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The Free Software Foundation has published a public explanation of why they decided to reinstate Richard Stallman to the board … Continue reading Free Software Foundation Unrelenting on Stallman Reinstatement: “We Missed His Wisdom” →

PhonicScore, a company out of Vienna, recently released its OpenSheetMusicDisplay (OSMD) plugin. It is a WordPress block built for rendering … Continue reading Display Digital Sheet Music With the WordPress Block Editor →

WordPress contributors are working towards landing full site editing (FSE) sometime this year, an ambitious plan that will require all … Continue reading Set Up a Gutenberg Test Site in 2 Minutes with the Gutenberg Nightly Plugin →

Yesterday, Josepha Haden Chomphosy announced the roadmap for deciding whether Full Site Editing (FSE) will land in WordPress 5.8. After … Continue reading Will Full Site Editing Land in WordPress 5.8? A Decision Is Forthcoming →

iThemes has acquired Kadence WP, the Missoula-based makers of the Kadence Blocks plugin and its accompanying Kadence theme. Originally founded … Continue reading iThemes Acquires Kadence WP, Plans to Sunset Legacy Themes in 2022 →

The Gutenberg plugin repository currently has an open ticket calling for community-contributed Query block patterns. These would launch alongside Full … Continue reading Calling All Themers: Design the Next Round of Query Block Patterns →

Wix has launched a negative advertising campaign targeting WordPress, following a bizarre marketing stunt where the company shipped out Bose … Continue reading Wix’s Negative Advertising Campaign Falls Flat with WordPress Developers and Professionals →

Twentig, the brainchild of sibling co-founders Diane and Yann Collet, now supports the Twenty Twenty-One theme. The developers originally built … Continue reading Twentig Now Upgrades the Twenty Twenty-One Theme Experience →

Wix is taking direct aim at WordPress in a new cryptic marketing campaign that began over the weekend with shipments … Continue reading Wix Takes a Jab at WordPress with Bewildering New Marketing Campaign →

Oliver Juhas recently released his sixth theme to the WordPress community for free. Michelle is a block-ready theme. However, it … Continue reading The Michelle WordPress Theme Launches With Dozens of Block Patterns and Styles →

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is hemorrhaging board members and management following the reinstatement of Richard Stallman. The GPL author … Continue reading FSF Doubles Down on Stallman Reinstatement, WordPress Does Not Support His Return to the Board →

On Wednesday, Johan Jonk Stenström released Fullscreen Mode B Gone to the WordPress plugin directory. As the catchy title implies, … Continue reading Disable the WordPress Block Editor’s Fullscreen Mode With a Plugin →