Sarah Gooding

Sarah Gooding is the Editor of WP Tavern and works for Audrey Capital. When not writing about WordPress, she enjoys running, baking, reading, and knitting.

WP Engine Invests in Headless WordPress, Hires WPGraphQL Maintainer

WP Engine is deepening its investment in headless WordPress with the creation of a new […]

February 8, 2021

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Newspack Publishes Showcase with 60 Newsrooms Launched

Newspack, a project funded by the Google News initiative and WordPress.com, has published a showcase […]

February 5, 2021

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New Report Estimates WordPress’ Market Share of US Higher Education Institution Websites at 40.8%

A new report from eQAfy, a company that collects and analyzes data about higher education […]

February 3, 2021

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WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 Is Ready for Testing

WordPress 5.7 Beta 1 was released this week on schedule and is ready for wider […]

February 3, 2021

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WordPress 5.7 Will Make It Easier to Migrate From HTTP to HTTPS

The next major release of WordPress will make it much easier for users to migrate […]

February 2, 2021

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Block Manager Redesign Coming Soon

WordPress’ block management interface was introduced in Gutenberg 5.3, released in March 2019, and is […]

February 1, 2021

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GitLab Drops Bronze/Starter Tier in Pricing Update

This week GitLab announced a pricing change that eliminates its Bronze/Starter tier in favor of […]

January 29, 2021

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ElasticPress.io Service Considers Next Move after Elasticsearch Abandons Open Source Licensing

Elastic, makers of the search and analytic engine Elasticsearch, have re-licensed its core product so that […]

January 28, 2021

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Plugin Team Draws a Line: Plugins Must Not Change WordPress’ Default Automatic Update Settings

WordPress’ plugin team has published a statement regarding plugins making changes to users’ update services: […]

January 27, 2021

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Jetpack Launches Customer Research Project to Improve the Plugin and Reduce User Frustration

Jetpack’s Design and Research Team is launching a new customer research panel as part of […]

January 26, 2021

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WordPress Roadmap Update: Full-Site Editing Targeted for 5.8 Release in June 2021

WordPress core contributors are pushing forward on an ambitious plan to land full-site editing in […]

January 25, 2021

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TasteWP Spins Up Free WordPress Testing Sites in Seconds

TasteWP is a newcomer among online WordPress sandboxing solutions. The site allows users to spin […]

January 22, 2021

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Gutenberg Contributors Consider Implementing a Bot to Close Stale Issues

Gutenberg project contributors are considering implementing a stale bot to tame the repository’s overgrown issues […]

January 21, 2021

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Biden White House Sticks with WordPress for Website Relaunch

President Joe Biden took office today and unveiled a new whitehouse.gov that has been relaunched […]

January 20, 2021

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WordPress for Android Previews New Story Posts Feature, Now in Public Beta

WordPress users on Android may have noticed a new prompt in the mobile app for […]

January 18, 2021

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