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WPScan, a security company that maintains a database of WordPress vulnerabilities, has been officially designated as a CVE (Common Vulnerability … Continue reading WPScan Can Now Assign CVE Numbers for WordPress Core, Plugin, and Theme Vulnerabilities →

Google has launched a new Search Console performance report for sites that appear in Google News. Publishers can now track … Continue reading Google Introduces Performance Report for Google News Publishers →

WordPress’ block editor, colloquially still widely known as Gutenberg, is making inroads into the segment of users who have heavily … Continue reading Gutenberg’s Faster Performance Is Eroding Page Builders’ Dominance →

Yesterday, Jack Kitterhing launched EatsWP, his new restaurant-related WordPress plugin. It is a menu creation system that works in the … Continue reading EatsWP Brings Virtual Restaurant Menus to the WordPress Block Editor →

WordPress’ Community Team has been discussing the return to in-person events since early December 2020, and has landed on an … Continue reading WordPress Community Team Proposes Using a Decision Checklist to Restart Local Events →

Twenty Twenty-One Blocks, now renamed to TT1 Blocks, is inching its way toward the WordPress theme directory. Kjell Reigstad mentioned … Continue reading Blocked-Based Version of Twenty Twenty-One Nearing Readiness for the Theme Directory →

JetBrains, makers of Phpstorm, one of the most popular IDEs for PHP developers, has published a statement denying any involvement … Continue reading JetBrains Denies Being Under Investigation for SolarWinds Attack →

Gutenberg 9.7 landed yesterday with several updates and improvements. Users should expect to see changes to the interface for block … Continue reading Gutenberg 9.7 Improves User Experience, Updates Reusable Blocks, and Brings Page Templates to FSE Themes →

Buried in the changelog of a series of minor releases that dropped before the Christmas holiday, All in One SEO … Continue reading All in One SEO Plugin Turns on Automatic Updates without Notifying Users, Removes Functionality in Latest Release →

Liquid Web announced today via the iThemes blog that it acquired The Events Calendar from Modern Tribe. The acquisition gives … Continue reading Liquid Web Acquires The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin From Modern Tribe →

WordPress.com launched a new website building service today with prices starting at $4,900. Automattic has been beta testing the service … Continue reading WordPress.com Rattles Freelancer Community with New Website Building Service Launch →