Last Call

November 17, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

This has been an emotional, bittersweet morning for me, reading through old posts, as I close the book on my time at this beloved publication. Today is my last day

WooCommerce 8.3 Makes Cart, Checkout, and Order Confirmation Blocks Default on New Installations

November 17, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

WooCommerce 8.3 was released today, featuring Cart, Checkout, and Order Confirmation blocks as the default checkout flow for new installations. This is a major milestone in moving WooCommerce towards a

Elementor Pro Pricing Update Slashes Features in the Essential Plan for New Customers

November 16, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Elementor, the most popular website builder plugin for WordPress with more than 5 million active installations, has announced major changes coming to the features included in its Elementor Pro Essential

WordCamp Asia Extends Sponsor Application Deadline

November 14, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The WordCamp Asia organizing team has extended its call for sponsors until Thursday, November 30, 2023. In an update on the official website, organizers explained that they received feedback from

Brainstorm Force Invests in LatePoint Bookings and Appointment Scheduling Plugin

November 14, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Brainstorm Force, makers of the popular Astra theme, has invested in LatePoint, a commercial booking and appointment scheduling plugin for WordPress. LatePoint is used on 21,000 websites to enable bookings

ElmaStudio Releases Moog: A Free Block Theme for Blogs

November 13, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Moog is one of the latest free block themes to be released on WordPress.org. It features a minimal and bold layout with a responsive, masonry style grid on the homepage.

WordPress 2024 Roadmap: 3 Major Releases with a Focus on Collaboration Features

November 10, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy has published a proposed schedule for 2024 that includes three major core releases. The dates have not yet been set in stone but have

Wordfence Launches Bug Bounty Program

November 10, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Wordfence launched a bug bounty program today to provide financial incentive for security researchers reporting high risk vulnerabilities to the company’s program. After researchers disclose vulnerabilities to Wordfence, the company

WordPress 6.4.1 Fixes a Critical cURL/Requests Bug

November 9, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

WordPress contributors have worked quickly over the past 24 hours to prepare a 6.4.1 maintenance release after a critical bug emerged from a change in the Requests library, causing problems

WordPress Contributors Target Upcoming 6.5 Release for Merging Performant Translations Into Core

November 9, 2023 0 Comments 0 tags

WordPress’ Performance team is proposing merging Performant Translations into core in time for the upcoming WordPress 6.5 release. After an in-depth performance analysis earlier this year revealed that translations can significantly