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  • WordPress 5.9 Go/No-Go Update: All Proposed Features Are Moving Forward

    WordPress 5.9 Go/No-Go Update: All Proposed Features Are Moving Forward

    The go/no-go deadline for deciding on features for WordPress 5.9 was set for October 12 but the conversation was pushed back two days. Today, the core leadership for this release announced that everything in the previously-proposed scope for 5.9 will be moving forward. Users can expect block themes, template and template part editing flows, the…

  • WP Fastest Cache Patches Authenticated SQL Injection and Stored XSS Via CSRF Vulnerabilities

    WP Fastest Cache Patches Authenticated SQL Injection and Stored XSS Via CSRF Vulnerabilities

    The Jetpack Scan team has published a summary of two issues recently discovered in the WP Fastest Cache plugin – an Authenticated SQL Injection vulnerability and a Stored XSS Via CSRF vulnerability. “If exploited, the SQL Injection bug could grant attackers access to privileged information from the affected site’s database (e.g., usernames and hashed passwords),” Automattic…

  • Yoast and Google-Sponsored Core Contributors Propose New WordPress Performance Team

    Yoast and Google-Sponsored Core Contributors Propose New WordPress Performance Team

    Yoast and Google-sponsored WordPress core contributors are proposing the project add a Performance team to improve core performance as measured by Google’s Web Vitals metrics. “Users expect and prefer fast experiences (consciously or otherwise),” Yoast-sponsored full-time core contributor Ari Stathopoulos said. “Research shows that fast websites can provide a better user experience, increase engagement, benefit…

  • WordPress Global Community Sponsorship Program Will Not Include WordCamps for 2022

    WordPress Global Community Sponsorship Program Will Not Include WordCamps for 2022

    The proposal for the 2022 Global Community Sponsorship program will not include funding for WordCamps again this year, due to the unpredictability of hosting in-person events. The pandemic continues to make conditions unfavorable in many areas of the world where WordCamp and meetup organizers have opted to continue with virtual events. In the past, the…

  • Dynamic Social Images for Plugins, Themes, and Patterns? Yes, Please

    Dynamic Social Images for Plugins, Themes, and Patterns? Yes, Please

    Things move fast on social media. You get mere seconds to impress those who happen upon your posts promoting your latest project. You must also pack a lot of information into a small window that would potentially draw in an array of different users. WordPress has not been doing any favors for plugin and theme…

  • WordPress.org Profiles Now Show Activity for Contributions Made on GitHub

    WordPress.org Profiles Now Show Activity for Contributions Made on GitHub

    WordPress.org profiles got an update over the weekend that will make them a better reflection of contributors’ efforts on GitHub. Users can now authorize GitHub to detect their activity on the WordPress GitHub organization and display it on their profiles. “Currently we’re tracking New Issues submitted (by you), Closed Issues (by you), Pull requests submitted…

  • WPCloudDeploy Brings Site and Server Management to the WordPress Admin

    WPCloudDeploy Brings Site and Server Management to the WordPress Admin

    WPCloudDeploy recently launched version 4.10.5 of its rapidly-maturing WordPress plugin of the same name. The project is a WordPress-native replacement for SaaS services like Cloudways, Ploi, SpinupWP, and others. Customers still need to hook up to a cloud server provider, such as Digital Ocean, Linode, AWS, or elsewhere. However, the project seeks to cut out…

  • Hacktoberfest Adds GitLab Support, Updates Participation Requirements to Combat Open Source Project Spam

    Hacktoberfest Adds GitLab Support, Updates Participation Requirements to Combat Open Source Project Spam

    The 8th annual Hacktoberfest is underway with a few important changes this year. Hacktoberfest, a virtual event sponsored by DigitalOcean and community partners, has traditionally encouraged open source contribution during the month of October by rewarding participants with a t-shirt for submitting pull requests. The initiative has added support for participation on GitLab this year,…

  • Contextually Display Content With the Block Injector Plugin

    Contextually Display Content With the Block Injector Plugin

    Jamie Marsland, the founder of Pootlepress, reached out a few weeks ago, asking for feedback on a beta version of Block Injector. It was a commercial plugin his team at Pootlepress was gearing up to launch. Earlier this week, they released an updated version that he said he was happy with as an initial release.…

  • Default Theme Releases May Become More Frequent Following WordPress 5.9

    Default Theme Releases May Become More Frequent Following WordPress 5.9

    The new Twenty Twenty-Two default theme coming in 5.9 hasn’t even been fully built yet but many WordPress enthusiasts who saw yesterday’s design reveal are already eager to use it on their sites. Contributors have just 40 days before the scheduled Beta 1 release on November 16 to get the theme ready. While that seems…

  • The HeroPress Network Launches as a Multi-Project Portal

    The HeroPress Network Launches as a Multi-Project Portal

    Husband-and-wife duo Topher and Cate DeRosia announced the launch of the The HeroPress Network earlier today. It is a collection of content from various sites they are working on in a centralized location. “Its overarching goal is to be a hub,” said Cate DeRosia. “It will display the newest items from around the HeroPress Network,…

  • First Look at WordPress’ Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Two Default Theme: “The Most Flexible Default Theme Ever Created for WordPress”

    First Look at WordPress’ Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Two Default Theme: “The Most Flexible Default Theme Ever Created for WordPress”

    Twenty Twenty-Two, the new default theme coming in WordPress 5.9, was unveiled today on WordPress.org. The design goes full steam ahead in support of full site editing and new customization capabilities. Like its predecessor, Twenty Twenty-One, the new default theme makes some bold design choices wrapped around a central theme. In this case it’s bird…

  • WordCamp US 2021 Draws More Than 3600 Attendees

    WordCamp US 2021 Draws More Than 3600 Attendees

    WordCamp US took place online last Friday. Organizers pulled off a successful one-day event with an engaging group of speakers who highlighted timely and important topics. There were 3,608 people registered for the event and the livestream had as many as 400 concurrent viewers at a time. “Online events are notoriously difficult to get attendee…

  • GiveWP Launches Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Add-On

    GiveWP Launches Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Add-On

    The GiveWP team announced an extension of its flagship donation plugin for allowing peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising in late September. The solution should make the project even more appealing than before for those looking to break from third-party donation services and go the self-hosted route. The first version rolls out individual and team fundraising pages, leaderboards,…