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WordPress Tavern is a site focused on all things WordPress. We also cover BuddyPress, bbPress, and any project under the Automattic umbrella. WordPress Tavern is a warm and inviting community where those interested in the software can hang out with fellow WordPressers to engage in enlightening discussions.

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How The Welch News Uses WordPress To Keep Local News Alive in West Virginia
Posted by WP Tavern on May 16, 2022 at 8:35 am

How The Welch News Uses WordPress To Keep Local News Alive in West Virginia

The Welch News Team – photo credit: The Welch News For 95 years, the people living in the McDowell County coalfields have…
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WordSesh 2022 Kicks Off Monday, May 16, Featuring a World-Class Speaker Lineup and Hands-On Workshops
Posted by WP Tavern on May 13, 2022 at 12:50 pm

WordSesh 2022 Kicks Off Monday, May 16, Featuring a World-Class Speaker Lineup and Hands-On Workshops

WordSesh 2022, the live, virtual conference for WordPress professionals, is right around the corner. The event runs from May 16–20, 2022. While…
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A Farewell from Justin Tadlock
Posted by WP Tavern on May 12, 2022 at 4:37 pm

A Farewell from Justin Tadlock

Around three years ago, I was at a crossroads. I had spent nearly my entire adult life and most of my professional…
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Gutenberg 13.2 Adds Persistent User Preferences and a Visualizer for Margin and Padding Controls
Posted by WP Tavern on May 11, 2022 at 11:00 pm

Gutenberg 13.2 Adds Persistent User Preferences and a Visualizer for Margin and Padding Controls

Gutenberg 13.2 was released earlier today. While much of the developer community is gearing up for the WordPress 6.0 release in two…
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WordPress Community Attributes Declining Market Share to Performance Issues, Increased Complexity, and the Lagging Full-Site Editing Project
Posted by WP Tavern on May 11, 2022 at 9:59 pm

WordPress Community Attributes Declining Market Share to Performance Issues, Increased Complexity, and the Lagging Full-Site Editing Project

For the first time in WordPress’ nearly 19-year history, the software’s usage stats are showing signs of declining market share. Its remarkable…
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#26 – Courtney Robertson on How the Learn Project Is Educating People About WordPress
Posted by WP Tavern on May 11, 2022 at 7:18 am

#26 – Courtney Robertson on How the Learn Project Is Educating People About WordPress

On the podcast today we have Courtney Robertson. Courtney is a Developer Advocate at GoDaddy Pro who has a passion for teaching…
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Catch FSE Is a Bold, Business-Friendly WordPress Block Theme
Posted by WP Tavern on May 10, 2022 at 9:04 pm

Catch FSE Is a Bold, Business-Friendly WordPress Block Theme

And another theme shop hops on the block bandwagon. Catch Themes’ first block-based theme, Catch FSE, landed on WordPress.org over the weekend….
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WPSiteSync Shuts Down, Commercial Extensions Now Available on GitHub
Posted by WP Tavern on May 10, 2022 at 3:53 pm

WPSiteSync Shuts Down, Commercial Extensions Now Available on GitHub

WPSiteSync, a content syncing plugin from the team behind DesktopServer, has discontinued support for its free, core plugin and commercial extensions. The…
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WordPress 6.0 To Ship New Block Locking Feature
Posted by WP Tavern on May 9, 2022 at 10:16 pm

WordPress 6.0 To Ship New Block Locking Feature

WordPress 6.0 has several new features that should make any extender happy about building on top of the platform. However, one of…
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Ulysses App Updates WordPress Publishing to Use WP REST API
Posted by WP Tavern on May 9, 2022 at 4:07 pm

Ulysses App Updates WordPress Publishing to Use WP REST API

Ulysses, a writing app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, has released version 26. This is an important update for those who use…
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