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Last week, contributors to the Gutenberg plugin wrapped up the version 12.0 release just ahead of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. … Continue reading Gutenberg 12.0 Focuses on Cleanup and Minor Enhancements →

On Saturday, one side of my family held our pre-Thanksgiving reunion. It had been two years since we were able … Continue reading WordPress, Blogging, and the Things We Are Thankful For →

Last week WordPress 5.9’s release leads found a consensus for delaying the release after missing the deadlines for Beta 1 … Continue reading WordPress 5.9 Revised Release Date Confirmed for January 25, 2022 →

In a disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that was published today, GoDaddy announced a data security … Continue reading GoDaddy Data Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Active and Inactive Managed WordPress Hosting Accounts →

Over the weekend, Nick Bohle asked Ellen Bauer of Elma Studio how post formats fit into the block-theming world. The … Continue reading How Do Post Formats Fit Into a Block Theme World? →

On Wednesday, Ben Dwyer announced a new block-based plugin on the Theme Shaper blog. The Automattic Theme Team had built … Continue reading Automattic Theme Team Releases a Plugin To Build Blockbase Child Themes →

WordPress 5.9 has been delayed due to significant blockers that could not be resolved in time for Beta 1, which … Continue reading WordPress 5.9 Delayed Until January 2022 →

The upcoming BuddyPress 10.0.0 beta 1 release was scheduled for November 20, but contributors have decided to postpone the beta … Continue reading BuddyPress 10.0.0 Beta 1 Delayed, Stable Release Rescheduled for December 24 →

Flipping the usual popularity contests WordPress-related award systems on their heads, Nathan Wrigley has created something where we can all … Continue reading Donate to Big Orange Heart, Become a Self-Proclaimed Winner in the WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021 →

Some new data from a recent Core Web Vitals (CWV) technology report produced by the HTTP Archive shows WordPress sites … Continue reading New Core Web Vitals Technology Report Shows Overall Pass Rate for WordPress Sites Decreases with Newer Versions →

Last week, the popular Rank Math SEO plugin received a major update that includes a new artificial intelligence system. The … Continue reading Rank Math SEO Launches a Content AI Feature →

The Wowmall theme was released to the public today. It is the second 100% block theme that integrates with WooCommerce … Continue reading Wowmall: A Free Experimental WooCommerce Block Theme →