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WPWeekly Episode 361 – Introduction to the IndieWeb With David Shanske

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by David Shanske. David introduces us to a set of philosophies known as the IndieWeb, explains how it’s different from the Open Web, and how he’s been involved in the community. We discuss tools that help people own their data (more…)

WordPress 5.2 Release Candidate

The first release candidate for WordPress 5.2 is now available! This is an important milestone as we progress toward the WordPress 5.2 release date. “Release Candidate” means that the new version is ready for release, but with millions of users and thousands of plugins and themes, it’s possible something was missed. WordPress 5.2 is scheduled to […]

WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields Now Available for Free

The WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields plugin is now available for free on GitHub after a short time as a commercial product. Jason Bahl, creator and maintainer of the WPGraphQL project, released the extension in April 2019 with a pricing tier ranging from $49/annually (for one site’s support) to lifetime (more…)

WPCampus 2019 to Livestream Sessions Thursday, July 25 – Saturday, July 27

WPCampus 2019 kicks off tomorrow at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, for its fourth year running. The niche WordPress conference is focused on accessibility and WordPress in higher education. All sessions, with the exception of the workshops, will be live streamed with captioning, beginning at 2PM PDT on (more…)

WordCamp Asia Set for February 21-23, 2020, in Bangkok, Thailand

The first ever WordCamp Asia has launched a teaser website and announced February 21-23, 2020, as the dates for the event. This will be the first regional WordCamp for the continent, which is home to 127 WordPress meetup chapters with 73,000 members across 23 countries, according to stats from lead (more…)

New Experimental Plugin Brings the Block Editor to WordPress Comments

Block Comments is a new experimental plugin from Tom Nowell that replaces WordPress’ default comment form with a trimmed down version of the block editor. Nowell gave a presentation at WordCamp Europe 2019 about using blocks outside the editor, including on the frontend. Block Comments is one example he brought (more…)

All-in-One WP Migration 7.0 Patches XSS Vulnerability

Those who use the All-in-One WP Migration plugin are encouraged to update to version 7.0 as soon as possible as 6.97 contains an admin backend cross-site-scripting vulnerability. An attacker would already have to be able to either compromise the database or gain access to a user account with high enough (more…)

WPWeekly Episode 360 – CBD and E-Commerce With Javier Cano

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Javier Cano, Director of Marketing for Liquid Web. We discuss the challenges people are facing selling CBD products on e-commerce platforms such as Shopify and WooCommerce and what Liquid Web is doing to be an ally to the industry. (more…)

Newspack Opens Up Application Process for Phase Two

Earlier this year, Newspack chose twelve publications to take part in the initial rollout phase of the platform. Newspack is a collection of themes, plugins, and features geared towards newsrooms such as revenue generation wizards, mobile delivery, and search engine optimization. Steve Beatty, head of Newspack Communication says they’re seeking (more…)

Monthly Archives: July 2019

WPWeekly Episode 361 – Introduction to the IndieWeb With David Shanske

WordPress 5.2 Release Candidate

WPGraphQL for Advanced Custom Fields Now Available for Free

WPCampus 2019 to Livestream Sessions Thursday, July 25 – Saturday, July 27

WordCamp Asia Set for February 21-23, 2020, in Bangkok, Thailand

New Experimental Plugin Brings the Block Editor to WordPress Comments

All-in-One WP Migration 7.0 Patches XSS Vulnerability

WPWeekly Episode 360 – CBD and E-Commerce With Javier Cano

Newspack Opens Up Application Process for Phase Two

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