[ad_1] Rich Tabor, the Senior Product Manager of WordPress Experience at GoDaddy, has been on a bit of a publishing productivity and workflow kick as of late. The co-creator of the Iceberg Editor plugin released a Markdown Comments block last month, allowing users to write editor-only notes. Last week, he launched the Todo List Block […]
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Guide to the new Query Loop Block • WPShout
[ad_1] I was talking with the current students in the Up and Running Bootcamp last week about the new Query Block in WordPress 5.8. I had to admit I’d not really played with it much myself. For that reason, I was quite excited that when I sat down to look for posts to share this […]
Continue readingUnderstanding Block Plugins • WPShout
[ad_1] I loved reading this write-up from Rich Tabor about the what and why of Block Plugins. For those new to this whole thing, I’ll pull his opening summary: What are Block Plugins? If you’ve built blocks before, you may be asking what’s the big deal about block plugins. For the most part, you can […]
Continue reading10 Best Event & Conference Themes for WordPress (+ Our Picks)
[ad_1] Would you like to attract potential customers and business partners to your next seminar so that you can do business together? Or perhaps you are setting up a meetup for the local hobby group and want to get as many like-minded people together as possible? Whatever your situation is, you need an interesting website […]
Continue readingColorado Becomes First State to Require State and Local Government Websites to Meet Accessibility Standards – WP Tavern
[ad_1] Today marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a civil rights law passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against people with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit a major life activity. The legislation continues to help disabled people gain equal access to employment, schools, transportation, government services, and public […]
Continue readingEnabling and Disabling WordPress 5.8 Features – WP Tavern
[ad_1] WordPress 5.8 was one of the most feature-packed updates that the community has seen in ages. There was just about a little something for everyone. And, there were plenty of things that some users would rather live without. Big releases on the CMS that powers 40% of the web mean that some users will […]
Continue readingOpen Meeting and Call for Feedback – WP Tavern
[ad_1] The WordPress.org Themes Team announced an open discussion and date for a Zoom meeting with theme authors. The team is proposing a new set of guidelines that reduces and simplifies what is currently in place. Comments on the proposal are open through July 26, and the meeting is set for July 28, 2 pm […]
Continue readingWooCommerce 5.5.2 Fixes Performance Issues Found After Forced Security Update – WP Tavern
[ad_1] WooCommerce has shipped version 5.5.2 as a follow-up to the forced security update that patched a SQL Injection vulnerability last week. The vulnerability impacted versions 3.3 to 5.5 of the WooCommerce plugin, as well as versions 2.5 to 5.5 of the WooCommerce Blocks feature plugin. The team created a patch for more than 90 releases, which was sent […]
Continue readingResources, Week of 18 July 2021
[ad_1] This week, I clocked out of my role as a Senior Backend Engineer at WebDevStudios (and it was a great 2.5 years of solid work on some very interesting projects), and began working as a Senior Developer at Awesome Motive. I’m sure I’ll have plenty to share as I settled into the new role […]
Continue readingWeekly WordPress News: Introducing WordPress 5.8 “Tatum”
[ad_1] Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WordPress 5.8 is officially released. This is a major release, so there’s no pressure to update right away. But give it a try and update when you feel ready. You can learn more about notable features from […]
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