Logtivity: A WordPress Activity Log Service With Customizable Charts, Alerts, and CSV Exports
Launched by Ralph Morris and Steve Burge in June this year, Logtivity is a plugin and service that allows site owners to track everything that happens on their WordPress installs. The ...
Gutenberg 11.6 Introduces New API for Locking Blocks
Gutenberg 11.6 was released this week with a new API for managing lock control at the block-type level. When defining a block, developers can now use the lock attribute to designate ...
Gutenberg 11.6 Improves the Global Styles UI, Adds Child Theme Support
Gutenberg 11.6 landed yesterday. Contributors added dozens of enhancements and bug fixes. Admittedly, there was not a whole lot that excited me as a user about this release. Typography options for ...
Preview WordPress Block Pattern and Theme Combinations via New Site
Viewing patterns from the WP Block Patterns homepage. Andrew Starr, the owner of UXL Themes, has cobbled together a new project around block patterns. His new site, aptly named WP Block ...
WordCamp US 2021 Kicks Off Online in 48 Hours
WordCamp US, WordPress’ largest flagship event in the Western Hemisphere, is set to kick off on Friday, October 1, at 11:45 AM EDT. The single-day event will include sessions, workshops, networking ...
Start Your Own Affiliate Program with Solid Affiliate
Keeping an affiliate program running smoothly is a big task. Inviting new affiliates, keeping track of the referrals they’ve earned, and finally paying everyone you owe can become a management nightmare ...
How to Add a Language Switcher to WordPress
So, you’re thinking of going multilingual, aren’t you? Congrats on that decision! Growing your potential audience to international clients is always a good idea. But have you thought about your WordPress ...
A Web Font API Possibly Coming to WordPress
Ari Stathopoulos announced a proposal for implementing a web fonts API in core WordPress. The goal is to standardize how theme authors register and enqueue font styles. It may also serve ...
WooCommerce Marks 10 Year Anniversary of Forking Jigoshop
WooCommerce is celebrating 10 years since WooThemes launched the first iteration of the WooCommerce plugin. Paul Maiorana, WooCommerce’s current CEO, covered a few high highlights of the plugin’s rising popularity over ...
Add Custom SVGs via the Icon Block WordPress Plugin
Nick Diego released the Icon Block plugin last week. Unlike similar blocks that are available, it does not rely on a third-party library. Instead, it caters to the developer and DIY ...