Themes

Anders Norén has released Chaplin, his 20th free WordPress theme, designed specifically for use with the block editor. Chaplin could … Continue reading Anders Norén Releases Free Chaplin Theme Designed for Block Editor, Theme Authors Discuss Better Ways to Promote Truly Free Themes →

Two weeks ago, Justin Tadlock published a proposal on behalf of the Theme Review Team to create a set of … Continue reading The Theme Review Team Releases Two Feature Packages, an Autoloader and a Customize Section Button →

The Theme Review Team has been discussing ideas in Slack on how to solve the problem of themes in the … Continue reading Justin Tadlock Proposes Idea to Solve Common Theme Issues →

Elementor launched its Hello theme on WordPress.org this week. After just a few days in the directory, the theme already … Continue reading Elementor Launches Hello Theme on WordPress.org →

The WordPress Theme Review team has implemented a controversial change to its Trusted Authors Program that puts a hard requirement … Continue reading Theme Review Team Leadership Implements Controversial Changes to Trusted Authors Program, Requiring Theme Reviews in Exchange for Making Themes Live →

Gatsby WordPress Themes, a project launched earlier this year by a group of collaborators, has just released its second free … Continue reading Tabor Theme Now Available as a Free Gatsby Theme for WordPress →

GoDaddy has acquired CoBlocks, ThemeBeans, Block Gallery and Block Unit Tests, one of the leading Gutenberg product lines in the … Continue reading GoDaddy Acquires ThemeBeans, CoBlocks, Block Gallery, and Block Unit Tests →

In the wake of last week’s Pipdidg scandal, the WordPress blogger and developer communities have been working together to help … Continue reading Pipdig Under Investigation, Company is Refusing Customers’ Refund Requests →

Over the weekend, Pipdig, a small commercial theme company, has been at the center of a scandal after multiple reports … Continue reading Pipdig Updates P3 Plugin after Reports Expose Vendor Backdoors, Built-in Kill Switch, and Malicious DDoS Code →

WordPress contributor teams have shipped several new tools for theme developers in the past couple weeks, which have the potential … Continue reading New Tools for Theme Developers: Theme Sniffer Plugin and Automated Accessibility Testing →

Gatsby WordPress Themes is a new collaborative project led by Zac Gordon with help from Jason Bahl, Rich Tabor, Muhammad … Continue reading Gatsby WordPress Themes Project Partners with Theme Shops to Port Popular Themes to Gatsby →