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WordPress 6.1 Product Walkthrough Video Now Available
Posted by WP Tavern on September 14, 2022 at 8:57 pm

WordPress 6.1 Product Walkthrough Video Now Available

Members of the WordPress 6.1 release squad recently gathered for a product walkthrough on Zoom, where Gutenberg lead architect Matías Ventura gave…
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WooCommerce Calls for Early Testing on Custom Order Table Migrations
Posted by WP Tavern on September 14, 2022 at 3:49 pm

WooCommerce 6.9 Released, High-Performance Order Storage Targeted for 7.1

WooCommerce 6.9 was released today and was quickly followed up with 6.9.1 after a bug caused some stores to produce a warning…
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#42 – Marcel Schmitz on Finding Work With Codeable and Working With WooCommerce
Posted by WP Tavern on September 14, 2022 at 7:31 am

#42 – Marcel Schmitz on Finding Work With Codeable and Working With WooCommerce

On the podcast today we have Marcel Schmitz. Marcel is a freelancer at Codeable for Pluginslab, a small agency based in Porto,…
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Gutenberg Contributors Call on Theme Authors to Test Using Block-Based Template Parts in Classic Themes
Posted by WP Tavern on September 13, 2022 at 9:16 pm

Gutenberg Contributors Call on Theme Authors to Test Using Block-Based Template Parts in Classic Themes

If you watched Matt Mullenweg’s Q&A session at WordCamp US last weekend, it’s evident that there are significant parts of the community…
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National Harbor, Maryland to Host WordCamp US and Community Summit, August 23-25, 2023
Posted by WP Tavern on September 13, 2022 at 2:09 pm

National Harbor, Maryland to Host WordCamp US and Community Summit, August 23-25, 2023

WordCamp US 2022 has concluded after two days of presentations and a contributor day last weekend. Some attendees are still making their…
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Matt Mullenweg Renews Push for Canonical Plugins
Posted by WP Tavern on September 12, 2022 at 7:47 pm

Matt Mullenweg Renews Push for Canonical Plugins

During WordCamp US’ contributor day this weekend, Matt Mullenweg published a renewed call for WordPress’ Make teams to adopt a plugin-first approach…
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WordPress.com Makes Major Unannounced Pricing Changes, Slashes Free Storage Limits
Posted by WP Tavern on September 9, 2022 at 2:51 pm

WordPress.com Defies Marked Increase in Russian Takedown Demands

Automattic published its bi-annual transparency report this week, which highlights the different information and takedown demands received across the company’s services. Historically,…
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WordCamp US 2022 Publishes Speaker Schedule, Livestream Will Be Available
Posted by WP Tavern on September 9, 2022 at 7:44 am

WordCamp US 2022 Kicks Off Today, Free Livestream Available

WordCamp US 2022 is underway in San Diego, California, following last night’s welcome party for speakers, sponsors, organizers, and volunteers. For many…
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WordPress Announces 10 Style Variation Selections for Twenty Twenty-Three Theme
Posted by WP Tavern on September 8, 2022 at 2:26 pm

WordPress Announces 10 Style Variation Selections for Twenty Twenty-Three Theme

WordPress’ design team has announced the winners of the challenge to create a style variation for the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Three (TT3) default…
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Anders Norén Releases Björk, a Free WordPress Block Theme for Blogs and Personal Websites
Posted by WP Tavern on September 8, 2022 at 10:20 am

Anders Norén Releases Björk, a Free WordPress Block Theme for Blogs and Personal Websites

WordPress theme author Anders Norén is at it again with a new minimal block theme for blogs and personal websites. Björk is the 129th…
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