Registration Now Open for WP Accessibility Day, November 2-3, 2022

6 Oct 22
WP Accessibility Day 2022 is taking place next month on November 2-3. The one-day virtual event features 24 hours of talks on building accessible websites in WordPress. It is independently organized ...

WordPress.org Plugin Developers Demand Transparency Regarding the Removal of Active Install Growth Data

6 Oct 22
Frustrations are mounting, as WordPress.org plugin developers plead with WordPress leadership to restore access to the active install growth data for plugins after it was removed last weekend without any public ...

#45 – Alex Ball on Customizing Core Blocks for Clients

5 Oct 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 14.2 Improves Writing Flow, Adds Kerning Controls for Headings in Global Styles

5 Oct 22
Gutenberg 14.2 brings some important changes to the writing flow in the block editor that simplify the experience and remove unnecessary obtrusions. One small but significant change is that the sibling ...

WordPress.org Removes Active Install Growth Data for Plugins

4 Oct 22
Over the weekend, WordPress.org meta contributors removed the active install growth charts for plugins, a key metric that many developers and a handful of services rely on for tracking. “Insufficient data ...

WordPress Punts Locally Hosted Fonts for Legacy Default Themes to 6.2 Release

28 Sep 22
In June 2022, WordPress.org’s Themes Team began strongly urging theme authors to switch to locally hosted webfonts, following a German court case, which fined a website owner for violating the GDPR by ...

#44 – Joe Dolson on How To Fix the Six Most Common Accessibility Errors on Your Websites

28 Sep 22
On the podcast today we have Joe Dolson. Joe is a WordPress plugin developer, a core committer, and a web accessibility consultant. He’s part of the Make WordPress Accessible team, the ...

WooCommerce Blocks 8.6.0 Introduces Cross-Sells Products Block

28 Sep 22
WooCommerce Blocks 8.6.0 was released yesterday with support for a new block that displays cross-sells for products that are based on the current product in the customer’s cart. For example, if ...

WooSesh Publishes Schedule Ahead of Virtual Event October 11-13, 2022

28 Sep 22
WooSesh, a virtual conference for WooCommerce professionals and store builders, has published the schedule for the upcoming three-day event beginning on October 11. This year’s lineup includes 24 speakers from across ...

Molten: A Free WordPress Block Theme for Restaurants

27 Sep 22
Molten is a new block theme from first-time WordPress.org theme author Paul Truong, designed for chefs and restaurateurs to showcase their work. The theme puts the spotlight on food photography offset ...