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WordPress.org Strongly Urges Theme Authors to Switch to Locally Hosted Webfonts
Posted by WP Tavern on October 4, 2022 at 8:35 pm

Gutenberg 14.2 Improves Writing Flow, Adds Kerning Controls for Headings in Global Styles

Gutenberg 14.2 brings some important changes to the writing flow in the block editor that simplify the experience and remove unnecessary obtrusions….
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WordPress.org Removes Active Install Growth Data for Plugins
Posted by WP Tavern on October 3, 2022 at 8:53 pm

WordPress.org Removes Active Install Growth Data for Plugins

Over the weekend, WordPress.org meta contributors removed the active install growth charts for plugins, a key metric that many developers and a…
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The WordPress Web Fonts API Has Arrived
Posted by WP Tavern on September 28, 2022 at 12:26 pm

WordPress Punts Locally Hosted Fonts for Legacy Default Themes to 6.2 Release

In June 2022, WordPress.org’s Themes Team began strongly urging theme authors to switch to locally hosted webfonts, following a German court case,…
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#44 – Joe Dolson on How To Fix the Six Most Common Accessibility Errors on Your Websites
Posted by WP Tavern on September 28, 2022 at 7:21 am

#44 – Joe Dolson on How To Fix the Six Most Common Accessibility Errors on Your Websites

On the podcast today we have Joe Dolson. Joe is a WordPress plugin developer, a core committer, and a web accessibility consultant….
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WooCommerce Calls for Early Testing on Custom Order Table Migrations
Posted by WP Tavern on September 27, 2022 at 9:59 pm

WooCommerce Blocks 8.6.0 Introduces Cross-Sells Products Block

WooCommerce Blocks 8.6.0 was released yesterday with support for a new block that displays cross-sells for products that are based on the…
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WooSesh Publishes Schedule Ahead of Virtual Event October 11-13, 2022
Posted by WP Tavern on September 27, 2022 at 6:56 pm

WooSesh Publishes Schedule Ahead of Virtual Event October 11-13, 2022

WooSesh, a virtual conference for WooCommerce professionals and store builders, has published the schedule for the upcoming three-day event beginning on October…
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Molten: A Free WordPress Block Theme for Restaurants
Posted by WP Tavern on September 26, 2022 at 9:20 pm

Molten: A Free WordPress Block Theme for Restaurants

Molten is a new block theme from first-time WordPress.org theme author Paul Truong, designed for chefs and restaurateurs to showcase their work….
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New Prototype Runs WordPress in the Browser with No PHP Server
Posted by WP Tavern on September 23, 2022 at 9:44 pm

New Prototype Runs WordPress in the Browser with No PHP Server

Automattic-sponsored core contributor Adam Zielinski published a demo today of WordPress running in the browser with no PHP server. This is accomplished…
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Twenty Twenty-Two Is the First Default Block Theme to Get Tagged as Accessibility-Ready
Posted by WP Tavern on September 23, 2022 at 3:30 pm

Twenty Twenty-Two Is the First Default Block Theme to Get Tagged as Accessibility-Ready

After a seven-month long effort across multiple contributor teams, the Twenty Twenty-Two (TT2) default theme will be tagged as “Accessibility-Ready” when WordPress…
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PublishPress Acquires MetaSlider Plugin and MetaSlider Lightbox
Posted by WP Tavern on September 22, 2022 at 2:23 pm

PublishPress Acquires MetaSlider Plugin and MetaSlider Lightbox

PublishPress, a company that develops free and commercial publishing and permissions plugins for WordPress, has acquired MetaSlider from Extendify. The plugin is…
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