WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 Released

WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 was released today on schedule, led by an underrepresented gender release squad. It includes the last five releases of the Gutenberg plugin (16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6) along with the upcoming 16.7 release and 190 tickets for core. If you are following Gutenberg development, many of these features have already been released in the plugin. The most notable highlights of features and improvements coming in 6.4 include the following: Font Management � allows users to manage a font library independent of their ac . . . [More]

WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 Released

WordPress 6.4 Beta 1 was released today on schedule, led by an underrepresented gender release squad. It includes the last five releases of the Gutenberg plugin (16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6) along with the upcoming 16.7 release and 190 tickets for core. If you are following Gutenberg development, many of these features have already been released in the plugin. The most notable highlights of features and improvements coming in 6.4 include the following: Font Management � allows users to manage a font library independent of their ac . . . [More]

WordPress.org Expands Two-Factor Authentication Interface to Include Security Keys

WordPress.org began testing two-factor authentication (2FA) as an opt-in feature in May 2023. The interface and functionality are still in beta but it’s operational. This week contributors have expanded support for 2FA with a new interface for adding security keys, which are more secure than the one-time passwords. A logged in user can set up the keys by visiting their WordPress.org profile, scrolling down to the “Security” section, and clicking on the support forum profile link. Users who have two-factor authentication set . . . [More]

WordPress.org Expands Two-Factor Authentication Interface to Include Security Keys

WordPress.org began testing two-factor authentication (2FA) as an opt-in feature in May 2023. The interface and functionality are still in beta but it’s operational. This week contributors have expanded support for 2FA with a new interface for adding security keys, which are more secure than the one-time passwords. A logged in user can set up the keys by visiting their WordPress.org profile, scrolling down to the “Security” section, and clicking on the support forum profile link. Users who have two-factor authentication set . . . [More]

Matthaus Klute Acquires Social Link Pages Plugin

WordPress developer Corey Maass has sold his Social Link Pages plugin to Matthaus Klute, an independent WordPress consultant and developer with Alpha Particle. It’s another story of small plugins changing hands, where developers get the opportunity to test ideas and business models. Even the most modest creations have value in a thriving marketplace where business owners are willing to invest in these types of assets to expand their own offerings. In 2019, Maass created Social Link Pages after taking a course on how to market himself as a . . . [More]

Matthaus Klute Acquires Social Link Pages Plugin

WordPress developer Corey Maass has sold his Social Link Pages plugin to Matthaus Klute, an independent WordPress consultant and developer with Alpha Particle. It’s another story of small plugins changing hands, where developers get the opportunity to test ideas and business models. Even the most modest creations have value in a thriving marketplace where business owners are willing to invest in these types of assets to expand their own offerings. In 2019, Maass created Social Link Pages after taking a course on how to market himself as a . . . [More]

Block Visibility 3.1.0 Adds WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads Controls

When WordPress contributor and developer Nick Diego released version 3.0 of his Block Visibility plugin earlier this year in March, he made all the Pro features available in the free version, with the exception of a few that would take more time. The plugin, which is used on more than 10,000 WordPress sites, allows users to conditionally display blocks based on specific user roles, logged in/out, specific users, screen sizes, query strings, ACF fields, and more. In the latest 3.1.0 update Block Visibility has added the missing WooCommerce . . . [More]

Block Visibility 3.1.0 Adds WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads Controls

When WordPress contributor and developer Nick Diego released version 3.0 of his Block Visibility plugin earlier this year in March, he made all the Pro features available in the free version, with the exception of a few that would take more time. The plugin, which is used on more than 10,000 WordPress sites, allows users to conditionally display blocks based on specific user roles, logged in/out, specific users, screen sizes, query strings, ACF fields, and more. In the latest 3.1.0 update Block Visibility has added the missing WooCommerce . . . [More]

WordPress Plugin Review Team Onboards New Members, Releases Plugin to Flag Common Errors

WordPress’ Plugin Review Team continues to dig out from under a massive backlog that has grown to 1,260 plugins awaiting review. Developers submitting new plugins can expect to wait at least 91 days, according to the notice on the queue today. “Currently there are 1,241 plugins awaiting review,” Automattic-sponsored Plugin Review team member Alvaro Gómez said earlier this week. “We are painstakingly aware of this. We check that number every day and realize how this delay is affecting plugin authors.” Although the backlo . . . [More]

WordPress Plugin Review Team Onboards New Members, Releases Plugin to Flag Common Errors

WordPress’ Plugin Review Team continues to dig out from under a massive backlog that has grown to 1,260 plugins awaiting review. Developers submitting new plugins can expect to wait at least 91 days, according to the notice on the queue today. “Currently there are 1,241 plugins awaiting review,” Automattic-sponsored Plugin Review team member Alvaro Gómez said earlier this week. “We are painstakingly aware of this. We check that number every day and realize how this delay is affecting plugin authors.” Although the backlo . . . [More]

How Buy Now, Pay Later Options Can Help Your Business

Customers appreciate the option to pay in installments. For stores, this means more sales and better margins. Here’s how to get started without any risk.Re Posted From: How Buy Now, Pay Later Options Can Help Your BusinessWoo Commerce . . . [More]

How Buy Now, Pay Later Options Can Help Your Business

Customers appreciate the option to pay in installments. For stores, this means more sales and better margins. Here’s how to get started without any risk.Re Posted From: How Buy Now, Pay Later Options Can Help Your BusinessWoo Commerce . . . [More]

CHR is a Top Workplace Again!

Heather Gates is president and CEO of Community Health Resources, the most comprehensive non profit behavioral healthcare provider in Connecticut. Gates is the winner of The Hartford Courant Top Workplaces 2021 award for leadership in the large employers category. By ED STANNARD | estannard@courant.com | Hartford Courant September 13, 2023 at 6:25 p.m. As Community Health Resources’ more than 830 employees provide a vast array of mental health and substance use services to more than 25,000 people, the fuel that keeps the nonprofit running is . . . [More]

CHR is a Top Workplace Again!

Heather Gates is president and CEO of Community Health Resources, the most comprehensive non profit behavioral healthcare provider in Connecticut. Gates is the winner of The Hartford Courant Top Workplaces 2021 award for leadership in the large employers category. By ED STANNARD | estannard@courant.com | Hartford Courant September 13, 2023 at 6:25 p.m. As Community Health Resources’ more than 830 employees provide a vast array of mental health and substance use services to more than 25,000 people, the fuel that keeps the nonprofit running is . . . [More]

Community Team Invites Organizers to Apply for Hosting Next Generation WordPress Events

Attendees of NextGen WordCamp Bengaluru � image credit: WordPress.org WordPress’ Community team is evolving the WordCamp format to promote adoption, training, and networking for professionals, leaving the flagship events to focus more on connection and inspiration. This change opens the door for more creative concepts around the events’ new mission: WordPress events spark innovation and adoption by way of accessible training and networking for users, builders, designers, and extenders. We celebrate community by accelerating 21st . . . [More]

Community Team Invites Organizers to Apply for Hosting Next Generation WordPress Events

Attendees of NextGen WordCamp Bengaluru � image credit: WordPress.org WordPress’ Community team is evolving the WordCamp format to promote adoption, training, and networking for professionals, leaving the flagship events to focus more on connection and inspiration. This change opens the door for more creative concepts around the events’ new mission: WordPress events spark innovation and adoption by way of accessible training and networking for users, builders, designers, and extenders. We celebrate community by accelerating 21st . . . [More]

WordPress Accessibility Day 2023 Announces Diverse Speaker Lineup, Doubles Sponsors from Previous Ye

WP Accessibility Day (WPAD), an independent 24-hour virtual conference, has published its schedule for the upcoming event on September 27, 2023. Co-lead organizer Amber Hinds reports that more than 1,248 people have registered for the event so far with attendees across 30 different countries. Approximately 50% of attendees are from the U.S. WPAD has attracted an influx of new voices this year. All speakers, excluding sponsored sessions, are first-time speakers at the event. “We were nervous initially about speaker applicants, but we ac . . . [More]

WordPress Accessibility Day 2023 Announces Diverse Speaker Lineup, Doubles Sponsors from Previous Ye

WP Accessibility Day (WPAD), an independent 24-hour virtual conference, has published its schedule for the upcoming event on September 27, 2023. Co-lead organizer Amber Hinds reports that more than 1,248 people have registered for the event so far with attendees across 30 different countries. Approximately 50% of attendees are from the U.S. WPAD has attracted an influx of new voices this year. All speakers, excluding sponsored sessions, are first-time speakers at the event. “We were nervous initially about speaker applicants, but we ac . . . [More]

#91 – Vagelis Papaioannou on How to Learn to Use WordPress and Help With Events

Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast. From WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, how to learn to use WordPress and help with events. If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, you can do that by searching for WP Tavern in your podcast player of choice. Or by going to WPTavern.com forward slash feed forward slash podcast. And you can copy that URL into most podcast . . . [More]

#91 – Vagelis Papaioannou on How to Learn to Use WordPress and Help With Events

Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast. From WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case, how to learn to use WordPress and help with events. If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, you can do that by searching for WP Tavern in your podcast player of choice. Or by going to WPTavern.com forward slash feed forward slash podcast. And you can copy that URL into most podcast . . . [More]