WordPress Developer Docs Shows Off a New Block-Based Redesign
WordPress.org relaunched its Developer Documentation with a much more intuitive homepage, cohesive navigation, and a modern design.
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Certain WP Form Plugins Make Accessibility Easy
Certain WordPress form plugins make achieving accessibility compliance easy. Others…not so much. This article highlights work that Gravity Forms and other plugins are doing to create more inclusive user experiences.
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Cwicly’s Unexpected Farewell: Founder Decides to Discontinue Development
In a shocking development, the Gutenberg-based page builder Cwicly’s founder Louis-Alexander Désiré has announced that the team is discontinuing the Cwicly development “after much deliberation and soul-searching.” Packed with innovative features and a commitment to embracing the WordPress vision in Gutenberg, Cwicly attracted a lot of attention. The community noted their recent tailwind expansion too.…
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Gutenberg’s Project Leadership Sits Down with Outreach Program to Discuss Problems with the Site Editor
What do you get when you put a handful of outspoken WordPress developers, agencies, product owners, and community advocates on a video call with the Lead Architect and Product Managers of the entire Gutenberg project? Hopefully progress.
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WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 5, What We Learned, Where We’re Going
In this last episode about the Kerala WPPhotos Festival I talk not only about the project, but also where this project is leading us.
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Reflecting on WordCamp Phoenix 2024: Struggles, Successes, and the Road Ahead
Seven months ago I registered for & scheduled a trip to Phoenix Arizona for a non-WordPress-related event! Crazy, right? As luck would have it, four months later, WordCamp Phoenix had announced that their event would be for that same weekend I was to be in town. How lucky was I to have both of my…
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Acquisition Alert: Kestrel Acquires Seven Barn2 Plugins
Katie Keith, CEO of Barn2, announced that Kestrel has acquired seven plugins from her company for an undisclosed amount. She had tweeted about her plans to sell the plugins back in January to focus on the more profitable plugins. This is Kestrel’s first acquisition. Kestrel is a new venture by the former co-founders of SkyVerge…
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The Block Bindings API Brings Dynamic Data to Blocks
WordPress 6.5 will introduce the Block Bindings API, laying the foundation for connecting blocks with data from custom fields and more.
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WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 4, Next Generation Events
In the penultimate episode of this series I talk with Julia Golomb from the WordPress Community Team about Next Generation WordPress Events. We’ll include how the WPPhotos Event was a great template, and other ideas that could come.
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You Don’t Need to Know Code to Build a Successful WP Plugin Business.
Discover how small WordPress plugin creators are outsmarting industry giants, turning niche solutions into lucrative businesses through innovation, smart marketing, and unwavering perseverance.
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Avada WordPress Theme Patches Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
ThemeFusion’s multipurpose WordPress theme Avada has patched an Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability. Avada is one of ThemeForest’s most popular premium themes with nearly 950k sales. This vulnerability was reported responsibly by Muhammad Zeeshan (Xib3rR4dAr) during Wordfence’s Bug Bounty Extravaganza earning him $2,751. The researchers have categorized it as a “high severity” concern, with a CVSS…
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Data Liberation: Meet WordPress.org’s Ambitious Plan for 2024
The open web is under threat. WordPress.org wants to protect it
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WordPress Photo Festival 2024, A Five Part Retrospective, Part 3, Attendees
In this episode of the International WPPhotos event we talk to attendees from three different continents about their various experiences.
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Automattic Faces Scrutiny Over AI Access Policy
This article is a joint effort by James Giroux & Jyolsna. After unconfirmed reports of Google entering into a content licensing agreement with Reddit for training its AI, 404 Media claimed yesterday that Automattic is set to sell Tumblr and WordPress.com users’ content to Midjourney and OpenAI. If true, this could mirror an extended partnership…
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‘Support Inclusion in Tech’ is Fundraising to Sponsor More Marginalized WordPress Contributors
Support Inclusion in Tech (SiNC) is now fundraising on the Open Collective (OC) Foundation’s platform. Founded and spearheaded by Winstina Hughes, SiNC assists underrepresented WordPress contributors and provides financial support to WordCamp speakers for travel and hotels. What is SiNC? SiNC was proposed by Winstina Hughes in 2022 to mitigate the financial stress of underrepresented…