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Jeff Chandler has opened up subscriptions to WP Mainline. Subscribing to this site will eventually get you the most recent content about WordPress. At the moment you w
Now that WordPress 5.8 is here, what’s next?
Many people have been using WordPress 5.8 since the release last week. Joe Casabona does a great review on his YouTube channel which covers improvements in the block editor, embedded pdfs and table improvem
A lot of WordPress News this Week
After months of talking about the release of WordPress 5.8, it has finally arrived. Matt Mullenweg announced that “Tatum”, our latest and greatest release now available for download or update is in your dashboard. This
Automattic purchases Pocket Casts, a popular podcast app that was facing an uncertain future.
A quote from the creators of the app:
“As part of Automattic, Pocket Casts will continue to provide you with the features needed to enjoy your favorite po
Great News for the Castos Team in private podcasting
Castos, a leader in podcast hosting and analytics, has successfully closed an investment round of $756,000. With investments by Automattic, Yoast SEO, along with individual investors, Castos will use
Gutenberg, WordPress 3.8 Release, WooCommerce & Jetpack
WordPress 5.8 is still marching along with modifications for release in July. Eighteen bugs and fixes were applied from Release 3 concentrating on polishing existing default themes, fixing bug
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A major update coming to WordPress 5.8. Beta release 2 is available for testing now.
This release expands WordPress’ site building capabilities, along with improvements to features users have enjoyed since the launch of the block editor. The release w
Jetpack gave us all a boost by pushing out a forced update patching a vulnerability in the Carousel feature. Tony Perez illustrated his point of view on how forced updates, in the hands of bad actors, could be a risk for the software.
Brandon Kraft, pa
Today is an interview with Brad Touesnard, founder of Delicious Brains, talking about his recent acquisition of Advanced Custom Fields. A series of questions I’ve provided him, where he’s recorded answers to via audio.
I hope you enjoy today’s episode