Tag: wptavern.com
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WordPress Contributors Speed Up Twenty Twenty-Four Default Theme Performance by 40%
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress 6.4 will be shipping a new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Four (TT4), expected in early November. This theme is more feature-rich than previous default themes, and contributors have been working on identifying potential performance improvements that can be made ahead of the release. As a starting point, Google-sponsored Performance team…
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State of the Woo 2023: WooCommerce Highlights AI-Powered Future and Continued Core Blockification
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WooSesh 2023, the virtual conference for WooCommerce store builders, kicked off today with the State of the Woo address. This year’s theme is “Next Generation Commerce,” featuring advances across the e-commerce industry, as well as WooCommerce core and the wider ecosystem of tools and payment integrations. WooCommerce CEO Paul Maiorana began…
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WordPress Reverts Live Preview Button on Plugins After Developer Backlash
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Last week WordPress meta contributors implemented a “Live Preview” button for plugins in the official directory, with the intention of allowing users to safely test any plugin in one click. The button went live across all of WordPress.org’s 59,000+ plugins but took plugin developers by surprise as it was pushed…
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Ollie Theme Now Available on WordPress.org
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The free Ollie block theme, created by Mike McAlister and Patrick Posner, is now available for download on WordPress.org. A contentious review process led the team to remove the onboarding features, despite having gotten the green light from WordPress’ leadership who advocated for moving forward with the experiment. The version…
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Why NASA Chose WordPress for Revamping Its Flagship Website
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More NASA has removed the beta label from the new nasa.gov website, which was launched on WordPress, replacing Drupal as the CMS. After a lengthy process, which required 18 months of active web development, data migration, and content building, NASA has emerged with modernized flagship and science websites, showcasing the innovation…
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WordPress 6.4 Font Library Feature Punted to 6.5 Release
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More The WordPress 6.4 release squad has decided to punt the planned Font Library feature to 6.5 after core maintainers found major gaps in the Font APIs that cannot be resolved in time for the upcoming release. “I am currently reviewing the font APIs PR,” WordPress REST API co-maintainer Jonny Harris said.…
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Contentious Review Process Leads Ollie Theme to Remove Innovative Onboarding Features, Amid Stagnating Block Theme Adoption
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Mike McAlister, creator of the free Ollie theme, will be dropping the innovative onboarding features from the theme in favor of putting them into a separate plugin after facing pushback during the review for inclusion in WordPress.org’s Themes Directory. During what McAlister described as an “unnecessarily contentious” review process that turned unproductive…
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WordPress Global Sponsorship Program Raises Costs for 2024 to Support Expanding In-Person Events
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More WordPress’ Community team has proposed a draft for the 2024 Global Community Sponsorship Program, with fees increased to cover the costs of the rapidly expanding number of in-person events. The program supports the volunteer-organized local events so that they can provide free or low-cost access for attendees. It helps companies…
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Gutenberg 16.7 Introduces Font Management
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Gutenberg 16.7 was released this week, packed with several features that are headlining the upcoming WordPress 6.4 release. This will be the last plugin release that will be rolled into the next version of WordPress. Font management with the new font library is now available for testing in the plugin.…
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Ollie Theme Faces Pushback from WordPress Theme Review Team
From WPTavern.com Source: Read More Mike McAlister, creator of the free Ollie theme, has been working towards getting his theme approved for hosting on WordPress.org. Ollie went into public beta in April 2023 and gained momentum over the next few months when McAlister previewed the theme’s new onboarding wizard. WordPress users have been slow to adopt the…