State of the Word 2021: WordPress Passes 43% Market Share, Looks to Expand the Commons Through Openverse
Posted by WP Tavern on December 15, 2021 at 3:29 pm

State of the Word 2021: WordPress Passes 43% Market Share, Looks to Expand the Commons Through Openverse

Matt Mullenweg delivered his annual State of the Word address yesterday before a live studio audience in New York City. The majority…
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Screenshot of the top of the Block Theme Generator app page. It displays an intro section and a settings form for generating a theme.json file for block WordPress themes.
Posted by WP Tavern on December 15, 2021 at 2:28 pm

David Gwyer Teases Block Theme Generator App, Plans for a Community of Creators

David Gwyer has been teasing ThemeGen over the last couple of weeks. It is his upcoming block theme generator app. Piece by…
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The Yoast SEO plugin homepage
Posted by Torque Mag on December 15, 2021 at 12:02 pm

How to Use the Yoast SEO 17.0 Update to Improve Your SEO

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can be challenging at the best of times. Between multiple online competitors and Google’s ever-evolving algorithms, you’ll likely…
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All In One SEO Plugin Patches Severe Vulnerabilities
Posted by WP Tavern on December 14, 2021 at 7:42 pm

All In One SEO Plugin Patches Severe Vulnerabilities

The All In One SEO plugin has patched a set of severe vulnerabilities that were discovered by the Jetpack Scan team two…
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Alara Block Theme Promises a New Pattern or Design Variation Every Week for the Next Year
Posted by WP Tavern on December 14, 2021 at 6:38 pm

Alara Block Theme Promises a New Pattern or Design Variation Every Week for the Next Year

One month ago, UXL Themes released Alara. It was a theme that carried with it one bold promise: every week for the…
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Toward the Future: State of the Word 2021
Posted by Torque Mag on December 14, 2021 at 5:53 pm

Toward the Future: State of the Word 2021

In March of 2020, the world stopped. People were forced to go inside and our way of life changed completely. What started…
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WP Briefing: Episode 9: The Cartography of WordPress
Posted by Dot Org News on December 14, 2021 at 1:41 pm

WordPress 5.9 Beta 3

WordPress 5.9 Beta 3 is now available for testing! This software version is still under development. Please do not run this software…
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Creative Commons Search Is Now Openverse
Posted by WP Tavern on December 13, 2021 at 8:56 pm

Creative Commons Search Is Now Openverse

The Creative Commons search engine has been rebranded to Openverse and now redirects to its new home at wordpress.org/openverse. Users will find…
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In the WordPress site editor, the options drop-down is shown. The "Export" button is highlighted for exporting templates and template parts.
Posted by WP Tavern on December 13, 2021 at 4:51 pm

The Next Generation of WordPress Theme Authors Will Design From the Site Editor

Last week, I played around with a new plugin that allows users to export a custom theme.json file. The project is still…
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10up Releases the Publisher Media Kit WordPress Plugin
Posted by WP Tavern on December 10, 2021 at 5:36 pm

10up Releases the Publisher Media Kit WordPress Plugin

Earlier today, version 1.0 of 10up’s Publisher Media Kit went live in the WordPress plugin directory. It is a preconfigured set of…
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