Gutenberg 14.9’s New Magic: Push Block Changes to Global Styles

5 Jan 23
Gutenberg 14.9 was released this week with a powerful new feature for site editing that allows users to push individual block changes to Global Styles. When WordPress makes it this easy ...

New CF7 Blocks Plugin Brings Blocks to Contact Form 7

5 Jan 23
WordPress developer Munir Kamal has released a new plugin called CF7 Blocks that does exactly what it says in the name. It brings blocks to one of WordPress’ most beloved plugins, ...

Linux Backdoor Malware Targets WordPress Sites with Outdated, Vulnerable Themes and Plugins

4 Jan 23
Security researchers at Doctor Web, a security company focused on threat detection and prevention, have discovered a malicious Linux program that targets WordPress sites running outdated and vulnerable plugins and themes. ...

#57 – Damon Cook on the Future of Website Styling in WordPress

4 Jan 23
Transcript Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern, and a Happy New Year to you as well. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which ...

Icon Block 1.4.0 Adds Height Control, Improves Color Handling to Better Support Global Styles

3 Jan 23
Nick Diego, developer advocate at WP Engine, has released version 1.4.0 of his Icon Block plugin. Diego launched it in October 2021, after struggling to find an efficient way to add ...

Commercial and Community Categorization Is Live on WordPress.org Theme and Plugin Directories

23 Dec 22
One of Matt Mullenweg’s announcements at the 2022 State of the Word was the addition of new taxonomies for the theme and plugin directories that will help users more quickly ascertain ...

Gutenberg 14.8 Overhauls Site Editor Interface, Adds Style Book

23 Dec 22
Gutenberg 14.8 was released today with a major update to the Site Editor’s interface that makes it feel more unified as a design tool. In August, Gutenberg designer James Koster shared ...

ClassicPress at a Crossroads, Directors Consider Re-Forking WordPress

22 Dec 22
ClassicPress is polling its users to determine the next step for the software. The project is a pared back fork of WordPress based on version 4.9 that uses the TinyMCE classic ...

#56 – Chris Badgett on Using WordPress for Online Courses

21 Dec 22
Transcript Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the ...

Block Protocol Announces New WordPress Plugin Coming in 2023

21 Dec 22
Block Protocol, a project that launched earlier this year that aims to build a universal block system, has announced a new WordPress plugin coming in early 2023. It will allow users ...