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WooCommerce Patches Critical Vulnerability, Sending Forced Security Update from WordPress.org
Posted by WP Tavern on September 27, 2021 at 8:05 pm

WooCommerce Marks 10 Year Anniversary of Forking Jigoshop

WooCommerce is celebrating 10 years since WooThemes launched the first iteration of the WooCommerce plugin. Paul Maiorana, WooCommerce’s current CEO, covered a…
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Add Custom SVGs via the Icon Block WordPress Plugin
Posted by WP Tavern on September 27, 2021 at 5:16 pm

Add Custom SVGs via the Icon Block WordPress Plugin

Nick Diego released the Icon Block plugin last week. Unlike similar blocks that are available, it does not rely on a third-party…
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Adding Blocks With Animated Backgrounds Using WebArea’s Latest Plugin
Posted by WP Tavern on September 24, 2021 at 5:39 pm

Adding Blocks With Animated Backgrounds Using WebArea’s Latest Plugin

As always, I like to highlight some things on the lighter side of the WordPress world. We have had enough business acquisitions…
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WooCommerce Patches Critical Vulnerability, Sending Forced Security Update from WordPress.org
Posted by WP Tavern on September 24, 2021 at 11:47 am

WooCommerce 5.7.0 Patches Security Issue that Could Potentially Leak Analytics Reports

WooCommerce shipped version 5.7.0 through a forced update for some users earlier this week. The minor release was not billed as a…
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Keanan Koppenhaver Acquires WP Pusher and Branch
Posted by WP Tavern on September 23, 2021 at 7:09 pm

Keanan Koppenhaver Acquires WP Pusher and Branch

WordPress developer Keanan Koppenhaver announced today that he has acquired WP Pusher and Branch from Peter Suhm. WP Pusher, a product we…
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Should Users Be Able To Select More Than One Block Style?
Posted by WP Tavern on September 22, 2021 at 6:11 pm

Should Users Be Able To Select More Than One Block Style?

When I first tried the block styles feature in WordPress, I was impressed. As a theme creator, it was a simple way…
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Awesome Motive Acquires Sandhills Development
Posted by WP Tavern on September 22, 2021 at 12:35 pm

Awesome Motive Acquires Sandhills Development

Awesome Motive, the company behind OptinMonster, WPForms, MonsterInsights, and other popular WordPress plugins, has acquired Sandhills Development. The deal includes all of…
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GoDaddy Pro To Host Second EXPAND 2021 Event on September 24 in India
Posted by WP Tavern on September 21, 2021 at 2:36 pm

GoDaddy Pro To Host Second EXPAND 2021 Event on September 24 in India

GoDaddy Pro will kick off EXPAND 2021 – India on September 24, the second event of its kind this year. It is…
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Open Collective Launches New Way to Support Open Source through Public Stock Shares
Posted by WP Tavern on September 20, 2021 at 8:59 pm

Open Collective Launches New Way to Support Open Source through Public Stock Shares

It’s no secret that companies are making loads of cash using open source technology. A 2021 survey of 1,250 IT leaders commissioned…
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StellarWP Acquires Learning Management System LearnDash
Posted by WP Tavern on September 20, 2021 at 6:16 pm

StellarWP Acquires Learning Management System LearnDash

StellarWP announced today that it acquired LearnDash, a learning management system (LMS) for WordPress. The product allows educators to create online courses,…
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