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Here is Lana reading her own story aloud. Це есе також доступно українською. My name is Lana Miro, shortened for Svitlana. I’m a Partnerships Manager at Crocoblock. This article is my personal story about how WordPress and my work have been helping me stay on board during the war in Ukraine. Brief Introduction I’m 28 […]
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WordPress 6.6.2, released on September 10, 2024, brings 15 bug fixes to Core and 11 to the Block Editor. Led by Tonya Mork and Vicente Canales, with Aaron Jorbin mentoring the team, this is a short-cycle maintenance release ahead of WordPress 6.7, scheduled for November 12, 2024. Core Fixes This update addresses 15 Core issues, […]
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WordPress is a massive open source tool that relies on thousands of volunteer contributors to create and test updates before they go live. Q: What are the biggest issues you face in testing WordPress releases? Anne: The biggest issues probably come down to… I always want people to test earlier than they do. We have […]
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Just the other day Lana Miro wrote her HeroPress essay from from Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In it she gives some credit to the WordPress community for helping her literally not lose her mind while bombs fell in her neighborhood. Additionally she credits her company, which builds tools for WordPress. In the past I’ve said “WordPress won’t […]
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Gutenberg 19.2 was released on September 11, 2024. This latest release includes notable changes such as Block Bindings UI, enhancements to the Zoom Out mode, an experimental client-side media processing feature, and some bug fixes. Here’s a rundown of the key features and changes: Block Bindings UI Moving Out of the Experimental Phase One of […]
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So who wins the battle to become the best WordPress hosting overall? Okay, I know that everyone’s hosting needs are different, so instead of pointing to one “best” solution, I’ve opted to highlight the top hosts based on what they’re likely best suited for. Here’s how they stand out according to the research presented about […]
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A big goal of mine was to meet people for the first time. Rahissa and Herman fit the bill. I saw them across the room and simply asked if I could interview them. They came to Italy from Cameroon as students and someone said they should try WordCamp. I’ll let the interview tell the rest […]
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Automattic’s Community Engagement Specialist, Devin Maeztri, has announced that the WordPress Community Team will close all inactive meetup groups by September 16, 2024. Over the past month, the team has been working hard to reactivate recently inactive WordPress Meetups. “This project comes in response to recent data revealing that nearly half of our groups are […]
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On the fence about using Divi AI to improve your workflows when building websites with Divi? In our hands-on Divi AI review, we’ll give you a look at how it works and, more importantly, whether it’s any good. To help answer that second question, I’ll also show you the results of some test AI prompts […]
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If you like ambitious projects, I think this news tidbit will be right up your alley. In late August, Matt Mullenweg and Automattic announced plans to migrate all of the existing Tumblr websites to WordPress. Given that Tumblr hosts more than half a billion blogs (yes – that’s a “B”), I think this might just […]
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