New WordPress Plugins Disable Unsplash CDN
In light of the recent conversations about the Unsplash plugin’s CDN, several extensions have popped [...]
Automattic Relaunches P2, Self-Hosted Version on the Roadmap
Automattic’s relaunch of P2 is now in Beta. This is the long-awaited update to the [...]
WordPress Cancels All In-Person Flagship Events Until 2022
As the world scrambles to invent and manufacture therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19, the World [...]
Automattic Updates Press Page to Clarify Distinction between WordPress.org and WordPress.com
Last week, Automattic’s marketing team made a positive step towards curbing the perennial branding confusion [...]
Big Orange Heart Opens 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing and Mental Health Survey
A Big Orange Heart, formerly known as WP&UP, has opened its 2020 Remote Work Wellbeing [...]
WordCamp US 2020 Canceled Due to Pandemic Stress and Online Event Fatigue
WordCamp US 2020, which was originally scheduled for October 27-29, was officially canceled today. In [...]
Bing Launches URL Submissions Plugin for WordPress
Bing has launched its first official plugin for WordPress aimed at helping site owners get [...]
WordPress to Stick with Online-Only Meetups and WordCamps for Remainder of 2020
photo credit: BurstThe WordPress Community Team has officially updated its guidelines for WordCamps to be [...]
Unsplash Responds to Image Licensing Concerns, Clarifies Reasons for Hotlinking and Tracking
Concerns are mounting regarding Unsplash’s terms and image licensing after the site launched its official [...]
Google Delays Mobile-First Indexing Deadline to March 2021
Google had set September 2020 as the deadline for when it would begin to fully [...]
Unsplash Launches Official Plugin for WordPress
Unsplash has released its own official plugin for WordPress, co-developed with the team at XWP. [...]
WordPress 5.5 to Remove Hulu from List of Supported oEmbed Providers
WordPress 5.5 will be dropping Hulu oEmbed support after Hulu silently disabled its oEmbed API. [...]
All in One SEO Pack Plugin Patches XSS Vulnerability
All in One SEO Pack patched an XSS vulnerability this week that was discovered by [...]
WPCampus Online 2020 Conference Features Accessibility and Higher Education Topics, July 29-30
WPCampus, a community focused on WordPress and higher education, will host its 5th annual in-person [...]
Blocksy Theme Adds New Charity Starter Site, Pro Version to Launch in 2020
Blocksy is one of the best free themes available for the block editor right now [...]
WordCamp Europe Goes Virtual for 2021, In-Person Conference to Resume 2022
While much of the world is currently suspended in the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, [...]
Admin 2020 Reimagines WordPress Admin and Media Library
Unless I’m trying to be aware of it, I don’t see the WordPress admin anymore. [...]
WordPress Documentation Team Bans Links to Commercial Websites
This week WordPress’ Documentation team announced a ban on links to commercial websites in a [...]
Open Source Initiative to Host Virtual State of the Source Summit, September 9-10
OSI (Open Source Initiative) is hosting a new 24-hour, virtual conference called State of the [...]
Jetpack 8.7 Adds New Tweetstorm Unroll Feature, Improves Search Customization
Jetpack 8.7 was released this week with an exciting new feature that allows users to [...]
