9 Useful WordPress Plugins For Your 2021 Projects
Spread the loveFinding just the right plugin can make a huge difference in the success of a WordPress website. Some of these plugins are relatively…
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Material Design for WordPress
Spread the loveMaterial Design provides principles, icons, and guidelines for building web experiences that can apply to WordPress sites too. That’s why we’re introducing Material…
Read MoreWordPress.org Removes Fake Reviews for AccessiBe Plugin
Spread the loveAfter noticing suspicious review activity for the AccessiBe plugin, accessibility consultant Joe Dolson reported the fake reviews to WordPress.org’s plugin team. The reviews…
Read MorePhoenix, a Block-Based WordPress Theme With a Sidebar
Spread the loveEarlier today, the Phoenix theme was merged into the WordPress Theme Experiments repository on GitHub. Like all themes in the repo, it is…
Read MoreWordPress Contributors Discuss Scaling Back Releases: “4 Major Releases Is Not a Viable Plan in 2021”
Spread the loveWordPress contributors are considering scaling back the planned number of releases in 2021. In a post titled “Making WordPress Releases Easier,” WordPress’ Executive…
Read MoreBiden White House Sticks with WordPress for Website Relaunch
Spread the lovePresident Joe Biden took office today and unveiled a new whitehouse.gov that has been relaunched on WordPress. The previous administration switched from Drupal…
Read MoreAn Early Look at Full Site Editing in WordPress
Spread the loveHere’s an existential question for web developers: How much separation should there be between a website’s content management system (CMS) and its design?…
Read MoreWithout User Consent: An Ethical Dilemma for WordPress Plugin Developers
Spread the loveI recently discovered that a popular WordPress plugin had enabled automatic updates without explicitly informing users. How did I find out? I received…
Read MoreWP-CLI tutorial: How to deploy WordPress
Spread the loveWordPress is currently the world’s most popular content management system and is used by 39 percent of all websites. It’s a great solution…
Read MoreWordPress 5.6 and PHP 8 Compatibility
Spread the loveWordPress is updating soon to version 5.6 which aims to be compatible with PHP 8. However, WordPress cautioned that it should be considered…
Read MoreWPGraphQL 1.0 Released, Now Available in WordPress.org Plugins Directory
Spread the loveVersion 1.0 of the WPGraphQL plugin is now available in the official plugins directory on WordPress.org. This is the first stable version recommended…
Read MoreWordPress 5.6 Will Ship With Another Major jQuery Change
Spread the loveWordPress 5.6 will ship with the latest jQuery library next month. This is a major update that all plugin and theme developers should…
Read MoreBiden-Harris Transition Website Launches on WordPress
Spread the loveThe Biden-Harris presidential transition team has launched a new Twitter account and a website powered by WordPress. BuildBackBetter.com is hosted by Automattic and…
Read MoreCloudflare Launches Automatic Platform Optimization for WordPress
Spread the loveJust a day after launching its new privacy-first web analytics product last week, Cloudflare announced Automatic Platform Optimization (APO) for WordPress. The new…
Read MoreWordPress 5.6 to Introduce Application Passwords for REST API Authentication
Spread the loveIn 2015, WordPress 4.4 introduced a REST API, but one thing that has severely limited its broader use is the lack of authentication…
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