According to the WAVE web accessibility tool, Gravity Forms scores a perfect score out-of-the-box for their front-end forms. Same with Ninja Forms, Contact Form 7, and WP Forms. I tested 2 other popular WP form plugins that did not fare as well. Gravity Forms’ Investments in Web Accessibility Are Paying Dividends The Tavern reported in… Continue reading Certain WP Form Plugins Make Accessibility Easy
Category: Plugins
Acquisition Alert: Kestrel Acquires Seven Barn2 Plugins
Katie Keith, CEO of Barn2, announced that Kestrel has acquired seven plugins from her company for an undisclosed amount. She had tweeted about her plans to sell the plugins back in January to focus on the more profitable plugins. This is Kestrel’s first acquisition. Kestrel is a new venture by the former co-founders of SkyVerge… Continue reading Acquisition Alert: Kestrel Acquires Seven Barn2 Plugins
Elementor Pro Pricing Update Slashes Features in the Essential Plan for New Customers
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 subscription plan. The plan will still include the Theme Builder along with access to 50+ Pro widgets, basic marketing tools, and the Form widget, but… Continue reading Elementor Pro Pricing Update Slashes Features in the Essential Plan for New Customers
WordPress Contributors Target Upcoming 6.5 Release for Merging Performant Translations Into Core
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 impact server response times, the team discussed various solutions and landed on one that requires no configuration from users. More than 2,000 WordPress sites have tested… Continue reading WordPress Contributors Target Upcoming 6.5 Release for Merging Performant Translations Into Core
Jetpack 12.8 Launches Jetpack Creator for Monetizing Content and Subscribers
Jetpack 12.8 was released this week, introducing Jetpack Creator, a new product under the Growth category that sits alongside the recently launched Newsletter product. Jetpack Creator is aimed at users who want to monetize their content and subscribers. It supports e-books, courses, paid newsletters, advertising, paywalled access, and other content monetization options. The market size… Continue reading Jetpack 12.8 Launches Jetpack Creator for Monetizing Content and Subscribers
Newspack Plugin Update Checker Lets Users Update from GitHub
Adam Schweigert, an independent media and technology consultant, has released a plugin called Newspack Plugin Update Checker that enables self-hosted Newspack users to keep their plugins up-to-date. The Newspack project was launched in 2019 by WordPress.com, with support from the Google News Initiative, the Knight Foundation, and The Lenfest Institute. It provides local news organizations… Continue reading Newspack Plugin Update Checker Lets Users Update from GitHub
Add Icons to WordPress’ Core Button Block
Nick Diego, a developer advocate at Automattic and core contributor, is the author of the popular Icon Block plugin that enables users to add custom SVG icons and graphics to the WordPress block editor. He is often asked if the plugin can add icons to the core Button block, but that is outside the scope… Continue reading Add Icons to WordPress’ Core Button Block
TaxoPress Adds New AI Integrations for Generating Taxonomy Terms
TaxoPress, a plugin that allows users to create and manage Tags, Categories, and taxonomy terms, has joined a growing number of WordPress products using AI to innovate and enhance user experience. The latest release adds support for OpenAI and IBM Watson to auto-detect the best taxonomy terms for content. “Honestly, I’m amazed how good these services are,” TaxoPress… Continue reading TaxoPress Adds New AI Integrations for Generating Taxonomy Terms
LiteSpeed Cache 5.7 Patches XSS Vulnerability
The LiteSpeed Cache plugin, used on more than four million WordPress sites, has patched an XSS vulnerability in version 5.7. The plugin provides all-in-one site acceleration capabilities, server-level caching, and a collection of optimization features. It is compatible with WordPress multisite, and popular plugins like WooCommerce, bbPress, and Yoast SEO, which may contribute to its… Continue reading LiteSpeed Cache 5.7 Patches XSS Vulnerability
Ollie Dash Plugin Now Available for Ollie Block Theme
The Ollie block theme, created by Mike McAlister and Patrick Posner, now has a companion plugin available called Ollie Dash. The theme made headlines earlier this month after a contentious WordPress.org review process led its authors to remove the innovative onboarding features. Ollie was approved for WordPress.org but without the time-saving onboarding features its authors… Continue reading Ollie Dash Plugin Now Available for Ollie Block Theme