WP Feature Notifications Contributors Seek Feedback on Admin Notices with Community Survey

30 Jun 23
The WP Feature Notifications project has launched a community survey to get feedback on the current system of notices in the WordPress admin. The project aims to create a better way ...

Gutenberg 16.1 Introduces Pattern Creation and Library, Adds Distraction Free Mode to Site Editor

30 Jun 23
Gutenberg 16.1 was released this week, debuting of the Pattern Library, which coincides with reusable blocks getting renamed to synced patterns. Users can now create and manage their own patterns that ...

Hackers Actively Exploiting Unpatched Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ultimate Member Plugin

30 Jun 23
WPScan is reporting a hacking campaign actively exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin, which allows unauthenticated attackers to create new user accounts with administrative privileges and take over ...

WordPress 6.3 Beta 2 Released, Ready for Testing

29 Jun 23
WordPress 6.3 hit a major milestone today with the release of Beta 2. The release leads opted to skip Beta 1, which was delayed yesterday after some technical issues with packaging ...

WordCamp Asia 2024 Scheduled for March 7-9 in Taipei

29 Jun 23
WordCamp Asia has announced its dates for 2024. The flagship event is now officially scheduled for March 7-9, in Taipei, Taiwan. Organizers have secured the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) venue to ...

#81 – James Dominy on Why AI Is to Be Embraced, Not Feared

28 Jun 23
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 ...

WordPress 6.3 Will Introduce A Command Palette

28 Jun 23
Last week Gutenberg contributors were engaged in a spirited debate regarding a proposal to rename the new Command Center to Wayfinder. The feature, designed to be an extensible quick search and ...

WordCamp Europe 2024 Calls for Organizers

27 Jun 23
WordCamp Europe 2023 in Athens attracted more than 2,500 attendees from 94 countries, made possible by 112 organizers and 250 volunteers. The event is now looking forward to 2024, which will ...

Reusable Blocks Renamed to Patterns with Synced and Non-Synced Options

27 Jun 23
There has always been some confusion and overlap between reusable blocks and patterns. The difference was that reusable blocks can be created and edited in the block editor and then reused ...

Really Simple SSL Plugin Adds Free Vulnerability Detection

23 Jun 23
Really Simple SSL, a popular plugin used on more than five million sites for installing SSL certificates, handling website migrations, mixed content, redirects, and security headers, has added a new feature ...