CertifyWP Launches WordPress Management and Design Credential
CertifyWP has launched its first credentialing exam for a WordPress Management and Design Credential. The non-profit organization was founded by Talisha Lewallen with the goals of helping job seekers better demonstrate ...
Virtuozzo Launches Version 2.0 of Its Application Platform for WordPress
Virtuozzo, the software company behind the virtualization and cloud management capabilities of many popular hosting service providers, has launched version 2.0 of its WordPress platform. The company’s 450+ customers include GoDaddy, ...
Newly Rewritten WordPress SQLite Database Integration Plugin Needs Testing
WordPress contributors are making progress on officially supporting SQLite in core, a project that would benefit less complex sites (small to medium sites and blogs) that don’t necessarily require WordPress’ standard ...
Gutenberg 15.6 Introduces Experimental Details Block and Command Center for Site Editor
Gutenberg 15.6 is now available with a new Details block tucked under the Experiments menu. Once enabled, it can be used to toggle the visibility of hidden content. This can be ...
WooCommerce Launches Woo Express
WooCommerce has launched Woo Express, a new managed hosting product that uses WordPress.com’s infrastructure and relieves store owners of the responsibilities of hosting and maintenance. The company soft-launched Woo Express in ...
#72 – Steve Bruner and Timothy Jacobs on Using Gutenberg Outside of WordPress
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 ...
Atarim to Host 4th Annual Virtual Web Agency Summit April 25-28
Atarim is hosting its 4th annual Web Agency Summit from April 25-28. The virtual event is geared towards web agencies and WordPress professionals, with topics focused on web trends, scaling an ...
WordPress Contributors Continue Exploring Migration of Public and Private Messages from Slack to Matrix
In early 2023, WordPress and Matrix contributors proposed a new Meta team subproject to explore replacing Slack communication with Matrix, an open source federated chat system. After the team’s most recent meeting, Automattic-sponsored contributor ...
WCEU 2023 Announces Free Childcare and Workshop for Kids
Preparations for WordCamp Europe (WCEU) 2023 in Athens are moving forward as the team will soon be contacting speakers selected for the event. Organizers have launched a Speaker Support Program aimed ...
BuddyPress to Host Virtual Contributor Day on April 20
Representatives of the BuddyPress core team will be hosting a contributor day alongside the French WordPress Community Contributor Day in Paris on April 20, 2023. This in-person event has filled up ...