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This Week at WordPress.org (November 5, 2023) News WordPress 6.4.1 Maintenance Release WordPress 6.4 “Shirley” Proposal: 2024 Major Release Timing

WordPress 6.4 “Shirley” became available earlier this week. Despite this significant milestone, the Gutenberg plugin continues to iterate with a new version: Gutenberg 17.0. This release focuses on maintenance with improvements in performance and accessibility, along with a few new features. Command Palette: improved contextual suggestions when editing patterns DropdownMenu: a glimpse into the next-gen […]

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The 10th edition of a monthly roundup that showcases features for extenders. The latest updates are focused on the WordPress 6.4 release.

Learn how Mimi and her effort in making WordPress more linguistically accessible led her to receive the 2023 Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship.

On November 7, 2023, WordPress 6.4 was released. 🎉 Every release is a massive undertaking that requires the time and hard work of hundreds of contributors often spanning three to four months. Even …

WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy has published a proposed schedule for 2024 that includes three major core releases. The dates have not yet been set in stone but have been planned to avoid major holidays and WordPress events.

A step-by-step walkthrough of adding custom color options to blocks.

What Dave suggests is a whole new platform, just for community calendars. He calls it DatePress (modeled on WordPress), and describes it this way:

Wordfence launched a bug bounty program today to provide financial incentive for security researchers reporting high risk vulnerabilities to the company’s program. After researchers disclose vulnerabilities to Wordfence, the company triages them and confidentially discloses them to the vendors to fix. When the fix is released, the vulnerability will be included in Wordfence’s public database, […]

I don’t know what you expect from being a software developer, but these projects or internships can help you understand the difference in theory and practice.

WordPress contributors have worked quickly over the past 24 hours to prepare a 6.4.1 maintenance release after a critical bug emerged from a change in the Requests library, causing problems with updates on servers running older versions of cURL.

Fight the alert fatigue with Patchstack Priority: a straightforward way to decide which alerts and vulnerabilities need your attention first.

“…, indicating that they’ve failed to get Tumblr activity/revenue up since its 2019 acquisition and it will now be maintained by a skeleton crew of Trust & Safety and support folks, with the majority of its 139 employees moving to other projects inside Automattic.”

WordPress 6.4.1 is now available! This minor release features four bug fixes. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the Release Candidate announce…

After a four-year break, a WordCamp finally took place in Germany again. Karin and I (Dominik) were there to take part in the event and promote WordPress in terms of core development and sustainability.

This week, 109 new vulnerabilities emerged in WordPress plugins, and 79 have patches available now.

WordPress 6.4 was released on 7th November 2023. In this post I share the exciting new features and quality of life improvements it has.

6.4.1 RC1 features three (3) fixes. The following tickets are fixed: Administration: Typos in `wp_admin_notice()` arguments WordPress 6.4 wp_remote_get (cURL error 28: Operation timed out) Reinstate the `wpdb::$use_mysqli` property

The core performance team spent a lot of time this year looking into the performance of the i18n/l10n system in WordPress, after proving that loading translations had a significant hit on response time. This led to an in-depth performance analysis, followed by a dedicated Performant Translations feature plugin offering significant performance boosts for all WordPress […]

Hi everyone, Yesterday was a big day for WordPress, welcome to “Shirley” and many thanks to the 600+ contributors who helped make it this beautiful! It’s now our turn to get some …

WordPress 6.4 “Shirley” was released today, named for famed American jazz pianist and singer Shirley Horn. This release introduces a new batch of writing and design tools that give user…

A very short story about someone who just hates.

Hello there, Welcome back to WooWeekly, your weekly appointment with WooCommerce tutorials, tips and updates handpicked for you (and the other 18,376 subscribers) so that you can learn something new. Lots going on at Business Bloomer HQ, with a huge to-do list that I haven’t been able to complete yet (and never will, by the way…). […]

Pantheon partnered with Hanover Research to answer this question: Do digital teams think WordPress is enterprise-ready? Survey (overwhelmingly) says YES.

Discover the enchantment of seamless website access with Magic Login 2.0. Experience the wonder of Magic Links, providing one-click logins.

Say hello to WordPress 6.4 “Shirley,” named after the iconic jazz artist Shirley Horn. Her distinctive voice and extraordinary connection to the piano established her as one of the leading jazz musicians of her generation. Horn’s journey from the Washington D.C. jazz scene to the international stage is a testament to her dedication and perseverance. […]

Proposal: cancel core editor chat The core editor chat is a Slack meeting that takes place every week on Wednesdays in the core-editor channel of the WordPress Slack instance, focused on discussing…

Preparation for the WordPress 6.4 release is completed. This post shares the release process, including the timeline and how you can help. Release Timeline Overview The Dry Run completed on Monday,…

Craft stunning content, boost your subscriber base, and monetize your online presence with Jetpack Creator. Via Mike Stott on Twitter: “It’s all connected Jetpack sites (5m+ active installs) as well as all the sites running on http://WordPress.com (which is over 200m).”

If you use reusable blocks on WordPress, you may be wondering where WordPress have moved them. My post has all the details.

WordPress require some management when is behind a reverse proxy and depends a lot on how much this reverse proxy changes “things”. Every service is different (Apache, Nginx, FrontDoor, CloudFlare, etc), if the folder is in a subfolder or a subdomain, if require a ssl certificate but the final page will use a different one […]

In this tutorial, discover the Command Palette — an essential tool to enhance your Site Editor experience. Quickly navigate your site, create content, and execute commands with ease. Learning outco…

Get your product or service offer for Black Friday 2023 listed on WP Mayor. Approved deals will be listed on our dedicated Black Friday deals page. Please note that the approval of deals is solely at our team’s discretion. Affiliate links may be used when available.

Following the conversation in Core chat a few weeks back (Oct. 25, Nov. 1), here are some proposed dates for releases in 2024. These are open to adjustment, but the current dates attempt to ac…

Check out our in-depth overview of WordPress 6.4: Block Hooks, enhanced writing workflow, better performance, a new default theme, and much more

The fourth release candidate (RC4) for WordPress 6.4 is now available! This unplanned RC4 release does not impact the general WordPress 6.4 release date, which is scheduled for November 7, 2023. Th…

I’ve really struggled over the years to find a good local WordPress setup, and I think I finally have something that I love. It’s been incredibly effective, fast, and adaptable to not only my specific plugin scenario, but with a few tweaks to the script, can be used to set up a local environment for […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is our new gold rush. People are scrambling to be a part of the scene. It’s easy to understand why. Media coverage of the technology is non-stop. And no one wants to be left behind. The possibilities may be endless. However, we’re still not sure where this is all going. It’s been […]

Hi, all! Here are a few projects the Design Team has contributed to over the past couple of weeks.

Two weeks ago, I went to the small town of Gerolstein, to participate in the first ever “WordCamp Germany“. But wait, the first WordCamp Germany? Haven’t there been any before? The history of German WordCamps The first ever WordCamp in … Read more →

Hideo is a clean portfolio and blog theme with bold headings and subdued colors.

This week, 136 new vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed in WordPress plugins.

Solid Backups 9.1 improves the speed and reliability of Stash Live using Action Scheduler.

This post shows you how to install WordPress on OpenBSD. It uses httpd(8) as web server, PHP, and MariaDB as database.

WordPress contributors have updated the Theme Handbook to include a new chapter on block templating. The chapter covers how the WordPress block template system works, how to build custom templates …

We are already witnessing various AI integrations with WordPress, primarily in terms of generating content or other limited application tools. Besides them there are chatbots, but they are as a rule of thumb, not well-integrated and operate outside the context. One of the most significant advantages of Convoworks is its deep integration with the underlying […]

As block notes are concerned, here’s what has to be done if you want to register a a custom block category for any custom blocks you’re building.

WordPress contributors have updated the Theme Handbook to include a new chapter on block templating. The chapter covers how the WordPress block template system works, how to build custom templates …

Adam Schweigert, an independent media and technology consultant, has released a plugin called Newspack Plugin Update Checker that enables self-hosted Newspack users to keep their plugins up-to-date…

Lots of guides explain how to improve WordPress performance easily. This guide is different. I’d like to share the hard ways in which you might squeeze even more speed out of your WordPress site.

This post seeks to provide an overview of the many accessibility improvements and fixes coming to WordPress 6.4. This release addresses numerous issues that affect accessibility and general UI consistency, including many long-standing wp-admin bugs, such as a six-year-old issue adjusting the relative proximity of interface buttons “Delete Menu” and “Save Menu.”

We’re excited to announce the release of Gravity Forms Entry Tags, a new free Add-On developed for the Gravity Forms community! This new Add-On adds a new

Learn how to seamlessly integrate WooCommerce with Instagram for Mindsize. Boost sales and engagement effortlessly.

Maximize Black Friday returns in as little effort as possible.

Experience the future of appointment booking with LatePoint, a powerful WordPress plugin, backed by a strategic investment from Brainstorm Force.

Read our Manesh Timilsina interview to learn about his insights on developing and giving away Jadro (a full site editing theme) to CodeinWP.

In this blog post I document how I integrated articles from a WordPress site into my 11ty website – it was surprisingly straight forward to do!

Lax Mariappan , a backend engineer at WebDevStudios, prefer developer focused WordPress Plugins like ACF, Query Monitor, WP All Import, and WP Search With Algolia.

George Akerlof won a Nobel prize largely based on his study of information asymmetry. Effectively, it is impossible for all parties in a transaction to receive optimum benefits when one side has considerably more information. One of the biggest areas where this comes into play is in job searches. In most cases, hiring organizations hide […]

Discover how the rebranding of WooCommerce to Woo is creating mixed reactions within the community of WooCommerce site builders and professionals.

Nick Diego, a developer advocate at Automattic and core contributor, is the author of the popular Icon Block plugin that enables users to add custom SVG icons and graphics to the WordPress block ed…

This Week at WordPress.org (October 30, 2023) Outdated jQuery version security impacting sites containing PII. See also: Better Features and Operational

Let ChatGPT know who you are and set custom commands with the latest custom instructions feature in WordPress context.

Wordfence CLI 2.0.1 introduced free vulnerability scanning this week. The new CLI product was launched at WordCamp US two months ago with malware detection capabilities, but the latest update bring…

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Tremi Dkhar from Meghalaya, India writes about following his love for computers from being a teacher to working with WordPress.

Explore WooCommerce’s transformative journey into 2024, from its rebranding to the rise of Woo Express. Discover the potential impacts on the eCommerce landscape.

WordPress 6.4 RC3 is ready for download and testing. Reaching this phase of the release cycle is an important milestone. Check out what’s new and how you can help.

Not sure what stack to use for creating your landing page? This list shows you the most popular among SaaS startups in 2023.

Get templates with useful information to help you submit reports to WordPress.This plugin started life as a feature in the WordPress Beta Tester plugin. In order to bring it to more users and devs, creating a standalone plugin seemed optimal.

If you’re building functionality considered must-use, it’s worth building it in such a way that follows a standard structure within the mu-plugins directory.

Hello there, Welcome back to WooWeekly, your weekly appointment with WooCommerce tutorials, tips and updates handpicked for you (and the other 18,348 subscribers) so that you can learn something new. Yet another busy week at Business Bloomer HQ, with lots of client work that kept me away from building in public and focusing on my own […]

October is in the books! Time for an update on all things Photos. We have added new members to the moderator team! Our goal is to moderate photos as quickly as we can. Please do remember we are all volunteers and work through the list as we are able to. If you’d like to contribute […]

Sometimes it seems like a startup is only successful if it has raised capital from investors. These startups are featured in the media. On the business

Why Newsletters? In today’s digital age, newsletters have emerged as a powerful tool for businesses, influencers, and individuals. Countless organizations and individuals are leveraging the power of newsletters to provide value, build relationships, and grow their audience on a platform that they own and control.

We are excited to announce the release of the updated WPTurbo AI. The improvements we’ve made are aimed at enhancing your experience, making it faster and more efficient. Here are the newest features/updates. A complete code rewrite We’ve rewritten the entire codebase, transforming WPTurbo AI into a true app. This will not only streamline our […]

Explore the frontier of AI in WordPress with the GPT Site Assistant. Powered by Convoworks and OpenAI, experience deep system integrations that transcend traditional boundaries. From modifying files to dynamic content management, unlock unprecedented capabilities and reimagine what’s possible with WordPress.

Someone hated Gutenberg so much they made everything about it, and decided we all got drugs from Automattic. Not kidding.

SEOPress 7.1 is now available. We encourage you to update your site as soon as possible to take advantage of the latest features and improvements. 🎉 New – GPT-4 & automatic alt text for images With this eighth iteration of our OpenAI integration, you can now select GPT-4 model instead…

A look at some common mistakes when documenting your WordPress plugin.

The professional solution for layout management in WordPress… Built on the CSS grid foundation, Advanced Columns is the most powerful and flexible layout builder block for WordPress.

In October 2023, the Training team published the following resources on Learn WordPress.  Lesson Plans Lesson plans are teaching guides ideal for Meetup organizers and trainers to us…

Munich-based digital agency owner Hendrik Luehrsen has been tracking the usage of themes with the FSE tag (block themes) using a spreadsheet that pulls in data from the WordPress.org API. Wrangling the data in a spreadsheet became too cumbersome, so Luehrsen launched WP Data Dashboard over the weekend as a “centralized hub for exploring, analyzing, […]

WordPress 6.4.0 remains on schedule to be released 7 November 2023. Afterward, work will need to be done to release one or more maintenance or minor releases. While the work of a major release team…

WooCommerce is rebranding to “Woo,” a shorter, more playful version of the company name that many customers are already using. Automattic acquired WooCommerce in 2015, along with WooThemes. The open source commerce platform now powers more than 4.4 million live websites, including 33% of the top 1 million online stores.

A new release of WP-CLI, WP-CLI v2.9.0, is now available. For this release, we had 62 contributors collaborate to get 225 pull requests merged.  As always, big th…

The web as we know it simply wouldn’t exist without our old friend Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The latest iteration, HTTP/3, promises to revolutionize the way we interact with the… Read more

Read our Manesh Timilsina interview to learn about his insights on developing and giving away Jadro (a full site editing theme) to CodeinWP.

About a month ago I recreated the TechCrunch website in 30 minutes in one of my rapid recreation videos on YouTube.