How to Improve the 2FA User Experience

5 Dec 22
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is one of the most time-tested methods for increasing your website’s security. Using a 2FA plugin can make your site more resistant to attacks and help secure user ...

The WP Community Collective Launches Nonprofit to Fund Individual Contributors and Community-Based Initiatives

3 Dec 22
The WP Community Collective (WPCC) officially launched today as a new nonprofit organization dedicated to funding individual WordPress contributors and community-led initiatives. It was founded by Sé Reed, Katie Adams Farrell, ...

UK Publishers File £13.6 Billion Lawsuit Against Google Alleging Market Abuse

2 Dec 22
A group of 130,000 businesses publishing around 1,750,000 websites and applications in the UK have filed a lawsuit against Google and its parent company, Alphabet. The claim is being managed by ...

Take the 2022 WordPress Survey

2 Dec 22
The 2022 WordPress Survey is now open to anyone using WordPress – from beginners to professional developers and everyone in between. This annual survey helps project leaders and contributors learn more ...

Two New WordPress Plugins Improve Block Editor Accessibility and WCAG Compliance

2 Dec 22
WordPress Core Committer Jb Audras, CTO of the France-based Whodunit agency, has released two new accessibility plugins in cooperation with Guillaume Turpin, another developer on the Whodunit team. These are small ...

ElasticPress 4.4.0 Adds New Status Report Page and Instant Results Template Customization

1 Dec 22
10up has released version 4.4.0 of ElasticPress, its enhanced search plugin that speeds up searching while reducing the load on WordPress sites. The plugin is based on Elasticsearch and is used ...

WordPress Versions 3.7-4.0 No Longer Get Security Updates

30 Nov 22
In September, WordPress’ Security Team announced it would be dropping support for versions 3.7 through 4.0 by December 1, 2022. Yesterday the final releases for these versions (3.7.41, 3.8.41, 3.9.40, and ...

#53 – Matt Medeiros on the State of the WordPress Landscape

30 Nov 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 ...

Gutenberg 14.6 Adds List View for Editing Navigation Block, Introduces New Automatic Color Palette Generator

30 Nov 22
Gutenberg 14.6 was released last week with a long list of small but impactful refinements to core blocks and the full-site editing experience. One of the most practical enhancements included in ...

Meetup.com Removes Accessibility Overlay In Response to WordPress Community’s Concerns

29 Nov 22
Meetup.com has removed its accessibility overlay, a recent addition to the company’s website that raised concerns with the WordPress community and the broader community of accessibility professionals. The overly was powered ...