Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Plugin Acquisitions

Hey, WordPress friends. We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. There are two acquisitions in the WordPress space this week. The Events Calendar acquired WP Conference Schedule. Meanwhile, Pirate Forms is now part WPForms. Beyond that, there’s a short-cycle maintenance release that fixes a number of bugs. We recommend updating […]

Open Source Initiative Launches News Blog on WordPress – WP Tavern

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a public benefit corporation and steward of the Open Source Definition, has launched a news blog on WordPress. In 2021, OSI’s board appointed Stefano Maffulli as its first Executive Director, and he is leading the organization in overhauling its web presence. “One of the main objectives for OSI in 2022 is […]

How The Welch News Uses WordPress To Keep Local News Alive in West Virginia – WP Tavern

The Welch News Team – photo credit: The Welch News For 95 years, the people living in the McDowell County coalfields have depended on The Welch News for local coverage of important events. The county sits at the southernmost point of state, with a declining population of 18,363 and a median household income of $27,682. […]

February 18, 2022
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WordPress News Gets A New Look

Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, WordPress News got a fresh new look. According to the team, this is the first small step to modernize and improve the site. Meanwhile, there was a vulnerability found in the popular UpdraftPlus plugin, which Wordfence detailed on its […]

February 11, 2022
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Weekly WordPress News: WPScan WordPress Vulnerability

Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. This week, there was a critical vulnerability found in the popular WP Statistics plugin installed on over 600,000 sites. This flaw has been fully patched so make sure to update your plugin to the latest version. Beyond that, WordPress News […]

February 4, 2022
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Weekly WordPress News: Preliminary Roadmap for 6.0

Hey, WordPress friends! Have you already taken WordPress 5.9 for a spin? This week, we learned about the general scope of the planned features to land in WordPress 6.0. According to this proposal, there will be two major releases this year – 6.0 in late May and 6.1 in mid-October. Meanwhile, the Gutenberg development team […]

January 28, 2022
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Weekly WordPress News: WordPress 5.9 ‘Joséphine’ Launches

Hey, WordPress friends! This week, WordPress 5.9 ‘Joséphine’ was released with the help of hundreds of contributors. This release is a remarkable milestone for WordPress as it comes with the long-awaited full-site editing features. WPTavern discusses all of the highlights of this release in their post. Beyond that, registration for WordFest Live, the 24-hour festival […]