Month: October 2021

  • The WordPress Block Theme Revolution Is Quietly Picking Up Momentum

    The WordPress Block Theme Revolution Is Quietly Picking Up Momentum

    It is only a matter of time before the floodgates are flung open. Many of the block themes released in the past year have been little different than your typical starter theme. However, there is a quiet momentum building that might just surprise some folks in a few months. Automattic has put out several block…

  • Jetpack Launches New Licensing Portal for Agencies

    Jetpack Launches New Licensing Portal for Agencies

    Jetpack is finally formalizing its approach to agency licensing with a new portal launched this week. The program is aimed at streamlining product setup and account billing records for agencies and professionals who use Jetpack on client projects. The dashboard shows partners their total licenses and costs at a glance. It also allows agencies to…

  • WordCamp US Seeks New Host City for 2022

    WordCamp US Seeks New Host City for 2022

    The search for a host city for WordCamp US 2022 is now underway with what WordPress community organizer Angela Jin calls “big changes” to the selection process. Unlike previous years where WordPress communities applied after researching venues and demonstrating activity and interest, community leadership plans to conduct its own city search. “We all felt that…

  • Create and Manage Frequently Asked Questions With the Flexible FAQs Plugin

    Create and Manage Frequently Asked Questions With the Flexible FAQs Plugin

    David Gwyer released his Flexible FAQs plugin a year ago via his WPGO Plugins site. However, after a month of updates, the project seemed to fall off the radar, at least until earlier this week when he released a massive overhaul that integrates more with the block editor. The plugin creates a custom post type…

  • OptinMonster 2.6.5 Patches Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

    OptinMonster 2.6.5 Patches Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

    In late September, Chloe Chamberland, a researcher at Wordfence, discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in the OptinMonster plugin, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to export sensitive information and inject malicious JavaScript into vulnerable sites. The OptinMonster team promptly patched the plugin and updated the plugin again after more feedback from the Wordfence team. Version 2.6.5 was…

  • Gutenberg Contributors Focus Efforts on Navigation Block for WordPress 5.9, Navigation Editor Punted to Future Release

    Gutenberg Contributors Focus Efforts on Navigation Block for WordPress 5.9, Navigation Editor Punted to Future Release

    Gutenberg contributors have shifted their efforts to focus on the Navigation Block ahead of WordPress 5.9, leaving the Navigation Editor for a future release. Recent check-ins on the progress have further narrowed the scope from what Matias Ventura previously projected to include “both the navigation block and navigation screen projects.” “The Nav Editor will not…

  • Designing Block-Based WordPress Child Themes With a Single JSON File

    Designing Block-Based WordPress Child Themes With a Single JSON File

    From the moment I opened my first theme shop back in 2008 to the present day as someone who merely tinkers, my plan has always been to build a single theme in the mold of CSS Zen Garden. This was a project that Dave Shea launched in the early 2000s to show how designers could…

  • WPChill Takes Over Gutenberg Forms, Plans To Shake Up the Free Forms Market

    WPChill Takes Over Gutenberg Forms, Plans To Shake Up the Free Forms Market

    WPChill is now the owner of Gutenberg Forms, a project created by Munir Kamal. While still rough around the edges a year ago, the plugin was updated regularly and was something to at least keep an eye on as it matured. Extendify acquired it alongside Kamal’s Editor Plus and Gutenberg Hub at the end of…

  • Branded Social Images, a New Plugin for Generating Per-Post Open Graph Images

    Branded Social Images, a New Plugin for Generating Per-Post Open Graph Images

    Generated social images seem to be all the rage now. Automattic scooped up Daniel Post’s Social Image Generator last month for eventual inclusion in Jetpack. There is a proposal to dynamically generate them for plugins and themes hosted on WordPress.org. And, there is a new player in town: Branded Social Images. Admittedly, I have had…

  • Jetpack Launches Commercial Backup Feature as a Standalone Plugin

    Jetpack Launches Commercial Backup Feature as a Standalone Plugin

    Jetpack is splitting out its commercial Backup feature into a standalone plugin that can be used without installing the core Jetpack plugin. The commercial product includes automated daily or real-time backups with one-click restores, even for sites that are offline. Backups include all WordPress database, theme, and plugin files, which are stored on WordPress.com’s infrastructure…

  • The HeroPress Network Launches Find It WP, a Cooperative Resource Archive for WordPress

    The HeroPress Network Launches Find It WP, a Cooperative Resource Archive for WordPress

    Two weeks ago, Cate and Topher DeRosia launched the HeroPress Network, a centralized website that would host various projects for helping people with WordPress. Today, the duo announced the opening of Find It WP, a new site that is part of the collective. It will serve as a database or archive of all things WordPress.…

  • Software Freedom Conservancy Takes On Vizio in Lawsuit Alleging GPL Violations

    Software Freedom Conservancy Takes On Vizio in Lawsuit Alleging GPL Violations

    The Software Freedom Conservancy announced that it is suing Vizio, an American TV manufacturer, for what it alleges are “repeated failures to fulfill even the basic requirements of the General Public License (GPL).” The 501(c)(3) charity organization is a non-profit that provides infrastructure support for free and open source software projects, defending users’ rights under…

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