WP Briefing: Episode 9: The Cartography of WordPress
Posted by Dot Org News on June 29, 2021 at 8:47 pm

WordPress 5.8 Release Candidate

The first release candidate for WordPress 5.8 is now available! Please join us in celebrating this very important milestone in the community’s…
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Add Editor-Only Notes via the Markdown Comment Block WordPress Plugin
Posted by WP Tavern on June 29, 2021 at 5:15 pm

Add Editor-Only Notes via the Markdown Comment Block WordPress Plugin

Rich Tabor, the Senior Product Manager of WordPress Experience at GoDaddy, tweeted that he had an idea for a new block at…
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The WordPress updates dashboard.
Posted by Torque Mag on June 29, 2021 at 9:41 am

How to Protect WordPress Against Site Injection Attacks (3 Ways)

It’s common knowledge that WordPress themes and plugins can make your site more vulnerable to attack. However, third-party libraries can also leave…
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BuddyPress 9.0 Scheduled for Short Development Cycle to Ship Block-Based Widgets Ahead of WordPress 5.8
Posted by WP Tavern on June 28, 2021 at 6:07 pm

BuddyPress 9.0 Scheduled for Short Development Cycle to Ship Block-Based Widgets Ahead of WordPress 5.8

BuddyPress 8.0 was just released earlier this month on June 6, but the core development team is gearing up for a short…
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Diving Into WordPress 5.8’s New Widgets Screen
Posted by WP Tavern on June 28, 2021 at 4:52 pm

Diving Into WordPress 5.8’s New Widgets Screen

It has been a while since I have touched widgets. Once the site editor landed in the Gutenberg plugin, I almost exclusively…
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Major Revamp Coming to GitHub Issues
Posted by WP Tavern on June 25, 2021 at 8:49 pm

Major Revamp Coming to GitHub Issues

This week GitHub unveiled new features that will be included in a total revamp of GitHub Issues, including project tables that are…
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FSE Outreach Round #8: A Developer-Centric Call for Testing Theme JSON Configuration
Posted by WP Tavern on June 25, 2021 at 8:30 pm

FSE Outreach Round #8: A Developer-Centric Call for Testing Theme JSON Configuration

Round #8 of the Full Site Editing (FSE) Outreach Program began yesterday. Instead of the user-centric call for testing features from the…
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WP Briefing: Episode 9: The Cartography of WordPress
Posted by Dot Org News on June 25, 2021 at 10:14 am

WordPress 5.8 Beta 4

WordPress 5.8 Beta 4 is now available for testing! This software is still in development, so it is not recommended to run this…
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Gutenberg 10.9 Renames the Query Block, Adds Collapsible List View Items, and Rolls Out Rich URL Previews
Posted by WP Tavern on June 24, 2021 at 7:34 pm

Gutenberg 10.9 Renames the Query Block, Adds Collapsible List View Items, and Rolls Out Rich URL Previews

Yesterday, Gutenberg 10.9 landed in the WordPress plugin directory. The update overhauls the Query and Query Loop blocks, allows users to expand…
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Jetpack Launches New Mobile App
Posted by WP Tavern on June 24, 2021 at 10:59 am

Jetpack Launches New Mobile App

Automattic has launched a new mobile app for Jetpack, available on iOS and Android. The app features an array of Jetpack-specific features,…
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