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WordPress Contributors Host 6.0 Walkthrough
Posted by WP Tavern on April 7, 2022 at 2:34 pm

WordPress Contributors Host 6.0 Walkthrough

WordPress hosted a “first-of-its-kind event” via Zoom this week where members of the 6.0 release squad and core contributors conducted a live…
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WordPress editor with a Cover block. Highlighted in the toolbar is the "use featured image" toggle.
Posted by WP Tavern on April 6, 2022 at 7:55 pm

Featured Cover Blocks and the Future of Binding Data to Generic WordPress Blocks

Over the past year, I have been on a mission. I have eagerly awaited each release of the Gutenberg plugin, followed tickets,…
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WordPress.com Makes Major Unannounced Pricing Changes, Slashes Free Storage Limits
Posted by WP Tavern on April 6, 2022 at 3:40 pm

WordPress.com Increases Traffic and Storage Limits on New Plans After Overwhelmingly Negative Feedback on Initial Rollout

WordPress.com officially announced its new pricing yesterday, after rolling it out on April 1. The lack of communication about the changes, and…
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#21 – Chris Coyier Talks About Why He Sold CSS-Tricks
Posted by WP Tavern on April 6, 2022 at 10:15 am

#21 – Chris Coyier Talks About Why He Sold CSS-Tricks

On the podcast today we have Chris Coyier. Chris has been a user and educator in the WordPress and web development space…
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#21 – Chris Coyier Talks About Why He Sold CSS-Tricks
Posted by WP Tavern on April 6, 2022 at 7:10 am

#21 – Chris Coyier Talks About Why He Sold CSS-Tricks

On the podcast today we have Chris Coyier. Chris has been a user and educator in the WordPress and web development space…
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WordPress post header that shows a split between the meta and featured image. On he left, the published date, updated time, and reading time are shown above the title.
Posted by WP Tavern on April 5, 2022 at 7:46 pm

Displaying Post Modified and Reading Times via WordPress Blocks

A couple of weeks ago, Rich Tabor announced a GitHub repository that listed all of his block plugins. These were already publicly…
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Jetpack 10.8 Introduces QR Code Post Sharing, Adds Openverse Media Provider
Posted by WP Tavern on April 5, 2022 at 3:39 pm

Jetpack 10.8 Introduces QR Code Post Sharing, Adds Openverse Media Provider

People have been asking if QR codes are dead for the past decade, but their relevancy has only increased as digital life…
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FSE Outreach #13: Building an Author Template from the WordPress Site Editor
Posted by WP Tavern on April 4, 2022 at 6:09 pm

FSE Outreach #13: Building an Author Template from the WordPress Site Editor

Anne McCarthy announced round #13 of the FSE Outreach Program on March 31. This call for testing focuses on creating an author…
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WordPress.com Makes Major Unannounced Pricing Changes, Slashes Free Storage Limits
Posted by WP Tavern on April 4, 2022 at 1:04 pm

WordPress.com Makes Major Unannounced Pricing Changes, Slashes Free Storage Limits

Over the weekend, a post regarding WordPress.com’s as yet unannounced pricing changes went viral on Hacker News. In a post titled “What…
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How To Build Book and Book Review Cards with WordPress Blocks
Posted by WP Tavern on April 1, 2022 at 9:28 pm

How To Build Book and Book Review Cards with WordPress Blocks

I was neck-deep into the block system during the months leading up to its debut in 2018. This also just happened to…
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