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Lemon Squeezy Launches WordPress Plugin
Posted by WP Tavern on November 11, 2021 at 11:13 am

Lemon Squeezy Launches WordPress Plugin

Lemon Squeezy, a hosted e-commerce platform for selling digital products, subscriptions, and software licenses, launched a WordPress plugin. The plugin allows the…
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A World Where (Some) Block Development Is Merely a Templating System With No Build Process?
Posted by WP Tavern on November 10, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Ask the Bartender: Is There Still a Space for Building With HTML, CSS, and Template Tags?

I’m still wondering about the best method to approach a new project.As a background, besides the traditional way, I’ve worked with Divi,…
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Radio Station PRO Launches, Offers New Tools for Live Broadcasters
Posted by WP Tavern on November 9, 2021 at 3:31 pm

Radio Station PRO Launches, Offers New Tools for Live Broadcasters

In June, netmix® CEO Tony Zeoli began touting the release of the company’s Radio Station PRO plugin. It would offer an upgraded…
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New Block Plugin Displays Post Formats
Posted by WP Tavern on November 9, 2021 at 2:30 pm

New Block Plugin Displays Post Formats

Are you using post formats? Now there’s a block for that! WordPress’ post formats feature was introduced in version 3.1 as a…
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WordPress Polyglots Team Launches New Monthly Newsletter
Posted by WP Tavern on November 8, 2021 at 8:42 pm

WordPress Polyglots Team Launches New Monthly Newsletter

WordPress’ Polyglots team has published the first edition of a new monthly newsletter aimed at helping contributors stay informed and engaged with…
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Block Pattern Modal Explorer Coming to WordPress 5.9
Posted by WP Tavern on November 8, 2021 at 5:38 pm

Block Pattern Modal Explorer Coming to WordPress 5.9

It has been a long year since Paal Joachim Romdahl’s proposed an alternative block pattern experience. In November 2020, he opened a…
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Google Launches Search Console Insights, a User-Friendly Content Performance Overview
Posted by WP Tavern on November 5, 2021 at 9:21 pm

AMP Has Irreparably Damaged Publishers’ Trust in Google-led Initiatives

The Chrome Dev Summit concluded earlier this week. Announcements and discussions on hot topics impacting the greater web community at the event…
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Patchstack Releases Free Security Plugin, Its Red Team Found 1,182 Vulnerabilities Since March
Posted by WP Tavern on November 5, 2021 at 7:19 pm

Patchstack Releases Free Security Plugin, Its Red Team Found 1,182 Vulnerabilities Since March

In September, Patchstack released its six-month report on the vulnerabilities found with WordPress and its extensions. At the time, it listed over…
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Ask the Bartender: Is It OK To Provide WordPress Admin Credentials to Plugin Support Staff?
Posted by WP Tavern on November 4, 2021 at 4:49 pm

Ask the Bartender: Where Are the WooCommerce Block Themes?

At what point are FSE theme developers going to start integrating and considering WooCommerce for their themes? WooCommerce has almost always seemed…
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Automattic Acquires WPScan, May Be Rolled Into Jetpack in the Future
Posted by WP Tavern on November 4, 2021 at 3:47 pm

Automattic Acquires WPScan, May Be Rolled Into Jetpack in the Future

Automattic has acquired WPScan, a ten-year-old service that provides a database for WordPress core, plugin, and theme vulnerabilities. The company has sponsored…
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