Plugins

When Sergiu Radu and Andrei Glingeanu launched their free Blocksy theme nearly two years ago, they were surprised by how … Continue reading Blocksy Theme Expands Free Starter Site Collection, Plans to Create New Suite of Blocks →

Less than two weeks after publishing about the broken user experience of the former Dark Mode plugin being renamed and … Continue reading ProfilePress Rebrands and Repurposes WP User Avatar, Now a Membership Plugin, Users Revolt via the WordPress Review System →

The Gutenberg development team has taken massive strides in the latest release. Version 10.6 of the plugin introduces several user-facing … Continue reading Gutenberg 10.6 Adds Duotone Filters, Query Pattern Carousel, and Most-Used Tags Selector →

GiveWP, one of the most popular donation and fundraising plugins with more than 100,000 active installs, has been acquired by … Continue reading Liquid Web Acquires GiveWP →

Yesterday, WordPress released a core plugin named Classic Widgets. Core contributors Tonya Mork and Andrew Ozz created the plugin under … Continue reading Classic Widgets Plugin Disables WordPress 5.8’s Upcoming Block-Based Widgets System →

Last year, I asked Tavern readers if WordPress should notify end-users when a plugin’s owner changes. The post was not … Continue reading Dark Mode Plugin Repurposed and Renamed to WP Markdown Editor, Change Leaves Users Confused →

Jetpack 9.7 was released today with updates under the hood that ensure the plugin’s blocks are compatible with the full-site … Continue reading Jetpack 9.7 Makes More Features Available without Connecting to WordPress.com →

Digital consultancies Alpha Particle and Flowspoke have acquired the Kanban for WordPress plugin, a tool that puts Kanban boards into … Continue reading Alpha Particle and Flowspoke Acquire Kanban for WordPress for $15K →

I reach over to grab my phone to check the time. I am debating whether I should stay awake and … Continue reading Gutenberg 10.5 Embeds PDFs, Adds Verse Block Color Options, and Introduces New Patterns →

The Gravity Forms team formally announced version 2.5 of its form plugin yesterday. The product, owned by Rocketgenius, promises an … Continue reading Gravity Forms 2.5 Launches With an Overhauled UI and Focus on Accessibility →

Earlier this week, Plausible Analytics released version 1.2 of its WordPress plugin. The update includes a missing feature that should … Continue reading Plausible Analytics Adds Statistics Dashboard to the WordPress Admin →

The Jetpack team has been quietly testing a new plugin called Jetpack Boost, which addresses website owners’ performance and SEO … Continue reading Automattic Launches Jetpack Boost: A New Performance Plugin →