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Google announced an expansion of listener engagement metrics today for those using its Podcast Manager. Previously, audience insights included data … Continue reading Google Podcasts Manager Adds More Data from Search: Impressions, Top-Discovered Episodes, and Search Terms →

WordCamp Austin 2020 attendees are raving about their experiences attending the virtual event last Friday. It was no secret that … Continue reading WordCamp Austin 2020 Finds Success with VR Experience for Sessions and Networking →

Ari Stathopoulos released his new Local Gravatars plugin last week. The goal of the plugin is to allow site owners … Continue reading Privacy-Conscious WordPress Plugin Caches and Serves Gravatar Images Locally →

In 2015, WordPress 4.4 introduced a REST API, but one thing that has severely limited its broader use is the … Continue reading WordPress 5.6 to Introduce Application Passwords for REST API Authentication →

Jan Koch, the founder and host of WP Agency Summit, is kicking off his second annual event on October 12. … Continue reading WP Agency Summit Begins Its Second Annual Virtual Event October 12 →

The new block-based navigation screen is once again delayed after it was originally slated for WordPress 5.5 and then put … Continue reading Navigation Screen Sidelined for WordPress 5.6, Full-Site Editing Edges Closer to Public Beta →

Munir Kamal shows no signs of slowing down. He continues to push forward with new features for his EditorPlus plugin, … Continue reading EditorPlus 1.9 Adds Animation Builder for the Block Editor →

Just a day after launching its new privacy-first web analytics product last week, Cloudflare announced Automatic Platform Optimization (APO) for … Continue reading Cloudflare Launches Automatic Platform Optimization for WordPress →

Jetpack’s highly anticipated 9.0 release has landed, introducing some of the new features the team has previewed over the past … Continue reading Jetpack 9.0 Introduces Loom Block, Twitter Threads Feature, and Facebook and Instagram oEmbeds →

Just one month after publicly announcing its acquisition of Restrict Content Pro (RCP), iThemes purchased WPComplete for an undisclosed amount. … Continue reading iThemes Buys WPComplete, Complementing Its Recent Restrict Content Pro Acquisition →

The greater Jamstack community is coming together on October 6-7, 2020, for a virtual conference. Organizers expect more than 15,000 … Continue reading Virtual Jamstack Conf to Feature Fireside Chat with Matt Mullenweg and Matt Biilmann, October 6 →