WordPress.org Adds New Page to Explain Blocks
What are blocks? WordPress has added a new resource to its website at wordpress.org/blocks that attempts to explain blocks visually with simple language. The landing page is aimed at those who ...
Crocoblock to Host WordPress Web Agency AI Summit, September 28-30, 2023
Crocoblock, a Ukraine-based company with plugins on WordPress.org as well as commercial products, is hosting a WordPress Web Agency AI Summit event on September 28-30, 2023. The company has a community of more ...
WordPress Themes Team Releases Blue Note, A Community-Supported Theme for Bloggers
WordPress’ Themes team launched its Community Themes initiative earlier this year with the goal of bringing together contributors to build block themes year round, the same way that default themes are ...
WordPress Kicks Off Admin Design Overhaul with Discussion on Initial Mockups
The monumental task of overhauling WordPress’ aging admin design is coming into focus, as contributors kicked off explorations of some initial mockups this week. Gutenberg’s Phase 3 is focused on Collaboration ...
WordPress Publishes 6.3 Release Video and Landing Page Demo
WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was released earlier this week with an overview video that offers a beautiful, dizzying demo of the many new features packed into this update. It’s a two-minute guided ...
Gutenberg 16.4 Introduces Experimental Auto-Inserting Blocks
Gutenberg 16.4 has been released with a new auto-inserting blocks experimental feature. It allows developers to specify a location in which the block will be automatically inserted, such as before or ...
WordPress Plugin Review Team Addresses Backlog of 900+ Plugins, Implements Strategies to Improve Approval Process
WordPress’ Plugin Review team is wading through a backlog that was over 900 plugins awaiting approval earlier this week. The current count has 870 plugins sitting in the review queue, with ...
Kadence Blocks 3.1.11 Patches Critical Vulnerability
The Kadence Blocks plugin, which is used on more than 300,000 WordPress sites, has patched a critical vulnerability in its Advanced Form Block file upload capability. Version 3.1.11, released on August ...
WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” Introduces Command Palette, Expands Pattern Management and Design Tools
image credit: Lionel Hampton.November 1956. Örebro, Sverive WordPress 6.3 “Lionel” was released today, named for Lionel Hampton, an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. As the last release in Phase ...
CovertKit Updates WordPress Plugin, Adds Members Only Content, Newsletter Feed, and Product Embeds
ConvertKit has updated its official WordPress plugin and WooCommerce add-on to support a range of new features. More than 40,000 sites use ConvertKit’s plugin to integrate their newsletters, email campaigns, and ...