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Over the weekend, Nick Bohle asked Ellen Bauer of Elma Studio how post formats fit into the block-theming world. The … Continue reading How Do Post Formats Fit Into a Block Theme World? →

On Wednesday, Ben Dwyer announced a new block-based plugin on the Theme Shaper blog. The Automattic Theme Team had built … Continue reading Automattic Theme Team Releases a Plugin To Build Blockbase Child Themes →

WordPress 5.9 has been delayed due to significant blockers that could not be resolved in time for Beta 1, which … Continue reading WordPress 5.9 Delayed Until January 2022 →

The upcoming BuddyPress 10.0.0 beta 1 release was scheduled for November 20, but contributors have decided to postpone the beta … Continue reading BuddyPress 10.0.0 Beta 1 Delayed, Stable Release Rescheduled for December 24 →

Flipping the usual popularity contests WordPress-related award systems on their heads, Nathan Wrigley has created something where we can all … Continue reading Donate to Big Orange Heart, Become a Self-Proclaimed Winner in the WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021 →

Some new data from a recent Core Web Vitals (CWV) technology report produced by the HTTP Archive shows WordPress sites … Continue reading New Core Web Vitals Technology Report Shows Overall Pass Rate for WordPress Sites Decreases with Newer Versions →

Last week, the popular Rank Math SEO plugin received a major update that includes a new artificial intelligence system. The … Continue reading Rank Math SEO Launches a Content AI Feature →

The Wowmall theme was released to the public today. It is the second 100% block theme that integrates with WooCommerce … Continue reading Wowmall: A Free Experimental WooCommerce Block Theme →

WordPress executive director Josepha Haden Chomphosy announced today that the 2021 State of the Word will be held on December … Continue reading State of the Word 2021 Will Be Broadcast Live from New York City on December 14 →

A current proposal could spell the death of at least one form of child theming. The feature would allow themes … Continue reading “Skins” Are Back in Style, Proposal for Themes To Bundle User-Selectable Design Variations →

Gutenberg 11.9 landed on Wednesday, and it is packed with dozens of enhancements. Contributors are speeding forward, getting in some … Continue reading Gutenberg 11.9 Focuses on Navigation Menus and Block Theming →

GoDaddy has acquired managed WordPress hosting company Pagely to expand the company’s expertise in hosting WooCommerce stores. Pagely, co-founded by … Continue reading GoDaddy Acquires Pagely to Deploy New WooCommerce SaaS Product →