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Block Patterns Will Change Everything, Part 2: Headers and Footers
It is hard to believe that it was over a year ago — March 23, 2020, to be exact — that I…
WP Engine Makes Local Pro Free for All Users
Posted by WP Tavern on June 29, 2021 at 9:28 pm

WP Engine Makes Local Pro Free for All Users

WP Engine announced today that Local Pro, the commercial upgrade for its local WordPress development product, is now free for all users….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Clove: A Showcase of Block Patterns by Anariel Design
Clove theme homepage. Earlier today, Ana Segota tweeted and announced via the Anariel Design blog that her company had submitted its second…