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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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Ask the Bartender: Is It OK To Provide WordPress Admin Credentials to Plugin Support Staff?
I read some posts from “Ask the Bartender,” and I appreciate it a lot! Thanks. I have a question now. 🙂 I…
Vizio Responds to Software Freedom Conservancy’s GPL Compliance Lawsuit: Will Not Release Source Code, Files to Move Case to US Federal Court
In October 2021, the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) initiated a lawsuit against Vizio, an American TV manufacturer, for shipping products with copyleft…
Gravatar Says It Was Not Hacked After “Have I Been Pwned” Service Notifies Users of a Breach
Gravatar is fielding questions today after “Have I Been Pwned,” a data breech checker service, tweeted “New scraped data: Gravatar had 167M…
Videomaker Block Theme Targets Film Directors and Video Creators
Automattic’s latest Blockbase child theme landed in the WordPress.org directory today. Videomaker is aimed at film directors and video creators. I have…
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Posted by WP Tavern on December 3, 2021 at 6:55 pm

FSE Outreach Round #11: Going on a Site Editing Safari

Anne McCarthy announced Round #11 of the FSE Outreach Program on November 11. The latest test, dubbed Site Editing Safari, calls on…
Open Source Initiative Launches New Free Membership Level, Opens 2022 OSS Usage Survey
Open Source Initiative, the organization that stewards the Open Source Definition, has launched a new survey on the usage of open source,…
PHP Foundation Gains Momentum with $280K Estimated Annual Budget on Open Collective
At the end of November, prominent members of the PHP community formed a new PHP Foundation as a non-profit organization, “to ensure…
Hello Charts Launches a Native Chart-Building Experience for the Block Editor
Luke Carbis and Rob Stinson, two of the three-person Block Lab team that WP Engine picked up in 2020, are back together…
#10 – What’s in WordPress 5.9, and What Is Openverse?
About this episode. On the podcast today we have something new. Until now I’ve interviewed one person at a time, but today…
WordPress 5.9 Beta 1 Released with Detailed Testing Guide
WordPress 5.9 beta 1 is now available for testing. With just eight weeks remaining until the official release lands, the team is…