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ACF 5.12.1 Patches Missing Authorization Vulnerability
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) has announced the availability of version 6.0, an update that applies to both the free and pro versions…
Looking Ahead to WordPress 6.0: The Early Roadmap
Posted by WP Tavern on September 21, 2022 at 2:40 pm

WordPress 6.1 Beta 1 Released and Ready for Testing

WordPress 6.1 beta 1 was released today, and testing has begun with the general release expected in just under six weeks on…
#43 – Nick Ahmann on Testing Plugins With TasteWP
Posted by WP Tavern on September 21, 2022 at 7:20 am

#43 – Nick Ahmann on Testing Plugins With TasteWP

On the podcast today we have Nick Ahmann. Nick works for Inisev, a company which provides SaaS services for WordPress and other…
Design Mode: A Free Portfolio Block Theme Designed for Freelancers and Agencies
The count for WordPress block themes has reached 137. It’s a far cry from the 500 block themes WordPress Executive Director Josepha…
WebP by Default Merged Into Core for WordPress 6.1
Posted by WP Tavern on September 20, 2022 at 10:48 am

WebP by Default Pulled from Upcoming WordPress 6.1 Release

Last month, the plan for WordPress to generate WebP images by default for new JPEG image uploads was put on hold for…
New Block Diffusion Plugin Creates AI-Generated Images from Text Prompts
AI image generation has quickly become more accessible over the past few months and is making its way into different industries that…
SiteGround Launches Managed EDD Hosting
Posted by WP Tavern on September 19, 2022 at 4:21 pm

SiteGround Launches Managed EDD Hosting

SiteGround launched a new managed Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) hosting product today, the first of its kind among WordPress hosts. The company…
Gutenberg 14.1 Improves Navigation Block, Adds Experimental Zoomed-Out View
Gutenberg 14.1 was released today with some much-needed improvements to the Navigation block, which still seems to be on rocky journey towards…
Beaumont: A New WordPress Block Theme with a Focus on Longform Writing
WordPress users looking for a block theme for blogging will have no shortage of options while Anders Norén is on a run…
BuddyPress Plugin Usage Declining, Remaining Contributors Discuss Path Forward
In the most recent BuddyPress developers’ chat, contributors discussed progress on the upcoming 11.0.0 release, which is expected on December 14, 2022….