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Elementor, which has quickly become one of the leading WordPress page builders and companies, announced Wednesday it raised $15 million … Continue reading Elementor Raises $15 Million, Plans to Invest in the Team, Product, and Community →

Yesterday, the Gutenberg team released version 7.6 of the plugin. Most of the work in this update went toward the … Continue reading Gutenberg 7.6 Includes Rotating Tips List and New Full-Site Editing Blocks →

Today, Jean-Baptiste Audras announced the WordPress Auto-updates feature plugin. The project seeks to bring automatic plugin and theme updates to … Continue reading Automatic Theme and Plugin Updates Slated for WordPress 5.5 →

Some WordPress developers and agencies were caught off guard when WP Engine announced it had acquired Flywheel in June last … Continue reading After the Acquisition: Flywheel in the New Year →

Yesterday, the featured themes page was quietly removed from the WordPress theme directory. Previously, it was the primary page users … Continue reading Goodbye Featured Themes, For Now →

The Tavern is taking a break for the week as both of its authors are out. We’re happy about expanding … Continue reading Publishing Break →

WooCommerce, the open-source eCommerce platform developed and supported by Automattic, announced a partnership with Square payment solutions yesterday. The partnership … Continue reading WooCommerce Partners With Square to Expand Services for CBD Merchants →

Release coordinator Francesca Marano announced the release of WordPress 5.4 Beta 1 on February 11. Most of the work has … Continue reading WordPress 5.4 Beta 1 Ready for Testing and Feedback →

Matt Mullenweg announced this morning that he made the call to cancel the first WordCamp Asia amid concerns surrounding COVID-19, … Continue reading WordCamp Asia 2020 Canceled Over COVID-19 Concerns →

Jeffrey Carandang released the EditorsKit Typography Add-On today, the first commercial extension to his EditorsKit WordPress plugin. The plugin provides … Continue reading EditorsKit Tackles Typography With First Premium Add-On →

Last Thursday, Awesome Motive CEO Syed Balkhi announced his company acquired the All in One SEO Pack (AIOSEO) plugin. Michael … Continue reading Awesome Motive Acquires the All in One SEO Pack Plugin →