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#24 – Aki Hamano on Building Useful Blocks for Fun
Posted by WP Tavern on April 27, 2022 at 7:39 am

#24 – Aki Hamano on Building Useful Blocks for Fun

On the podcast today we have Aki Hamano. Aki is a freelance developer from Japan. He builds websites for clients and enjoys…
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MemberPress Plugin Is Locking Users Out After Support License Expires
Posted by WP Tavern on April 26, 2022 at 9:27 pm

MemberPress Plugin Is Locking Users Out After Support License Expires

The WordPress subreddit lit up this week with reports of MemberPress locking users out of the plugin’s admin if they do not…
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Building a “Polaroid” Image Block Style
Posted by WP Tavern on April 26, 2022 at 8:27 pm

Building a “Polaroid” Image Block Style

I am a child of the late ’80s and ’90s. Before we all had cameras built into our mobile phones—well, before mobile…
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Local Launches Atlas Add-on for Sandboxing Headless WordPress Sites
Posted by WP Tavern on April 25, 2022 at 9:40 pm

Local Launches Atlas Add-on for Sandboxing Headless WordPress Sites

Local, a popular WordPress development tool maintained by WP Engine, has launched a new add-on for quickly spinning up headless WordPress sites…
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A Look at Twenty Twenty-Two’s Upcoming Global Style Variations
Posted by WP Tavern on April 25, 2022 at 8:39 pm

A Look at Twenty Twenty-Two’s Upcoming Global Style Variations

It is no secret that I have been excited about global style variations. The upcoming feature will allow theme designers to bundle…
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Munir Kamal Updates and Overhauls the Block Slider Plugin
Posted by WP Tavern on April 22, 2022 at 7:43 pm

Munir Kamal Updates and Overhauls the Block Slider Plugin

A couple of weeks ago, Munir Kamal updated his Block Slider plugin for WordPress. While not as popular as some of the…
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WordCamp US Trials New Program Connecting Underrepresented Speakers with Sponsors for Travel and Lodging Costs
Posted by WP Tavern on April 22, 2022 at 12:27 pm

WordCamp US Trials New Program Connecting Underrepresented Speakers with Sponsors for Travel and Lodging Costs

WordCamp US, scheduled for September 9-11 in San Diego, is trialing a new program that would connect speakers from underrepresented groups with…
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Failure and Learning: My Experience Building 4 Block Plugins in a Week
Posted by WP Tavern on April 21, 2022 at 8:54 pm

Failure and Learning: My Experience Building 4 Block Plugins in a Week

I built four block plugins last week. It was not something I had set out to do. I did not wake up…
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WordPress Community Team Updates COVID-19 Safety Guidelines to Relieve Volunteers of Enforcement Burden
Posted by WP Tavern on April 21, 2022 at 2:43 pm

WordPress Updates COVID-19 Guidelines for In-Person Events: Masks Strongly Recommended

In-person WordPress events are ramping up again, with in-person meetups happening all over the world and WordCamps back on the schedule. A…
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Gutenberg 12.8 Launches the Web Fonts API, Improves Group Nesting, and Adds Keyboard Shortcut for Links
Posted by WP Tavern on April 20, 2022 at 9:13 pm

A Pared Back Web Fonts API May Land in WordPress 6.0 or Not at All

Anyone who has been watching or participating in the development of the web fonts API can attest that it has been an…
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