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Continue reading[ad_1] Automattic is organizing its 2nd annual Worldwide WordPress 5K during the month of October this year. Registration for the race is free and participants will have the opportunity to donate to a charity of their choice, with Automattic matching donations up to $50,000. Just like the first Worldwide WP 5K that was held in […]
Continue reading[ad_1] Hey, WordPress fans. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, Automattic acquired Frontity, an open-source React framework for WordPress-powered websites. The Frontity founders will apply their expertise to the Gutenberg project full-time. Beyond that, WordPress 5.8.1 release candidate is out and available for testing. This release features […]
Continue reading[ad_1] Considering using the Astra theme for your website? In our hands-on Astra theme review, we’ll help you decide whether it’s the right theme for your needs. Astra has the impressive distinction of being the most popular non-default WordPress theme ever. It was the first and only non-default theme to pass the one million active […]
Continue reading[ad_1] WordPress Translation Day 2021 WordPress Translation Day kicked off today, and the event has been expanded to run from September 1-30 this year. WordPress Polyglots contributors from all over the world will be hosting mini-events throughout the month where they will be translating themes, plugins, apps, meta, docs, and other important projects. Events will also […]
Continue reading[ad_1] Building your website needs a stellar solution at the base. Squarespace vs WordPress is often a point of comparison for many users. In short, both platforms are user-focused, and easy to use. Even so, there’s a bit more you need to consider when weighing up both solutions. For example, price is often a prime […]
Continue reading[ad_1] Do you really need managed WordPress hosting? Let’s face it: Running a WordPress blog or site is no easy game. You have to take care of all the content, marketing, site design, social media, and so forth. But before you do that, you have to make sure your WordPress site is running smoothly and […]
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[ad_1] In December 2020, WordPress launched its new “Learn” platform with free courses, workshops, and lesson plans. Since then, the Training Team has continued adding more material. The latest proposal is an open discussion for the community on adding participatory badges for completing coursework. “I’d like to nail down what kind of thing we would […]
Continue reading[ad_1] TL;DR: I find the using a registry, subscribers, and services very useful when building backend-centric plugins and utilities for WordPress. This post walks through how to do it. After working in with design patterns, object-oriented programming, and WordPress for years, common ways of solving problems are bound to arise. This is how we got […]
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[ad_1] Last week, I reached out to several members of the core WordPress committers to see if we could get an official word on whether Classic Editor support would continue beyond the mere months it seemingly had left to live. I received a semi-official answer but was asked to hold off on publishing for a […]
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