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In late April Wordfence discovered a critical vulnerability in Google’s Site Kit plugin for WordPress that would make it possible … Continue reading Google Patches Critical Vulnerability in Site Kit Plugin →

Watch out block patterns. There is an old player in town making the hard sell before you have even rolled … Continue reading Envato Launches Template Kits Marketplace for Elementor →

Last weekend I had the opportunity to interview Andy Fragen, a longtime member of the WordPress community and core contributor. … Continue reading WordPress Contributor Andy Fragen Shares His Experience as a Trauma Surgeon During the COVID-19 Pandemic →

Yesterday, GitHub added a new setting to user-owned repositories called “Account Successors.” It allows users to designate repository access to … Continue reading GitHub Adds Account Successors Feature →

Last week, Tetsuaki Hamano contributed his first plugin to the official WordPress plugin repository. RichText Extension grants additional options for … Continue reading Highlight, Underline, and Control Font Size with RichText Extension →

The WordPress Accessibility Team is organizing a new online event called WP Accessibility Day that will take place on October … Continue reading WordPress Accessibility Team to Host 24-Hour Online Event October 2, 2020 →

Matt Mullenweg joined Matías Ventura at WordCamp Spain yesterday for a lively Q&A session. The virtual event drew 5,000 registered … Continue reading WordCamp Spain 2020 Q&A: Matt Mullenweg Discusses Virtual Events, Decoupled WordPress, and the Future of Page Builders →

Managed web hosting company WP Engine launched the new Genesis Pro add-on for customers of its hosting service today. The … Continue reading WP Engine Launches Genesis Pro Add-On for Customers, More Features in the Works →

GitHub Satellite, the company’s annual product and community event, went virtual this year for the first time but marched forward … Continue reading GitHub Introduces Codespaces IDE, Discussions, and Code Scanning →

The third annual JavaScript for WordPress Conference is gearing up for three days of online talks and workshops on July … Continue reading Apply to Speak at the JavaScript for WordPress Conference →

Jetpack 8.5 was released today with a new podcast player block for sharing audio content. Configuring the block is as … Continue reading Jetpack 8.5 Adds New Podcast Player Block →