The WordPress news from the last week which commenced Monday 5th December 2022
Another week, and we’re bringing you the latest WordPress news from the last seven days, including…
- The WP Community Collective Launches aiming to help people get funding for community-based initiatives.
- Where are we at with Phase 3 of Gutenberg… Collaborative Editing?
- ChatGPT creates a working WordPress plugin on its first try!
- WordPress Sandbox Project Demos allows you to test drive themes and plugins in the browser.
- There’s a few jobs down there as well…
There’s a whole lot more than this, as there is each and every week, and you can find all that by scrolling down and clicking on the links!
There’s no ‘This Week in WordPress’ as I’m still not feeling very well. Back next week with baubles!
WordPress Core
Community
 wptavern.com The WP Community Collective (WPCC) officially launched today as a new nonprofit organization dedicated to funding individual WordPress contributors and community-led initiatives. It was founded by Sé Reed, Katie Adams Farrell, and Courtney Robertson… |
wptavern.com
The WP Community Collective (WPCC) officially launched today as a new nonprofit organization dedicated to funding individual WordPress contributors and community-led initiatives. It was founded by Sé Reed, Katie Adams Farrell, and Courtney Robertson…
 heropress.com Back in 2012, I was a media and communications student at Umeå University in northern Sweden. The overall state of the newspaper business had convinced me not to pursue a career in journalism, and I had figured the second best thing would be to work with media relations for a business or organization I’d feel passionate about… |
heropress.com
Back in 2012, I was a media and communications student at Umeå University in northern Sweden. The overall state of the newspaper business had convinced me not to pursue a career in journalism, and I had figured the second best thing would be to work with media relations for a business or organization I’d feel passionate about…
 wptavern.com Although Steve is originally from England, he now lives in Sarasota, Florida. He leads the team at PublishPress, which is a plugin company focusing on improving the publishing experience for WordPress users. The topic of today’s podcast is very much in his wheelhouse… |
wptavern.com
Although Steve is originally from England, he now lives in Sarasota, Florida. He leads the team at PublishPress, which is a plugin company focusing on improving the publishing experience for WordPress users. The topic of today’s podcast is very much in his wheelhouse…
 make.wordpress.org After deliberation and conversation with current Global Sponsors, we have the proposed draft for the 2023 Global Community Sponsorship Program. If you know a company that you think would be… |
make.wordpress.org
After deliberation and conversation with current Global Sponsors, we have the proposed draft for the 2023 Global Community Sponsorship Program. If you know a company that you think would be…
 learn.wordpress.org Learn the how to develop block themes development in part 2 of the Developers Guide to Block Themes. The course will continue on from what you learned in part 1… |
learn.wordpress.org
Learn the how to develop block themes development in part 2 of the Developers Guide to Block Themes. The course will continue on from what you learned in part 1…
 make.wordpress.org There have been a number of updates to the Learn WordPress site over the last month or two, so I thought it worth highlighting them here to raise their visibility… |
make.wordpress.org
There have been a number of updates to the Learn WordPress site over the last month or two, so I thought it worth highlighting them here to raise their visibility…
 wptavern.com The block editor was introduced to WordPress in 2018 and has matured into a more user-friendly tool for expression over the past four years. WordPress.org’s Meta Team is now experimenting with how they can bring the block editor into the support forums… |
wptavern.com
The block editor was introduced to WordPress in 2018 and has matured into a more user-friendly tool for expression over the past four years. WordPress.org’s Meta Team is now experimenting with how they can bring the block editor into the support forums…
 ultimatelybetter.com Website performance is an important factor in the success of your website. Site speed affects conversions, search engine traffic and sales. Lighter websites also use less power… |
ultimatelybetter.com
Website performance is an important factor in the success of your website. Site speed affects conversions, search engine traffic and sales. Lighter websites also use less power…
 wptasty.com The best WordPress plugins for food bloggers has a new home! Find out more about what’s up and the future plans… |
wptasty.com
The best WordPress plugins for food bloggers has a new home! Find out more about what’s up and the future plans…
Plugins / Themes / Blocks
 wptavern.com While some are busy predicting the end of search engines and sounding the death knell for human-generated writing, others are fascinated by the potential of AI systems to fundamentally reshape the process of creation. WordPress developer Johnathon Williams brought this close to home when he asked ChatGPT to spin up a WordPress plugin… |
wptavern.com
While some are busy predicting the end of search engines and sounding the death knell for human-generated writing, others are fascinated by the potential of AI systems to fundamentally reshape the process of creation. WordPress developer Johnathon Williams brought this close to home when he asked ChatGPT to spin up a WordPress plugin…
 deliciousbrains.com The initial stages of creating a WordPress plugin is tedious affair. In this article, we look at four of the most popular tools to quickly bootstrap new plugins using templates… |
deliciousbrains.com
The initial stages of creating a WordPress plugin is tedious affair. In this article, we look at four of the most popular tools to quickly bootstrap new plugins using templates…
 wptavern.com Jetpack has introduced a major update to its Form block in the latest version 11.6 release. Users can now interact with the various form templates as patterns… |
wptavern.com
Jetpack has introduced a major update to its Form block in the latest version 11.6 release. Users can now interact with the various form templates as patterns…
 wordpress.org Thanks to David Bisset for finding these. Add an abbreviation format button to the formatting toolbar in the block editor… |
wordpress.org
Thanks to David Bisset for finding these. Add an abbreviation format button to the formatting toolbar in the block editor…
 wordpress.org Add lang attribute to the text formatting toolbar in the block editor… |
wordpress.org
Add lang attribute to the text formatting toolbar in the block editor…
 formidableforms.com Looking for a way to add payment gateways to WordPress? This guide shows you how to add payment gateways in WordPress using Formidable & Link by Stripe… |
formidableforms.com
Looking for a way to add payment gateways to WordPress? This guide shows you how to add payment gateways in WordPress using Formidable & Link by Stripe…
 wptavern.com WordPress Sandbox, an experimental project that uses WebAssembly (WASM) to run WordPress in the browser without a PHP server, has been chugging along steadily since Automattic-sponsored core contributor Adam Zieliński introduced it earlier this year…. |
wptavern.com
WordPress Sandbox, an experimental project that uses WebAssembly (WASM) to run WordPress in the browser without a PHP server, has been chugging along steadily since Automattic-sponsored core contributor Adam Zieliński introduced it earlier this year….
 brizy.io Today, we are excited to announce that we’ve raised a $2.4M seed investment round and we are backed by one of Europe’s most active tech-funds, Fuel Ventures… |
brizy.io
Today, we are excited to announce that we’ve raised a $2.4M seed investment round and we are backed by one of Europe’s most active tech-funds, Fuel Ventures…
Deals
 Find a deal in our searchable / filterable list. It’s like Black Friday, but every day of the year! |
Find a deal in our searchable / filterable list. It’s like Black Friday, but every day of the year!
Security
 blog.sucuri.net Learn about how malicious JavaScript found injected into WordPress plugins is redirecting websites to push notification scams and how to protect your site from this infection… |
blog.sucuri.net
Learn about how malicious JavaScript found injected into WordPress plugins is redirecting websites to push notification scams and how to protect your site from this infection…
 ithemes.com Each week, we report the latest vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes. Vulnerable WordPress plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked… |
ithemes.com
Each week, we report the latest vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes. Vulnerable WordPress plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked…
 ithemes.com Although you’re not aware of anything changing on your WordPress site, suddenly, there’s a “Dangerous Site” warning by your site’s URL in your browser’s address bar, and you’re not sure what happened… |
ithemes.com
Although you’re not aware of anything changing on your WordPress site, suddenly, there’s a “Dangerous Site” warning by your site’s URL in your browser’s address bar, and you’re not sure what happened…
WP Builds
 So you’re in the business of selling WordPress websites? If you are in that business, then I can guarantee you that there’s more money to be made than just getting… |
So you’re in the business of selling WordPress websites? If you are in that business, then I can guarantee you that there’s more money to be made than just getting…
Jobs
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We are looking for a friendly person in love with customer support to join the Support Tier 2 team for our website optimization plugin WP Rocket. |
We are looking for a friendly person in love with customer support to join the Support Tier 2 team for our website optimization plugin WP Rocket.
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Barn2 is seeking a talented designer with a keen eye for detail to join our team. As our main designer, you will ensure that everything we do portrays a consistent brand identity and is supported by excellent design. You will also have the opportunity to design aspects of our WordPress plugins which are used by over 50,000 customers worldwide. |
Barn2 is seeking a talented designer with a keen eye for detail to join our team. As our main designer, you will ensure that everything we do portrays a consistent brand identity and is supported by excellent design. You will also have the opportunity to design aspects of our WordPress plugins which are used by over 50,000 customers worldwide.
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Post a Job If you know of a job in the WordPress community, please feel free to post it here… |
Post a Job If you know of a job in the WordPress community, please feel free to post it here…
Not WordPress, but useful anyway…
 wptavern.com Google is in the process of rolling out its December 2022 “helpful content” system update, which started on the 5th and is becoming more visible in search results… |
wptavern.com
Google is in the process of rolling out its December 2022 “helpful content” system update, which started on the 5th and is becoming more visible in search results…
 arstechnica.com The demise of Twitter’s security and privacy teams has people looking for alternatives… |
arstechnica.com
The demise of Twitter’s security and privacy teams has people looking for alternatives…
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