress 5.5 to Remove Hulu from List of Supported oEmbed Providers →

Theme developers can finally rejoice. For the first time, it is now possible to pass data to templates via the … Continue reading Theme Authors Can Pass Data to Template Files in WordPress 5.5 →

All in One SEO Pack patched an XSS vulnerability this week that was discovered by the security researchers at Wordfence … Continue reading All in One SEO Pack Plugin Patches XSS Vulnerability →

WPCampus, a community focused on WordPress and higher education, will host its 5th annual in-person conference as a free, online … Continue reading WPCampus Online 2020 Conference Features Accessibility and Higher Education Topics, July 29-30 →

WordPress has almost always provided a top-level admin menu item for themes. It is clearly labeled “Appearance.” It is the … Continue reading Should WordPress Themes Add a Top-Level Admin Menu Item? →

On Tuesday, Brainstorm Force announced its Astra theme passed 1 million active installations. It is the only non-default theme in … Continue reading Astra Becomes the Only Non-Default WordPress Theme With 1 Million Installs →

Blocksy is one of the best free themes available for the block editor right now and is rapidly growing in … Continue reading Blocksy Theme Adds New Charity Starter Site, Pro Version to Launch in 2020 →

Blossom Themes launched Sarada Lite, its 25th theme, on the WordPress theme directory today. The theme is billed as a … Continue reading Eye-Catching Typography and Personality: Blossom Themes Launches Sarada Lite →

While much of the world is currently suspended in the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, WordCamp Europe delivered a surprisingly … Continue reading WordCamp Europe Goes Virtual for 2021, In-Person Conference to Resume 2022 →

Over the weekend, Alex Shiels announced an open call for plugin authors to begin submitting one-off block plugins to the … Continue reading Call for Block Plugins: The WordPress Block Directory Is Open for Business →

Unless I’m trying to be aware of it, I don’t see the WordPress admin anymore. When you work inside it … Continue reading Admin 2020 Reimagines WordPress Admin and Media Library →

Spearheaded by Munir Kamal, GutenbergHub launched a free block library to the WordPress community today. Currently, there are 37 custom-designed … Continue reading Copy and Paste Editor Blocks via GutenbergHub’s Block Library →