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BuddyPress 9.0 Scheduled for Short Development Cycle to Ship Block-Based Widgets Ahead of WordPress 5.8
Posted by WP Tavern on November 18, 2021 at 9:12 pm

BuddyPress 10.0.0 Beta 1 Delayed, Stable Release Rescheduled for December 24

The upcoming BuddyPress 10.0.0 beta 1 release was scheduled for November 20, but contributors have decided to postpone the beta by two…
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Donate to Big Orange Heart, Become a Self-Proclaimed Winner in the WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021
Posted by WP Tavern on November 18, 2021 at 11:46 am

Donate to Big Orange Heart, Become a Self-Proclaimed Winner in the WP Builds WordPress Awards 2021

Flipping the usual popularity contests WordPress-related award systems on their heads, Nathan Wrigley has created something where we can all be a…
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Google Launches Search Console Insights, a User-Friendly Content Performance Overview
Posted by WP Tavern on November 17, 2021 at 8:03 pm

New Core Web Vitals Technology Report Shows Overall Pass Rate for WordPress Sites Decreases with Newer Versions

Some new data from a recent Core Web Vitals (CWV) technology report produced by the HTTP Archive shows WordPress sites running newer…
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Rank Math SEO Launches a Content AI Feature
Posted by WP Tavern on November 17, 2021 at 5:52 pm

Rank Math SEO Launches a Content AI Feature

Last week, the popular Rank Math SEO plugin received a major update that includes a new artificial intelligence system. The Content AI…
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Large hero section with a man wearing sunglasses for an online shop's homepage.
Posted by WP Tavern on November 16, 2021 at 3:54 pm

Wowmall: A Free Experimental WooCommerce Block Theme

The Wowmall theme was released to the public today. It is the second 100% block theme that integrates with WooCommerce to land…
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A group of six screenshots of the Twenty Twenty-Two WordPress theme with different colors and font combinations.
Posted by WP Tavern on November 15, 2021 at 6:00 pm

“Skins” Are Back in Style, Proposal for Themes To Bundle User-Selectable Design Variations

Twenty Twenty-Two color and font variations. A current proposal could spell the death of at least one form of child theming. The…
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State of the Word 2021 Will Be Broadcast Live from New York City on December 14
Posted by WP Tavern on November 15, 2021 at 4:57 pm

State of the Word 2021 Will Be Broadcast Live from New York City on December 14

WordPress executive director Josepha Haden Chomphosy announced today that the 2021 State of the Word will be held on December 14, between…
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Gutenberg 11.9 Focuses on Navigation Menus and Block Theming
Posted by WP Tavern on November 12, 2021 at 6:05 pm

Gutenberg 11.9 Focuses on Navigation Menus and Block Theming

Gutenberg 11.9 landed on Wednesday, and it is packed with dozens of enhancements. Contributors are speeding forward, getting in some of the…
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GoDaddy Acquires Pagely to Deploy New WooCommerce SaaS Product
Posted by WP Tavern on November 12, 2021 at 11:58 am

GoDaddy Acquires Pagely to Deploy New WooCommerce SaaS Product

GoDaddy has acquired managed WordPress hosting company Pagely to expand the company’s expertise in hosting WooCommerce stores. Pagely, co-founded by Joshua and…
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A Web Font API Possibly Coming to WordPress
Posted by WP Tavern on November 11, 2021 at 6:22 pm

Proposed Web Fonts API Not Coming to WordPress 5.9, Possibly Landing in Gutenberg First

After what seemed like a shoo-in for WordPress 5.9, a proposed web font API was put on hold. The feature would standardize…
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