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December 2021
- 30: WP Tavern’s 2021 Year in Review (8)
- 29: A Throwback to the Past: Retro Winamp Block (7)
- 23: Multiple State of the Word Attendees Test Positive for COVID-19 (18)
- 23: WordPress 5.9 Beta 4 Fixes 20 Bugs, Polishes Workflow for Switching to a Block Theme (0)
- 23: WP Engine Acquires Brian Gardner’s Frost, Opens It to the Public (1)
- 22: Gutenberg 12.2 Focuses on User Experience Improvements (2)
- 22: WordPress Contributors Discuss the Possibility of 4 Major Releases in 2022 (8)
- 21: Ask the Bartender: Will It Become Easier To Create Block Patterns? (1)
- 20: WordPress 5.9 to Introduce Language Switcher on Login Screen (2)
- 20: The WordPress Photo Directory Is the Open-Source Image Project We Have Long Needed (14)
- 17: Disable Over a Dozen WordPress Features With the No Nonsense Plugin (37)
- 17: Free Software Foundation Adds a Code of Ethics for Board Members (1)
- 16: Yes, a Block-Based Version of the Kubrick WordPress Theme Exists (5)
- 15: David Gwyer Teases Block Theme Generator App, Plans for a Community of Creators (2)
- 15: State of the Word 2021: WordPress Passes 43% Market Share, Looks to Expand the Commons Through Openverse (9)
- 14: All In One SEO Plugin Patches Severe Vulnerabilities (3)
- 14: Alara Block Theme Promises a New Pattern or Design Variation Every Week for the Next Year (1)
- 13: Creative Commons Search Is Now Openverse (1)
- 13: The Next Generation of WordPress Theme Authors Will Design From the Site Editor (7)
- 10: 10up Releases the Publisher Media Kit WordPress Plugin (2)
- 10: More than 200 Local Newspaper Publishers Are Suing Google and Facebook for Damages (10)
- 09: WP Tavern Is Sporting a New Website Design (50)
- 08: Surge: A New Page Caching Plugin for WordPress with No Configuration Required (7)
- 08: Gutenberg 12.1 Fixes Block Appender Layout Shift, Adds Template List Views, and Enhances Global Styles (4)
- 07: Ask the Bartender: Is There a Starter for Building Block Themes? (6)
- 07: Vizio Responds to Software Freedom Conservancy’s GPL Compliance Lawsuit: Will Not Release Source Code, Files to Move Case to US Federal Court (1)
- 06: Gravatar Says It Was Not Hacked After “Have I Been Pwned” Service Notifies Users of a Breach (6)
- 06: Videomaker Block Theme Targets Film Directors and Video Creators (0)
- 03: FSE Outreach Round #11: Going on a Site Editing Safari (8)
- 03: Open Source Initiative Launches New Free Membership Level, Opens 2022 OSS Usage Survey (0)
- 03: PHP Foundation Gains Momentum with $280K Estimated Annual Budget on Open Collective (2)
- 02: Hello Charts Launches a Native Chart-Building Experience for the Block Editor (1)
- 01: WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 Released with Detailed Testing Guide (4)
- 01: One Month Left To Take the 2021 WordPress Annual Survey (2)
November 2021
- 30: Ask the Bartender: Should I Use a Page Builder or Wait for Block Themes? (23)
- 30: ACF Solicits Lifetime License Holders for Contributions, Urging Them to Purchase Annual Subscriptions (20)
- 29: Gutenberg 12.0 Focuses on Cleanup and Minor Enhancements (11)
- 23: WordPress, Blogging, and the Things We Are Thankful For (8)
- 23: WordPress 5.9 Revised Release Date Confirmed for January 25, 2022 (9)
- 22: GoDaddy Data Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Active and Inactive Managed WordPress Hosting Accounts (17)
- 22: How Do Post Formats Fit Into a Block Theme World? (8)
- 19: Automattic Theme Team Releases a Plugin To Build Blockbase Child Themes (2)
- 19: WordPress 5.9 Delayed Until January 2022 (12)
- 19: BuddyPress 10.0.0 Beta 1 Delayed, Stable Release Rescheduled for December 24 (7)
- 18: Donate to Big Orange Heart, Become a Self-Proclaimed Winner in the WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021 (0)
- 17: New Core Web Vitals Technology Report Shows Overall Pass Rate for WordPress Sites Decreases with Newer Versions (20)
- 17: Rank Math SEO Launches a Content AI Feature (13)
- 16: Wowmall: A Free Experimental WooCommerce Block Theme (4)
- 15: State of the Word 2021 Will Be Broadcast Live from New York City on December 14 (3)
- 15: “Skins” Are Back in Style, Proposal for Themes To Bundle User-Selectable Design Variations (4)
- 12: Gutenberg 11.9 Focuses on Navigation Menus and Block Theming (7)
- 12: GoDaddy Acquires Pagely to Deploy New WooCommerce SaaS Product (6)
- 11: Proposed Web Fonts API Not Coming to WordPress 5.9, Possibly Landing in Gutenberg First (10)
- 11: Lemon Squeezy Launches WordPress Plugin (2)
- 10: Ask the Bartender: Is There Still a Space for Building With HTML, CSS, and Template Tags? (2)
- 09: Radio Station PRO Launches, Offers New Tools for Live Broadcasters (1)
- 09: New Block Plugin Displays Post Formats (4)
- 08: WordPress Polyglots Team Launches New Monthly Newsletter (0)
- 08: Block Pattern Modal Explorer Coming to WordPress 5.9 (6)
- 05: AMP Has Irreparably Damaged Publishers’ Trust in Google-led Initiatives (29)
- 05: Patchstack Releases Free Security Plugin, Its Red Team Found 1,182 Vulnerabilities Since March (9)
- 04: Ask the Bartender: Where Are the WooCommerce Block Themes? (5)
- 04: Automattic Acquires WPScan, May Be Rolled Into Jetpack in the Future (3)
- 04: Birmingham to Host First In-Person WordCamp, February 4-5, 2022 (12)
- 03: WordPress Has Never Offered an Ideal Writing Experience (32)
- 02: Ona by DeoThemes Just Raised the Bar for WordPress Block Theme Design (11)
- 02: WordPress’ Gutenberg Demo Page Is Getting a Redesign (4)
- 01: NaNoWriMo? NaBloPoMo? A Month of Writing Challenges (2)
October 2021
- 29: The WordPress Block Theme Revolution Is Quietly Picking Up Momentum (10)
- 29: Jetpack Launches New Licensing Portal for Agencies (3)
- 29: WordCamp US Seeks New Host City for 2022 (6)
- 28: Create and Manage Frequently Asked Questions With the Flexible FAQs Plugin (1)
- 28: OptinMonster 2.6.5 Patches Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- 27: Gutenberg 11.8 Adds Dozens of Features, Including Featured Patterns and Automatically-Generated Heading Anchors (4)
- 27: Unredacted Antitrust Complaint Unsealed: Google Internal Documents Show AMP Pages Brought 40% Less Revenue to Publishers (7)
- 26: The ‘Pattern’ Block and How It Fixes a Longstanding Issue With Dynamic Data in HTML Templates (7)
- 26: Gutenberg Contributors Focus Efforts on Navigation Block for WordPress 5.9, Navigation Editor Punted to Future Release (4)
- 25: Designing Block-Based WordPress Child Themes With a Single JSON File (7)
- 22: WPChill Takes Over Gutenberg Forms, Plans To Shake Up the Free Forms Market (6)
- 21: Branded Social Images, a New Plugin for Generating Per-Post Open Graph Images (5)
- 21: Jetpack Launches Commercial Backup Feature as a Standalone Plugin (9)
- 20: The HeroPress Network Launches Find It WP, a Cooperative Resource Archive for WordPress
- 20: Software Freedom Conservancy Takes On Vizio in Lawsuit Alleging GPL Violations
- 19: Tidying the Media Library With WP Ninjas’ Remove Unused Media Plugin (10)
- 18: Build Notification Banners With ElmaStudio’s Latest Block Plugin (4)
- 18: Gutenberg Contributors Propose Renaming Reusable Blocks (10)
- 15: Ask the Bartender: What Happens to the Customizer When a Block Theme Is Active? (6)
- 15: WordPress 5.9 Go/No-Go Update: All Proposed Features Are Moving Forward
- 14: WP Fastest Cache Patches Authenticated SQL Injection and Stored XSS Via CSRF Vulnerabilities (2)
- 14: Gutenberg 11.7 Iterates on Global Styles, Improves Adding Navigation Links, and Adds Column Spacing (6)
- 14: Yoast and Google-Sponsored Core Contributors Propose New WordPress Performance Team (15)
- 13: Take the Guesswork Out of Selecting Fonts With the Adrian WordPress Plugin (5)
- 12: WordPress Global Community Sponsorship Program Will Not Include WordCamps for 2022 (1)
- 12: Dynamic Social Images for Plugins, Themes, and Patterns? Yes, Please (2)
- 11: WordPress.org Profiles Now Show Activity for Contributions Made on GitHub
- 11: Proposal for Themes To Highlight Block Patterns From the Directory
- 08: WPCloudDeploy Brings Site and Server Management to the WordPress Admin (11)
- 08: Hacktoberfest Adds GitLab Support, Updates Participation Requirements to Combat Open Source Project Spam
- 07: Contextually Display Content With the Block Injector Plugin (2)
- 07: Default Theme Releases May Become More Frequent Following WordPress 5.9 (6)
- 06: The HeroPress Network Launches as a Multi-Project Portal
- 06: First Look at WordPress’ Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Two Default Theme: “The Most Flexible Default Theme Ever Created for WordPress” (9)
- 06: WordCamp US 2021 Draws More Than 3600 Attendees (7)
- 05: GiveWP Launches Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Add-On
- 04: Facebook Outage Rekindles Push for a Free and Open Web (8)
- 04: The Next Web Publishes Storyblok-Sponsored Hit Piece on WordPress (20)
- 01: Logtivity: A WordPress Activity Log Service With Customizable Charts, Alerts, and CSV Exports (8)
- 01: Gutenberg 11.6 Introduces New API for Locking Blocks (1)
September 2021
- 30: Gutenberg 11.6 Improves the Global Styles UI, Adds Child Theme Support (6)
- 29: Preview WordPress Block Pattern and Theme Combinations via New Site (1)
- 29: WordCamp US 2021 Kicks Off Online in 48 Hours (1)
- 28: A Web Font API Possibly Coming to WordPress (3)
- 27: WooCommerce Marks 10 Year Anniversary of Forking Jigoshop (6)
- 27: Add Custom SVGs via the Icon Block WordPress Plugin (2)
- 24: Adding Blocks With Animated Backgrounds Using WebArea’s Latest Plugin (1)
- 24: WooCommerce 5.7.0 Patches Security Issue that Could Potentially Leak Analytics Reports (1)
- 23: Keanan Koppenhaver Acquires WP Pusher and Branch (5)
- 22: Should Users Be Able To Select More Than One Block Style? (8)
- 22: Awesome Motive Acquires Sandhills Development (12)
- 21: GoDaddy Pro To Host Second EXPAND 2021 Event on September 24 in India
- 20: Open Collective Launches New Way to Support Open Source through Public Stock Shares (3)
- 20: StellarWP Acquires Learning Management System LearnDash (2)
- 17: WordPress Contributor Teams Seek to Curb Spam Pledges in Five for the Future Program
- 17: Tove: A Block-Based WordPress Theme by Anders Norén (7)
- 16: Gutenberg 11.5 Adds Widget Grouping, Iterates on the Block Gap Feature, and Updates Nav Menus (3)
- 16: Gravity Forms Launches INPUT YouTube Channel and Podcast (1)
- 16: WP Engine Launches Faust.js, a New Headless WordPress Framework (6)
- 15: Newsletter Glue Pro, My First Foray Into Journalism, and New Ideas (4)
- 14: Konstantin Kovshenin Launches Sail, a CLI Tool for Deploying to Digital Ocean (5)
- 13: WordPress Opens Applications for In-Person WordCamps (2)
- 13: Theme Author Survey Results: Uploading via ZIP Files Preferred, SVN Access Forthcoming (2)
- 10: Theme Authors Should Be Able To Opt Out of Any Design Feature (20)
- 10: Pipe Wrench Publication Releases New Native Land Search Plugin for WordPress
- 09: Add a Little Pumpkin Spice to Your WordPress Admin This Autumn (2)
- 09: Automattic Acquires Social Image Generator Plugin, Plans to Integrate with Jetpack (4)
- 08: FSE Program: Insights Into Switching Between Block Themes (5)
- 08: WordPress 5.9 Proposed Scope: Major Push Towards Full-Site Editing, Plus a New Default Theme (10)
- 07: Termly Responds to Feedback, Updates Its Cookie Consent Banner Limits (2)
- 03: Worldwide WordPress Virtual 5K Set for October 1-30, 2021
- 02: Extendify Patches Vulnerabilities in the Redux Framework Plugin
- 02: A World Where (Some) Block Development Is Merely a Templating System With No Build Process? (9)
- 01: Gutenberg 11.4 Overhauls Galleries, Adds Axial Padding for Buttons, and Lays Groundwork for Global Spacing (5)
- 01: WordPress Translation Day 2021 Kicks Off September 1, Expanded to Month-Long Event
- 01: Gutenberg Contributors Get Organized to Move Block-Based Navigation Forward (4)
August 2021
- 31: Ask the Bartender: How To Find Project Partners? (3)
- 30: Automattic Acquires Frontity, Founders to Work Full-Time on Gutenberg (3)
- 30: Announce Your Plugin to the World, Shout It From the Rooftop (15)
- 27: Proposal for Adding Badges and Other ‘Learner Achievements’ to WordPress Profiles (4)
- 27: ACF 5.10 Introduces Block API v2 Support, Block Preloading, and Security Improvements (1)
- 26: Adding Custom HTML Attributes With the Block Attributes Plugin (1)
- 25: WordPress Classic Editor Support Extended for at Least Another Year (100)
- 25: Google Search Completes Rollout of Link Spam Update (1)
- 24: Why Did You Start Using WordPress? (38)
- 23: Gallery Block Refactor Expected To Land in WordPress 5.9 (3)
- 20: WordPress Contributors Actually Do Listen to Feedback and Engage With the Community (27)
- 20: Get Your Free Tickets to WordCamp US Online 2021
- 20: Jeremy Keith Resigns from AMP Advisory Committee: “It Has Become Clear to Me that AMP Remains a Google Product” (9)
- 19: Second Annual WPMRR Virtual Summit To Kick Off September 21 (1)
- 18: Gutenberg 11.3 Introduces Dimensions Panel, Adds Button Padding Support, and Speeds Up the Inserter (13)
- 18: WordPress.org Experiments with Rejecting Plugin Submissions with the “WP” Prefix to Mitigate Potential Trademark Abuse (9)
- 17: A Discussion With Gutenberg Project Lead Matías Ventura on the Barrier to Entry (20)
- 17: New Boilerplate Speeds Up Building “Nearly Headless” WordPress Themes (11)
- 16: A Second Look at ElmaStudio’s Aino Theme and Companion Block Plugin (1)
- 13: Early WordPress 5.9 Look: The Road Toward Deeper Responsive Block Design (3)
- 13: Wordfence and WPScan Publish Mid-Year WordPress Security Report (1)
- 12: Yoast Joins Newfold Digital, Team To Stay in Place (7)
- 11: FSE Outreach Round #9: Building a Higher Ed Header (6)
- 11: Google Site Kit Plugin Ships Hot Fix for Critical Error That Caused Broken Websites (2)
- 11: Elastic Hits Back at OpenSearch, Making Client Libraries Incompatible with Amazon-led Open Source Fork
- 10: Emoji Toolbar Plugin Brings an Emoji Picker Back to the WordPress Editor (7)
- 10: Automattic Invests $30M in Titan, a Business Email Startup (1)
- 09: Is WordPress Development Really All That Hard To Get Into Today? (45)
- 06: Automattic Releases Quadrat, a Block-Based Podcasting WordPress Theme (12)
- 05: Gutenberg 11.2 Expands Color Support for Search and Pullquote Blocks, Introduces Experimental Flex Layout for Group Block (1)
- 05: First Commercial Content Pack for Launch With Words Now Available (25)
- 04: From eCommerce Integration to Location-Based Controls, Block Visibility Pro Expands Upon Its Free Version (5)
- 03: Full Page Patterns Are Still the Missing Piece of Block WordPress Theme Development (17)
- 02: Termly Acquires GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner, Turns Free Plugin Into a Commercial SaaS Product (14)
July 2021
- 30: Open Survey for WordPress Theme Authors on JSON Files and Block Themes (8)
- 30: PublishPress Adopts Organize Series Plugin (3)
- 29: Refined.blog: A Curated List of RSS Feeds for Software Engineering Blogs
- 29: TeslaThemes Rebrands, Shifts Focus to Real Estate Market (3)
- 28: Theme Creation Will Be Easier, But We Are Not There Yet (5)
- 27: WordCamp US Online Set for October 1, 2021, as Community Team Weighs Proposal for Returning to In-Person WordCamps (3)
- 27: Create a Publishing Task List With the Todo List Block (5)
- 26: Colorado Becomes First State to Require State and Local Government Websites to Meet Accessibility Standards (9)
- 26: Block Widgets, Template Editing, Media, and More: Enabling and Disabling WordPress 5.8 Features (4)
- 23: Next Phase of the WordPress Theme Review Overhaul: Open Meeting and Call for Feedback (22)
- 23: WooCommerce 5.5.2 Fixes Performance Issues Found After Forced Security Update (3)
- 22: Revisions Extended Plugin Lets Users Schedule Updates to Published Posts (1)
- 22: Gutenberg 11.1 Adds Drag-and-Drop Support for List View and Upgrades Block Borders (12)
- 22: Stockfish Contributors Sue ChessBase for GPL Violations (3)
- 21: The WordPress.org Block Pattern Directory Is Now Live (10)
- 20: BuddyPress 9.0.0 Transforms Legacy Widgets Into Blocks
- 20: WordPress 5.8 “Tatum” Introduces Block Widgets, Duotone Media Filters, New Emoji Support, and More (11)
- 20: Makers of TinyMCE Acquire Setka (3)
- 19: WPBeginner Releases a Comment Moderator Solution Often Needed for Large Teams (3)
- 16: Identify and Select Blocks via the Wayfinder WordPress Plugin (14)
- 16: Automattic Acquires Pocket Casts
- 15: Google Concludes FLoC Origin Trial, Does Not Intend to Share Feedback from Participants
- 15: Edupack Is Tackling Higher Ed With WordPress, Looking for Development Partners (1)
- 14: WordPress 5.8 Media Library Changes You Should Know About (22)
- 14: WooCommerce Patches Critical Vulnerability, Sending Forced Security Update from WordPress.org
- 14: InstaWP Launches New Service for Disposable WordPress Testing Sites (1)
- 13: Duotone Filters: WordPress 5.8 Puts a Powerful Image-Editing Tool Into Users’ Hands (4)
- 13: UK State of Open Report Finds 97% of UK Businesses Surveyed Use Open Source Software
- 12: Contributing to Open Source Is ‘Better Than Any College Degree’ (16)
- 10: Query Loop: The Ins and Outs of One of WordPress 5.8’s Most Powerful Features (9)
- 09: WordPress.org Meta Team Fixes Search Snippet Issue with Download Page Promoting WordPress.com
- 08: Awesome Motive Acquires SearchWP (5)
- 08: Gutenberg 11.0 Includes Over 70 Bug Fixes, Continues Improving With WordPress 5.8 Just Two Weeks Away (2)
- 07: Private Note-Taking and Journaling With the Hypernotes WordPress Plugin (2)
- 07: WordPress 5.8 Adds Support for New Emoji Introduced in Twemoji 13.1.0 (7)
- 06: Jetpack 9.9 Released With a Refreshed Image Gallery Carousel (7)
- 05: Taking the Leap: Building My First WordPress Block Plugin (13)
- 02: Castos Picks Up $756K in Funding from Automattic and Yoast SEO to Expand Services in the Private Podcasting Market (2)
- 02: WordPress Biratnagar Announces Plans for Ujwal Thapa Memorial Scholarship (2)
- 01: WordPress Green Lights In-Person Meetup Events for Vaccinated Attendees
- 01: Automattic Releases Sketch Block for Drawing in the WordPress Editor (8)
- 01: Gatsby WP Themes Launches New Marketplace (4)
June 2021
- 30: Block Patterns Will Change Everything, Part 2: Headers and Footers (4)
- 30: WP Engine Makes Local Pro Free for All Users (2)
- 29: Add Editor-Only Notes via the Markdown Comment Block WordPress Plugin (2)
- 28: BuddyPress 9.0 Scheduled for Short Development Cycle to Ship Block-Based Widgets Ahead of WordPress 5.8
- 28: Diving Into WordPress 5.8’s New Widgets Screen (15)
- 25: Major Revamp Coming to GitHub Issues
- 25: FSE Outreach Round #8: A Developer-Centric Call for Testing Theme JSON Configuration (2)
- 24: Gutenberg 10.9 Renames the Query Block, Adds Collapsible List View Items, and Rolls Out Rich URL Previews (6)
- 24: Jetpack Launches New Mobile App (3)
- 23: Clove: A Showcase of Block Patterns by Anariel Design (1)
- 22: WordPress Theme Lock-In, Silos, and the Block System (21)
- 22: WooCommerce Selects Paystack as Preferred Payments Partner in Africa
- 21: A Throwback to the Past: Refreshing Old Twenty* WordPress Themes With Block Patterns (1)
- 21: Google Launches Search Console Insights, a User-Friendly Content Performance Overview
- 18: Getting To Know the Upcoming WordPress 5.8 Template Editor (29)
- 18: MapLibre Project Gains Momentum with MapLibre GL Native Release (1)
- 17: Extendify Adopts EditorsKit, Increasing Its Block Plugin Collection (2)
- 16: Automattic Launches Mayland Blocks, Its Second FSE Theme on WordPress.org (7)
- 16: Alex Denning and Iain Poulson Launch FlipWP, an Acquisitions Marketplace for WordPress Companies
- 16: Automattic Acquires Day One Journaling App (2)
- 15: Ask the Bartender: Is It OK To Provide WordPress Admin Credentials to Plugin Support Staff? (20)
- 14: Toolbelt Tidies WordPress Plugin and Theme Admin Notifications (8)
- 14: Wordfence Now Authorized as a CVE Numbering Authority
- 12: WordPress 5.8 Beta 1 Released: New Blocks, New Widgets Screen, and Pattern Directory on Deck (8)
- 11: Gutenberg 10.8 Adds New Typography Controls and Block Previews (1)
- 11: WordCamp Europe 2021 Gutenberg Demo: “The Block Editor Gets Ready to Become a Site Builder”
- 10: A Progress Bar Block Plugin Done Right by the Tiles Team (1)
- 10: WordPress 5.8 Introduces Support for WebP Images (11)
- 09: Original Dark Mode Developer Relaunches Plugin After the Apparent ‘Cash Grab’ of the New Owners (5)
- 08: Open Invitation To Contribute to the WordPress Block Pattern Directory (5)
- 08: Review Signal Publishes 2021 Hosting Performance Benchmarks on New WordPress-Powered Site (3)
- 07: Spice Up Your Food or Recipe Blog With the Nutmeg WordPress Theme (3)
- 04: Jetpack 9.8 Introduces WordPress Stories Block Alongside Forced Security Update (2)
- 04: Create Per-Post Social Media Images With the Social Image Generator WordPress Plugin (2)
- 04: Building Featured Boxes With the WordPress Block Editor (9)
- 03: Delicious Brains Acquires Advanced Custom Fields Plugin (10)
- 02: Forks and Alternatives: Custom User Avatar Plugins for WordPress (10)
- 02: WordCamp Europe 2021 Online Schedule Announced
- 01: Chrome Canary Adds Flag for Disabling FLoC Testing (2)
- 01: Ujwal Thapa, Co-Founder of the WordPress Nepal Community, Passes Away (14)
May 2021
- 31: Breaking Down WPMarmite’s 127-Shop Full Site Editing Study (1)
- 28: The Automattic Theme Team Announces Blockbase, Its New Block Parent Theme (1)
- 27: Happy 18th Birthday, WordPress (3)
- 27: Gutenberg 10.7 Integrates With the Pattern Directory, Introduces New Block Design Controls (12)
- 26: Joomla Blocks FLoC by Default, Drupal Moves to Block FLoC in Upcoming 9.2 Release (5)
- 26: FSE Outreach #7: Building a Portfolio in the Upcoming Template-Editing Mode (4)
- 25: The Price of Admission: WordPress Users Get To Hold Creators Accountable (22)
- 25: My Codeless Website App Detects Site Builder Tools (3)
- 24: Bricks: Laying Down a Foundation in the WordPress Page Builder Market (27)
- 21: You Might Not Need That Block (21)
- 21: Open Source Maintainer Week Begins June 7 with Activities, Events, and Resources
- 20: Google Aims to “Revitalize RSS” and Recapture Users’ Trust with Experimental Follow Button in Chrome (8)
- 20: Upgrade Your Publishing Flow with the Post Descriptions WordPress Plugin (6)
- 19: No More Accidental Custom Plugin Overrides, WordPress 5.8 To Allow Developers To Set Plugin Hostname (9)
- 19: Blocksy Theme Expands Free Starter Site Collection, Plans to Create New Suite of Blocks (12)
- 18: ProfilePress Rebrands and Repurposes WP User Avatar, Now a Membership Plugin, Users Revolt via the WordPress Review System (100)
- 17: Anariel Design Launches Naledi, a Block-Based WordPress Theme (3)
- 17: Register Now for WordSesh: May 24-28, 2021 (1)
- 14: FSE Outreach Round #6: Building a WordCamp Landing Page via the Template Editor (4)
- 14: WordPress Community Team Discusses Adding Vaccination Status to In-Person Meetup Safety Checklist (3)
- 13: Gutenberg 10.6 Adds Duotone Filters, Query Pattern Carousel, and Most-Used Tags Selector (6)
- 13: Accessibility Advocates Sign Open Letter Urging People Not To Use AccesiBe and Other Overlay Products (13)
- 12: Genesis Framework To Become Free, StudioPress Announces Changes (9)
- 11: ‘Universal’ WordPress Themes Virtual Hallway Hangout Planned for May 14 (4)
- 11: Liquid Web Acquires GiveWP (2)
- 10: Openverse: Why This Project Is Good for WordPress and the Web (3)
- 07: A Laptop and a Dream: Your Home Office Should Meet Your Needs (8)
- 06: Classic Widgets Plugin Disables WordPress 5.8’s Upcoming Block-Based Widgets System (35)
- 05: Dark Mode Plugin Repurposed and Renamed to WP Markdown Editor, Change Leaves Users Confused (8)
- 04: Jetpack 9.7 Makes More Features Available without Connecting to WordPress.com (2)
- 04: It Is Time for WordPress Theme Authors To Step Up Their Block Pattern Game (10)
- 03: A WordPress Voting Guide to the Webby Awards (3)
April 2021
- 30: Alpha Particle and Flowspoke Acquire Kanban for WordPress for $15K (2)
- 29: Gutenberg 10.5 Embeds PDFs, Adds Verse Block Color Options, and Introduces New Patterns (8)
- 29: Pattern Directory Targeted to Launch with WordPress 5.8 (1)
- 28: Gravity Forms 2.5 Launches With an Overhauled UI and Focus on Accessibility (16)
- 28: Creative Commons Search to Relaunch on WordPress.org (5)
- 27: Churel Is a Colorful and Minimalist Block-Ready WordPress Theme (10)
- 26: Will We See In-Person WordCamps in 2021? An Open Discussion on a Path Forward (7)
- 26: FLoC Blocking Discussion Continues on WordPress Trac (2)
- 23: Companies Running Competitive Ads Against WordPress May Soon be Banned from Sponsoring WordCamps (22)
- 23: Plausible Analytics Adds Statistics Dashboard to the WordPress Admin (1)
- 22: With Some Hits and Misses, the Guten Blog WordPress Theme Has Potential (3)
- 22: Google Delays Page Experience Ranking Signal Rollout until June 2021, Adds New Report to Search Console
- 21: Themes Set Up for a Paradigm Shift, WordPress 5.8 Will Unleash Tools To Make It Happen (18)
- 21: WordPress Contributors Propose Blocking FLoC in Core (3)
- 20: Patchstack Whitepaper: 582 WordPress Security Issues Found in 2020, Over 96% From Third-Party Extensions
- 19: Recreating the Classic Wedding WordPress Theme Homepage With the Block Editor (7)
- 19: Automattic Launches Jetpack Boost: A New Performance Plugin (20)
- 17: Gutenberg 10.4 Introduces Block Widgets in the Customizer
- 16: Enō: ‘Probably This Is the Best Blogging Theme Ever’ (8)
- 15: Full Site Editing Is Partly a ‘Go’ for WordPress 5.8 (1)
- 15: Zerodium Temporarily Triples Payout to $300K for WordPress Exploits (2)
- 14: FSE Outreach Round #5: Venturing out on a Query Quest (6)
- 13: WordCamp Europe 2021 Opens Call for Speakers and Workshops
- 13: Yet Another WordPress Block Library Plugin (27)
- 12: Free Software Foundation Unrelenting on Stallman Reinstatement: “We Missed His Wisdom” (6)
- 12: Display Digital Sheet Music With the WordPress Block Editor (1)
- 11: Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin (3)
- 09: Will Full Site Editing Land in WordPress 5.8? A Decision Is Forthcoming (7)
- 09: iThemes Acquires Kadence WP, Plans to Sunset Legacy Themes in 2022 (3)
- 08: Yes, Comments Are Still Relevant, But We Need a Better System (37)
- 07: Calling All Themers: Design the Next Round of Query Block Patterns (3)
- 07: Wix’s Negative Advertising Campaign Falls Flat with WordPress Developers and Professionals (36)
- 06: Twentig Now Upgrades the Twenty Twenty-One Theme Experience (5)
- 06: Wix Takes a Jab at WordPress with Bewildering New Marketing Campaign (32)
- 05: The Michelle WordPress Theme Launches With Dozens of Block Patterns and Styles (7)
- 02: FSF Doubles Down on Stallman Reinstatement, WordPress Does Not Support His Return to the Board (18)
- 02: Disable the WordPress Block Editor’s Fullscreen Mode With a Plugin (6)
- 01: Gutenberg 10.3 Supports Default Image Sizes, Continues Normalizing Toolbars, and Categorizes Theme Blocks (5)
March 2021
- 31: FSE Outreach Round #4: Building a Restaurant-Themed Header With Gutenberg’s Site Editor (8)
- 31: First Look at Initial Designs for WordPress’ Block Pattern Directory
- 30: GoDaddy Pro Will Kick off 2-Day Expand Event on April 27 (3)
- 30: Open Collective Launches Funds to Help Companies Streamline Donations to Multiple Open Source Projects (1)
- 29: Creating Tiled, Masonry, and Other Image Layouts With Meow Gallery (5)
- 26: WordPress to Drop Support for IE11 in Upcoming 5.8 or 5.9 Release
- 26: 10up Creates Classic Post Migration Route With Its Convert to Blocks WordPress Plugin (6)
- 26: Free Software Community Condemns Richard Stallman’s Reinstatement to FSF Board of Directors (10)
- 25: Extendify Acquires Editor Plus, Introduces Commercial Templates in Its Plan To Improve Block Editing (3)
- 24: Insert Font Awesome Icons Into the Block Editor via the JVM Gutenberg Rich Text Icons Plugin (6)
- 24: Chrome 90 to Use HTTPS by Default in the Address Bar (4)
- 23: Eksell Portfolio Theme Now Available in WordPress Themes Directory
- 23: Refactoring Gutenberg’s Gallery Block To Support Nested Images (9)
- 23: Ulysses 22 Adds WordPress Post Updating
- 22: New Private Slack Channel Created for Full-Time Sponsored WordPress Contributors (5)
- 22: WebARX Rebrands To Patchstack, Combines Services To Focus on WordPress Plugin and Theme Security
- 19: Upcoming Changes and Steps for an Overhauled WordPress Theme Review System (19)
- 18: Gutenberg 10.2 Adds Spacers To Navigation Lists, Lets Users Categorize Template Parts, and Introduces Scoped Patterns (15)
- 18: Elementor Patches XSS Vulnerabilities Affecting 7 Million WordPress Sites (4)
- 17: Work on the Twenty Twenty-Two Default WordPress Theme Should Already Be Underway (12)
- 17: WooCommerce Live Africa to Host First Online Meetup Event, March 18, 2021
- 16: Automatically Create Image Slideshows With the Full Screen Galleries Plugin (10)
- 16: Attackers Continue to Exploit Vulnerabilities in The Plus Addons for Elementor Plugin (1)
- 15: Google Accuses Microsoft of “Breaking the Open Web” (8)
- 15: Compatibility Is Not Enough: The Eksell WordPress Theme Creates Art With Blocks (8)
- 12: Gutenberg Block Manager Plugin Enables Global Block Removal and Recategorization (3)
- 12: 2nd Annual Atarim Web Agency Summit Kicks Off March 23 (2)
- 11: Publish Text, Image, and Gallery Snippets With the Shortnotes WordPress Plugin (3)
- 11: New Full Site Editing Testing Challenge: Create a Custom 404 Page (1)
- 10: A Throwback To the Past: Introducing the Blogroll Block WordPress Plugin (6)
- 09: WordPress.com and Jetpack Launch Story Block for Mobile Apps (1)
- 09: WordPress 5.7 Introduces Drag-and-Drop for Blocks and Patterns, Streamlined Admin Color Palette, and One-Click Migration from HTTP to HTTPS (6)
- 09: WordPress Considers Dropping Support for IE 11 After Usage Falls Below 1% (5)
- 08: Proposal and Steps To Dual-License Gutenberg Under the GPL and MPL (5)
- 05: User-Friendly Methods for Testing Gutenberg Enhancements and Bug Fixes (2)
- 04: Gutenberg 10.1 Enhances Reusable Blocks, Updates Social Icons Spacing Options, and Normalizes Image Block Toolbar (10)
- 02: Recreating the Music Artist WordPress Theme Homepage With the Block Editor (31)
- 01: Editor Plus 2.6 Adds Block Pattern and Template Library (2)
- 01: Elementor Raises Eyebrows with Google Ads Targeting Full-Site Editing (26)
February 2021
- 26: Chrome is Testing a Follow Button for Websites (4)
- 26: Ask the Bartender: What Happens When Block Markup Changes? (4)
- 25: The Gutenberg WordPress Plugin To Introduce a Table of Contents Block (32)
- 24: Bluehost Misuses WordPress Trademark, Reigniting Controversy Over Recommended Hosts Page (18)
- 24: Build a Full WordPress Site via Block Patterns With the Hansen Theme (5)
- 23: WordPress 5.7 Lets Administrators Send Password Reset Links (4)
- 23: FSE Outreach Round #2: Building a Custom Homepage With Gutenberg’s Site Editor (11)
- 22: Native Lazy Loading Support for iframes Coming To WordPress 5.7 (5)
- 19: Taking on the Major Players, Plausible Analytics Offers an Alternative, Privacy-Conscious Stats Service (12)
- 18: WordPress.org Removes Fake Reviews for AccessiBe Plugin (10)
- 18: GermanThemes Releases Block-Ready GT Basic WordPress Theme With Custom Patterns (1)
- 17: Ask the Bartender: Frustrations and Finding the Right WordPress Block Plugins (12)
- 17: Gutenberg Plugin Marks 100th Release with 10.0 (4)
- 16: Phoenix, a Block-Based WordPress Theme With a Sidebar (1)
- 16: Easy Digital Downloads 3.0 Now in Public Beta (5)
- 15: Video: Matt Mullenweg and Josepha Haden Chomphosy Join WordCamp India for Fireside Chat
- 15: Newspack Newsletters Now Live in the WordPress Plugin Directory (4)
- 12: WordPress Contributors Discuss Scaling Back Releases: “4 Major Releases Is Not a Viable Plan in 2021” (1)
- 12: Design Lab Releases Artpop, a Block-Ready WordPress Theme (1)
- 11: Elementor to Roll Out Significant Pricing Hike for New Customers (41)
- 11: WP Feedback Rebrands To Atarim, Moves To a Full SaaS Model (4)
- 10: WordPress Passes 40% Market Share of Alexa Top 10 Million Websites (4)
- 10: GoDaddy Launches the Hub, a New Site, Project, and Client Management Experience for Web Professionals (10)
- 09: Gatsby Launches New WordPress Integration, Expanding Support for Headless Architecture (2)
- 09: Embed Any URL Into WordPress With the Bookmark Card Block (4)
- 08: WP Engine Invests in Headless WordPress, Hires WPGraphQL Maintainer (6)
- 08: Rough Pixels Releases Empt Lite, a Block-Supported Freemium WordPress Theme (3)
- 05: Gutenberg 9.9 Adds Color Options for Social Icons, Includes Rounded Borders for Images, and Changes the Theme JSON Format (5)
- 05: Newspack Publishes Showcase with 60 Newsrooms Launched (5)
- 04: Call for Feedback on Theme Review Action, a New Automated WordPress Theme Testing Project (1)
- 03: New Report Estimates WordPress’ Market Share of US Higher Education Institution Websites at 40.8% (2)
- 03: FSE and WordPress Themes: What Does the MVP Look Like? (6)
- 03: WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 Is Ready for Testing (5)
- 02: Skinning the WordPress Admin, CSS Custom Properties on the Way (2)
- 02: WordPress 5.7 Will Make It Easier to Migrate From HTTP to HTTPS (18)
- 01: Block Manager Redesign Coming Soon
- 01: WordPress Launches WP Briefing Podcast, Episodes Expected Every 2 Weeks (7)
January 2021
- 29: Upsells, Barriers, and the End/Beginning of the Quality $free Themes Era (25)
- 29: GitLab Drops Bronze/Starter Tier in Pricing Update
- 28: WP Lookout Lets WordPress Users Track and Receive Notifications for Their Preferred Plugins and Themes (5)
- 28: ElasticPress.io Service Considers Next Move after Elasticsearch Abandons Open Source Licensing (9)
- 27: Automattic Launches the Blank Canvas WordPress Theme for Building Single-Page Websites (4)
- 27: Plugin Team Draws a Line: Plugins Must Not Change WordPress’ Default Automatic Update Settings (6)
- 26: Jetpack Launches Customer Research Project to Improve the Plugin and Reduce User Frustration (4)
- 26: WP Buffs Finalizes First Acquisition, Purchases WP EZI (3)
- 25: WordPress Roadmap Update: Full-Site Editing Targeted for 5.8 Release in June 2021 (3)
- 25: Jump-Start a Year’s Worth of Content via the Launch With Words Plugin (5)
- 22: Ask the Bartender: How To Bulk Convert Classic WordPress Posts To Blocks? (4)
- 22: TasteWP Spins Up Free WordPress Testing Sites in Seconds (14)
- 21: Gutenberg 9.8 Brings Rounded Borders To the Group Block and Moves the Site Editor Canvas Into an Inline Frame (4)
- 21: Gutenberg Contributors Consider Implementing a Bot to Close Stale Issues (4)
- 20: Biden White House Sticks with WordPress for Website Relaunch (13)
- 20: First Round of the FSE Outreach Program Concludes, Identifies Template-Editing Mode Problems (4)
- 19: Custom Layouts Plugin Creates a Posts Display System for Both the Classic and Block Editors (2)
- 18: WordPress for Android Previews New Story Posts Feature, Now in Public Beta (5)
- 18: Kinsta Launches Free Local WordPress Development Tool (16)
- 15: MapLibre Launches as Official Open Source Successor to Mapbox GL JS (1)
- 15: A Multi-Theme System, the Decade-Long Wait for Grandchild Themes, and Themeless Templates (5)
- 15: New Local Blueprint Enables One-Click Setup for Testing Full Site Editing (4)
- 14: Show and Hide Content via the Block Visibility WordPress Plugin (14)
- 13: WordPress Proposal To Align Release Cycle With Industry Standard (1)
- 13: WPScan Can Now Assign CVE Numbers for WordPress Core, Plugin, and Theme Vulnerabilities
- 12: Google Introduces Performance Report for Google News Publishers (2)
- 12: Ask the Bartender: How to Build WordPress Themes from Scratch? (13)
- 11: Gutenberg’s Faster Performance Is Eroding Page Builders’ Dominance (38)
- 11: EatsWP Brings Virtual Restaurant Menus to the WordPress Block Editor (1)
- 09: WordPress Community Team Proposes Using a Decision Checklist to Restart Local Events (7)
- 08: Blocked-Based Version of Twenty Twenty-One Nearing Readiness for the Theme Directory
- 07: JetBrains Denies Being Under Investigation for SolarWinds Attack (2)
- 07: Gutenberg 9.7 Improves User Experience, Updates Reusable Blocks, and Brings Page Templates to FSE Themes (9)
- 06: All in One SEO Plugin Turns on Automatic Updates without Notifying Users, Removes Functionality in Latest Release (16)
- 06: Liquid Web Acquires The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin From Modern Tribe (1)
- 05: Block System Will Create More Commercial Opportunities for WordPress Theme Authors (5)
- 04: WordPress.com Rattles Freelancer Community with New Website Building Service Launch (34)
- 04: 2021: Reshaping the Tavern Experience (9)