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Google Launches Search Console Insights, a User-Friendly Content Performance Overview
Posted by WP Tavern on August 24, 2021 at 9:00 pm

Google Search Completes Rollout of Link Spam Update

Google announced today that it has completed its rollout of the link spam update, which was started a month ago. In an…
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Winding dirt road that goals uphill in a desert area. At the beginning, "START" is painted on the roadway.
Posted by WP Tavern on August 24, 2021 at 4:40 pm

Why Did You Start Using WordPress?

If there was a question that ever made me start feeling old, it might be this one. Last week, Marcel Bootsman asked…
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Gallery Block Refactor Expected To Land in WordPress 5.9
Posted by WP Tavern on August 23, 2021 at 5:37 pm

Gallery Block Refactor Expected To Land in WordPress 5.9

Last week, a GitHub pull request I had been watching since October 2020 on the Gutenberg repository was finally merged into the…
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WordPress Contributors Actually Do Listen to Feedback and Engage With the Community
Posted by WP Tavern on August 20, 2021 at 5:51 pm

WordPress Contributors Actually Do Listen to Feedback and Engage With the Community

I am a writer. That gives me a license — not to be overused — to steer into hyperbole once in a…
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Get Your Free Tickets to WordCamp US Online 2021
Posted by WP Tavern on August 20, 2021 at 5:49 pm

Get Your Free Tickets to WordCamp US Online 2021

WordCamp US 2021 will be held online this year on October 1. The free, one-day event will be packed with speaker sessions,…
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Jeremy Keith Resigns from AMP Advisory Committee: “It Has Become Clear to Me that AMP Remains a Google Product”
Posted by WP Tavern on August 20, 2021 at 10:07 am

Jeremy Keith Resigns from AMP Advisory Committee: “It Has Become Clear to Me that AMP Remains a Google Product”

Jeremy Keith, a web developer and contributor to the web standards movement, has resigned from the AMP Advisory Committee. Keith was selected…
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Second Annual WPMRR Virtual Summit To Kick Off September 21
Posted by WP Tavern on August 19, 2021 at 5:21 pm

Second Annual WPMRR Virtual Summit To Kick Off September 21

WPMRR is gearing up for its second annual WPMRR Virtual Summit after the success of last year’s event. This year’s online-only conference…
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Gutenberg 11.3 Introduces Dimensions Panel, Adds Button Padding Support, and Speeds Up the Inserter
Posted by WP Tavern on August 18, 2021 at 6:16 pm

Gutenberg 11.3 Introduces Dimensions Panel, Adds Button Padding Support, and Speeds Up the Inserter

Earlier today, Gutenberg 11.3 landed in the WordPress plugin directory. The latest update introduces a new dimensions panel for toggling spacing-related block…
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WordPress.org Experiments with Rejecting Plugin Submissions with the “WP” Prefix to Mitigate Potential Trademark Abuse
Posted by WP Tavern on August 18, 2021 at 10:32 am

WordPress.org Experiments with Rejecting Plugin Submissions with the “WP” Prefix to Mitigate Potential Trademark Abuse

Many in the WordPress developer community were surprised to learn that WordPress.org is rejecting plugins with the “WP” prefix in the name…
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A Discussion With Gutenberg Project Lead Matías Ventura on the Barrier to Entry
Posted by WP Tavern on August 17, 2021 at 4:20 pm

A Discussion With Gutenberg Project Lead Matías Ventura on the Barrier to Entry

Last week, I published an opinion piece on the barrier to entry in the modern WordPress era. The article followed a tweet…
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