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OptinMonster 2.6.5 Patches Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
In late September, Chloe Chamberland, a researcher at Wordfence, discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in the OptinMonster plugin, which could allow unauthenticated attackers…
Gutenberg 11.8 Adds Dozens of Features, Including Featured Patterns and Automatically-Generated Heading Anchors
Gutenberg 11.8 was released at about 12 pm (CDT) today. However, it hit a bump in the road toward its destination, the…
Google Launches Search Console Insights, a User-Friendly Content Performance Overview
In December 2020, we reported on a new antitrust lawsuit against Google that claimed AMP was created for the purpose of pushing…
The ‘Pattern’ Block and How It Fixes a Longstanding Issue With Dynamic Data in HTML Templates
As I was perusing the latest block themes on WordPress.org, I came across a new favorite: Bai. The typography was on point…
Gutenberg Contributors Focus Efforts on Navigation Block for WordPress 5.9, Navigation Editor Punted to Future Release
Gutenberg contributors have shifted their efforts to focus on the Navigation Block ahead of WordPress 5.9, leaving the Navigation Editor for a…
Designing Block-Based WordPress Child Themes With a Single JSON File
From the moment I opened my first theme shop back in 2008 to the present day as someone who merely tinkers, my…
WPChill Takes Over Gutenberg Forms, Plans To Shake Up the Free Forms Market
WPChill is now the owner of Gutenberg Forms, a project created by Munir Kamal. While still rough around the edges a year…
Branded Social Images, a New Plugin for Generating Per-Post Open Graph Images
Generated social images seem to be all the rage now. Automattic scooped up Daniel Post’s Social Image Generator last month for eventual…
Jetpack Launches Commercial Backup Feature as a Standalone Plugin
Jetpack is splitting out its commercial Backup feature into a standalone plugin that can be used without installing the core Jetpack plugin….
Screenshot of the Find It WP homepage, which lists the most recent WordPress-related resources in a four-column grid.
Two weeks ago, Cate and Topher DeRosia launched the HeroPress Network, a centralized website that would host various projects for helping people…