WordPress.org Experiments with Rejecting Plugin Submissions with the “WP” Prefix to Mitigate Potential Trademark Abuse
Many in the WordPress developer community were surprised to learn that WordPress.org is rejecting plugins with the “WP” prefix in the name after Joe Youngblood tweeted the rejection note he received. ...
A Discussion With Gutenberg Project Lead Matías Ventura on the Barrier to Entry
Last week, I published an opinion piece on the barrier to entry in the modern WordPress era. The article followed a tweet and post by Chris Wiegman that stated the current ...
New Boilerplate Speeds Up Building “Nearly Headless” WordPress Themes
Alex Standiford, a WordPress developer at AffiliateWP, has released a boilerplate for what he is calling a “nearly headless” WordPress theme. It uses Underpin ,Nicholas, and AlpineJS to provide an app-like experience for a ...
A Second Look at ElmaStudio’s Aino Theme and Companion Block Plugin
I am about a month away from my second anniversary writing for WP Tavern. There has been one project that I have followed since the beginning of this journey. In some ...
Early WordPress 5.9 Look: The Road Toward Deeper Responsive Block Design
Gutenberg project lead Matías Ventura announced the Preliminary Road to 5.9 on the Make Core blog earlier today. He covered several big picture items, including several sub-points for each. He also ...
Wordfence and WPScan Publish Mid-Year WordPress Security Report
WPScan is on track to post a record-breaking year for WordPress plugin vulnerabilities submitted to its database, according to a collaborative mid-year security report the company published with Wordfence. In the ...
Yoast Joins Newfold Digital, Team To Stay in Place
Earlier today, Yoast CEO Marieke van de Rakt announced the company had been acquired by NewFold Digital. Yoast and its SEO-related business are expected to continue operating as usual with its ...
FSE Outreach Round #9: Building a Higher Ed Header
It feels like it has been ages since the WordPress community has had a call for testing Full Site Editing (FSE) features. The FSE Outreach Program was on a small hiatus. ...
Google Site Kit Plugin Ships Hot Fix for Critical Error That Caused Broken Websites
Google published an update to its Site Kit plugin for WordPress this afternoon with a hot fix for a critical issue affecting an unknown number of users. Reports of broken websites ...
#6 – Cory Miller on the WordPress Mergers and Acquisitions Landscape
About this episode. So on the podcast today we have Cory Miller. Cory is likely well known to many of you, he’s been a big part of the WordPress community for ...