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State of the Word 2022 Will Be Livestreamed from New York City on December 15
Posted by WP Tavern on October 19, 2023 at 9:48 pm

State of the Word 2023 Will Broadcast Live from Madrid on December 11

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg will be delivering his annual State of the Word (SOTW) address from Madrid before a live audience on…
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WordPress Relaunches Showcase Powered by Blocks
Posted by WP Tavern on October 19, 2023 at 4:31 pm

WordPress Relaunches Showcase Powered by Blocks

WordPress.org has launched the redesign of the Showcase, with new block-based components, through a collaboration between the Design, Marketing, and Meta teams…
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Kinsta Launches Free Static Site Hosting for Up to 100 Websites, Including WordPress
Posted by WP Tavern on October 18, 2023 at 4:20 pm

Kinsta Launches Free Static Site Hosting for Up to 100 Websites, Including WordPress

Kinsta launched its static site hosting product today, making a strong entrance into the market with a free tier that is competitive…
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#95 – Pooja Derashri on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in WordPress
Posted by WP Tavern on October 18, 2023 at 7:07 am

#95 – Pooja Derashri on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in WordPress

Transcript [00:00:00] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which…
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WordPress 6.4 RC1 Released
Posted by WP Tavern on October 17, 2023 at 8:47 pm

WordPress 6.4 RC1 Released

WordPress 6.4 is one step closer to prime time with RC1 available today. The dev notes are rolling out with details on…
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Preview WordPress Core Pull Requests with Playground
Posted by WP Tavern on October 17, 2023 at 3:28 pm

Preview WordPress Core Pull Requests with Playground

Adam Zieliński, creator of WordPress Playground, announced today that the WordPress Core PR previewer is now live. Playground is an experimental project…
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Gutenberg 16.8 Makes Cover Block Smarter, Adds Experimental Pages List in Site Editor
Posted by WP Tavern on October 13, 2023 at 8:28 pm

Gutenberg 16.8 Makes Cover Block Smarter, Adds Experimental Pages List in Site Editor

Gutenberg 16.8 was released this week with improvements to existing blocks and some experiments that lay the foundation for Phase 3 focused on…
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Behind the Lens: WordPress Photos Directory Surpasses 10,000 Images, Moderators Explore Future Enhancements
Posted by WP Tavern on October 12, 2023 at 9:29 pm

Behind the Lens: WordPress Photos Directory Surpasses 10,000 Images, Moderators Explore Future Enhancements

The WordPress Photos Directory crossed a major milestone this week, surpassing 10,000 photos. It’s a growing resource that exists to provide free,…
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WordPress.com Enters the Fediverse with ActivityPub Support
Posted by WP Tavern on October 11, 2023 at 9:48 pm

WordPress.com Enters the Fediverse with ActivityPub Support

WordPress.com added support for ActivityPub today, a decentralized social networking protocol that is now available for across free and paid plans. This…
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WordPress Unveils Design for Upcoming Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme
Posted by WP Tavern on October 11, 2023 at 4:12 pm

WordPress Contributors Speed Up Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme Performance by 40%

WordPress 6.4 will be shipping a new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Four (TT4), expected in early November. This theme is more feature-rich than…
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