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The WordPress Web Fonts API Has Arrived

The journey toward a web fonts API in WordPress has been a rollercoaster of emotions for developers. After being punted from the WordPress 5.9 release, it was moved to the Gutenberg project, where it could be built alongside related features that relied on it. The API has been merged into the Gutenberg plugin and should…

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Post Status Comments (No. 6) — Getting Up To Speed On PHP News

“These [PHP] deprecation notices are warnings to project managers and developers… do we have enough time for [WordPress] core but especially the community to fix the codebases?” — Tonya Mork Anyone seriously invested in WordPress, from developers to agency owners, has a big stake in the primary language WordPress is built with: PHP. WordPress professionals…

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20+ Best Twitter Header Templates for 2022

The profile cover or the header image is one of the first things people see when they visit your Twitter profile. And it serves as a great opportunity for you to promote your brand, identity, and services to your profile visitors. Instead of using a random stock photo, you should always put more thought into…

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Get Creative with the All-New Pattern Creator

It’s been less than a year since the WordPress Pattern Directory was launched, and we already have more exciting news to share. The Pattern Creator is live! You can now build, edit, and submit your best block patterns to the Pattern Directory—submissions are open to all with a WordPress.org user account! Pattern Directory — List…

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Finding the Upside in WordPress Security

Can exposing security vulnerabilities in the open be done in a way that doesn’t hurt WordPress? Rob Howard, who recently acquired MasterWP, used it last week to criticize Patchstack’s Security WhitePaper for 2021. He called the report “sensationalist” with “sloppy data reporting,” “too much information,” and some important good news left out. He also advocated…

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This Week at WordPress.org (March 21, 2022)

Each week we are highlighting the news from WordPress.org that you don’t want to miss. If you or your company create products or services that use WordPress, we’ve got the news you need to know. Be sure to share this resource with your product and project managers. News A Theory of Technology Adoption in the……

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