WordPress’ Legacy Default Themes Updated to Bundle Google Fonts Locally

WordPress contributors have updated the legacy default themes to bundle Google Fonts locally in the theme folder, instead of loading them from Google’s servers. In years past, loading fonts from the the Google CDN was the recommended practice for performance reasons, but new privacy concerns have emerged following a German court case, which fined a website… Continue reading WordPress’ Legacy Default Themes Updated to Bundle Google Fonts Locally

WordPress 6.2 Product Demo Video Now Available

If you’re not yet excited about the upcoming WordPress 6.2 release, you will be after watching the new live demo product video that was recorded last week. The demo was presented by Anne McCarthy and Rich Tabor, and moderated by Nathan Wrigley. The team used a beautifully customized version of the default Twenty Twenty-Three theme,… Continue reading WordPress 6.2 Product Demo Video Now Available

WordPress Themes Team Proposes Community Themes Initiative

Representatives of the WordPress Themes Team are looking to carry forward the momentum contributors found in creating the Twenty Twenty-Three theme’s style variations by launching a new Community Themes initiative. Leading up to WordPress 6.1’s release, 19 designers from eight countries built 38 unique style variations, and 10 were selected to ship with the release.… Continue reading WordPress Themes Team Proposes Community Themes Initiative

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WordPress Community on Mastodon Launches “Toot the Word” Survey

Last month’s Twitter outage gave Mastodon a boost, as the company also announced unpopular changes to its API access. People from the WordPress community continue to trickle into the fediverse, with many going so far as to shutter their Twitter accounts. A fledgling community of WordPress users on Mastodon has made the network home and… Continue reading WordPress Community on Mastodon Launches “Toot the Word” Survey

All In One SEO Patches Multiple Stored XSS Vulnerabilities in Version 4.3.0 

Wordfence has published the details of two stored XSS vulnerabilities the company responsibly disclosed to the developers of the All In One SEO plugin in January 2023. The vulnerabilities potentially impacted more than 3 million users on versions 4.2.9 and earlier. One vulnerability, which received a 6.4 (Medium) CVSS score, Wordfence attributes to insufficient input… Continue reading All In One SEO Patches Multiple Stored XSS Vulnerabilities in Version 4.3.0 

WordPress 6.2 Openverse Integration Updated to Upload Inserted Images

WordPress 6.2’s Openverse integration is getting some last minute changes after contributors expressed concerns about it hotlinking images by default. The new feature allows users to quickly insert free, openly-licensed media into their content. It also allows users to upload external images through a button in the block toolbar, but this creates an extra step… Continue reading WordPress 6.2 Openverse Integration Updated to Upload Inserted Images

Welcome WP101 to the WPBeginner Family of Products

Today, I’m extremely excited to share that WP101 is joining Awesome Motive, and they’re now part of the WPBeginner family of products. WP101 is one of the most trusted premium WordPress video training providers in the market. Over 3 million users have learned WordPress from their WordPress video tutorials. The WP101 Plugin allows WordPress agencies… Continue reading Welcome WP101 to the WPBeginner Family of Products

Gutenberg 15.2 Introduces Revisions for Template Editing

Gutenberg 15.2 is now available with support for revisions when editing templates and template parts. The Site Editor can be an intimidating place if you’re new to making changes there. A few clicks can make a drastic impact and some users won’t know how to return to where they started. Surfacing the revisions panel gives… Continue reading Gutenberg 15.2 Introduces Revisions for Template Editing

What’s Coming in WordPress 6.2 (Features and Screenshots)

WordPress 6.2 Beta arrived a few days ago and it is expected to be released on March 28th, 2023. It will be the second major release of 2023 and will come with significant new features and improvements. We have been closely monitoring the development and trying out new features on our test sites. In this… Continue reading What’s Coming in WordPress 6.2 (Features and Screenshots)