This week, you can check out a sneak peek of the upcoming Twenty Nineteen theme for WordPress 5.0. It looks pretty cool! We also put together some of our favorite plugins for bloggers, and Advanced Custom Fields has a really cool feature to help you create Gutenberg blocks. Let’s get to all of this week’s […]
Weekly WordPress News: WordPress Accessibility Team Lead Resigns
This week, there’s a lot of news and articles about how accessibility has been handled in Gutenberg, including the resignation of the WordPress accessibility team lead. We also published two huge guides – one for WordPress SEO, and another with tips for working more productively with the upcoming Gutenberg Editor. And if you’ve ever struggled […]
Weekly WordPress News: We Have Projected WordPress 5.0 Release Dates!
Big news, everyone! We now have some official estimates for when WordPress 5.0 will be released…though they’re still a bit up in the air. The proposed release date is November 19, 2018. But, if more time is needed, there’s also a secondary proposed release date of January 2019. And oh yeah, those dates can slip […]
25+ Best Free Themes of September 2018
If you’re about to start your site or a blog via WordPress and you want to make its appearance eye-pleasing, then you should definitely check out these awesome WordPress themes. The collection of themes we’re about to show you most certainly has a design solution for any blog or website idea that you have. Hoot […]
Weekly WordPress News: The Gutenberg Editor Release Candidate Nears
The Gutenberg Editor is getting ready for prime time! WP Tavern reported that the first release candidate is only a few days away. That release candidate will include an awesome new reusable block template feature that lets you create a template built from multiple blocks and easily reuse it as needed. We also shared some […]
A Look at WordCamp Los Angeles 2018
This past weekend, a community of passionate WordPressers came together in the sunny, beautiful city of Los Angeles. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, vibes, and people in The City of Angels. Over 400 visitors from surrounding areas of LA came ready to absorb the rich knowledge of all things WordPress. There are so… […]
Weekly WordPress News: WordPress.com Gets Gutenberg
True to its roadmap, Automattic is starting to roll out the Gutenberg editor at WordPress.com. For now, it’s only available to a small segment of users, but that will grow as Automattic expands theme support. And in other Gutenberg news, the new Amnesty International is also going to use the Gutenberg editor. Also, if you’ve […]
Weekly WordPress News: Do You Use These Essential WordPress Plugins?
This week, we rounded up some of the most essential WordPress plugins that all sites need. Beyond that, Hurricane Florence rained out WordCamp Wilmington, and LifterLMS is adding some cool new WooCommerce integration features. And as always, we have plenty of great tutorials and resources for you! Let’s get to all of this week’s news… […]
Weekly WordPress News: WP Engine Users Get StudioPress Themes For Free
If you’re not hosting at WP Engine, you might feel a little jealous as all WP Engine customers now get access to Genesis and 35 StudioPress themes for free as part of their plan. Beyond that, we’ve also got plenty of Gutenberg news, some great tutorials, and SiteGround is running a big labor day sale where […]
Weekly WordPress News: The Gutenberg Plugin Is Active On 200,000+ Sites
Since launching the Try Gutenberg prompt, the Gutenberg plugin is now officially active on over 200,000+ sites, which is well over the 100,000 sites that Matt Mullenweg was shooting for. On a related note, the Classic Editor plugin is also now over 200,000+ active installs. Beyond that, we have a few good articles for WordPress product […]