Sarah Gooding

WordPress is celebrating 18 years today since the first release of the software to the general public. That release post, … Continue reading Happy 18th Birthday, WordPress →

Joomla has announced plans to block Google’s Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) by default going forward. The 3.9.2.7 security update, … Continue reading Joomla Blocks FLoC by Default, Drupal Moves to Block FLoC in Upcoming 9.2 Release →

My Codeless Website is a new tool that detects if a site was built using a website builder. The app … Continue reading My Codeless Website App Detects Site Builder Tools →

GitHub, in partnership with Tidelift, has set aside June 7-12, 2021, as Maintainer Week, a time for open source maintainers … Continue reading Open Source Maintainer Week Begins June 7 with Activities, Events, and Resources →

The internet was set abuzz yesterday after Google officially confirmed that it has been testing a Follow button for websites … Continue reading Google Aims to “Revitalize RSS” and Recapture Users’ Trust with Experimental Follow Button in Chrome →

When Sergiu Radu and Andrei Glingeanu launched their free Blocksy theme nearly two years ago, they were surprised by how … Continue reading Blocksy Theme Expands Free Starter Site Collection, Plans to Create New Suite of Blocks →

WordSesh 2021, a free virtual event targeted at WordPress professionals, is less than one week away. Sessions will be broadcast … Continue reading Register Now for WordSesh: May 24-28, 2021 →

The WordPress community is eager to return to in-person events and organizers are discussing a path to ensure the safety … Continue reading WordPress Community Team Discusses Adding Vaccination Status to In-Person Meetup Safety Checklist →

AccessiBe and other similar tools are coming under fire after more than 400 accessibility advocates and developers signed an open … Continue reading Accessibility Advocates Sign Open Letter Urging People Not To Use AccesiBe and Other Overlay Products →

GiveWP, one of the most popular donation and fundraising plugins with more than 100,000 active installs, has been acquired by … Continue reading Liquid Web Acquires GiveWP →

Jetpack 9.7 was released today with updates under the hood that ensure the plugin’s blocks are compatible with the full-site … Continue reading Jetpack 9.7 Makes More Features Available without Connecting to WordPress.com →

The People’s Voice voting for the 25th annual Webby Awards closes in three days on May 6, 2021. Since 1996, … Continue reading A WordPress Voting Guide to the Webby Awards →