AI was predicted by experts to be a game-changing technology, but only in a distant future. However, with the emergence of ChatGPT, it seems that this future has already arrived. The good news is that there are many practical applications available right now, including the ability to add ChatGPT to your website using the ChatGPT […]
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 […]
Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. There was a critical vulnerability patched in Ninja Forms, a WordPress forms plugin with over one million active installations. Don’t forget to update to the latest version if you’re using this plugin. Beyond that, WPTavern shares how Gutenberg is being […]
LottieFiles, a company that hosts thousands of Lottie animations and helps designers create and test their animations, has just released an official plugin for WordPress. The company recently raised $37M in a Series B round, passed three million users on its website, and is investing in making motion design more accessible. Lottie’s open source animation […]
A couple of weeks ago, Munir Kamal updated his Block Slider plugin for WordPress. While not as popular as some of the other projects he has spearheaded, such as Editor Plus, he wanted to breathe some fresh life into it. The original plugin allowed users to insert a slider block and create the slides directly […]
WordPress developer Phi Phan has been making small splashes lately, but in a sea of 1,000s of plugins, it is increasingly tough to make a wave. Over the weekend, he released the Block Enhancements plugin, the first pass on a project that he plans to iterate on with new ideas. Adding icons to buttons with […]
In the early days after the block editor landed in WordPress, block collection plugins exploded on the scene and were quick to rack up hundreds of thousands of users. Plugins like CoBlocks, Kadence Blocks, and Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg offer dozens of blocks in one package, focusing mostly on blocks not offered in core. WordPress.org’s […]
Hey, WordPress friends! We are checking in with your latest dose of weekly WordPress news. On the heels of its Post SMTP plugin purchase, WPExperts just acquired the Password Protected plugin, which helps you protect your WordPress site with a single password. Meanwhile, WPConcern acquired the Nifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page plugin. Beyond […]
There is not much I miss about the classic editor. It was dead to me when the block system became the new normal. However, there might be a feature or two that I miss. The biggest of those features? The “Add New” button at the top of the post editor. “Add New” button in the […]